<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Host	I-Application
Integration	I-Application
Server	I-Application
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
HIS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
gateway	B-Application
application	I-Application
providing	O
connectivity	O
between	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Windows	I-Operating_System
networks	I-Operating_System
and	O
IBM	B-Device
mainframe	I-Device
and	O
IBM	B-Application
i	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
is	O
provided	O
for	O
SNA	B-Architecture
,	O
3270	B-Operating_System
(	O
standard	O
and	O
TN3270	O
)	O
,	O
5250	B-Device
(	O
standard	O
and	O
TN5250	O
)	O
,	O
CICS	B-Application
,	O
APPC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
other	O
IBM	O
protocols	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
is	O
also	O
provided	O
for	O
advanced	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
networks	I-Operating_System
and	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
linking	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Message	I-Application
Queuing	I-Application
applications	O
to	O
IBM	B-Application
WebSphere	I-Application
MQ	I-Application
,	O
binding	O
Microsoft	O
DTC	O
transactions	O
with	O
CICS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
cross-protocol	O
access	O
to	O
Db2	B-Application
databases	I-Application
on	O
IBM	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HIS	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SNA	I-Application
Server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
add-on	O
products	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
fledgling	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
BackOffice	I-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
gateway	B-Application
products	O
were	O
NetWare	B-Operating_System
for	O
SAA	O
(	O
defunct	O
,	O
ran	O
on	O
Novell	B-Operating_System
NetWare	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
IBM	O
Communications	O
Manager/2	O
(	O
defunct	O
,	O
ran	O
on	O
OS/2	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
network	O
adapters	O
supporting	O
ESCON	B-Device
and	O
Twinax	O
connectivity	O
)	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
version	O
of	O
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2.1	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
September	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
BackOffice	B-General_Concept
1.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2.11	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
,	O
added	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.51	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.11	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
BackOffice	B-General_Concept
1.5/2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.11	O
SP1	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Distributed	O
Gateway	B-Application
Service	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
TN3270E	O
clients	O
,	O
and	O
FTP-AFTP	O
gateway	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
3.0	O
nearly	O
doubled	O
the	O
capacity	O
up	O
to	O
5,000	O
users	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
15,000	O
host	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
major	O
new	O
features	O
include	O
SNA	B-Architecture
print	O
service	O
,	O
single	O
sign-on	O
to	O
AS/400s	O
and	O
mainframes	O
,	O
TN5250	O
service	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
TN3287	O
clients	O
in	O
TN3270E	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
BackOffice	B-General_Concept
2.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
4.0	O
was	O
generally	O
available	O
in	O
January	O
1998	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
BackOffice	B-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
4.0/4.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
enhanced	O
its	O
features	O
to	O
support	O
more	O
clients	O
and	O
protocols	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
95	O
,	O
Windows	O
for	O
Workgroups	O
,	O
Windows	O
3.x	O
,	O
DOS	O
,	O
and	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
with	O
protocols	O
of	O
TCP/IP	O
,	O
IPX/SPX	O
,	O
Banyan	O
VINES	O
,	O
AppleTalk	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Named	O
Pipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
4.0	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
COM	O
based	O
integration	O
technology	O
called	O
COM	O
Transaction	O
Integrator	O
(	O
COMTI	O
,	O
code-named	O
Cedar	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
easier	O
integration	O
using	O
GUI	O
and	O
Web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snap-ins	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Management	O
Console	O
(	O
MMC	O
)	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
easily	O
manage	O
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
COMTI	O
,	O
and	O
OLE	B-Language
DB	I-Language
Provider	I-Language
in	O
single	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNA	B-Application
Server	I-Application
code-name	O
"	O
Babylon	O
"	O
was	O
rebranded	O
to	O
"	O
Host	B-Application
Integration	I-Application
Server	I-Application
"	O
from	O
this	O
version	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
worked	O
with	O
Windows	O
2000	O
,	O
SQL	O
Server	O
2000	O
,	O
BizTalk	O
Server	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
Commerce	O
Server	O
2000	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
COM+	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
and	O
SOAP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
new	O
features	O
include	O
bidirectional	O
application	O
and	O
data	O
integration	O
via	O
enhanced	O
COMTI	O
and	O
OLE	B-Language
DB	I-Language
support	O
to	O
3270	B-Operating_System
I/O	O
-based	O
Customer	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Control	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
CICS	B-Application
)	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
result	O
from	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Software	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
adapter	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
Software	O
AG	O
CICS	B-Application
3270	B-Operating_System
Adapter	O
for	O
Host	B-Application
Integration	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2000	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Host	B-Application
Integration	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2000	O
Web	O
Clients	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
enable	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
3270	B-Operating_System
and	O
5250	B-Device
through	O
HIS	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Host	B-Application
Integration	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2000	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
BackOffice	B-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
2000	O
.	O
</s>
