Gateway application providing connectivity between Microsoft Windows and IBM mainframe
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Microsoft Host Integration Server
Developer(s)
Microsoft
Initial release
1994; 30 years ago (1994) (as SNA Server)
Stable release
2020
/ June 1, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-06-01)[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 IBM i systems. Support is provided for SNA, 3270 (standard and TN3270), 5250 (standard and TN5250), 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. SNA Server was also included in Microsoft BackOffice Server.
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]
^"Announcing release of Host Integration Server 2020". Microsoft. June 1, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^"Microsoft Host Integration Server: Partners". Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
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