The MAS drivers provide connectivity to mainframe systems with a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API. The JDBC driver provides the following:
Many Web-based applications that access DB2 Universal Database(TM) for OS/390 require support for the stored procedures in DB2. The MAS Mainframe Agent and MAS drivers provide full support for DB2's stored procedures, which enable JDBC applications to call COBOL, C/C++, PL/I, or Assembler programs that access DB2 as well as CICS/TS, IMS/TM, IMS/DB, ADABAS, VSAM, Natural, IDMS Database, and more.
The MAS JDBC driver enables Java applications to integrate Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS(TM)) data and transactional sources through the JDBC API. JDBC is designed for use by Java database applications.
The JDBC driver is JDBC 2.0 compliant and supports JDK 1.2.3 (J2EE) and Java servlets. Specifically, it supports access and integration of OS/390 resident data and transactions using the standard JDBC API for access to data in DB2 Universal Database (UDB) for OS/390, ADABAS, VSAM, IMS/DB, IMS/TM, CICS/TS, and more.