Connect/ZIP
Proven enterprise-grade ZIP compression for mainframe and distributed servers.
One powerful suite for compression, connectivity, modernization, and AI.
Core Platform
Connect/MP — Foundation Engine
Connect/MP provides the infrastructure that all the suite’s components are built upon, including:
Priced Components
Choose What You Need — purchase independently or together at a bundle discount. All include the Connect/MP foundation and base components.
Included Base Components
Included at no charge with any Connect/MP Suite license
Connect/MP › ROI
Connect/MP is a powerful, enterprise-grade solution that combines industry-leading ZIP compression, seamless cross-platform integration, and robust legacy modernization capabilities. Unlike traditional approaches that require multiple tools and costly licensing, Connect/MP delivers these features in a unified platform — now enhanced with Connect/Web, Connect/AI, and Connect/3270.
Connect/Web provides modern, secure web-based access and real-time connectivity to your enterprise data and mainframe assets, while Connect/AI brings z/OS Agentic AI — batch and interactive inference, multi-step agentic workflows, and real-time decisioning — directly into your workflows. Connect/3270 extends that same reach to your existing 3270 applications, opening them to browser-based access and AI agents alike, without touching the underlying program.
It’s a smart, cost-effective investment for organizations looking to reduce operational overhead, streamline data exchange, and maximize the value of their existing mainframe infrastructure with modern, scalable access.
Whether you’re modernizing core business systems, embracing hybrid cloud strategies, enabling secure real-time data sharing, deploying web-enabled solutions, extending 3270 applications to browsers and AI agents, or harnessing AI to unlock deeper value from your data, Connect/MP with Connect/Web, Connect/AI, and Connect/3270 delivers the performance, flexibility, and ROI your enterprise needs.
Connect/MP › Platform
Connect/MP is built on a unified codebase, delivering a true multi-platform experience with minimal platform-specific adjustments. This streamlined architecture ensures consistency, reliability, and reduced maintenance across all environments.
Whether you're running legacy systems or modern infrastructure, Connect/MP adapts to your environment — ensuring seamless interoperability across your enterprise.
Connect/MP › Technology
Most modernization strategies force a choice: rebuild from scratch, or stay where you are. Connect/MP is built on a different premise — that your mainframe is not a liability to work around, but a high-performance foundation worth extending.
“Built for Today” means your production workloads run on proven, battle-tested infrastructure — compression, cross-platform data exchange, USS integration, client-server connectivity — all performing reliably at enterprise scale, right now.
“Ready for Tomorrow” means that same platform already speaks the languages of modern IT. Browser-based access without a JVM. REST APIs without a middleware layer. AI inference running natively on z/OS. Not on a roadmap — shipping today.
The result is a platform that grows with your organization’s ambitions without requiring you to abandon what already works. No rip-and-replace. No architectural gamble. Just continuous, compounding value from a single unified suite.
The mainframe wasn’t left behind. It was ready first.
Connect/MP › AI Platform
Every major enterprise AI initiative eventually runs into the same problem: the data that matters most is on the mainframe, and getting it to the model cleanly, securely, and at scale is harder than it looks. Connect/AI changes that equation — bringing inference to the data rather than the other way around, running AI workloads directly within the z/OS environment under existing governance, without changing how batch jobs are structured or scheduled.
The same principle extends to 3270 applications. Billions of transactions still flow through these interfaces every day, yet that data has been largely inaccessible to modern AI systems — locked behind a terminal designed for human operators. Connect/3270 opens that interface to AI agents, making mainframe screen data structured, queryable, and actionable in real time — while simultaneously giving human users browser-based 3270 access without changing the underlying application.
Together, Connect/AI and Connect/3270 make the mainframe a first-class participant in the enterprise AI stack — not as a data source to be extracted from, but as a governed, high-performance inference and integration platform in its own right.
The mainframe wasn’t left out of the AI era. It was ready first.
Connect/MP › Support
At Data 21, technical support goes beyond troubleshooting — we act as true partners in your success. Our team is known for its responsiveness, deep technical expertise, and commitment to resolving issues quickly and effectively. But what truly sets us apart is our flexibility and willingness to adapt our software to meet your specific needs.
Whether it’s implementing custom features, integrating with legacy or modern systems, or optimizing performance for unique operational workflows, we collaborate closely with customers to ensure our solutions align with their business objectives. We understand that no two IT environments are alike. That’s why our development team remains agile and customer-focused, continuously evolving our products based on real-world use cases and direct feedback.
With over four decades of in-house mainframe software development and support experience, Data 21 delivers a level of product stability and technical service that few providers can match. Beyond our mainframe expertise, our development and support teams bring deep experience across enterprise IT environments — including Linux, Windows, web technologies, and network infrastructure. This broad technical foundation enables us to understand the full scope of our customers’ environments and deliver comprehensive, end-to-end support and solutions.
PKZIP Replacement
Replace PKZIP for z/OS with Connect/ZIP and cut your compression licensing cost by 50% — real dollars, not list-price games. At enterprise MSU levels, those savings can fund Connect/AI, Connect/3270, or both. Modernize the mainframe with budget you already have.
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