The Mainframe Connect DirectConnect for z/OS Option is one of many products that provide the following middleware services:

• Distributed database access services

• Transaction services

• Mainframe integration

• Data delivery

• Object interfaces

DirectConnect servers are LAN-based middleware servers that provide access to non-Sybase data sources. DirectConnect for z/OS is Open Server-based software that supports CT-Library and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) application program interfaces (APIs).

DirectConnect for z/OS Option provides the following middleware services for decision support and Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) applications:

• Access services that provide access to DB2 UDB systems

• Transaction Router Services (TRSs) that provide access to remote transactions

• Administrative services that provide server-side systems management