IBM WebSphere Business Integration Connect offers new functions

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1 Software Announcement September 23, 2003 IBM Connect offers new functions Overview IBM has enhanced the WebSphere Business Integration portfolio of modular offerings with a new version of Connect to help lower the costs of integration and help speed time to value. Connect V4.2.0 and V4.2.1 can deliver five key capabilities to help accelerate the transformation into an on-demand business: Model and simulate business processes that can be instantly updated Integrate people, processes, information, and systems throughout your enterprise Connect with your customers and partners for an efficient business-to-business enterprise Monitor business processes from start to finish, using real-time performance data Manage your business more efficiently with the capability to review, analyze, and improve processes and performance While V4.2.0 and V4.2.1 will offer common capabilities, V4.2.1 will offer additional platform coverage and globalization support. Connect Advanced and Connect Enterprise V4.2.0 support the Red Hat Linux Advanced Server V2.1 platform. Connect-Express V4.2.0 supports the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform. Additional Platforms for WebSphere Business Advanced and Enterprise s V4.2.1 include: Microsoft Windows 2000 Sun Solaris V8 AIX V5.2 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server V8 IBM is also adding support for: RosettaNet PIPs in WebSphere Business Advanced and Enterprise s V4.2.1; these are detailed in the Description section SOAP over HTTP(S) proxy support cxml Globalization enablement Additional Platforms for WebSphere Business Integration Connect-Express V4.2.1 include: Red Hat Linux Advanced Server V2.1 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server V8 Key prerequisites Refer to the Hardware requirements and Software requirements sections for further information. Planned availability dates September 29, 2003: Electronic delivery V4.2.0 October 24, 2003: Physical availability V4.2.0 December 19, 2003: Electronic delivery V4.2.1 January 12, 2004: Physical availability V4.2.1 At a glance Connect V4.2.0 and V4.2.1: Enable community integration through connectivity between trading partners Enable operational business to business (B2B) based on communities of trading partners Connect to and integrate with communities of trading partners Improve interactions with suppliers and customers Derive more value from internal process improvements Define trading partner interactions with an easy to use graphical interface Rapidly enable partners with self-registration and manage the defined partners Connect also provides: Support for a wide range of industry standard protocols including RosettaNet, AS2, and XML Support for trading partner interactions over transports such as HTTP(S), FTP, and SMTP Support for multiple Security Standards including vendor certificate authorities from Verisign and Thawte, SSL support, and Non-Repudiation as required for full AS2 compliance Complementary services covering a readiness review, deployment assistance, and operational support For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001 This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

2 Description Connect V4.2.0 and V4.2.1 are products designed to enable community integration through connectivity between trading partners, whatever the B2B requirement of the partner, and whatever the preferred style of integration and connectivity. It is delivered to enable effective operational B2B based on communities of trading partners. Connect provides the connectivity needed to integrate these communities of trading partners. It will work with other components of an end-to-end solution, typically provided by other middleware products, such as WebSphere Business Integration Server, which provide functions such as transformation and process integration. At present, operational B2B is not capable of achieving critical mass in a cost-effective, scalable manner. In most cases, a community must quickly grow to a point at which its participants give and get optimal levels of business value. To achieve critical mass, and for all community participants to gain high returns from their community, the process of recognizing, integrating, and supporting partners has to be rapid, rigorous, and repeatable. This has not been the case with B2B implementations to date. Connect is designed to enable effective B2B which is not dependent on a number of rigid point-to-point connections, but instead allows high levels of interoperability between whatever number of partners is required to achieve critical mass (community integration). This interoperability will allow for highly visible dynamic and fluid connectivity between a community of trading partners as opposed to the opaque, limited connections of the past. Community integration involves the selection of a transport mechanism, such as HTTP(S), FTP or SMTP, and the selection of the appropriate data format, whether it be a generic data format such as XML or SOAP, or whether it be related to a particular industry standard such as AS2 (an EDI standard for use over internet HTTP(S) transports) or RosettaNet. RosettaNet is a standard, common in the electronics industry using a specific form of XML messages as part of defined business processes shared between partners, again used over internet HTTP(S) transports. WebSphere Business provides support for these standards as well as others. Interactions with trading partners are mostly driven by the need to make internal business processes more efficient. Extending internal business integration to include interaction with trading partners creates