ZEN Solutions

The ZEN suite of products provides a great deal of flexibility for customers who wish to tailor their network management solutions based on specific requirements. Such flexibility means you only pay for what you need, ensuring maximum and rapid ROI. Whether you elect to license ZEN components individually or as a fully integrated suite, ZEN provides unrivalled flexibility and choice for managing your network.

ZEN solutions include:

NetView™ V1R1 was an amalgamation of NCCF, NPDA, NLDM and VNCA. Nearly 25 years and 14 releases later the product has morphed into a huge conglomeration of utilities and facilities, many of which are of questionable value today. NetView’s breadth of scope, complexity and over reliance on heavy customization draw inevitable comparisons with the proverbial nut-cracking sledgehammer.

Managing modern mainframe networks effectively and efficiently requires a modern, cost-effective solution; a solution where you only pay for the components that you need. That solution is provided by ZEN, from William Data Systems.

A solution provides the means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation. Favored by prestigious organizations around the world, our network management products combine to provide attractive solutions for z/OS network management by providing best of breed technology with unbeatable value for money.

We are experts in providing state-of-the-art network monitoring tools for z/OS. Pioneers of the direct stack interface for IP Monitoring, the first dedicated APPN/HPR & EE Monitor and our latest 'first', the only dedicated monitor for Open Systems Adapater's, our pedigree in providing ground-breaking monitoring capabilities for z/OS networks is second to none. In addition to the obvious benefits of rapid problem resolution, our Monitors' can actually warn you of an impending problem before the situation becomes critical.

In spite of all its advantages, the deployment of Enterprise Extender (EE), with its dependence on Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking/High Performance Routing (APPN/HPR) technology, presents unique operational challenges that could seriously affect your ability to maintain business continuity. As early advocates of EE, WDS have pioneered unique solutions for the management and control of this complex networking technology.

WDS products provide solutions to specific security concerns related to ftp and Enterprise Extender respectively.