IBM Readies New Database Management Software for Launch

IBM is keeping an eye towards helping customers migrate business critical applications to Service Oriented Architectures with the upcoming release of Information Management System 10, the latest version of the company's hierarchical database management and transaction system.

IMS 10, the latest edition of a database with a history that stretches back to the early mainframe days of the 1960s, will begin shipping worldwide Oct. 26.

The new version is also a continuation of IBM's Information On-Demand initiative and includes a range of new technologies and enhancements aimed at improving the way information is stored, managed and accessed in mainframe computing environments.

The release of IMS 10 is one of the final notches in a total upgrade of the entire IBM data server portfolio, including the soon-to-be-released DB2 9 "Viper" and IDS (Informix Dynamic Server) 11 "Cheetah" data servers, as well as new versions of the UniVerse and UniData data servers.

"The focus of this offering is again, enabling rapid use of data across the enterprise," said Bernie Spang, director of data servers at IBM. "IMS clients are increasingly leveraging the transactions and the data managed by the IMS systems within new service oriented architectures powering their solutions more broadly across the enterprise."

IMS 10 includes new XQuery, Enhanced XML and Web services support that opens IMS data up to third-party tools, like those for query generation, and offers a standard, shareable integration point between IMS and other industry databases.

According to IBM, the product also features dynamic resource definition to ease management, installation and operations with the aim of reducing the total cost of ownership, and encourages new application development and expands connectivity by supporting open standards such as Web 2.0, XML, SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), Java, and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity).

In addition, the IMS SOAP Gateway—which enables IMS transactions as Web services for interoperation with client applications regardless of location, programming language, and platform—has been enhanced to provide z/OS environment, PL/I applications and Asynchronous Callout support, IBM officials said.

"A major part of Wachovia's SOA environment is supported by IMS, IBM WebSphere software and IBM eServer zSeries hardware," said Keith Harris, manager of architecture at Wachovia, in a statement.

"Wachovia has built a set of foundational and business services that it needs to support its delivery channels, such as its online banking, call center and interactive voice response channels. With the IMS Connect solution, users can access all of the client's core business applications—such as its retail banking, customer information, and relationship and deposit systems—on the IMS system."

IBM即将发布全新数据库管理组件IMS10

为了使用户更方便安全将商务核心应用转移到SOA模式下，IBM即将发布Information Management System 10（IMS10），它是IBM数据库管理和事务处理系统的最新版本。

       Information Management System 10（IMS10）是IBM的最新数据库管理版本，它最早的历史可以追溯到20世纪60年代，预计最新版本将在10月26日全球范围内发行。

       该版本同样也是IBM Information On-Demand的延续，包含了一系列新的技术和增强特性，提高了大型机环境下信息存储、管理和访问的方法。

       IMS10的发布，是整个IBM数据服务器套件升级的最后一环，包括即将发布的DB 2 9"Viper"和 IDS （Informix 动态服务器）11 "Cheetah"数据服务器，以及最新的UniVerse 和 UniData 数据服务器。

       “该产品再次提升了企业数据访问的速度，” IBM数据服务器总监Bernie Spang说，“SOA更深入地驱动企业的解决方案，而通过IMS系统企业可以更有效地管理数据。”

       IMS 10包括最新的XQuery、Enhanced XML，以及能够事IMS数据支持第三方工具的Web服务支持，比如查询生成、在IMS 和其他行业数据库之间提供一个标准可共享的集成点。

       据悉，该产品拥有动态资源定义的功能，从而可以简化管理、安装和操作来减少总成本，并支持新应用程序的开发，支持像Web 2.0、 XML、 SOAP （Simple Object Access Protoco)、 Java 和 JDBC （(Java Database Connectivity）等开放标准，扩大了兼容性。

       另外，IMS SOAP Gateway（它使IMS事务处理像Web服务一样简单，不管客户机使用的是什么开发语言或平台）也得到了增强：提供z/OS环境、PL/I应用和异步标注支持（Asynchronous Callout support）。