Websphere MQ

Websphere MQ (formerly MQSeries) is a highly versatile software solution for application-to-application communications services regardless of where your applications or data reside. Whether on a single server, separate servers of the same type or separate servers of different architecture types, Websphere MQ facilitates communications between applications by sending and receiving message data. Applications then use the information in these messages to interact with Web browsers, business logic and databases.

Websphere MQ is a class of middleware software known as Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM). For many reasons, including market share, openness and strong third party vendor support, Websphere MQ is the de facto industry standard in message queuing technologies.

Features

* Add-on products facilitate many additional services such as message brokering (system integration, workflow), certificate security, monitoring, statistical reporting, analysis, wireless, and more.
* Open, flexible platform
* Strong customer support
* Application programming interface (API) supports a number of programming languages, including Visual Basic, NATURAL, COBOL, and C

Benefits

* Websphere MQ allows programmers to concentrate on application logic instead of message delivery issues
* The command set is consistent across all platforms, making coding easy on programmers
* Users can keep up with emerging technologies.
* Websphere MQ is the de facto industry standard for MOM
* It uses a small, standard API across all platforms
* Standard programming languages are supported: NATURAL, Visual Basic, COBOL, C
* In server-to-server configurations, assured, one-time delivery is available.
* Open architecture
* 300+ vendors actively develop supporting products
* Bridge products are available to integrate MQSeries with Microsoft's MSMQ and BizTalk