The company said its Tuxedo Mainframe Adapters, designed to provide end-to-end transactional support between BEA Tuxedo and mainframe applications, can now support applications built on IMS 8.1 and CICS 2.3. According to the company, the adapters can link IMS or CICS applications on the mainframe with open, standards-based applications built on Tuxedo.

Competitors specializing in host connectivity include the likes of NetManage, Facet Corp, Hummingbird, Attunity, iWay Software, Neon Systems, and WRQ.