IBM WebSphere Message Broker File Extender V5 New File Nodes enhance Message Broker capabilities

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1 Software Announcement May 24, 2005 IBM Extender V5 New File Nodes enhance Message Broker capabilities Overview IBM WebSphere Business Integration brokers are leading message brokers in the integration market, offering in-flight routing, transformation, logging, and enrichment of messages. IBM broadens its leadership with WebSphere Business Integration brokers by extending the applicability of the broker s unique set of value-added features and functions with the release of Extender, a set of nodes specifically designed to handle files residing on the same file system as the Message Broker run time. Chief executives can consider improving customer service and business agility while reducing operational and IT costs. Corporate information officers can consider reducing system development and maintenance costs. Operations executives may reduce operational costs. Customer-facing executives may improve customer service. Extender increases the value of previous investments by supporting and transforming information between legacy file-based applications and new applications based on different protocols, standards, and formats. Key prerequisites IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker V5 for Multiplatforms (IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, Linux, or Microsoft Windows ) Planned availability dates June 3, 2005: Electronic software delivery July 1, 2005: Media and documentation At a glance Extender: Extends IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker capabilities to include files Enables you to easily integrate file-based applications with message-based or Web-services-enabled applications Provides a way to feed file-based workload directly into the broker through plug-in nodes without any intervening adapters Enables the implementation of message flows that read and write files, by extending the existing WebSphere Message Broker palette with file input and file output nodes Enables the implementation of message flows that mix file input and output with other forms of input and output such as WebSphere MQ queues Delivers an infrastructure for an on demand business Can be used to build an enterprise service bus for an on demand business For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business ner, 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 Extender extends the reach of WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker brokering capabilities into the domain of files. The Program consists of a set of broker plug-in nodes (namely a file input node and a file output node) that are fully integrated with the Message Broker Toolkit palette, giving new and existing users of WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker immediate productivity with this new component. The Program is a very important addition to the broker portfolio of add-on plug-ins nodes as it enables users to natively exploit from the broker the huge amount of information that in the vast majority of enterprises is still stored in flat files. Users can apply brokering services such as transformation, enrichment, logging, and routing to file content, and seamlessly convert messages into files, file records, and vice versa, by simply wiring the relevant input/output node into the appropriate message flow. The Program administration model adheres to the overall WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker administration paradigm. Configuring the Program is as simple as dragging a node into a message flow and editing a few user specified node properties using the standard broker toolkit. In order to support change management procedures in an effective way, some of the node properties can be overridden at deploy time. The following list summarizes the functions and capabilities of the Extender: Ability to read from and write to a file directly using input and output nodes in a message flow The Extender File Input and File Output nodes allow you to write a message flow that takes input from files stored in a local file system source directory (possibly using wildcards to select specific file subsets), and to produce output in the form of files written to a local file system target directory. When reading from a file, you have the option of propagating the file content to the message flow either record by record or as a single buffer of information; in both cases the information read from files can be parsed exploiting the native IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker MRM definitions. Ability to operate on file information with ESQL and built-in IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker nodes The information read from a file or written to a file can be handled from within a message flow using the standard facilities offered by IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker, such as Compute nodes with ESQL language, Mapping nodes, Filter nodes, and MRM parsing. Support for file-to-file message flows When a Extender File Input node is used in conjunction with a WebSphere Message Broker File Extender File Output node, the resulting message flow can be used to perform pure file brokering functions such as: file format conversion, file content augmentation, and filtering. Support for File to Message and Message to File message flows When a Extender File Input node is used in conjunction with an MQ Output node, or vice versa, when an MQ Input node is used in conjunction with a Extender File Output node, the resulting message flow can be used to implement two-way interfaces between message-based applications and file-based applications, possibly including value-added function such as on the fly format conversion (for example from a COBOL copybook-like format to XML) and routing. One-click install and extreme ease of use The Extender features a one-click install, a key attribute of IBM s increased focus on supreme ease of use. Other usability features include smart defaults for most configuration parameters and several working sample message flows. Benefits of Extender Extender and IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker are an ideal platform for business integration. They offer you the essential flexibility to start small and grow with your customer demands. Ease of implementation and ease of use in production ensures that time to value can be slashed and return on investment maximized. These integration offerings help you improve control of your business, allowing rapid response to events as they occur, and enable timely delivery of business information that supports key business decisions. The use of Extender means that useful and timely information extracted from files can be provided through the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker for customers, suppliers, and partners in order to improve customer satisfaction and competitiveness. It can help reduce delivery cycle times and error rates, improving operational performance, including reducing inventory and improving cash flow to increase return on capital employed. Extender extends the value of previous investments by supporting and transforming information between legacy file-based applications and new applications based on different protocols, standards, and formats. The Extender is based on technology from the SPAZIO family of products by Primeur. Professional services A range of planning, installation, implementation, migration, design, and performance services are available through IBM Global Services and IBM Business ners who have the expertise to integrate your enterprise whatever your industry focus. Visit for IBM Services, or for those available for Business ners. IBM Software Services for WebSphere IBM Services has the breadth, depth, and reach to manage your customer s services needs. You can

