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Data Mapping Integrator (DMI) for Amdocs^® Systems

DMI is a decentralized mediation layer, providing a bridge type, universal middleware integration solution. Its scalable interface framework can be integrated with Amdocs^® systems such as APILink^TM, OMS^TM, and Ensemble^TM. DMI comes with an easy to use configuration tool, and provides and engine to map data and struction transformations from any format to any format, distributing the results across all middleware components, including SQLNet, using a generic interface.

Significant Benefits & Cost Savings

• DMI can eliminate Tuxedo by integrating all of your middleward without application re-coding.
• DMI easily replaces the proprietary Amdocs FML32 domain-based format with industry standard XML, decreasing reliance on Amdocs.
• 200% system performance increase using connection pools and caching mechanisms. DMI gives you the choice of using an synchronous or asynchronous approach to increase performance based on your needs. DMI allows utilization of the same server for twice the number of clients.
• Real-Time Billing for Amdocs' Ensemble by wrapping modules through the DMI!
• Decrease development time using the DMI Simulator to troubleshoot production environments.
• No need to hire Amdocs specialists for each Middleware component (i.e. Tuxedo, MQ). Your personnel need only toknow how to make a call to the DMI API.
• Convergence of all interface types and formats to a single document regardless of platform (hi-tech or legacy).
• Highly customizable and flexible, simplifying the maintenance of all your Amdocs systems.
• Enterprise-wide standardization of your Application Integration Methodology.
• Instant retrieval in both Online & Batch modes.
• Maximizes return of investment in your current integration tools such as Mercator/MQ Series.

Bottom Line for EAI

Data Mapping Integrator (DMI) is an elegant and inexpensive solution for your well-layered EAI view. It requires minimal technical expertise while making significant contributions to your infrastructure by allowing consolidation of your middleware components, including database access.

Increased System Performance

Using the Pool Manager for the Contract Distributor, DMIeliminates connection/initialization delays and provides parallel channels while dynamically allocating additional contract distributors. Its asynchronous communication approach eliminates blocking/locking mechanisms while still allowing your to choose synchronous communication based on your needs. DMI is decentralized which eliminates any "funnel-effect," and provides automatic recovery of lost connections without operator intervention.

The DMI Approach

DMI is an architectural solution. It is a tool that will organize your current tools utilizing a single pipe to and from any remote destination resources. DMI does not have to replace current tools such as Mercator or MQ Series Integrator. More importantly, DMI will unify the implementation methodology for all interfaces and fulfill Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) functionality even where no EAI tool is used.

DMI provides you with interprocess communication and integration without the need for additional middleware. It fits in as a highly customizable and very thin mediation layer, improving any existing EAI architecture.

DMI is a Generic Interface Engine that allows for the consolidation of middleware components while improving overall APILink or Powerbuilder performance. DMI can easily change between different middleware types and formats without any application code changes for either the client or server applications. For example, from proprietary Amdocs Tuxedo FML32 domain-based format to single XML via MQ Series.

Key Elements

DMI consists of two main components:

• General Document
• Contract Distributor

DMI includes:

• Cache Manager
• Built-in Simulator for live Testing and Troubleshooting
• Exception-based Error Handler
• Observable File Utility
• Updateable on-the-fly XML-based Configuration Utility
• Multi-language XML-based Message Utility
• Log Server (HTML and/or Text output files)

DMI is platform independent and designed to work in any operating system. It is easy to implement and support and its easy to use configuration tool offers flexible, change-on-the-fly source/destination configuration.

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