Features and benefits
IBM WebSphere® Message Broker with Rules and Formatter Extension V6.1 supports the following key capabilities and benefits:
Platform-independent based Enterprise Service Bus
Distribute any type of information across and between multiple diverse systems and applications, providing delivery of the right information in the right format at the right time
Provide continuity and compatibility for existing customers who require IBM Rules and Formatter nodes
Reduce point-to-point interconnections and simplify application programming through separation of integration logic from the applications and from process logic
Powerful publish-and-subscribe matching engine routes information in real time based on topic and content to any endpoint
Validate and transform messages in-flight between any combination of different message formats, including Web Services, other XML and non-XML formats
Route messages based on (evaluated) business rules to match information content and business processes
Improve business agility by dynamically reconfiguring information distribution patterns without reprogramming end-point applications
Access control to securely deliver personalized information to the right place at the right time
Additional function now available to provide integration with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, for improved SOA governance
Web Services support
Mediates (provides routing, transformation and logging) between Web Service requesters and providers
Mediates between Web Services and other integration models as both a service requester and a service provider
Works with the latest implementations of standards such as WSDL (Web Services Definition Language), SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), JMS (Java™ Message Service) and HTTP (Hypertext Transport Protocol)
Use as part of a Service Oriented Architecture to enhance application reuse and development productivity
New toolkit support for drag and drop of WSDL, speeding invocation of Web Services or processing WSDL messages
Build flows directly from existing WSDL definitions and XML Schema Definitions
Integration without bounds with connectivity and transformation capabilities
Integrated WebSphere MQ transports - for Enterprise, Mobile, Real-Time, Multicast and Telemetry end points - extend the reach, scope and scale of the enterprise integration bus, out to mobile and handheld devices, along with embedded devices such as sensors or actuators.
Enable the secure and seamless interaction of enterprise applications with thousands of users within the Intranet and across the Internet
Extend business integration to the mobile, wireless and telemetry environments – from the smallest sensor to the latest PDA
Use multicast to optimize network utilization when broadcasting information such as real-time market data
Provide native JMS interoperability, acting as a bridge between any combination of different JMS providers.
Improved performance and lower cost of ownership
Lower cost of message parsing with pre-built message definitions and a new WSDL importer to simplify the calling of Web services from within the flow
Reduced Message Repository Manager (MRM) and XML parsers storage requirements allow for processing of larger messages
Improved throughput using new versions of the aggregation nodes
ESQL and publish/subscribe functions have been optimized
Overall performance and throughput across most message flows greatly improved by a significant percentage
Option to use Java for processing and transformation allows for off-loading of this function onto zAAP processors for zSeries implementation
Extend your infrastructure with broader reach and applicability
Extend an existing WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Event Broker infrastructure
Centralized administration of distributed Message Brokers and Event Brokers improves flexibility and control, now with optional administration of Brokers through the WebSphere MQ administration tooling
Allow more granular security with database userid/password support
Available on IBM z/OS®, IBM AIX®, Linux (zSeries® and xSeries), Solaris, HP/UX and Microsoft® Windows® Server
Support DB2 UDB 8.2, SQL Server 2000 (SP3a), Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g, and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)12.5
Accounting and statistics reports support usage based charges and performance analysis for internal business charging
Improve developer productivity
Eclipse-based Message Broker Toolkit compatible with Rational Application Developer V6 and available on Windows and Linux
Data transformation options to match the data format and the developer skill set
New wizards to simplify artifact creation when incorporating new message targets and sources
Standards based metadata including XML Schema and Web Services Definition Language
Graphical message metadata and mapping definition
Improved visual debugging of flows, ESQL, Java, and graphical mappings for more rapid movement from development, to test, to deployment
One-click install to add new samples and demos for better awareness and guidance of product features and capabilities
Context-sensitive editor and help facility
Rapid testing with single click execution
Rapid deployment and administration
Enables custom message processing extensions in Java and C
Product Extensions previously available from IBM as downloads now packaged with the product and available through a one-click install option