an end-to-end integrated solution. Incorporating a trading partner interaction into an end-to-end integration solution necessitates the use of a B2B component within the internal integration implementation. This B2B component needs to extend the internal integration solution to provide the extra functions and capabilities required when exchanging information with a trading partner in an integrated and legally auditable way. The internal integration components will generally be the interface between the applications of the enterprise and the B2B component, although other methods of integration could include file-based integration. Whatever the style of internal integration used, the use of a B2B component, such as Connect working with internal applications, creates an end-to-end B2B solution. When looking to interact with another trading partner, an enterprise must agree on a number of different aspects of the level of integration to use. At the highest level, the enterprises must decide whether they are simply looking to exchange data to meet the B2B integration needs of their enterprises, or whether they want to extend their internal processes, and share them, as the interface between the enterprises. This would require each side to be running a process engine capable of driving the partner interactions through the defined process steps that are known to both partners. These steps are quite separate in definition and external awareness to the steps involved in the internal business processes, which would generally be private and proprietary to an enterprise. WebSphere Business does not provide this process engine because it is purely a B2B gateway, but can drive, and be driven by, a suitable process engine such as WebSphere InterChange Server. Also important to an end-to-end B2B solution is the transformation of the data exchanged between partners. Different enterprises have different practices around the transformation of data. Some will want the integration infrastructure to normalize all data to a standardized format, with the data then being transformed as required. Others will just transform data between applications as needed. The data standards used by a trading partner are likely to be substantially different to the data formats and standards used within an enterprise. Even if a data format to be used in trading partner interactions is agreed to, at least one party in the exchange is likely to need to transform the data. The most common implementation scenario will see a B2B gateway like Connect being used as part of an integration infrastructure, which is likely to already include various data transformation options. Examples of these are products such as WebSphere Data Interchange and Server. WebSphere Business can interact directly with these products to transform data as required, or it can also invoke other less powerful transformation products such as an XSLT tool to transform XML messages. However, on its own, Connect is capable of certain data validation and transformation functions. These enable the product to validate that the data received by a partner is correct and well formed, and any invalid data can be rejected by the product without further processing. Any validated messages can then be sent deeper within the enterprise. An end-to-end B2B solution requires the communication, connectivity, and security functions of a B2B gateway. This is the capability that WebSphere Business provides. Essentially, it drives the communication aspect of the exchange of data between trading partners. This includes the definition of the partners, which will include the specific transport layer to be used for each connection, as well as the security, encryption, and auditing requirements. Additionally, the activities need to be monitored as part of a solution management function while the partner definition function needs a management component in order to add, delete, and modify partner definitions. In addition to needing an effective software solution to deliver operational B2B, a methodology by which to facilitate critical mass in a community is required. This methodology needs to be rapid, rigorous, and repeatable. It will enable the assessment and planning required to identify and incorporate a trading partner into a community. The methodology will also provide some level of operational support for the maintenance of the integrated community. Connect is available in conjunction with such a methodology that will guide enterprises interested in extended community integration through the process of:

3 Identifying trading partners who want a mutually beneficial trading relationship Preparing those partners for participation in an integrated community Supporting the participants in their various roles in the community Connect provides all the functions as described above. In order to meet the needs of the differing customers we will be providing three different editions, which share a lot of common functions and whose packaging provides better tailoring for specific types of solutions. These editions are as follows: Connect-Express This product is designed to meet the needs of the SMB market, in terms of function, usability, and price. It enables small enterprises, who will make minimal gains from day to day interaction with upstream partners, to become involved in B2B communities at times when their potential gains are greatest. WebSphere Business -Express customers will want to integrate with a very small number of partners as quickly and as simply as possible. They do not wish to integrate with a growing number of partners, nor do they wish to build a hub of their own, where a number of different partners can quickly and automatically connect to them in order to