The problems encountered by today's business world often require solutions that involve the transfer of large volumes of critical information (data). This information may need to be gathered from one system and transported to many others (distribution), or it may need to be gathered from multiple systems and then sent to one (collection). With the added complexity of an ever increasing number of users, many of these mobile and connected intermittently to corporate network, often separated by thousands of miles, the ability to quickly and efficiently transfer data from one location to another becomes an increasingly difficult problem to solve.

As if that were not enough, the problem is further compounded by a corporation's enterprise, which often consists of a mixture of different computers, running different operating systems, connected via different communications links. Unicenter TNG Data Transport Service solves the problem.

The task of collecting and distributing information can pose problems when data must be distributed across multiple platforms and protocols over complicated networks. Some of the more traditional problems associated with data transfer include:

• Incompatibility between Platforms
• Network Performance
• Inefficient Routing
• Unreliability

Advantage Data Transport Service is a comprehensive transport service that allows you to reliably and efficiently transfer data across a wide variety of platforms and transport protocols.

When using Data Transport Service you can:

• Create, schedule, and initiate data transfers.
• Monitor and control active data transfers.
• Create logical groupings of machines in the network, in order to more effectively manage data transfers from multiple end systems.
• Optimize network performance by establishing transmission settings to control how machines send and receive data transfers.
• Remotely administer Data Transport Service network.
• Leverage the capabilities of Unicenter TNG's WorldView, Enterprise Management, and Agent Technology components to further enhance Data Transport Service functionality.

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFIT

Data Collection

Quickly and easily define groups of systems for file and data collection.

Business integration and consolidation of information from multiple locations to increase business efficiency, optimize business processing and reduce remote management costs.

Data Distribution

Quickly define and deliver business critical information to all locations both local and remote.

Optimize the delivery of business critical information, price changes, data warehousing, e-commerce transactions with end to end reliability recovery and restart increases business effectiveness with more timely information access and availability.

Point-to-Point or Point-to-Many

Transfers can use fan-out, broadcast, or multicast modes. Optional configurations for transport allows for use of most appropriate and efficient method. CA's data transport solution automatically determines the most appropriate and efficient method.

Provides greater flexibility and better use of network bandwidth.

Checkpoint Restart and Session Retry

Automatically checks to see if transfer has been successful and retries as many times as set by policy.

Guarantees delivery of critical data or operator notification of unsuccessful attempts. Increases reliability of data transport and increases availability of associated applications.

Pre & Post Transfer Processing

Provides the ability to invoke processes before and after sending and receiving files.

Enables related processes to be controlled by the transfer operation to meet end user customization requirements.

Manageability and Control

Initiate, manage, and control all data transfer activities from a single location. Centrally monitor status of network and transfers.

Get immediate status and deal with problems across your entire enterprise from a single console. Improves operator productivity.

Manager/Agent Architecture

Separates the administration and management of the file transport operation from the actual transfer of the files.

Provides greater flexibility and more implementation options.

Logical Groupings

Allows data to be transferred to or from multiple systems that have the same attributes.

Files can be pulled from or sent to multiple machines with one transfer. Eliminates repetitive tasks and improves efficiency.

Event Monitoring

Monitors status and critical events for unattended operation. Events are filtered and correlated and may be sent to the console or may result in automatic corrective actions.

Improves operator productivity by eliminating need to observe each transfer operation.

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFIT

Performance and Network Management

Optimized Network Routing

CA's data transport solution optimizes transfer routes by finding the most efficient means by which to transmit data.

Eliminates need for operator to watch all of their routing options. Improves efficiency of transfer.

Data Compression

Data can be compressed to minimize bandwidth usage of transfer.

Saves bandwidth and improves network performance.

Bandwidth Optimization

The size of each data block and the rate at which it is sent can be pre-defined.

Control the amount of bandwidth being used for file transfers to limit impact on network performance.

Automatic Network Prioritization

Prioritize and throttle data transfer activity.

Control your resources so critical business functions complete on time.

Concurrent Processing

Multiple data transfer can run concurrently.

Increases throughput.

Central Network Information Repository

Network information is defined separately from the transfer application.

Makes it simple and easy to adapt to changing network configurations.

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFIT

Platform and Network Support

Windows 95/98, 2000, NT Workstation or Server, OS/2, NetWare, OS/390, AS/400, and UNIX. (OpenVMS coming soon)

Support for the widest range of popular platforms.

Gives you the freedom to choose the best one for your application.

SNA, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, IPX/SPX, PPP

Support for all the most popular network protocols.

Gives you the freedom to choose the best one for your application.

Dial-up, Internet, Firewall Support

Supports all common network features.

Eliminates need to workaround network configuration.

CA-XCOM and CA-MLINK compatibility with Advantage Data Transport

Provides support for additional platforms such as PC-DOS, VSE, Stratus, Windows 3.1, and Tandem.

Provides method to include other platforms as required.

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFIT

Ease of Deployment and Use

Consistent GUI for Managing All Platforms

Administration of all platforms uses the same GUI whether they are Windows NT, UNIX, OS/390, etc.

Eliminates the differences between different operating systems. Simplifies operator training and improves productivity.

Automatic Discovery of Systems

Automatically discovers all systems on the network, and provides simple method to add dial-up systems.

Populates the database quickly and easily and eliminates need for manual data entry.

Business Process Views

Presents view of all systems with transfer agents and presents configuration and status information.

Makes it easy to control the data transfer operations from a central console view.

Scheduling of Data Transfers

Jobs can be run immediately or scheduled to be run at a later date and time.

Allows operators to define and run data transfers at different times.

Drag and Drop

Allows operator to define a transfer by simply highlighting file on one system and dropping it on another system.

Use of popular windows feature makes it easier to define simple data transfers.

Optional Command Line

All transfer operations can be defined using the command line interface.

Allows operator to define scripts to automate routine responses to events.

Open API’s

Fully functional Software Development Kit (SDK) makes it easy to define transfer operations within applications.

Allows application developers to seamlessly use transfer operations as a service.

Software Solution

All inclusive software solution.

No costly, proprietary hardware to buy.

Y2K Ready

Fully tested, compliant Y2K software.

You are ready for the next millennium.

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

BENEFIT

Security

Data Encryption

Data, usernames, and passwords can all be encrypted to ensure security.

Eliminates possible security breaches from data being intercepted.

User and Password Authentication

Can be activated at the client, server, manager, and agent levels.

Protects against use by unauthorized personnel.

Expandable Security Model

CA's data transport solution can be easily expanded to support any 3^rd encryption.

Enables Advantage Data Transport to work with existing security policies.