IMS

Information Management System Version 13

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IMS is Smarter Than Ever!

IMS is IBM's premier transaction and hierarchical database management system, virtually unsurpassed in database and transaction processing availability and speed. IMS clients have trusted IMS with their most critical business asset -- their operational data -- for decades. With this announcement of IMS 13, IBM shows that IMS is the smarter choice for enterprise clients worldwide.

IMS and IMS Tools continue to evolve to provide value and meet the needs of enterprise customers. The next release of IMS, Version 13, offers these benefits:

IMS helps lower the Total Cost of Ownership

Reduces MIPS usage across IMS
Reduces system generation complexity
Extends TCP/IP support to InterSystems Communication (ISC)
Delivers IMS Shared Queues processing improvements

IMS is at the center of Enterprise Integration

Reuse of trusted applications and data
Industry standard tools and interfaces
Expanded IMS development tools and integration support
Extended Open Access with technological advancements that enrich functionality and optimize performance
Integration capabilities with Cognos, Optim, WebSphere, InfoSphere, Data Studio, SAP, and more.

IMS delivers the highest level of availability, performance, security, scalability, and availability in the industry