start trading electronically. As such, this customer is likely to be an opportunist or reluctant to participate in a community on a large scale basis but Connect-Express will give them the ability to quickly, easily, and cheaply satisfy customer requirements and continue their trading relationship. This product is designed to meet the needs of the SMB market, in terms of function, usability, and price. A standard per CPU price provides a connection to a limited number of trading partner instances. The product is quick and easy to install, with the ability to exchange documents with trading partners using the following data format standards: X12, EDIFACT, Binary, and custom XML using a transport layer of AS2 providing any of the above data formats have been wrapped in an AS2 header before transmission. This product is priced both per CPU and also by the number of trading partner connections defined. The product is quick and easy to install, with an adaptable file based-interface for flexible and effortless back end integration. Connect also has the ability to send and resend documents to trading partners using the following data format standards: X12, EDIFACT, Binary, and custom XML using an AS2 transport layer providing any of the above data formats have been wrapped in an AS2 header before transmission. Connect-Express is available on Linux and Microsoft Windows. This product is aimed at the customer who wants to integrate with a very small number of partners as quickly and as simply as possible. They do not wish to integrate with a growing number of partners, nor do they wish to build a hub of their own, where a number of different partners can quickly and automatically connect to them and start trading electronically. The most likely scenario for this customer is the mandated need to connect to a large and important trading partner. As such, this customer is likely to be an opportunist or reluctant to participate in a community on a permanent basis. Connect Advanced Connect Advanced is a more powerful and complete product than the Express edition, designed for the customer who sees the need to connect to a growing number of trading partners, with a potentially high number of trading partner connections or a large number of transactions. Their role in the community will be highly changeable and they will require complete visibility of the reasons for change. They will adapt and reposition themselves in a given community in order to derive the most possible value. This may involve building a hub to which partners can automatically self-register. This product will provide functions and an environment that is scalable and robust with the necessary management and integration tools appropriate for a key B2B gateway, functioning as a critical part of the enterprise end-to-end integration solution extending out to trading partners. In addition to the scalability and management functions provided, Connect Advanced provides a full range of connectivity options. The transport options supported for connections between partners are SMTP, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS. The data formats supported for transmission across these transport options are: RNIF 1.1, RNIF 2.0 of RosettaNet, X12 and EDIFACT (both AS1 and AS2), custom XML, and Binary files. This product is priced both per CPU (defined by the number of CPUs where the document management component is installed) and also by the number of trading partner connections defined. Connect Enterprise Connect Enterprise is the same product as the Advanced but with an unlimited number of trading partner connections. This product is ideal for the very large enterprise that is building a hub where any number of partner connections may be required, and indeed these partners may register themselves to the hub in response to a mandate or instruction from the community owner. The pricing is simply based on the number of CPUs (defined by the number of CPUs where the document management component is installed) in the installed server. Connect delivers industry-specific business process templates and integration capabilities to connect disparate applications so they can make business decisions based upon a single, accurate view of their data, including critical item and inventory information. This extension of the current offering supplies functionality and adherence within the RosettaNet Standards. RosettaNet is an independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to the collaborative development and rapid deployment of open Internet-based business standards that align processes within the global high-technology trading network. RosettaNet is the accepted supply-chain integration standard and solution for the high-tech industry and other manufacturing sectors, addressing the demands for a non-proprietary solution for standardizing business with customers and partners. Connect, having the capability to provide a solution for RosettaNet, will be positioned as a key element that extends the WebSphere platform through new functionality that supports the industry standard. The target customer for a WebSphere Business solution is typically facing B2B transaction problems which fall into the process integration category:

