NEON Systems, Inc. provides enterprise-class mainframe integration software. It develops, markets, and supports a mainframe integration platform that supports for service-oriented architectures and event-driven architectures. The company’s Shadow technology offers industry standard interfaces for mainframe integration enabling organizations to reclaim the value of mainframe-based services and events, providing integration across a range of data, program, and screen environments. NEON Systems’ products provide access and integration of IBM mainframe data and applications from standard application client environments, including the Internet, application platforms, and client/server systems. In addition, it provides consulting, implementation services, systems configuration, and product training. The company serves customers in various industries, including energy, manufacturing, financial services, government, and retail. NEON Systems sells its products worldwide through direct sales force, independent distributors, and resellers. The company was formed in 1991 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas. As of January 27, 2006, NEON Systems Inc. is a subsidiary of DataDirect Technologies.