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November 23, 1999 Revised Availability of IBM MQSeries Integrator, V2 and MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1
OverviewMQSeries® Integrator, V2: To meet IBM's high product quality targets, the availability of MQSeries Integrator V2.0 has been delayed. This delay is an opportunity to address further immediate customer requirements:
The planned availability date for MQSeries Integrator V2.0 is delayed from December 10, 1999, to a planned date of March 31, 2000, on the Windows NT™ platform. At that time the AIX® platform will be available only in a beta release. An additional beta release will be available for the Sun Solaris platform. A further announcement will be made during the first half of 2000 about planned availability on AIX and Sun Solaris platforms. Refer to Software Announcement 299-149 , dated June 15, 1999, for details of MQSeries Integrator V2.0. MQSeries Integrator for OS/390® and DB2®, V1.1: For clarification, inaccuracies in the original product announcement are corrected. Refer to the updated Description and Specified Operating Environment sections within this announcement for amended text. Refer to Software Announcement 299-151 , dated June 15, 1999, for the original announcement. MQSeries for AS/400®, V5.1: The planned availability date of November 26, 1999, for MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1 is delayed, and now planned for March 31, 2000. An MQSeries client for AS/400 and the Publish/Subscribe broker will no longer be included or available (but the product can still participate in Publish/Subscribe). An interactive interface to MQSC commands via the Qshell will no longer be included in this release. Refer to Software Announcement 299-148 , dated June 15, 1999, for details of MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1. Key Prerequisites
For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001). Planned Availability Dates
DescriptionThere is no change to the description for MQSeries Integrator V2.0 and MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1. Amended Description for MQSeries Integrator for OS/390 and DB2, V1.1MQSeries Integrator is powerful message-brokering software that seamlessly integrates applications and networks. With MQSeries Integrator, the information flow of your enterprise is directed in an intelligent and business-responsive way. Predefined templates mean MQSeries Integrator can exchange information with major packaged applications. People and applications receive the information they need when they need it. Using MQSeries to carry messages across different computing platforms, MQSeries Integrator:
MQSeries Integrator is responsive to routine and out-of-line situations. It is flexible enough to accept changes even while it runs, helping you maintain continuous operation. The following functional characteristics apply only to the follow-on Version 2 levels of the MQSeries Integrator family:
Year 2000These products are Year 2000 ready. When used in accordance with their associated documentation, they are capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provided that all products (for example, hardware, software, and firmware) used with the products properly exchange accurate date data with them. The service end date for these Year-2000-ready products is December 31, 2001. Euro CurrencyThese programs are EuroReady. For more information on the implications of the euro, visit the IBM euro Web site at: Reference InformationRefer to Software Announcement 299-149 , dated June 15, 1999, for details of MQSeries Integrator, V2.0, and to Software Announcement 299-151 , dated June 15, 1999, for further information about MQSeries for OS/390 and DB2, V1.1. Refer to Software Announcement 299-148 , dated June 15, 1999, for details of MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1.
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Technical InformationSpecified Operating EnvironmentSoftware Requirements: Refer to the MQSeries® home page for the latest information: MQSeries Integrator, V2.0Operating Systems for Server Products
Operating Systems for Database Administration Applications
MQSeries Integrator for OS/390® and DB2, V1.1
No change to Specified Operating Environment for MQSeries for AS/400®, V5.1. InteroperabilityFor details on MQSeries family platforms, messaging links, gateways and interfaces, MQSeries Integrator platforms, MQSeries Workflow platforms, and additional information, access: Limitations: MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 is available in U.S. English only. It is not translated to other languages in this release. Planning InformationUpgrade to Version 2 Passport Advantage Subscription customers with MQSeries Integrator, V1 will be able to obtain upgrades to MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 up to their currently authorized level of use. Use of Components on Separate Machines MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 consists of several components:
Only one instance of each component may be installed at any one time under the terms of the MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 license, except for the Control Center, which may be installed on multiple machines provided that they are all used in conjunction with the same message broker. Users of MQSeries Integrator for AIX, V2.0 may only run the message broker on the RS/6000® platform. Users of MQSeries Integrator for Windows NT, V2.0 may run only the message broker in the Windows™ environment. Developer Licenses Developer licenses are available on the Windows NT platform to develop and test MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 applications and flows. They may not be used for production use. Developer licenses include one capacity unit. To upgrade from a current authorized Development License to the corresponding full MQSeries Integrator license obtain the Upgrade to Full License with the appropriate number of capacity units part number. Installability: Users of MQSeries Integrator, V1 may continue to use message format definitions developed for this product. Packaging: No change except for MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 MQSeries Integrator, V2.0: Media is on CD-ROM only. It contains program code, PDF files of the publications for viewing online, and HTML files for selected publications. It also contains the complete appropriate MQSeries product necessary to run MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 , or for other use, and a restricted version of DB2 Universal Database®. Customers may also use the product with an existing version of DB2, and can move to a full version of DB2 at any time for an additional charge. The Development license entitles users to develop and test MQSeries Integrator applications, but not to deploy them or to use them in production. The AIX license and the full Windows NT license include the same development entitlement as the Development license. Applications may be developed on a separate Windows NT machine from the machine used for production. However, only one set of development tools on one machine may be used for each license (of any type) purchased. The package contains:
Security, Auditability, and ControlThe customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Ordering InformationProgram Package and Optional features available in one packs only. Separate capacity units are available in packs of one. MQSeries Integrator, V2.0: No change Upgrade Protection (Entitled Customers): No change Terms and ConditionsThere are no changes to terms and conditions except as detailed below: MQSeries Integrator, V2 and MQSeries for AS/400, V5.1: Available until December 31, 2002. This program contains DB2 Universal Database. Customers can only use these supplied DB2 components in association with licensed use of MQSeries Integrator for message management, and only the MQSeries Integrator program can connect to or interact with the supplied DB2 Universal Database. Under the terms of the MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 license, customers may install and use one copy of the components listed below on one or more separate computers, provided that they are all used with the same message broker. They may also use DB2, subject to the conditions above, on a separate computer. In this case, pricing is based solely on the platform and size of the computer running the message broker component. MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 components:
Only one instance of each component may be installed at any one time under the terms of the MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 license, except for the Control Center, which may be installed on multiple machines provided that they are all used in conjunction with the same message broker. Developer Licenses: Developer licenses are available on the Windows NT platform to develop and test MQSeries Integrator, V2.0 applications and flows. They may not be used for production use. Customer Financing: IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries around the world. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms, and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Find country organizations on the Web: Order NowContact the IBM Americas Call Centers (to help IBM serve you, use the Reference Code):
Phone: 800-IBM-CALL
Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX
Internet: ibm_direct@vnet.ibm.com
Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers
Dept. YE001
P.O. Box 2690
Atlanta, GA 30301-2690
Reference Code: YE001
You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date. IBM Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing organization, can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products.
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