CICS Transaction Gateway

• Improved high availability solutions including policy-based dynamic server selection and support for AIX Workload Partitioning

• Improved password management and password phrase support

• Enhanced Microsoft .NET API including CICS channels and containers and 64 bit support

• JCA 1.6 exploitation supporting WebSphere Application Server V8 and other JEE 6 certified application servers

• Enhanced plug-in for IBM CICS Explorer

• New platform support including AIX V7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux V6

• Enhanced support for IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.2

• Improved fail-over for IPIC connections

Open integration

CICS TG V8.1 continues to be the premier connector for integration with WebSphere Application Server, both on host and distributed systems. While it is optimized for use with WebSphere Application Server, it also supports connectivity for 3rd party Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) Application Servers, significantly increasing the range of deployment options for customers

• JEE integration CICS TG V8.1 supports any JEE 6 certified application server, and is backward compatible with J2EE 1.4 and JEE 5 application servers.

• .NET support CICS TG APIs are usable in a wide variety of client runtime environments, including Microsoft .NET Framework, COBOL, and C++.

• Powerful APIs The CICS TS channels and containers programming model provides a simple method for CICS TG applications to exchange data with CICS programs

• Java CICS TG can operate in local mode within 32-bit and 64-bit Java runtime environments

SECURITY

CICS TG provides a range of security mechanisms to provide end to end security solutions, including SSL, identity propagation, and user authentication using password or password phrases.

AVAILABILITY AND SCALEABILITY

CICS TG provides a number of options for implementing highly available and scaleable environments.

• Dynamic server selection CICS TG for z/OS supports dynamic server selection for all types of ECI requests, including two-phase commit requests using the XA protocol.

• CICS request exit High availability is extended to distributed platforms through the support of the CICS request exit with CICS TG for Multiplatforms, and CICS TG Desktop Edition.

• AIX Workload Partitioning CICS TG V8.1 now supports the use of IBM AIX virtualization through Workload Partitioning, both for client applications and for CICS TG daemon processes.

CICS SUPPORT

• Transaction tracking was introduced in CICS TS for z/OS V4.2 to assist customers in diagnosing problems that sometimes occur when complex distributed transactions spread across a CICSplex.

• CICS Explorer integration A plug-in for the CICS Explorer provides the ability to manage Gateway daemons at version V7.1 or later on any platform. Recent updates to the plug-in provide an improved set of views and customizations, together with integrated connection management and built-in gateway daemon and CICS test functions.

MONITORING

• Usage statistics are recorded by CICS TG for Multiplatforms and for z/OS, enabling capacity planning and performance monitoring.

• Real-time performance management is provided by IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS, using the monitoring function delivered in CICS TG for z/OS

DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS

CICS Transaction Gateway is available in three product editions, to best match your requirements.

• CICS TG for z/OS provides highly-scalable, multi-user access to CICS TS for z/OS

• CICS TG for Multiplatforms delivers scalable, multi-user access to CICS TS for z/OS, CICS TS for VSE, TXSeries, and CICS TS for i.

• CICS TG Desktop Edition provides low-cost, single-user access to CICS.

• Proven connectivity - provides the programming and deployment facilities for distributed platforms to integrate with any CICS server

• Skills match for today - bridges the skill gap between UNIX/Linux, Microsoft Windows, Java-based application development platforms and System z

• Inter-operable - provides Java, C/C++, COBOL, and .NET programmers with APIs they need to drive CICS transactions

• Flexible - from the Desktop Edition through Multiplatform to the z/OS version, CICS Transaction Gateway can provide a common connectivity solution to suit your distributed applications

• Non-invasive - no changes to CICS applications and minimal CICS definitions for connectivity

• Scalability and availability - provides secure, scalable and highly available connectivity between distributed applications and CICS servers, while maintaining end-to-end transactional integrity

• Instrumentation - provides monitoring and statistical facilities, allowing planners and systems administrators insight into active workload patterns

• CICS channels and containers – facilitates the exchange of larger amounts of data

• CICS Explorer integration - simplifies operations for new and experienced staff