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Java access to the mainframe for your applications

Write Java applets, servlets, or applications that access mainframe applications in real time.  Blue Lobster Software builds innovative tools for Java developers that extend the reach of their applications into the realm of mainframe computing.  From unique screen-scraping tools that actually generate Java code to servers that turn mainframe transactions into distributed objects, Blue Lobster Software has solutions that fit your needs.

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Expand the capabilities of your web site, internal or external.  If your company is using a mainframe computer of any kind, it most likely runs your most mission-critical applications and hosts your organization's most strategic data.  Use it!  Now you can build web sites that provide access to that information quickly, easily, and securely!  Connect to your customers, suppliers, or employees in ways never before possible!
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Businesses use the Web browser more than ever as a universal client for accessing many kinds of data and applications. At the same time, developers are using Java as the platform with which to deliver applications to this universal Web client. Where is the data that these applications need to access? On mainframe computers (over 70% of the world’s data, in fact!) running applications like CICS, IMS, and DB2.

With mainframe sales on the rise, many companies are looking for ways to link the Web browser to data locked away in corporate mainframes. If you’re a CIO, MIS director, software development manager, or software developer, you’re probably looking for products that will link these technologies for you in a flexible, effortless, and extensible way.
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Stingray 3270 SDK
Stingray 3270 SDK

Create Java based applets and applications that communicate with any mainframe application through 3270 terminal emulation. The SDK includes Stingray Pro™, our Java based 3270 Terminal Emulator and Host Session Recorder, our JavaBeans™ 3270 Terminal and Keyboard Components, TN3270 protocol classes, and complete documentation.

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Mako Server
Mako Server

Create and run ECI CORBA applets that can directly access CICS®. Now, users can communicate with any ECI enabled CICS application via CORBA. The complete Mako Server package includes our Java™ based Mako Server, our JavaBean component based Mako Client, sample code, and complete documentation.