IBM CICS Transaction Gateway V6.0 and CICS Universal Client V6.0 now available on new platforms
IBM United States Software Announcement 205-147June 14, 2005
 ENUS205-147.PDF (16KB)
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Overview(Corrected on June 17, 2005)
The Description section is revised.
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CICS® Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) V6 and CICS Universal Client (CICS UC) V6 are moved to the V6.0.1 level. Significant new capabilities delivered in this level include:
- CICS TG available for Linux™ on POWER™.
- CICS TG support for AIX® now includes AIX V5.3.
- CICS UC available for Linux on POWER.
- CICS UC available for AIX.
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| Key prerequisites |
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Refer to the
Description
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June 17, 2005
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or IBM Americas Call Centers at
800-IBM-CALL
(Reference: YE001).
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| Description |
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CICS TG V6 and CICS UC V6 have moved to V6.0.1 level. Principally a service refresh, this level also delivers several important new capabilities.
The CICS TG adds Linux on POWER to its existing platform support. It also moves its level of AIX support up to AIX V5.3. In addition, it now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4. This means that the platforms supported by CICS TG are now:
- AIX V5.1, AIX V5.2, or AIX V5.3
- Linux on zSeries® : SLES 8 or RHEL 3, both with 31-bit kernel; SLES 9 or RHEL 4, both with 64-bit kernel
- Linux on Intel™ : SLES 8, SLES 9, RHEL 3, or RHEL 4, all with 32-bit kernel
- Linux on POWER: SLES 9, RHEL 3, or RHEL 4, all with 64-bit kernel
- Solaris V8 or Solaris V9
- HP-UX11i
- Microsoft™ Windows™ 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
The CICS UC adds both Linux on POWER and AIX to its existing platform support. It also now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4. This means that the platforms supported by CICS UC are now:
- AIX V5.1, AIX V5.2, or AIX V5.3
- Linux on zSeries: SLES 8 or RHEL 3, both with 31-bit kernel; SLES 9 or RHEL 4, both with 64-bit kernel
- Linux on Intel: SUSE Linux Desktop, NLD 9, SLES 9, RHEL 3, or RHEL 4, all with 32-bit kernel
- Linux on POWER: SLES 9, RHEL 3, or RHEL 4, all with 64-bit kernel
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP
This service release can also deliver significant runtime performance enhancements for request processing. The enhancement is provided in the interface to the Client daemon and is applicable in all circumstances. It is effective immediately on installation of the CICS TG or CICS UC, with no manual intervention.
Other news
CICS J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) 1.0 resource adapters for use with WebSphere® Application Server V5: The CICS TG V5.1 resource adapters are provided, as SupportPac™ CC03, in order to support connectivity between a remote CICS TG V6.0 and WebSphere Application Server V5.0 or V5.1. For CICS TG SupportPacs, visit
Select under Downloads.
Common Connector Framework (CCF): For use with CICS TG V6.0, the com.ibm.connector packages are available without charge as SupportPac CE52.
Security Exits samples: A series of sample security exits for the CICS TG is provided as SupportPac CE51. These samples illustrate how the security exit design can be used to either authenticate clients upon connection, or to encrypt flows between the CICS Transaction Gateway and remote Java™ clients.
C compiler support: CICS TG V6.0 and CICS UC V6.0 now support XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition for AIX V7.0.1 and XL C/C++ Advanced Edition for Linux V7.0.1.
Support Web pages: Up-to-date information on supported software for both CICS TG and CICS UC V5.1 and V6.0 is now available from a Web page. These are accessible under the heading "Flashes" from, for CICS TG
For CICS UC,
Accessibility by people with disabilities
The following features support use by people with disabilities:
- Operation by keyboard alone
- Optional font enlargement and high-contrast display settings
- Screen readers and screen magnifiers tested for use by people with visual impairment
- Suitable for people with hearing impairment
The Eclipse-based information center shipped with the product is accessible. Softcopy PDF documentation is also shipped, as an alternative. PDF documentation supports optional font enlargement, high-contrast display settings, and may be operated by the keyboard alone; however, in this case, alternative text is not provided for screen-reader users.
Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act
CICS TG for Multiplatforms V6.0.1 and CICS UC V6.0.1 are capable as of June 17, 2005, when
used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product
properly interoperates with it.
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CICS TG is a market-leading connector that is production proven over many years to be a high performing, secure, scalable and tightly integrated method of e-business access to CICS. It benefits from ease of installation and flexible configuration that requires minimal changes to CICS and usually no changes to existing CICS applications. It provides a range of networking options and provides a choice of Java and non-Java clients.
CICS TG for Multiplatforms V6.0 provides an industry-leading implementation of the JCA at the 1.5 specification level. ECI and EPI adapters are provided, enabling both COMMAREA and 3270 datastream-based CICS applications to interoperate effectively with WebSphere Application Server V6.
CICS UC V6.0 function is incorporated within CICS TG V6.0. In addition, licenses for CICS UC as a
separate product can be ordered for the Windows, AIX, and Linux operating environments. CICS UC is
designed for CICS Transaction Server and TXSeries™ CICS customers who need a simple and low-cost
method of integrating their CICS systems with single-user applications running in a single-user
environment. The CICS UC is not licensed for multiple-user environments. Customers intending to
use the CICS UC function to allow access to their CICS solutions for multiple end users must use the
CICS TG.
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| Education support |
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The course, CICS Transaction Gateway: Connecting WebSphere Application Server to CICS (course code CI71), is available. This class will be updated this year to the latest versions of CICS TG and WebSphere Application Server.
Note that this course requires knowledge about CICS Transaction Server for z/OS® and WebSphere Application Server on either distributed platforms or on z/OS. Courses that can provide these skills are:
- CICS Transaction Server for z/OS — Basic Tailoring (course code CI20)
- IBM WebSphere Application Server V6 Administration (course code SW246 in the ECIS channel, WF38 in the ITES channel)
- WebSphere for z/OS Implementation (course code ES68)
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| Reference information |
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For more information on CICS Transaction Gateway for Multiplatforms V6.0 and CICS Universal Client 6.0, refer to Software Announcement 204-284 , dated November 30, 2004.
For the part numbers for CICS Transaction Gateway V6 and CICS Universal Client V6 for the Linux on
zSeries platform, refer to Software Announcement
205-074
, dated March 22, 2005.
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| Order now |
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To order, contact the Americas Call Centers or your local IBM representative.
To identify your local IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL (426-2255)
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX (242-6329)
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Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers
Dept: IBM CALL, 11th Floor
105 Moatfield Drive
North York, Ontario
Canada M3B 3R1
Reference: YE001
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Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
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