IBM Licensed Programs: Networking Products
572 AS/400e System Handbook
• An interactive interface to MQ commands to make administration easier for users
familiar with other MQSeries platforms.
• Support for remote administration through the MQ Explorer, an element of MQSeries
for Windows NT, V5.1
• Improved scalability of MQSeries applications on the AS/400 system by increased
maximum message and message queue sizes (100 MB and 2 GB respectively)
• MQSeries Bindings for Java and support for multithreaded programs to assist in
integrating MQSeries into advanced e-business applications
• The most widely used message-queuing software on the market, with more than 66%
market share
• A copy of Candle Command Center Admin Pac for MQSeries is included with
MQSeries at no additional charge. Candle Command Center Admin Pac for MQSeries
is a selection of Candle Corporation solutions for testing MQSeries applications,
configuring MQSeries networks, and managing MQ-based computing enterprises.
• Used by more than 5,000 customers to solve their business integration issues,
operating in two-thirds of the top 100 North American and European banks, and
installed in 350 out of the top 500 IBM customers.
• EuroReady and Year 2000 ready
• Prerequisites include OS/400 V4R5 or V4R4.
The Basics of MQSeries
Supported programming languages and compilers for application development include:
• ILE C/400
• ILE COBOL/400
• ILE RPG/400
• ILE C ++ for AS/400
• AS/400 Developers Kit for Java
Application Programs and Messaging
The IBM MQSeries range of products provides application programming services that enable
application programs to communicate with each other using messages and queues. This form
of communication is referred to as
commercial messaging
. It provides assured, one-time-only
delivery of messages. Using MQSeries means application programs can be, so that the
program sending a message, continues processing without having to wait for a reply from the
receiver. If the receiver, or the communication channel to it, is temporarily unavailable, the
message can be forwarded at a later time. MQSeries also provides mechanisms for providing
acknowledgements of messages received.