4 Conducts inter-enterprise and intra-industry transactions with suppliers, plants, and customers utilizing the RosettaNet environment. Achieving a consistent and unified view of information across the enterprise, across disparate systems and applications to aid in reporting, planning, and business analysis. Modeling and implementing improved process design to aid in reducing labor costs and eliminating manual processes. Analyzing business activity to improve operational efficiency. Included in this offering are functions that support the following, available to run on RNIF 1.1 and RNIF 2.0. RosettaNet PIP 0A1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 0A1, which specifies a failure to complete an interface business activity in compliance with the RNIF 1.1 Core Specifications and can be detected by either of the two parties involved in the interface activity. RosettaNet PIP 2A12 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 2A12 Distribute Product Master (Version V01.03), which specifies the process for a Product Information Distributor, who is typically a product supplier, to distribute device-level product identification, including family attributes, location-specific data, procurement data, and limited product lifecycle information, required for the manufacturing resource planning (MRP) system of a product information user, who is typically a product buyer. RosettaNet PIP 3A1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A1 Request Quote (Version V02.00), which enables a buyer to request a product quote from a provider, and a provider to respond with either a quote or a referral. If referred to another provider, the buyer may request a quote from that party. The prices and product availability reflected in a quote may be influenced by an existing or potential relationship between a buyer and provider. RosettaNet PIP 3A2 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A2 Query Price and Availability (Version R02.01), which provides a quick, automated process for trading partners to request and provide product price and availability. RosettaNet PIP 3A4 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A4 Request Purchase Order (Version V02.02), which supports a process for trading partners to issue and acknowledge new purchase orders. RosettaNet PIP 3A5 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A5 Query Order Status (Version R02.00), which supports a process for trading partners to cancel and change purchase orders, and acknowledge changes. It provides an automated process for product sellers to report order status on all open orders those that have not been shipped on a periodic basis agreed upon in their trading partner agreement. RosettaNet PIP 3A6 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A6 Distribute Order Status (Version V02.02), which specifies a process for sellers to distribute order status of open orders to partners on a periodic basis agreed upon in their trading partner agreement. RosettaNet PIP 3A7 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A7 Notify of Purchase Order Update (Version V02.02), which specifies a process for requesting Work in Process Response, containing information from trading partners on the production status of the product being manufactured. RosettaNet PIP 3A8 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A8 Request Purchase Order Change (Version V01.02), which enables a buyer to change purchase order line items and obtain a quick response from the provider that acknowledges, at the line level, if the changes are accepted, rejected, or pending. RosettaNet PIP 3A9 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3A9 Request Purchase Order Cancellation (Version V01.01), which enables a buyer to cancel a purchase order and obtain a response from the provider that confirms if the cancellation is accepted or rejected. RosettaNet PIP 3B2 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3B2 Notify of Advance Shipment (Version V01.01), which enables shippers to send advance shipment and shippers manifest notifications. RosettaNet PIP 3C3 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3C3 Notify of Invoice (Version V01.01), which enables sellers to issue invoice notifications, and lets buyers and financiers validate them, issue invoice reject notifications and reissue invoices. RosettaNet PIP 3C4 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3C4 Notify of Invoice Reject (Version V01.00), which supports a process by which payees issue financial statements to payers. RosettaNet PIP 3C6 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3C6 Notify of Remittance Advice (Version V01.00), which enables a payer to issue a remittance advice to a payee. RosettaNet PIP 3D8 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 3D8 Distribute Work in Process (Version V01.00), which enables solution providers who manufacture components to distribute work in process notifications containing information on the production status of components being manufactured. RosettaNet PIP 4A1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 4A1 Notify of Strategic Forecast (Version V02.00), which provides a process for developing standardized collaborative sales forecasts between two trading partners for the purpose of projecting anticipated product sales. RosettaNet PIP 4A3 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 4A3 Notify of Threshold Release Forecast (Version V02.00), which provides a process for developing standardized collaborative order forecasts between two trading partners. RosettaNet PIP 4A5 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 4A5 Notify of Forecast Reply (Version V02.00), which allows a forecast recipient to submit a reply to a previously received forecast. RosettaNet PIP 4B2 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle 4B2 Notify of Shipment Receipt (Version V01.00), which enables a consignee to report the delivery, receipt, and status of a shipment to interested parties. RosettaNet PIP 4C1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle 4C1 Distribute Inventory Report (Version V02.03), which provides the ability to notify product sellers of inventory balances on products identified by active Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN). RosettaNet PIP 5C1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 5C1 Distribute Product List (Version V01.00), which provides the ability to notify partners of products eligible for design registration. RosettaNet PIP 5C4 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 5C4 Distribute Registration Status (Version V01.02), which allows product providers to send unsolicited

