Communications Server for Linux

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IBM® Communications Server for Linux™ offers a comprehensive package of enterprise networking solutions

It connects employees, customers and trading partners across multiprotocol networks enhancing business flexibility by extending existing host applications to the Internet.

Provides employees, customers, and trading partners access to the information and applications they need, independent of the underlying network
Exhibits natural evolution with the implementation of functions and connectivity based on industry-standard solutions tailored for a wide range of platforms, and enables applications to run over multiple network protocols by acting as a multiprotocol gateway
Offers Internet networking with a Telnet server offering SNA network access to client applications running anywhere in the TCP/IP network and provides security through TN3270E, supporting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication and encryption across the TCP/IP networ
Provides availability and performance of your network using High-Performance Routing (HPR) and offers SNA communications services between workstations and a System/390® or an AS/400® system, as well as other workstations
Offers Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking® (APPN) support that includes SNA networking facilities to connect distributed computing applications, peer applications, and client applications to their servers
Includes Enterprise Extender data link control for HPR connections on IP networks using UDP/IP packets
Offers simplified administration over an intranet or the Internet and power programming provided by a sophisticated programming interface, supporting a wide range of application programming interfaces (APIs) for the program developer

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