3 leverage the deep technical skills of our WebSphere lab-based services and the business consulting, project management, and infrastructure expertise of our IBM Global Services team. Also, IBM Services extends our reach through IBM Business ners to provide an unmatched portfolio of capabilities. Together, we provide the global reach, intellectual capital, industry insight, and technology leadership to support any critical business need. To learn more about IBM Services, visit services/ To locate an IBM Business ner, visit Primeur professional services Primeur professional services provide a range of implementation offerings that can assist you in getting your installation of Extender up and running and into production quickly and successfully. These are provided via their local service centers and backed up by their Competence Centers and Labs where required: Visit To contact Primeur professional services and competence centers, competencecenters@primeur.com Primeur services range from handling File Transfer applications covering heterogeneous platforms, to providing management infrastructures using several market-standard frameworks, securing business-to-business applications, implementing Open Source-based solutions and building complex Enterprise Application Integration scenarios involving Integration Brokers and Adapters. For all these services, Primeur can provide architects, project leaders, analysts, developers, and system engineers highly skilled both in Primeur and WebSphere product environments. All technicians at the competence center possess one or more IBM WebSphere certifications. Each technician is able to offer consultancy services for the entire suite of WebSphere products (including WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker). To find out more about Primeur professional services go to or to the appropriate competence center. To contact Primeur professional services and competence centers, competencecenters@primeur.com Accessibility by people with disabilities Administration of the program is controlled by the Message Broker Toolkit for WebSphere Studio which contains the Eclipse node. The externals exposed through the Eclipse node attributes editor meet the requirements for keyboard access, object information, sounds, display, timing, documentation, and accessibility testing. The Message Flow Editor overview and palette are not accessible they do not allow keyboard access to all functions. This is due to the underlying Flow Composition Builder Eclipse component, which does not provide keyboard support. Product positioning New extensions to IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker demonstrate IBM s continued commitment to integration networks and broker technology. Integration brokers are now taken to the next level by introducing Extender. This extends the reach of WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker brokering capabilities into the domain of files. Extender consists of a set of broker plug-in nodes (namely a file input node and a file output node) that are fully integrated with the Message Broker Toolkit palette, giving new and existing users immediate productivity with this new component. The Message Broker File Extender offers flexible entry points into integration and leverage investments within WebSphere Business Integration portfolio, and is a very important addition to the broker portfolio of add-on plug-ins and adapters, as it enables users to natively exploit the huge amount of information that in the vast majority of enterprises is still stored in flat files. By using Extender users can apply brokering services such as transformation, enrichment, logging, and routing to file content and seamlessly convert messages into files, file records, and vice versa, by simply wiring the relevant input/output node into an appropriate message flow. The Extender administration model adheres to the overall WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker administration paradigm. Configuring the WebSphere Message Broker File Extender is as simple as dragging a node into a message flow and editing a few user-specified node properties. In order to support change management procedures in an effective way, some of the node properties can be overridden at deploy time. The Extender and IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker are an ideal platform for business integration. They offer you the essential flexibility to start small and grow with your customer demands. Ease-of-implementation and ease-of-use in production ensures that time to value can be slashed and return on investment maximized. These integration offerings help you improve control of your business, allowing rapid response to events as they occur, and enable timely delivery of business information that supports key business decisions. The use of Extender means that useful and timely information extracted from files can be provided through the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker for customers, suppliers, and partners in order to improve customer satisfaction and competitiveness. It can help reduce delivery cycle times and error rates, improving operational performance, including reducing inventory and improving cash flow to increase return on capital employed

4 Trademarks developerworks is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. 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. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both SPAZIO is a trademark of Primeur Group in Italy, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others