5 notifications of design registration status changes to demand creators. RosettaNet PIP 5D1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 5D1 Request Ship from Stock and Debit Authorization (Version V01.00), which lets product distributors submit ship-from-stock and debit authorization requests to product suppliers, and lets product suppliers send debit authorization numbers to product distributors via ship and debit authorization responses. RosettaNet PIP 7B1 on RNIF 1.1: Designed to handle PIP 7B1 Distribute Work in Process (Version V01.00), which supports the process used by a product manufacturer or assembler to inform a party of product configuration status. The recipient of the product status information could either be an end customer or another party acting on behalf of the end customer. RosettaNet PIP 0A1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 0A1, which specifies a failure to complete an interface business activity in compliance with the RNIF 2.0 Core Specifications and can be detected by either of the two parties involved in the interface activity. RosettaNet PIP 2A12 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 2A12 Distribute Product Master (Version V01.03), which specifies the process for a Product Information Distributor, who is typically a product supplier, to distribute device-level product identification, including family attributes, location-specific data, procurement data, and limited product lifecycle information, required for the manufacturing resource planning (MRP) system of a product information user, who is typically a product buyer. RosettaNet PIP 3A1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A1 Request Quote (Version V02.00), which enables a buyer to request a product quote from a provider, and a provider to respond with either a quote or a referral. If referred to another provider, the buyer may request a quote from that party. The prices and product availability reflected in a quote may be influenced by an existing or potential relationship between a buyer and provider. RosettaNet PIP 3A2 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A2 Query Price and Availability (Version R02.01), which provides a quick, automated process for trading partners to request and provide product price and availability. RosettaNet PIP 3A4 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A4 Request Purchase Order (Version V02.02), which supports a process for trading partners to issue and acknowledge new purchase orders. RosettaNet PIP 3A5 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A5 Query Order Status (Version R02.00), which supports a process for trading partners to cancel and change purchase orders, and acknowledge changes. It provides an automated process for product sellers to report order status on all open orders those that have not been shipped on a periodic basis agreed upon in their trading partner agreement. RosettaNet PIP 3A6 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A6 Distribute Order Status (Version V02.02), which specifies a process for sellers to distribute order status of open orders to partners on a periodic basis agreed upon in their trading partner agreement. RosettaNet PIP 3A7 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A7 Notify of Purchase Order Update (Version V02.02), which specifies a process for requesting Work in Process Response, containing information from trading partners on the production status of the product being manufactured. RosettaNet PIP 3A8 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A8 Request Purchase Order Change (Version V01.02), which enables a buyer to change purchase order line items and obtain a quick response from the provider that acknowledges, at the line level, if the changes are accepted, rejected, or pending. RosettaNet PIP 3A9 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3A9 Request Purchase Order Cancellation (Version V01.01), which enables a buyer to cancel a purchase order and obtain a response from the provider that confirms if the cancellation is accepted or rejected. RosettaNet PIP 3B2 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3B2 Notify of Advance Shipment (Version V01.01), which enables shippers to send advance shipment and shippers manifest notifications. RosettaNet PIP 3C3 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3C3 Notify of Invoice (Version V01.01), which enables sellers to issue invoice notifications, and lets buyers and financiers validate them, issue invoice reject notifications and reissue invoices. RosettaNet PIP 3C4 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3C4 Notify of Invoice Reject (Version V01.00), which supports a process by which payees issue financial statements to payers. RosettaNet PIP 3C6 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3C6 Notify of Remittance Advice (Version V01.00), which enables a payer to issue a remittance advice to a payee. RosettaNet PIP 3D8 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 3D8 Distribute Work in Process (Version V01.00), which enables solution providers who manufacture components to distribute work in process notifications containing information on the production status of components being manufactured. RosettaNet PIP 4A1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 4A1 Notify of