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At the IBM Information On Demand conference in Las Vegas, IBM proudly announced IMS Enterprise Suite Version 1 Release 1, which delivers innovative new capabilities that:
- Provide Business Flexibility with Easier to Use Interfaces and APIs
- Modernize and speed application development and deployment
- Extend your IMS access
- Use industry standard tools and interfaces
- Enrich functionality
- Simplify Installation
The solutions that comprise IBM Enterprise Suite V1.1 fully integrate with IBM WebSphere, IBM Rational, and industry tooling. They utilize a common programming model for a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based on standards such as XML, SOAP, Java, JDBC, and other emerging standards. This initial release of IMS Enterprise Suite V1.1 includes:
- Connect API
- The Java Message Server (JMS) API
- The DLI Model Utility plug-in
- SOAP Gateway
- The Installation Manager and SMP/E support
Connect API
The Connect API enables application developers to more easily develop client applications that communicate with IMS. Distributed platforms can now more easily connect to IMS; the design, development, and test of IMS access for client TCP/IP applications has never been simpler. The Connect API provides a simple, standard way to describe TCP/IP socket connections, interaction protocols, message headers, and data. Developers can use preconfigured values to create connections and interactions rather than manually setting these values. The initial release of the Connect API is for Java; support for C will be delivered through the service process. Here is another article that shows how easy it is to connect to IMS!
The JMS API
The industry-standard JMS API allows application developers to define a common set of messaging concepts and programming strategies that are supported by all JMS technology-compliant messaging systems, increasing their overall productivity and addressing skills issues. The JMS API can be used for synchronous callout from an IMS Java application.
DLIModel utility plug-in
The DLIModel utility, now delivered as part of IMS Enterprise Suite V1.1, helps application developers transform IMS database information into metadata. Application Developers can now integrate their existing PL/I and COBOL data structures into IMS metadata. JDBC driver performance is enhanced with the addition of PROCOPT to the DLIDatabaseView metadata class. Application Developers can now see Virtual Foreign Key fields and a relational view of data, enabling use of the Universal JDBC driver and Universal DB resource adapter. They can also automatically select DBDs referred to by a PSB, and merge existing metadata with modified PSB and DBD sources. Because the DLIModel utility plug-in is Eclipse-based, there is seamless shell-sharing with other Eclipse-based products from IBM with IBM Installation Manager.
SOAP Gateway
SOAP Gateway helps you maximize the reuse of your IMS assets. It is an XML-based connectivity solution that enables existing or new IMS applications to communicate outside of the IMS environment using SOAP. SOAP Gateway provides increased security to web services through message integrity, message confidentiality, and message authentication. Business Event support allows business event data from IMS applications to be sent to WebSphere Business Events and WebSphere Business Monitor. Business event monitoring support allows you to identify business problems, correct exceptions, and change processes to increase your business competitiveness.
IMS Enterprise Suite V1.1 is delivered with SMP/E and Installation Manager support, easing installation on z/OS and on distributed platforms.
IMS Enterprise Suite V1.1 is a simplified, low cost way to provide your business the flexibility it needs! It is designed to support open, integrated technologies and modernize use of IMS transactions and data. For more information about IMS Enterprise Suite V1.1, see ibm.com/ims.
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