IBM 3.1 Server User Manual


 
IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS,
Version 3.1
Delivers CICS integration to enable
reuse of CICS applications within
broader, on demand scenarios,
through standard APIs and protocols
Provides application-transformation
capabilities that enable you to
enhance existing applications and
construct new applications, using
contemporary programming
languages, constructs and tools
Offers enterprise-management
capabilities to help you effectively
manage large run-time
configurations using modern user
interfaces, so you can meet
demanding service-level objectives
Highlights
Offering easier integration with Web services, enhanced application transformation,
and improved performance and enterprise-management capabilities
Many enterprises have assessed
the opportunities and advantages
presented by on demand business
technologies. Now, they’re aggressively
moving forward to implement
flexible business processes that take
advantage of new technologies, while
still leveraging existing IT assets. With
this flexible architecture in place,
companies can gain the momentum
they need to achieve competitive
advantage in the marketplace. To
keep pace, you must ensure that your
business processes integrate across
your company and with partners,
suppliers and customers by building
an ecosystem that can respond to any
market opportunity or competitive threat.
The industry-leading transaction-
processing platform
With this release, IBM CICS
®
Transaction Server, Version 3.1 provides
the flexible platform you need to move
your organization toward becoming
an on demand business. To help you
create an on demand operating
environment, CICS Transaction Server,
Version 3.1 provides a range of major
enhancements that can be grouped
into three primary areas:
Increased integration of CICS
applications
Enhanced application transformation
Improved performance and enterprise
management
Through these enhancements, CICS
Transaction Server, Version 3.1 can:
Integrate with modern development
environments, helping to reduce the
cost of producing new technology
solutions and the time to market for
production of traditional applications.
Enable new Java
applications
to extend the value of existing
applications with their proven,
operational business logic, while
minimizing your risk .
CICS Transaction Server extends its support for Web services technology.
Language
structure
CICS Transaction Server Version 3.1
WSBind
WSDL
Service requester
Web services
support
Data mapping
Business
logic
HFS
CICS Web
services assistant
SOAP
message