DFM offers distributed data processing solutions for a broad range of diverse applications. The following are a few scenarios of the many possibilities:

• Insurance industry
  • Customer-written PC applications can present insurance data to underwriters.
  • DDM client and DDM source systems can connect with DFM on a target z/OS® system and remotely access and update insurance information.
• Chemical industry
  • Orders can be entered on an i5/OS™ system.

    Source DDM on an i5/OS system can transmit orders to DFM providing access to z/OS data sets for centralized tracking.

  • An i5/OS system contains personnel data for security guards at one establishment. Daily updates of personnel data can be retrieved from an z/OS or OS/390 system using DFM.
• Banking and finance industries
  • Foreign currency transactions on a branch i5/OS can be transmitted to a central z/OS system using DFM.