Legacy 3270 applications require to be connected to middleware infrastructure such as IBM Websphere in order to benefit from the modern ergonomics and services provided by these solutions.
Virtel provides a means to set up communication between host applications and the IBM WebSphere or Apache portals: Virtel communicates with these portals using a secure URL and open-standard languages such as XML and HTTP, thus providing open communication between legacy 3270 transactions and new applications.
This allows for a simple and smooth implementation of web services for host applications by developers who do not have mainframe knowledge.