NEON Announces iCheck for Simplifying DB Administration

NEON Systems Inc, a leading provider of eBusiness Integration, Security, and Subsystem Management software products, announced that NEON iCheck, a next generation Enterprise Subsystem Management tool for System/390 IMS environments, is now generally available. NEON iCheck simplifies database administration by ensuring the integrity of IMS databases.

"Listening to database administrators, one thing is clear -- they need an easily-managed environment. At NEON Systems, we deliver products that reduce the redundant tasks that many IMS utilities on the market require. NEON iCheck delivers simplicity with the additional bonuses of cost effectiveness and improved performance," said NEON Systems president and CEO Joe Backer.

NEON iCheck thoroughly validates IMS database integrity by checking numerous pointer types and data elements within an IMS database. NEON iCheck detects 'pointer loops' that point to a previously processed area of the database. Pointer loops cause conventional pointer checkers to process the same data over and over again. NEON iCheck also discovers 'orphan segments' containing lost data that cannot be accessed. Orphan segments can be red flags indicating the loss of potentially critical data. Conventional pointer checkers and other IMS utilities fail to detect orphans. Some pointers on the market today run a 'hash check,' determining only whether a given number of pointer errors exists, not error locations or types. As a result, database administrators can receive incomplete information resulting in difficulties diagnosing and correcting the errors. NEON iCheck digs deeper to ensure true data integrity, actually verifying the pointers ensuring that the correct data type resides at each valid address. Integrating with other next-generation NEON IMS utilities, such as NEON Unload, NEON iCheck reduces complexity, cost, time, and resource requirements by providing database administrators a single, integrated point of control over maintenance processes. Benchmarked against conventional pointer checkers, NEON iCheck delivers a decisive performance advantage. Pricing starts at $9,600.

NEON Systems Inc is a leading provider of eBusiness Integration, Security, and Subsystem Management software products for all industries. NEON Systems' eBusiness Integration solution delivers integrated, global information sharing in cross-platform, multi-functional environments via the Internet or client/server. Many Global 2000 companies have chosen NEON Systems software for the revitalization of legacy applications, e-commerce, enterprise application integration, and business-to-business integration. NEON Enterprise Security Management software products provide password synchronization for interoperable computing environments. NEON Enterprise Subsystem Management software products economically enhance and maintain the high availability, integrity, and performance of key CICS and IMS mainframe environments as the demand for existing and new applications increases. Headquartered in Sugar Land (Houston), Texas, NEON has sales, support, and distributor offices covering 25 countries around the world. NEON's Website can be visited at www.neonsys.com.

Contact Susan Allen Farrell of NEON Systems Inc, 281-634-8225 sfarrell@neonsys.com.