Software Announcement 200-036
February 29, 2000
IBM WebSphere Transcoding Publisher
 ENUS200-036.PDF (24KB)
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At a Glance
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Support for a number of client types and network services
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WINCE Devices, PalmPilots, IBM Workpads, and WAP-based Smart Phones
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Dial Networks and Wireless Networks and high-speed networks
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Standard set of transcoders
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Image (GIF to JPEG) modification and HTML simplification
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XML to XML variants, including WML
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XML to HTML
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HTML to WML
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Variety of Deployment Options
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Support for AIX, Windows NT server, Windows 2000 server, Red Hat Linux,
and Solaris platforms
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Proxy server, either standalone or with a caching proxy
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Servlets running in WebSphere environment
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The transcoders running as Java™ Beans
Overview
WebSphere™ Transcoding Publisher makes your data work for you, when and
where you need it, to help you reach and service your customers better,
reduce costs, and improve productivity. Transcoding Publisher is
server-side software that filters and reformats information that you own,
or have sufficient rights to filter and reformat, from existing host and
Web applications, tailoring the presentation to be effective for
different organizations, different device form factors, and different
network limitations.
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher includes:
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A standard set of
transcoders
to convert HTML documents, reformat images, convert XML documents into
other variants of XML by selecting and applying stylesheets, and convert
HTML into WML.
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A standard set of
device and network profiles
that enable customized conversions for client devices and network
services based on characteristics such as device form factor and network
cost and speed.
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A
pluggable infrastructure
for sequencing transcoders, monitoring requests, resolving conversion
parameters based on network and device profiles, and exploiting a
separate Web cache. The infrastructure controls the way different
transcoders work together and provides them with common services.
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A
developer's toolkit
consisting of documentation and samples for customizing existing
transcoders, creating new transcoders, and creating new device profiles.
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Local administration tools for installing, configuring, and monitoring
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher as well as integrating and configuring
new profiles and transcoders.
Key Prerequisites
The following are the hardware prerequisites for each of the five
software operating systems of WebSphere Transcoding Publisher:
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For Windows NT™ server, Windows™ 2000 server, and Red Hat Linux V6.1,
each of these platforms requires a personal computer with 30 MB of
available disc space and a Pentium™ 11/266 MHz or higher processor, and
128 MB of memory.
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For AIX® on RS/6000® and Sun Solaris, 30 MB of available disc space
is required and a 166 MHz or higher and 128 MB of memory.
Planned Availability Date March 31, 2000
Description
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher provides IBM customers the opportunity to
extend the value of their existing host and Web-based data and
applications by dynamically tailoring information that they own, or have
sufficient rights to tailor, to the requirements of the destination
environment. As a result, WebSphere Transcoding Publisher enables
seamless, universal access to data.
Legacy Data to the Web and Handheld Information Appliances
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher enables IBM customers to re-purpose their
existing host data assets. WebSphere Transcoding Publisher brings their
legacy data forward to the Web and to the new breed of personal data
assistants by dynamically converting formats and presentation style of
the host data. IBM SecureWay™ Host Publisher and Transcoding Publisher
together can reformat legacy data to Web formats such as HTML and then
tailor it for handheld information devices. WebSphere Transcoding
Publisher extends the reach of your legacy data to any point along the
network without the need to rewrite or port existing host data and
applications.
Seamless Business-to-Business Communications
For your data to have value to customers, Business Partners or Resellers,
it must be easily accessible and delivered in a usable format. This
means accounting for disparate systems, data formats, and organizational
preferences. WebSphere Transcoding Publisher allows data to be
universally accessible. Transcoding Publisher converts formats and
presentation layouts — so that they are optimally tailored for the
end-user and the end-user's system environment. Integrated with IBM
WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Transcoding Publisher not only
makes your data Web-ready but also enables IBM customers to build,
manage, and deploy powerful, portable Web-based applications.
Year 2000
This product does not have date dependencies and is therefore Year 2000
ready.
Euro Currency
This program is not impacted by euro currency.
Product Positioning
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher is targeted at customers who want to
extend their data and applications to handheld pervasive devices
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The Web is moving from the desktop to the new breed of handheld
information appliances. WebSphere Transcoding Publisher enables IBM
customers to maintain communications with mobile workers, extend services
to existing customers using mobile devices, and reach new mobile customer
segments.
Simplify Business-to-Business Communications
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher allows IBM customers to tailor their
data, or data that they have sufficient rights to tailor, and
applications across the Internet, Extranet, and Intranet to customers,
Business Partners, and resellers. WebSphere Transcoding Publisher
eliminates the need to rewrite applications for new environments or port
data to new systems. With WebSphere Transcoding Publisher, IBM customers
can customize the formats and information that is presented to Business
Partners and resellers.
Trademarks
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WebSphere and SecureWay are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
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AIX and RS/6000 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
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Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation.
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Windows NT and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.
Offering Information
Product Information will be available on day of announcement through
Offering Information (OITOOL) at:
Publications
No publications are shipped with this program.
Displayable Softcopy Publications:
WebSphere™ Transcoding Publisher
publications are offered in displayable softcopy form. There are two
books online: an
Administrator's Guide
and a
Developer's Guide
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Technical Information
Specified Operating Environment
Hardware Requirements:
The following are the hardware prerequisites for each of the five
software operating systems of WebSphere Transcoding Publisher:
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For Windows NT™ server, Windows™ 2000 server, and Red Hat Linux V6.1,
each of these platforms requires a personal computer with 30 MB of
available disc space.
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For AIX® on RS/6000® and Sun Solaris, 30 MB of available disc space
is required.
