FairCom RTG (Relational Technology Gateway) is a specialized software solution designed to modernize and extend the lifespan of existing COBOL applications and their underlying data. It addresses the challenges of accessing valuable legacy COBOL data with contemporary business intelligence and analytics tools, all without requiring any modifications to the original COBOL source code. The solution allows organizations to leverage their decades-long investments in COBOL systems while gaining the benefits of modern data access and integration capabilities. FairCom RTG facilitates unparalleled scalability, supporting thousands of users and hundreds of thousands of tables, with options for vertical and horizontal scaling through replication for reporting, failover, and high availability. It ensures data integrity and reliability by providing features like hot backups and automatic recovery, eliminating data loss and manual file rebuilding after failures. Furthermore, FairCom RTG enhances data security with AES encryption and OpenSSL, protecting data both at rest and in transit. It simplifies operations with minimal DBA requirements, offering high-availability replication and disaster recovery features that reduce administrative overhead. Developers can also augment COBOL applications using modern languages like Java, JSON, and Python, allowing teams to work with familiar tools while interacting with existing COBOL data via modern APIs.

Features & Benefits

• COBOL Application Modernization & Integration
  • Enables organizations to modernize and integrate their legacy COBOL applications with contemporary BI and analytics tools without modifying existing source code.
  • No Source Code Modification
  • Augment with Modern Languages (Java, JSON, Python)
  • Drop-in Btrieve ISAM Database Replacement
• Advanced Data Access & Querying
  • Provides modern API and querying capabilities, including JSON querying and SQL access, to unlock valuable legacy COBOL data for business analytics and reporting.
• Unparalleled Scalability
  • Supports vertical scaling to thousands of users and hundreds of thousands of tables, and horizontal scaling with replication for enhanced performance and reach.
• Data Reliability & High Availability
  • Ensures continuous operations and data integrity through robust recovery mechanisms and replication solutions.
  • Hot Backups
  • Automatic Recovery
  • High Availability Replication
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Database Quiesce for SAN Snapshots
• Enhanced Data Security
  • Protects COBOL data at rest and in flight using industry-standard encryption and authentication protocols.
  • AES Encryption
  • OpenSSL
  • X.509 Certificate Pairs
• Simplified Management
  • Designed for minimal administrative overhead, offering a "set it and forget it" approach with automated features.
  • Minimal DBA Requirements
• Schema Flexibility
  • Allows for concurrent table access during schema alterations, minimizing disruptions.
  • Hot Alter Table
• Change Data Capture (CDC)
  • Facilitates real-time data integration by capturing and publishing data changes as JSON messages.
  • DB Notify
• Efficient Data Management
  • Optimizes data organization and archival for large datasets.
  • Partitioned Files