5 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information May 24, 2005 Offering information Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site Also, visit the Passport Advantage Web site Publications The following can be ordered: Publication Order Order Availability title number from date IBM GC IBM July 1, 2005 WebSphere Publications Message Center Broker File Extender V5.0 Installation, Configuration & User Reference Guide The following manual in PDF format is also supplied on the Program Product CD-ROM and available for electronic delivery: Extender Installation, Configuration and User Reference Guide The IBM Publications Center The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided. Payment options for orders are via credit card (in the U.S.) or customer number for 50 countries. A large number of publications are available online in various file formats, and they can all be downloaded by all countries free of charge. The IBM Publications Notification System (PNS) messages/welcome PNS enables subscribers to set up profiles of interest by order number/product number. PNS subscribers automatically receive notifications of all new publications defined in their profiles. These may then be ordered/downloaded from the Publications Center. The PNS site is available in English and Canadian French. Technical information Specified operating environment Hardware requirements: Any vendor hardware explicitly compatible and fully capable of running the specified operating system, the corresponding supporting software and associated applications unmodified. Responsibility to provide statement of full compatibility between machines lies with the original equipment provider. Message Broker Toolkit for WebSphere Studio (design time) requirements IBM xseries and Intel -based systems (or equivalent), various manufacturers Extender (run time server) requirements IBM pseries, RS/6000 processor machines Sun Microsystems SPARC processor machines IBM xseries and Intel-based systems (or equivalent), various manufacturers Software requirements 1. WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker V5.0.1 with Fix Pack 5 and APAR IC45439 installed 2. Message Broker Toolkit for WebSphere Studio: (design time tooling) Supplied with the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker, running on one of the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (with SP3) Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (with SP3) Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP3) Microsoft Windows XP Professional (with SP1 ) 3. Extender: (run time server) Running on one of the following supported software platforms: IBM AIX V5.1 (maintenance level 3) IBM AIX V5.2 (maintenance level 2) Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (with SP3) Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with SP3) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard and Enterprise editions) 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

6 Sun Solaris 2.8 Sun Solaris 9 (both with the SunSolve recommended patch level) Note: The WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker V5.0.1 requires JRE For the Sun Solaris platform only, this must be upgraded to JRE when using Extender. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 General notes: Where patches for a product are specified, this means that these patches were required to resolve problems found during testing, and should therefore be considered as the minimum necessary maintenance level. Further maintenance should be applied in accordance with the guidance of the relevant software manufacturer. Refer to the WebSphere Business Integration Page for the latest information and the Readme file shipped with the product. Planning information Installability: The Extender Nodes install on the same server as the runtime component of the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker, the user will be prompted for installation parameters which will govern where the files reside. The file and message flows are administered and controlled by the Message Brokers Toolkit for WebSphere Studio. Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support, is included in the Passport Advantage Agreement. Installation and technical support is provided by the Software Maintenance offering of the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances customer productivity, with voice and electronic access into IBM support organizations. Packaging Extender program is supplied on multiple CDs, one per platform: 1. Extender for Windows 2. Extender for AIX 3. Extender for Sun Solaris 4. Extender for Linux-Intel Each CD will also contain the IBM WebSphere Message Broker File Extender Installation, Configuration, and User Reference Guide. Security, auditability, and control Extender uses the security and auditability features of the host hardware or software. 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 Product title group category WebSphere Message App Integration App Integration Broker File Extender Middleware Middleware Program PID Charge unit name number description WebSphere Message 5724-M01 Processor(s) Broker File Extender WebSphere Message 5724-M01 Processor Day Broker File Extender Charges for authorized use of the program are based on Processor License Units (PLUs). The use of the program on any server machine requires one PLU to be acquired (from IBM or an IBM Business ner) for each processor contained in the server machine on which any copy of the program is to run. PLUs are required for every server machine on which the program is installed. You are also required to obtain a corresponding number of additional PLUs if the program installation is moved to a server machine with a greater number of processors, or if any additional processors are added to the server machine on which the program is installed. Note that the pricing is based on the number of processors in the server machine, regardless of whether they are all being used to execute the program. Failure to comply with the requirement for the appropriate number of PLUs will constitute a material breach of the terms of this license and will automatically terminate your rights in connection therewith. Charge metrics definitions Per processor charging under Full Capacity In Full Capacity charging where charges are based on a capacity-based metric, such as a processor, Proofs of Entitlement (PoEs) must be acquired for all capacity that is active on the server where the Program or a component of the Program is run. As an example, a customer has ordered a server with four processors. The server is shipped with six processors, but two of them are inactive. Thus, four processors are active for the customer. Notes: 1. IBM defines a physical processor in a computer as a functional unit that interprets and executes instructions. A physical processor consists of at least an instruction control unit and one or more arithmetic and logic units. 2. Multi-core technology allows two or more processors (commonly called cores ) to be active on a single silicon chip. With multi-core technology, IBM considers each core to be a physical processor. For example, in a dual-core chip, there are two