Software Requirements:
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher will operate on five software
operating systems. They are:
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Microsoft™ Windows NT Server (V4 with SP5) that supports JDK 1.1.8
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server that supports JDK 1.1.8
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AIX Version 4.3.2 or higher that supports JDK 1.1.8
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Sun Solaris that supports JDK 1.1.8
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Red Hat Linux V6.1 that supports JDK 1.1.8
For the Microsoft Windows NT server, AIX and Sun Solaris platforms above:
If running as a servlet, WebSphere 2.03 is required. Support for
WebSphere 3.x will be provided in a follow-on WebSphere Transcoding
Publisher service update. Contact your IBM representative or visit the
service key card Web site.
Limitations:
National language versions of WebSphere Transcoding Publisher are
supported on the Windows NT, Windows 2000, and AIX platforms.
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher running as a servlet, is supported on the
Microsoft Windows NT server, AIX, and Sun Solaris platforms.
Planning Information
Packaging:
The following represents the contents of each program package:
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WebSphere Transcoding Publisher CD-ROM
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Proof of Entitlement
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License Information Booklet
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IPLA Booklet
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IPLA pointer sheet
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Year 2000 Service Reminder
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Service Key Card
Security, Auditability, and Control
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher uses the security and auditability
features of the particular operating system that it runs on.
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation
of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls
in application systems and communication facilities.
Ordering Information
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher V1.1 is a standalone product with one
charge unit — processors. It is available in units of one. The
program package (CD-ROM) is required for the first processor on the first
server. A "one processor install entitlement" is required for each
processor beyond the first one.
The price of WebSphere Transcoding Publisher V1.1 is based on the number
of processors in the system executing all or any part of WebSphere
Transcoding Publisher. In the case of a symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
system, the customer must also acquire the "one processor install
entitlement".
The following example illustrates the pricing methodology: Two 4-way
SMPs, for standalone systems in a larger system, would require the
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher V1.1 program package and seven "one
processor install entitlements".
Part
Description Number
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher 41L3174
Version 1.1 Program Package
-- English
WebSphere Transcoding Publisher 41L3176
Version 1.1 1 Processor install
Upgrades
There are no upgrades for this product.
Passport Advantage
Program Part
Name Description Number
VPO Instl Transcoding Publisher D4744ML
V1.1 1 Processor
VPO Instl/SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D4745ML
V1.1 1 Proc. 1 Yr
VPO Instl/SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D4746ML
V1.1 1 Proc. 2 Yrs
VPO SW Sub Rnwl Transcoding Publisher E1747ML
V1.1 1 Proc.
VPO SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D4748ML
V1.1 1 Proc. 1 Yr
VPO SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D4749ML
V.1. 1 Proc. 2 Yrs
CO Instl/SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D474JML
V1.1 1 Proc. 1st Anniv
CO Instl/SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D474KML
V1.1 1 Proc. 2nd Anniv
CO SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D474NML
V1.1 1 Proc. 1st Anniv
CO SW Sub Transcoding Publisher D474SML
V1.1 1 Proc. 2nd Anniv
CO Supt Transcoding Publisher AS74TML
V1.1 1 Proc. 1st Anniv
CO Instl/SW Transcoding Publisher D474YML
Sub/Supt V1.1 1 Proc. 1st Anniv
CO Instl/SW Transcoding Publisher D4753ML
Sub/Supt V1.1 1 Proc. 2nd Anniv
CO SW Sub/Supt Transcoding Publisher D47FLML
V1.1 1 Proc. 1st Anniv
CO SW Transcoding Publisher D475LML
Sub/Supt Rnwl V1.1 1 Proc. 1st Anniv
CO SW Sub Rnwl Transcoding Publisher E174LML
V1.1 1 Proc.
Media Packs
Type Package/ Part
Description Country Number
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- 41L3179
Publisher V1.1 International
English
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZBP
Publisher V1.1 Brazilian
Portuguese
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZJA
Publisher V1.1 Japanese
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZKO
Publisher V1.1 Korean
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZSC
Publisher V1.1 Simplified
Chinese
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZTC
Publisher V1.1 Traditional
Chinese
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZFR
Publisher V1.1 French
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZDE
Publisher V1.1 German
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZIT
Publisher V1.1 Italian
WebSphere Transcoding Media Pack -- BE7YZES
Publisher V1.1 Spanish
Terms and Conditions
Licensing:
IBM International Program License Agreement. Proofs of Entitlement
(PoE) are required for all authorized use.
License Information Form Number:
There is no form number for the LI booklet for IPLA programs.
Limited Warranty Applies:
Yes
Program Services:
Available until March 31, 2002
Money-Back Guarantee:
30-day, money-back guarantee
Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer:
No
Volume Orders (IVO):
Yes, contact your IBM representative.
Passport Advantage Applies:
Yes
Passport Advantage Subscription Applies:
Yes
Upgrades:
Customers can acquire upgrades up to the currently authorized level
of use of the qualifying programs.
Support Line:
Yes
AIX/UNIX® Upgrade Protection Applies:
No
Entitled Upgrade for Current AIX/UNIX Upgrade Protection Licensees:
No
AS/400® Software Subscription Applies:
No
Variable Charges Apply:
No
Charges
Contact your IBM representative for charges information for this
announcement.
Trademarks
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WebSphere is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation
in the United States or other countries or both.
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AIX, RS/6000, and AS/400 are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or
both.
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Windows, Windows NT, and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
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UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries
exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
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Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation.
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Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service
marks of others.
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