Atlanta, GA – October 17, 2016 – GT Software, the leader in revolutionizing data, processes and transactions to optimize business information across all platforms, will present at Wednesday’s meeting of the New York/New Jersey z Council.  This IBM hosted council brings together the community of z Systems clients in the Tri State area for strategic discussions to help attendees continue to leverage their IT investments.

GT Software’s Vice President of Alliances and Professional Services, Clarence Waldrop, III, along with Len Santalucia, Chief TechnologyOofficer of Vicom Infinity and GT Software’s Director of z Systems Software: IMS & CICS, Dusty Rivers, will present a session on mainframe application modernization using robust APIs.  Waldrop, Santalucia and Rivers will discuss the extensive capabilities of GT Software’s pioneering data access solution, the Ivory® Service Architect™.  The presenters will discuss how Ivory and IBM’s z/OS Connect EE product offering can work together or independently, depending on the clients’ computing platform.  GT Software’s Ivory provides advanced orchestration and integration using industry standard APIs to help organizations worldwide to develop new applications for mobile, web, cloud, and cognitive innovation which works well with IBM z/OS Connect EE product.

“The Ivory Service Architect is a solution that members of the New York/New Jersey council cannot afford to miss out on,” explained Waldrop.  “Today’s clients are tasked with building sleek, cutting-edge applications that often rely on legacy data.  Ivory, with or without z/OS Connect, can help companies respond to the demands of digital business faster than ever to embrace innovation.”

This meeting of the New York/New Jersey z Council will be held at the corporate office of Verisk Analytics in Jersey City, New Jersey from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, October 19th.  Waldrop, Santalucia, and Rivers’ presentation will be held during the day at 10:00 am.  GT Software is also an event sponsor.

To learn more about this event, the IBM z Council website.

About GT Software
Founded in 1982, GT Software’s heritage of application modernization began with the mainframe and continues through today’s modern technologies.  It has always been our mission to help clients achieve success by extending the value of their IT investments into the future through agile development with an intuitive, robust integration layer that provide standards-based APIs, improve workflow and enhance operational efficiency.  More than 2,500 organizations globally trust GT Software’s solutions to improve their customer experiences, operational efficiency, and innovation. For more information, visit www.gtsoftware.com.

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