(August 19, 2003) - Attachmate Corporation has released the first mainframe integration tool bundled and distributed with BEA WebLogic Workshop™ 8.1. Via a new, integrated control, Attachmate myEXTRA!™ Smart Connector Enterprise Edition can capture legacy data and business logic as callable services for use in new applications developed in BEA WebLogic Platform™ 8.1. BEA and Attachmate worked together to develop the Mainframe Integration Control so that developers can drag and drop transactions from legacy applications right from the WebLogic Workshop environment.

The Attachmate Mainframe Integration Control displays as a control in the WebLogic Workshop Data Palette pane, and is designed to allow developers to drag and drop legacy transactions to WebLogic Workshop's main development area, integrating with the graphical workflow user interface. The Attachmate Mainframe Integration Control can process requests from the Workshop application once it has been deployed to BEA WebLogic Server™, and uses the Smart Connector's JCA Resource Adapter to execute operations against the legacy host system. A dedicated www.attachmate.com/WLW ">Website can supply developers with sample tasks, tools, and information to get a feel for Attachmate's Mainframe Integration Control.