Strategic Forecast (Version V02.00), which provides a process for developing standardized collaborative sales forecasts between two trading partners for the purpose of projecting anticipated product sales. RosettaNet PIP 4A3 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 4A3 Notify of Threshold Release Forecast (Version V02.00), which provides a process for developing standardized collaborative order forecasts between two trading partners. RosettaNet PIP 4A5 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 4A5 Notify of Forecast Reply (Version V02.00), which allows a forecast recipient to submit a reply to a previously received forecast. RosettaNet PIP 4B2 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle 4B2 Notify of Shipment Receipt (Version V01.00), which enables a consignee to report the delivery, receipt, and status of a shipment to interested parties. RosettaNet PIP 4C1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle 4C1 Distribute Inventory Report (Version V02.03), which provides the ability to notify product sellers of inventory balances on products identified by active Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN). RosettaNet PIP 5C1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 5C1 Distribute Product List (Version V01.00), which provides the ability to notify partners of products eligible for design registration. RosettaNet PIP 5C4 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 5C4 Distribute Registration Status (Version V01.02), which allows product providers to send unsolicited

6 notifications of design registration status changes to demand creators. RosettaNet PIP 5D1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 5D1 Request Ship from Stock and Debit Authorization (Version V01.00), which lets product distributors submit ship-from-stock and debit authorization requests to product suppliers, and lets product suppliers send debit authorization numbers to product distributors via ship and debit authorization responses. RosettaNet PIP 7B1 on RNIF 2.0: Designed to handle PIP 7B1 Distribute Work in Process (Version V01.00), which supports the process used by a product manufacturer or assembler to inform a party of product configuration status. The recipient of the product status information could either be an end customer or another party acting on behalf of the end customer. Trademarks WebSphere and AIX are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others

7 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information September 23, 2003 Education support The following educational offerings are available as listed below: IBM Global Services, IT Education Services, provides education to support many IBM offerings. Descriptions of courses for IT professionals and managers are on the IBM Learning Services Web sites: catalog/wbi/ Or contact us at Refer to the IBM Learning Services Web site for information on course locations and availability dates. Call IBM IT Education Services and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH ( ) for catalogs, schedules, and enrollments. Offering information Product information will be available through the Offering Information Web site: Through the Passport Advantage Web site at: Publications No publications are shipped with these products. The following product documentation will be available to download from the WebSphere Business Integration Connect product Web site: Connect Advanced and Enterprise s: Product overview Release notes Migration information Architecture overview Information roadmap Getting started information Installation information Troubleshooting information Community Console usage information Administration information Community Participant usage information Connect-Express : Product overview Release notes Installation information Information roadmap Getting started information Usage information Troubleshooting information The following Web site will contain the complete set of documentation: Hardware requirements Technical information The following represents the hardware requirements for Connect-Express 1 : Linux or Windows operating environments: 1.4 GHz Intel Xeon processor Minimum 512 MB RAM Minimum 100 MB available disk space for application The following represents the hardware requirements for Connect Advanced and Enterprise s 1 : Linux or Windows operating environments: 2 GHz Intel Xeon processor Minimum 2 GB RAM Minimum 300 MB available disk space for application, additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended Additional hardware requirements: Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy Multi-server installations require network attached shared storage AIX operating environment 600 MHz processor Minimum 2 GB RAM Minimum 300 MB available disk space for application, additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended Additional hardware requirements: Additional servers for added capacity and redundancy Multi-server installations require network attached shared storage Sun Solaris operating environment SPARC III, 750 MHz Minimum 2 GB RAM This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

