IBM eserver i5 - New with V5.3; Options; IBM Mqseries for Iseries, V5.2 (5733-A38)

5486LPNet.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
712 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
New with V5.3
WebSphere MQ for iSeries is enhanced in V5.3 to include:
򐂰 Added security using SSL, the Internet standard for secure communication
򐂰 Enhanced performance, especially for JMS applications, making WebSphere
MQ the JMS provider of choice
򐂰 New features that enhance system scalability and reliability
򐂰 Simplified development of API exits to allow monitoring of local standards to
be implemented
򐂰 Assured message delivery on multiple platforms and a variety of ways to
solve your on demand business needs from the WebSphere MQ family
򐂰 Combine DB2 Universal Database (UDB) transactions and WebSphere MQ
transactions in a single unit of work using native OS/400 commitment control
Options
WebSphere MQ for iSeries includes these options:
򐂰 External transaction processing managers (server only)
򐂰 CICS/400
򐂰 WebSphere Application Server V4 and V5
IBM MQSeries for iSeries, V5.2 (5733-A38)
The IBM MQSeries family provides an open, scalable, industrial-strength
messaging and information infrastructure, enabling tighter integration of business
processes, dynamic workload distribution to form an efficient enterprise- or
community-wide system. The MQSeries family consists of three products:
򐂰 MQSeries Messaging: Provides robust middleware for secure and reliable
communications across over 35 platforms (5733-A38)
򐂰 MQSeries Integrator: Centralizes and applies the rules for transformation
and routing of application messaging contents as transmitted by MQSeries
(5697-F49)
򐂰 MQSeries Workflow: Enables the capture, visualization, and automation
business processes using predefined workflow modules (5801-AAR, #3604)
IBM MQSeries for iSeries V5.2 is not supported on i5/OS V5R3.