Web Integrated Services (WIS)
Web Integrated Services (WIS is a comprehensive solution designed to seamlessly integrate web services into existing business applications, enabling organizations to modernize and extend their core assets with minimal effort. By facilitating the externalization of Integrated Language Environment (ILE program objects as web services, WIS allows businesses to participate in service-oriented architectures (SOA without extensive redevelopment. This integration empowers enterprises to enhance, reuse, and extend their existing applications beyond their original design scope, promoting flexibility and innovation.
Key Features and Functionality:
- Integrated Web Services Server: Acts as the runtime engine, enabling the exposure of ILE business logic as web services accessible by various client implementations.
- User-Friendly Administration: Provides a web-based administrative GUI for easy management and monitoring of servers and deployed web services.
- Support for SOAP and RESTful Services: Built on a lightweight application server, WIS supports both SOAP and RESTful web services, ensuring compatibility with modern web standards.
- Minimal Resource Consumption: Utilizes ILE programming architecture to maintain a small system footprint, optimizing resource usage.
- Integrated Web Services Client for ILE: Allows ILE programs written in RPG, COBOL, C, and C++ to consume web services, facilitating interoperability.
Primary Value and Problem Solved:
WIS addresses the challenge of integrating existing ILE applications into modern web-based architectures without the need for extensive redevelopment. By enabling the exposure and consumption of web services, it allows businesses to modernize their IT infrastructure, enhance interoperability, and extend the lifespan and utility of their core applications. This leads to increased operational efficiency, reduced costs, and the ability to quickly adapt to changing business needs.