8 Minimum 300 MB available disk space for application, additional disk space for document storage, 30 GB recommended Additional hardware requirements: Additional servers for added capacity and/or redundancy Multi-server installations require network attached shared storage 1 Actual requirements for your system may be greater, depending on the complexity of your specific environment, throughput, and data object size Software requirements Connect-Express The following represents the software requirements for Connect-Express: For Windows: Pack 3 Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service For Linux, one of the following operating systems: Red Hat Linux Advanced Server for Intel, V2.1 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for x86, V8 with SuSE Linux kernel 2.4 Microsoft Internet Explorer, V5, or later; Netscape, V6 for Console access. A Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)-based relay server for alert delivery and SMTP message deliver. Connect Advanced and Enterprise s The following represents the software requirements for Connect Advanced and Enterprise s: For Linux, one of the follow operating systems: Red Hat Linux Advanced Server for Intel, V2.1 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for x86, V8 with SuSE Linux kernel 2.4 For Windows and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3: For AIX: AIX APAR IY44183 or with Recommended Maintenance package APAR IY44183 For Sun Solaris operating system: Solaris 8 with the Recommended Patch Cluster of April 2003 Database, one of the following: DB2 Enterprise Server, V8.1 fixpack 2 and DB2 universal JDBC driver Oracle Database Server, V9.2 with Oracle JDBC thin driver WebSphere MQ, V5.3 (Fix Pack CSD 03, or later), with MA0C: MQSeries Publish/Subscribe SupportPac. Microsoft Internet Explorer, V5, or later; Netscape, V6, or later, for Community Console access. A SMTP-based relay server for alert delivery and SMTP message delivery. Dedicated servers are recommended for database and MQ. Planning information Packaging: Connect consists of the following editions: Connect Express This product is intended, in terms of function, usability, and price, to meet the partner enablement needs of the SMB market and small enterprises with small IT skills bases. Connect Advanced Intended to address those customers who are looking to build their own hub to integrate with a number of partners, either in a peer-to-peer relationship or in a more differentially sized relationship. The Advanced edition will have a price structure dependent on the number of partner connections in the hub. Connect Enterprise Intended to address those customers who are looking to build their own hub to integrate with a number of partners, either in a peer-to-peer relationship or in a more differentially sized relationship. The Enterprise edition will enable the hub to support an unlimited number of connections. The program when downloaded from a Web site, contains the applicable IBM license agreement, and License Information (LI), if appropriate and will be presented for acceptance at the time of installation of the program. The license and LI will be stored in a directory such as LICENSE.TXT for future reference. Security, auditability, and control The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Ordering information This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. Product information Licensed function Product title Product group category WebSphere Business App Integration WebSphere Middleware Other Advanced WebSphere Business App Integration WebSphere Middleware Other Express WebSphere Business App Integration WebSphere Middleware Other Enterprise Connect V4.2 is priced as follows: Per processor Per connection

9 Passport Advantage licensing Passport Advantage supply Program name Part number Program name Part number Connect Advanced Connect Advanced Per Processor License & SW Maintenance 12 Months Connect Advanced Per Connections License & SW Maintenance 12 Months Connect Advanced Per Processor SW Maintenance Annual Renewal Connect Advanced Per Connections SW Maintenance Annual Renewal Connect Advanced Per Processor SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months Connect Advanced Per Connections SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months Connect Express Connect Express Per Processor License & SW Maintenance 12 Months Connect Express Per Connections License & SW Maintenance 12 Months Connect Express Per Processor SW Maintenance Annual Renewal Connect Express Per Connections SW Maintenance Annual Renewal Connect Express Per Processor SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months Connect Express Per Connections SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months D52G3LL D52G1LL E00SMLL E00SLLL D52G4LL D52G2LL D52INLL D533QLL E00TXLL E013RLL D52IPLL D533RLL Connect Enterprise Connect Enterprise Per Processor License & SW Maintenance 12 Months Connect Enterprise Per Processor SW Maintenance Annual Renewal Connect Enterprise Per Processor SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months D51LLLL E00I0LL D51LNLL Connect Advanced Media Pack English U.S. CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 Connect Express Media Pack English U.S. Windows 2000, ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 Connect Enterprise Media Pack, CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 Connect Advanced Media Pack, English U.S. AIX V5, Solaris (Sun Microsystems), Windows 2000 ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 Connect-Express Media Pack, English U.S. Windows 2000, ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 Connect Enterprise, Media Pack English U.S. AIX V5,, Solaris (Sun Microsystems), Windows 2000 CD-Rom Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 BM01ENA BM01DNA BM002NA BM02CNA BM02BNA BM02ANA Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details: Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed below are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack. Entitled maintenance offerings description Media packs Part (Sub-ID) description number Connect Advanced WSBCNSTDSB02 WebSphere Business BM01ENA Advanced Per Processor Media Pack English U.S. CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V

