- Communication directly to the server via TCP/IP, allowing remote access in distributed environments
- No intermediate or staging servers are required, although they are supported for workload balancing
- Small footprint, requiring less than 5MB, exclusive of temporary data files
- All connectivity can be totally transparent to Windows users who access mainframe data
- All processing is handled by the server, for maximum performance
- Host system native keys are used whenever available for query optimization
- Data transmission delays are minimized, as only the columns and rows required are downloaded
- Data transmission speeds are further improved through the use of compression
- Data transmission over public lines can be secured by encryption
- All native mainframe file types are supported, including VSAM, QSAM, PDS, GDG and Tape
- Direct access to IMS and DB2 is supported, and this data can be combined with disparate sources
- All native mainframe field types are supported, including Packed, Zoned, Binary and Float
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