Transcript Web Now: Let Your Partners and Customers Into Your Site, Safely

Gweb: GCOS on the Web
Fast, Inexpensive and Safe
Eye On The Information Solution 2000
Michael Sandøy
Access to Corporate
Information Today
Mission critical data on your mainframe
Data entry and retrieval by trained staff
 ‘customers’ at the counter
 ‘customers’ on the phone
 requests by fax or mail
Using an old-fashioned terminal display
 and modern network access to GCOS with
Glink and Ggate
 very good response times
 very efficient user interface for the experienced user
 not for a new employee or the infrequent user
Maybe you have
screens like this?
AUTOSYS administrates all Norwegian
cars and driver’s licenses
What you want is ….
 Customers and suppliers to take part in
the data-entry / data-retrieval process
 To modernize the user interface to your
mainframe data
 To protect your investment in reliable
and responsive data storage
 And …..
You want it NOW!
The Solution is Gweb
 Web-enables your mainframe applications
 No changes to your mainframe hardware
or software
 Nothing but a standard browser on the
desktops
 Installs on a UNIX or Windows NT / 2000
server
 No programming of any kind required
anywhere
 …but you can do that too!
Automatic Facelift
Your own logo
Data entry fields
with 3D effects
Mouse-activated
function keys
Your own footer
Your own
wall paper
Gweb Standard Edition
Web server
Netscape,
Microsoft, Apache,
Gweb HTTP server
Web browser
Netscape
MS-Internet
Explorer
IBM system
TN3270
gateway
TN3270
SNA
Gweb CGI
MainWay
Facelifter
GCOS
system
(Host forms to/from HTML)
VIP7800/DKU/3270
Emulator
TNVIP
DSA
DSA
G&R line
handler
Ggate
DSA
Browser Meets Gweb
Connection initiated from Web page
Gweb Start-Up
Web server
Netscape,
Microsoft, Apache,
Gweb HTTP server
Web browser
Browser connects
to the server
Gets the first screen
Then the browser
is disconnected
Gweb CGI
GCOS
system
Facelifter
(Host forms to/from HTML)
VIP7800 Emulator
Host session
kept up
First screen
from host
G&R DSA
line handler
DSA
The Next Transactions
Web server
Netscape,
Microsoft, Apache,
Gweb HTTP server
Web browser
Browser connects
to the server
Gets the next screen
The browser
disconnects
Gweb CGI
GCOS
system
Facelifter
(Host forms to/from HTML)
VIP7800 Emulator
Host session
kept up
Next screen
from host
G&R DSA
line handler
DSA
Auto-Facelift at
UW-River Falls
Student Online Access to Records (SOAR)
Gweb Security
The Web Server
 allows you to protect access to web pages
A Secure Web Server
 Security certificate shows identity of site
 encrypts/decrypts data to/from browser
Gweb
 creates a random 8-character password
which is unique to this session
 screens include hidden fields
 Session ID
 Password
 Sequence number
Gweb Standard Edition
Summary
 Legacy applications instantly on the web
 No manual facelifting work necessary
 Nothing to install on the client side
 Central configuration and administration
 Optionally private, encrypted connection
 Appropriate for simple applications
 Web-friendly forms can be added to existing
host applications using host programming
tools and host programmers!
Gweb Professional Edition
Web server
Netscape,
Microsoft, Apache,
Gweb HTTP server
Web browser
Gweb
CGI
Gweb's
Custom
default
designed
facelifter facelifter
G&R line handler
Perl Scripts
index.cfg
The Facelift Process
1) As you step thru the host forms,
they are captured on disk
2) Using the captured data,
identify unique forms
gwebedit.exe
3) A facelifting configuration
file is created or updated
index.cfg
4) Using your favorite HTML editor, modify Gweb HTML, or
create your own. All fixed/variable data from the host screen
is available. Macros can skip display of specific screens.
Write HTML to Replace
the Default Form
 The original screen contents, including
input fields, are available for use
 Buttons, optionally with your own text,
for emulation function keys or macros
Automatic Reply
Pattern match
patterns:
ident
IDNT1 <@1,24
ident:
Macro
@0@Tmike@Tmypasswd@E
<Home>
<Tab>
mike
<Tab>
mypasswd
<Transmit>
External Scripts
The script analyzes the host screens
 communicates further with the host system
 remembers data between host transactions
 in the end it formats a HTML screen for
display in the browser
patterns:
result Search Results: @2,2
result:
Script perl result.pl
Script program
Gweb 3270 to SIRIS
Gweb 3270 Pro - with Perl
Gweb as Web8 & TDS-Web
Gateway
Automatic detection of ‘Web8’ format
Dynamic switching between ‘Web8’ and
‘Terminal’ format
7800
Web8
Web8 URLs bypass the emulation engine
Web8 HTML is delivered direct to the browser
Web8 & TDS-Web gateway
Web server
Gweb HTTP Server
Web browser
Autofacelifter
Custom
designed
facelifter
Web8 /
TDS-Web
Dispatcher
VIP7800/DKU/3270
Emulator
G&R line handler
GCOS
system
Gweb Pro at
Initiate Gweb
Log on to GCOS
Gweb Pro at
OEPM
Original screen
Gweb screen
Gweb Pro at
OEPM
Original screen
Gweb screen
Gweb Pro at
OEPM
Original screen
Gweb screen
Gweb Pro at
City of
Pittsburgh
Original screen
Gweb screen
Gweb Pro at
City of Pittsburgh
Original screen
Gweb screen
Gweb Pro at
City of Pittsburgh
Original screen
Gweb screen
Gweb Professional Edition
Summary
With Gweb Professional Edition you can...
 Completely revamp all or selected host forms
mix new text with text from host forms
use any mix of fancy fonts and colors
use images as illustrations and activators
use drop down lists, radio buttons,
hyperlinks or any other HTML technique
 Automate dialog steps
 Combine data from multiple host forms
…without extensive training of programmers
Inexpensive & Scalable
 In-house tests on small Intel (Pentium III,
256MB RAM) with Windows NT, Windows
2000 or Linux
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500 simultaneous DSA sessions
20% CPU usage
Extremely good turn-around times (40ms)
Facelifting introduced no measurable overhead
 More sessions requires only more memory
 But Gweb is also supported on more
powerful server platforms like
 AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, OSF-1
Gweb Customers
Thank you for listening….
….. and welcome to our
booth for a demo!