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Designed for simplicity, reliability, and speed, Natural<\/a> from Software AG is the environment of choice for enterprises operating large-scale online transaction processing (OLTP) applications on z\/OS\u00ae<\/sup>. Portable and able to access data and conduct transactions across z\/OS, Linux\u00ae<\/sup>, and cloud platforms, Natural provides the interoperability needed to keep your enterprise agile and scalable, efficiently meeting changing business requirements. Natural\u2019s great versatility enables z\/OS applications to integrate with cloud solutions, unlocking data for extended use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 50 years of experience providing leading enterprises and governments worldwide with unmatched power for mainframe applications, Natural continues to adapt to anticipate the needs of today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s application developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adabas & Natural 2050+<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Amid constant change, Natural ensures your core applications remain powerful, relevant, and future-ready. You\u2019ve relied on Adabas & Natural to get the job done for decades. Look ahead to a future where you can continue to make the most of that investment and the unique business logic built into your core applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hauptvorteile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Performance-focused<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Natural offers a robust and efficient platform for the design, development, testing, debugging, and maintenance of enterprise-scale business applications. Its comprehensive toolset accelerates the entire application lifecycle, ensuring high performance and reliability. By streamlining complex processes, Natural empowers developers to build and maintain mission-critical applications with greater speed, precision, and confidence, enabling organizations to meet their evolving business needs efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Efficient and intuitive<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Natural is simple and efficient, requiring fewer lines of code compared to other programming languages. Whether it\u2019s database calls or interfacing to TP systems, all the complexity is \u2018hidden\u2019 from Natural programmers. Natural is so easy to learn that new developers can be trained and become productive in just weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cross-platform interoperability<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Natural opens up key information to clients and partners using tools that enable Web services\/REST API with full support of open-source environments. No major redevelopment is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unmatched developer productivity<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Agile development processes and automated tools enable rapid application development, while automated test tasks improve code quality. Maintenance takes minimal effort, thanks to automated application inventory, documentation, code analysis, modification tools, and enhanced monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anywhere data connectivity<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Seamlessly access data from any source you require, whether it resides on Linux, in the cloud, on Windows, or within z\/OS environments. Natural provides the flexibility to integrate with diverse data repositories, enabling you to harness information from multiple platforms and systems. This cross-platform compatibility ensures that your applications remain adaptable and scalable, supporting your business needs regardless of where your data resides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operating system alignment<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Natural\u2019s efficient use of operating system resources helps avoid CPU upgrades and drives down machine usage charges. The Natural Optimizer Compiler enhances performance by compiling both simple and complex statements, as well as statement sequences, into efficient machine code. Natural for zIIP\u00ae adds to overall efficiency and cost savings by offloading eligible online and\/or batch workloads from the General Processor (GP) to the IBM zIIP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anwendungsmodernisierung<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Natural Security\u2019s authentication and authorization capabilities help you build a strategy for users, applications\/libraries, files, and utilities, with the overarching objective of protecting against unauthorized access and misuse. Natural SAF Security is designed to be used in conjunction with Natural Security and with an SAF-compliant external security system (RACF\u00ae<\/sup>, CA-ACF2\u00ae<\/sup>, or CA Top Secret\u00ae<\/sup>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural for z\/OS features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Natural for z\/OS provides a set of tools to develop and enhance your applications. Each product innovation is designed to support Software AG\u2019s commitment to Adabas & Natural 2050+, and you can incorporate these features and capabilities with confidence, knowing that your mission-critical systems will remain a sound investment well into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Database\/dataset connectivity<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Enable Natural applications and new Web applications to access Adabas, Db2\u00ae<\/sup>, or VSAM\u00ae<\/sup>. Use either Natural\u2019s own data manipulation language or standard SQL (with Natural for Db2, or Natural for VSAM, as appropriate).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desktop transactions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Connect thousands of concurrent users to applications running on z\/OS, Linux & Cloud platforms with highly scalable Web terminal emulation software (Natural for Ajax). For data exchange, leverage Natural with the Entire Connection terminal emulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operating system<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Make operating system information (e.g., active jobs) and services (e.g., Submit jobs) available in a logical view inside Natural to all users with the Entire System Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Develop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Intuitive IDE<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Develop, modernize, and manage existing applications, new rich Web applications, and services with ease with the intuitive Eclipse\u2122-based IDE, NaturalONE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central repository<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Rely upon Predict to reduce application development and maintenance effort. Store all development artifacts in Predict\u2019s central repository and benefit from automatic generation of database tables and program cross-references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Model-based application development<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Cut new application development time in half by using Natural Construct, a powerful model-based application generator that requires no knowledge of Natural syntax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DevOps<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Easily integrate your Natural applications into DevOps toolchains and support your organizational Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery process using NaturalONE and Natural Development Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application versioning<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Monitor, control, and secure Natural, COBOL, JCL, and Assembler applications throughout the software development lifecycle while complying with your organization’s specific standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optimieren<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

IBM\u00ae zIIP support <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Take advantage of IBM\u2019s processor innovation by moving Natural workload from IBM General Processor to the less expensive zIIP for execution with Software AG\u2019s Natural full stack zIIP Enablers: Natural Batch, CICS, Com-plete and Db2\u00ae<\/sup>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Machine code compiler<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Reduce CPU usage and optimize performance by compiling Natural statements and sequences of statements into faster-to-process machine code with the Natural Optimizer Compiler.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event tracing <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Analyze the logical flow of Natural applications to trace run-time resource utilization with Natural Profiler, now included in NaturalONE.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code restructuring <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Restructure source code, improving its quality and reducing maintenance costs and effort by leveraging NaturalONE\u2019s automated code changes and pre-coded solutions.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Direct printing <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Save developer time by printing directly from a Natural application in a CICS\u00ae<\/sup> environment with Natural Advanced Facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

User access<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ensure application security and compliance with minimal administrative effort. Deploy Natural SAF Security in conjunction with centralized, external security tools such as IBM RACF\u00ae, CA-ACF2\u00ae, or CA-Top Secret\u00ae to control individual user profiles and access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment security<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Secure Natural applications during development and run-time. Use Natural Security to define user roles and control access to applications\/libraries, Natural utilities, individual programs, functions, and DDMs (files).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authentication<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Authenticate users on the Natural Server or the application server using the Java\u00ae Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) when developing with NaturalONE\/Natural for Ajax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terminal sessions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Use Entire Connection terminal emulator to protect your application from unsanctioned desktop access by requiring a user ID and password to open a terminal session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monitor & manage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Resource utilization tracing<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Debug programs, resolve error messages, identify programs that use excessive resources, track historical resource utilization, and potentially defer upgrades. Natural Review Monitor lets you optimize the performance of Natural applications (when running under CICS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

System resource management<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ensure application performance and availability for concurrent users by managing system resources in online transaction processing environments using Com-plete (an alternative to CICS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extend Natural for z\/OS\u2019 power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Natural for z\/OS brings you a set of add-ons to continue and develop your application, looking into the future with Adabas & Natural 2050:
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