7 physical processors residing on the single silicon chip. 3. In the zseries Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) environment, each IFL engine is considered a single physical processor. 4. Threading, a technique which makes a single processor seem to perform as two or more, does not affect the count of physical processors. 5. Where blade technology is employed, each blade is considered a separate server and charging is based upon the total number of processors on the blade on which the Program is run. Passport Advantage program licenses On/Off Capacity on Demand (O/O CoD) Extender description Extender Proc Day O/OCoD Temp Use Charge Terms and conditions number D551ALL This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap. Extender description Extender WS Msg Broker File Extender Processor(s) License and SW Maintenance 12 Months WS Msg Broker File Extender Processor(s) SW Maintenance Annual Renewal WS Msg Broker File Extender Processor(s) SW Maintenance Reinstatement 12 Months Passport Advantage supply Program name/ description Extender V5.0.0 Media Pack English International AIX V5.x, Other, Linux for x86series Intel-based servers CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard V5.0.0 number D5501LL E01RULL D5502LL number BA0E6IE Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). PoEs are required for all authorized use. number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance. This software license includes Software Maintenance, previously referred to as Software Subscription and Technical Support. License information form number Program Program Form name number number WebSphere Message 5724-M01 L-AFOS-6ACHH5 Broker File Extender Limited warranty applies: Yes Warranty: This program has warranty for a minimum of one year from acquisition from IBM or authorized IBM Business ner. The warranty provided to the customer, for at least one year from acquisition, is access to databases (read Web sites) for program information and FAQs, including any known fixes to defects, which the customer can download or obtain otherwise and install at leisure. Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details Customers with active Maintenance or Subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack. Extender V5.0.0 Entitled maintenance Media packs offerings description description number WebSphere Message WS Msg Broker File BA0E6IE Broker File Extender Extender English Per Processor International AIX V5.x, Other, Linux for x86series Intel-based servers CD-ROM Digital Disk ISO 9660 Standard Program technical support: Technical support of a program product will be available for a minimum of three years from the planned availability date, as long as your Software Maintenance is in effect. This technical support allows you to obtain assistance (via telephone or electronic means) from IBM for product-specific, task-oriented questions regarding the installation and operation of the program product. Software Maintenance also provides you with access to updates, releases, and versions of the program. Customers will be notified, via announcement letter, of discontinuance of support with 12 months notice. If you require additional technical support from IBM, including an extension of support beyond the discontinuance date, contact your IBM representative or IBM Business ner. This extension may be available for a fee. Money-back guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the Program and you are the original licensee, 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. For programs acquired under the IBM International Passport Advantage offering, this term applies only to your first acquisition of the Program. For programs acquired under any of IBM s On/Off CoD software offerings, this term does not apply since

8 these offerings apply to programs already acquired and in use by the customer. 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 Software Subscription and Technical Support, is included in the Passport Advantage Agreement. Installation and technical support is provided by the Software Maintenance offering of the IBM International Passport Advantage Agreement. This fee service enhances customer productivity, with voice and electronic access into 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 and usage (how-to) questions; and code-related questions. IBM provides assistance via telephone and, if available, electronic access, only to your information systems (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, visit the Passport Advantage Web site at iseries Software Maintenance applies: No Educational allowance available: Not applicable On/Off Capacity on Demand To be eligible for O/OCoD pricing, customers must be enabled for temporary capacity on the corresponding hardware, and the required contract Z , Amendment for iseries and pseries Temporary Capacity On Demand Software must be signed prior to use. IBM Electronic Services IBM Global Services has transformed its delivery of hardware and software support services to put you on the road to higher systems availability. IBM Electronic Services is a Web-enabled solution that provides you with an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the service and support on the IBM. You should benefit from greater system availability due to faster problem resolution and preemptive monitoring. IBM Electronic Services is comprised of two separate but complementary elements: IBM Electronic Services news page and IBM Electronic Service Agent. IBM Electronic Services news page provides you with a single Internet entry point that replaces the multiple entry points traditionally used by customers to access IBM Internet services and support. The news page enables you to gain easier access to IBM resources for assistance in resolving technical problems. The IBM Electronic Service Agent is no-additional charge software that resides on your IBM system. It is designed to proactively monitor events and transmit system inventory information to IBM on a periodic, customer-defined timetable. The IBM Electronic Service Agent tracks system inventory, hardware error logs, and performance information. If the server is under a current IBM maintenance service agreement or within the IBM warranty period, the Service Agent automatically reports hardware problems to IBM. Early knowledge about potential problems enables IBM to provide proactive service that maintains higher system availability and performance. In addition, information collected through the Service Agent will be made available to IBM service support representatives when they are helping answer your questions or diagnosing problems. To learn how IBM Electronic Services can work for you, visit Prices Passport Advantage For Passport Advantage information and charges, contact your IBM representative or authorized IBM Business ner. Additional information is also available at Order now To order, contact the Americas Call Centers, your local IBM representative, or your IBM Business ner. To identify your local IBM representative or IBM Business ner, call 800-IBM-4YOU ( ). Phone: 800-IBM-CALL ( ) Fax: 800-2IBM-FAX ( ) Internet: ibm direct@vnet.ibm.com Mail: IBM Americas Call Centers Dept: IBM CALL, 11th Floor 105 Moatfield Drive North York, Ontario Canada M3B 3R1 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

9 Trademarks iseries and Electronic Service Agent are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. The e-business logo, Passport Advantage, WebSphere, xseries, pseries, RS/6000, SP1, and AIX are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others