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Organizations that view high-level systems integration as a strategic goal should ensure that they avoid islands of technology. It is also advisable to keep DataStore Plus, or any COLD technology independent from the originating mainframe or mini computer. COLD systems such as Hitec DataStore Plus for Windows are designed to out live the useful life of the computer it receives the information from. With mergers, acquisitions and downsizing, one never knows whether the same mainframe computing requirements are going to be needed in the future. Tying all the historic data to a specific mainframe will ultimately prove to be an expensive decision. Consider the number of systems that are currently being maintained for the singular purpose of retention of historic data. Hitec solutions are truly independent of the transaction processor. Many customers have multiple "line of business systems" that run on multiple platforms. For many companies, this represents severe obstacles for individuals who need access to related information that is stored on more than one disparate system. Hitec has long recognized the need for a single repository of computer generated reports and documents that come from many sources. The multi-vendor interchange provides the mechanisms needed to normalize all output, where ever it is generated and store it in the most useable form. The report/document warehouse created by DataStore allows users to be oblivious as to the origination of the reports and only be concerned with accessibility and content. Multi-Vendor interchange. Hitec’s multi-vendor interchange facility takes output streams from all systems, interprets EBCDIC/ASCII and eliminates proprietary control codes, formats the document and provides a pure print image ASCII format ready for processing by the COLD system. Original Output can vary from fixed/variable length EBCDIC records, PowerVS spool, AS/400 physical file with FCFC, etc. File transfers from IBM mainframes, Tandem, AS/400, DEC, Unisys, HP, Risc- Unix, NT and Others are all acceptable with Hitec solutions
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