10 Entitled maintenance offerings description Media packs Part (Sub-ID) description number WSBCNSTDSB03 WebSphere Business BM01ENA Advanced Per Connections Media Pack English U.S., CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 WSBCNSTDSB02 WebSphere Business BM02CNA Advanced Per Processor Media Pack English U.S., AIX V5, Linux for x86series, Solaris (Sun Microsystems), Windows 2000 ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 WSBCNSTDSB03 WebSphere Business BM02CNA Advanced Per Connections Media Pack English U.S., AIX V5, Linux for x86series, Solaris (Sun Microsystems), Windows 2000 ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 Connect Express WSBCNEXPSB02 WebSphere Business BM01DNA Express Per Processor Media Pack English U.S. Windows 2000, ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 Entitled maintenance offerings description Media packs Part (Sub-ID) description number WSBCNEXPSB03 WebSphere Business BM01DNA Express Per Connections Media Pack English U.S. Windows 2000, CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 WSBCNEXPSB02 WebSphere Business BM02BNA Express Per Processor Meida Pack English U.S. Windows 2000, ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 WSBCNEXPSB03 WebSphere Business BM02BNA Express Per Connections Meida Pack English U.S. Windows 2000, CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.1 Connect Enterprise WSBCNENTSB01 WebSphere Business BM002NA Enterprise Per Processor English U.S. ISO 9660 Standard V4.2.0 WSBCNENTSB01 WebSphere Business BM02ANA Enterprise Per Processor English U.S. AIX V5, Linux for x86series Solaris (Sun Microsystems), Windows 2000 ISO 9660 Standard V

11 Terms and conditions Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). Proofs of Entitlement (PoE) are required for all authorized use. Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance. LI form number: L-DTIS-5MKSD8 WebSphere Business Advanced L-DTIS-5MKS8G Express L-DTIS-5MKSE4 Connect Enterprise Limited warranty applies: Yes Money-back guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the program, return it within 30 days from the invoice date, to the party (either IBM or its reseller) from whom you acquired it, for a refund. This applies only to your first acquisition of the program. Copy and use on home/portable computer: No Volume orders (IVO): No Passport Advantage applies: Passport Advantage Web site at: Yes and through the Software Maintenance applies: Yes Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Subscription and Technical Support, is now included in the Passport Advantage Agreement. Installation and technical support for the programs announced in this letter is provided by the Software Maintenance offering of the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances customer productivity by providing voice and/or electronic access into the IBM support organizations. IBM includes one year of Software Maintenance with the initial license acquisition of each program acquired. The initial period of Software Maintenance can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option that is available. While your Software Maintenance is in effect, IBM provides you assistance for your routine, short-duration installation, usage (how-to) questions, and code-related questions. IBM provides assistance via telephone and, if available, electronic access, only to your IS technical support personnel during the normal business hours (published prime shift hours) of your IBM support center. This assistance is not available to your end users. IBM provides Severity 1 assistance 24 hours a day, every day of the year. For additional details, consult your IBM Software Support Guide at: handbook.html Software Maintenance does not include assistance for the design and development of applications, your use of programs in other than their specified operating environment, or failures caused by products for which IBM is not responsible under this agreement. For more information, about the Passport Advantage Agreement refer to the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement Software Announcement , dated July 10, or visit the Passport Advantage Web site at: IBM operational support services Support line: No iseries software subscription applies: No Prices Passport Advantage For Passport Advantage information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business Partner. For additional information about the Passport Advantage offering, visit the following Web site: To order, contact the Americas Call Centers, your local IBM representative, or your IBM Business Partner. To identify your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU ( ). Global Financing IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers to assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Offerings include financing for IT acquisition, including hardware, software, and services, both from IBM and other manufacturers or vendors. Offerings (for all customer segments: small, medium, and large enterprise), rates, terms, and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization or visit: Use the Select a Country menu, to find a contact in your location. Order now To order, contact the Americas Call Centers or your local IBM representative. To identify your local IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU ( ). Phone: 800-IBM-CALL ( ) Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX ( ) Internet: ibm direct@vnet.ibm.com Mail: The Americas Call Centers Dept. YE001 P.O. Box 2690 Atlanta, GA Reference: YE001 The Americas Call Centers, our national direct marketing organization, can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products. Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date

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