Overview
Enables modernization of transactional COBOL applications within WebSphere Application Server on distributed platforms

WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime helps you to modernize and enable COBOL assets as services within WebSphere Application Server, providing unified management and seamless integration with Java workloads. Using WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime, you can:
- Create a highly responsive, tightly integrated application serving infrastructure for COBOL and Java workloads
- Capitalize on enterprise wide skill sets to effectively optimize and modernize COBOL assets while consolidating your infrastructure around WebSphere Application Server
- Increase operational efficiency by using the simplified, unified administration capability to centrally manage multi language workloads
- Simplify your integration complexity and improve agility of your SOA enabled application infrastructure to support growth
- Extend your existing transactional COBOL business applications into IBM WebSphere Application Server to leverage the portfolio’s extensive business capability on distributed platforms
- Move transactional COBOL workloads from non-IBM transaction processing systems into WebSphere Application Server, resulting in improved application development support, operational efficiency and better integration into a rich SOA environment
Brief
Fact Sheet: WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime (PDF, 386KB)
Product framework
Family overview
Simplifies the delivery and management of business applications and services to speed response and reduce costs
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