Microsoft Host Integration Server
 | This article needs to be updated. (March 2021) |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1994 (as SNA Server) |
| Stable release | 2020
/ June 1, 2020[1] |
| Operating system | Windows Server, Windows |
| Type | Gateway application |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
Microsoft Host Integration Server (a.k.a. HIS) is a gateway application providing connectivity between Microsoft Windows networks and IBM mainframe and AS/400 systems. Support is provided for SNA, 3270 (standard and Telnet 3270 TN3270E), 5250 (standard and Telnet 5250), CICS, APPC, and other IBM protocols. Support is also provided for advanced integration with Windows networks and software, such as linking Microsoft Message Queuing applications to IBM WebSphere MQ, binding Microsoft DTC transactions with CICS, and cross-protocol access to DB2 databases on IBM platforms.
HIS is the successor to Microsoft SNA Server. SNA Server was released in 1994, and was one of the first add-on products available for the fledgling Windows NT.
Similar gateway products were NetWare for SAA (defunct, ran on Novell NetWare) and IBM Communications Manager/2 (defunct, ran on OS/2).
HIS has an active ecosystem of third party hardware (e.g. network adapters supporting ESCON and Twinax connectivity) and software.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Announcing release of Host Integration Server 2020". Microsoft. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Microsoft Host Integration Server: Partners". Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
External links
- Host Integration Blog - The latest announcements about Host Integration Server can be found here after September 2018.
- BizTalk Server team blog - Information such as release history about Host Integration Server between 2006 and 2018 can be found here.
- How SDLC devices are connected using DLSw
- Introduction to SNA, Link defunct as of 2018-01-08.
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