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IBM Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4 Announced on March 12, 1996 Software Announcement 296075 In Brief . . . IBM Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp provides: o The ability to build, execute and manage 3-tier client/server applications. o Proven technology that gives you investment protection and a clear growth path. o A flexible, open solution based on standard protocols and APIs. o Interoperability with all other platforms supported by CICS, including Windows NT. o Integration with Lotus Notes and the Internet. o Flexible and portable applications across many systems. o Scalability from tens to thousands of users. o Manageability from a single point of control. ----------------------------------------- For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Authorized Business Partner, or IBM DIRECT at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE005 ---------------------------------------- The Transaction Server is announced as part of IBM's family of modular application servers, known as IBM Software Servers. These servers enable customers to rapidly implement client/server applications, by using modular server technology that supports multiple server and client platforms. You can find more information on the IBM Software Servers by reviewing the Overview: IBM Software Servers, Software Announcement 296-071, dated March 12, 1996. IBM Transaction Server, an advanced transaction processing solution for the OS/2(R) Warp and AIX platforms, acts as a robust, enterprise-wide coordinator and integrator of servers, managing high-performance applications and data sources across the network. Version 4 incorporates IBM CICS(TM), the most popular transaction processing product in the world. With IBM Transaction Server, you can create a distributed client/server environment with all the reliability, availability and data integrity required for today's Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and business-critical applications. The Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4 delivers CICS for OS/2 in a new 32-bit version, CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. Enhancements to CICS for OS/2 delivered in Version 3.0 include: o 32-bit engine, with performance improvements o Programming language support added for 32-bit COBOL, and improved support for C, C++, and PL/I o Extensions to the level of CICS API and SPI support o Support for the CEMT function for management of CICS resources o Support for APPC communication with clients o Interfaces for external security manager, external file manager, and for resource definition o Integration of the CICS for OS/2 Performance Analyzer o Improved, simplified packaging, with manuals in softcopy o Easier installation, with Up and Running publication to help customers get started o Extended National Language support, with messages, screens, and publications in multiple languages on one CD-ROM o Simplified use based pricing structure, without the former division into single-user and multi-user products The Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4 also includes the IBM CICS Clients for the OS/2 DOS, Windows+, and Macintosh platforms, at a new Version 1.1 level; important new functions include: o Extended National Language support o In the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1: - CICS gateway for Lotus Notes - CICS Internet gateway - REXX Access to CICS Availability Date: March 12, 1996 (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. (TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. + Trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. DESCRIPTION IBM Software Servers To meet today's need for software that is easy to install, use, and operate while working with existing systems, IBM has taken proven software technology and enhanced it with additional function, integrated packaging and simpler terms and conditions. The IBM Software Servers being announced today are: o Lotus Notes o Communications Server o Database Server o Directory and Security Server o Internet Connection Server o SystemView Server o Transaction Server Together, these servers represent the widest range of application servers in the industry. For announcement materials related to the other server products not covered in this announcement, refer to Software Announcement 296-071, dated March 12, 1996 (Overview: IBM Software Servers). As part of this IBM Software Server family, today we are announcing the IBM Transaction Servers, available for IBM's AIX and OS/2 Warp operating systems. For information on the IBM Transaction Server for AIX, Version 4, refer to Software Announcement 296-076, dated March 12, 1996. In response to market needs, IBM intends to provide Transaction Server for Microsoft's Windows NT platform at a future date. For those customers wanting transaction management capability on the Windows NT platform today, there is CICS for Windows NT from IBM and Encina for Windows NT from Transarc Corporation. Both products are generally available now. For CICS for Windows NT Version 2.0, refer to Software Announcement 296-004, dated January 23, 1996. For Encina for Windows NT, refer on the internet to: http://www.transarc.com IBM Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp can communicate and interoperate with CICS systems on a wide range of platforms, including MVS/ESA(TM), MVS, VSE/ESA(TM), OS/400(TM), AIX(TM), Windows NT, and several other OEM platforms. Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp also includes clients on the OS/2, DOS, Windows 3.1 and Apple Macintosh platforms. Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp Version 4.0 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 features CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. CICS for OS/2 is a member of the long established and high-integrity CICS family of transaction managers, and is delivered in a new Version 3.0 incorporating important enhancements. Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 also includes the CICS Clients for OS/2, DOS, Windows and Macintosh. These are at a new level, Version 1.1, incorporating new functions. Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 is shipped on CD-ROM only, in a package containing a hard-copy Up and Running! book, designed to enable the user to install and start a basic system. All other manuals are shipped only in soft-copy on the CD-ROM, and may be viewed or printed as required. They may be ordered separately as hard-copy books: ask your dealer or IBM representative. CICS for OS/2 Functional Overview CICS for OS/2 enables complex transaction management applications in a networked client/server environment. It supports users' business critical processes. It handles interactions between terminal users and application programs in a way which ensures predictable, rapid and high integrity responses to user requests. It provides the capability to exploit the power of the workstation together with networks which may be local area or wide area, stand-alone or host-attached. CICS for OS/2 is a member of the CICS family, with support for a range of platforms from mainframes to workstations, with connectivity to transactions and data on all other CICS systems, and with support for common applications across all these platforms. The CICS family enables transaction management workload to be shared across platforms, with multiple cooperating functions run close to the user, local, regional or corporate data, or solutions optimized to minimize network communications traffic. CICS for OS/2 is a scalable solution, offering opportunity for low transaction volume and cost restrictive solutions for start-up businesses, which may be extended by introduction of more powerful processors or migration to CICS on other platforms as business growth and needs dictate. Particular functions in CICS for OS/2 enabling the creation and operation of a secure online system include: o Functions for communications between application programs and local and remote workstations, terminals, subsystems, printers, and other devices. o Control of concurrently running programs serving many online users. o Controlled access for authorized users to databases and files. o Communication with other CICS systems and database systems, both local and remote, on OS/2 and other platforms. The principal areas of function in CICS for OS/2 are: 1. Interoperability Intercommunication facilities allow for great flexibility, and enable CICS for OS/2 systems to be supported and configured across a wide variety of networks, including APPC, TCP/IP and NetBIOS (including NetBIOS over IPX/SPX using Novell NetWare). Existing networks may be exploited for transaction management: for example, CICS data may be accessed from existing NetWare applications, or CICS transaction management integrated into existing NetWare environments. Also CICS for OS/2 can be used with IBM's leading commercial messaging MQSeries(TM) software. o Distributed Program Link allows a transaction to link to programs on a connected CICS system. o External Call Interface (ECI) enables a non-CICS application to call a CICS for OS/2 program synchronously or asynchronously. The ECI offers a simple interface whereby non-CICS software may cooperate with CICS server applications, communicating via a COMMAREA. For example, this enables transaction management to be integrated with personal productivity applications. The ECI may also be accessed from the CICS Clients. Running ECI applications in the server also enables a single machine to be used for developing and testing applications intended for client/server use on a LAN. o Transaction Routing allows a terminal user in one CICS system to run transactions in any connected CICS system. o External Presentation Interface (EPI) enables modern presentation technologies, such as a graphical user interface, to be used with unaltered old applications generating 3270 data streams. It allows any OS/2 application program to emulate a terminal while invoking a CICS transaction; the transaction can be an unaltered existing BMS transaction. The EPI may also be accessed from the CICS Clients. o Function Shipping allows application programs in one CICS system to have requests to address resources (such as files or queues) in any other connected CICS system executed on that system. o Distributed Transaction Processing is a facility which allows communications between transactions running in different systems. The partner system need not be a CICS system. o Asynchronous Transaction Processing allows a CICS transaction to start a transaction in a remote system and pass data to it. It is a form of function shipping request which is similar to Distributed Transaction Processing. o When used with MQSeries, a CICS transaction can start a transaction on a remote CICS or non-CICS system and pass data to it. MQSeries supports the use of MQI in CICS applications, can participate in CICS syncpoint, and supports triggering of CICS applications. 2. Data Management Functions Interfaces within CICS for OS/2 allow access to data held in databases, operating system data sets, and areas within CICS itself. The SQL interface is supported. CICS for OS/2 can be used with all the major database products, IBM and non-IBM. The file control interface provides access to transactional record-level file systems. CICS provides facilities for use by applications of transient data, which handles queues of data being sent to a device (such as a printer), and temporary storage (which provides a scratchpad facility which may be used by the transaction itself or for passing data or parameters between transactions). During normal execution of a task, information is logged about all protected data (called recoverable resources) that is being changed, and if the transaction fails or is cancelled by an operator, updates to recoverable files controlled by CICS for OS/2 will automatically reverse. This safeguards other tasks from the possibility of using corrupted data. Applications can specify intermediate synchronization points (sync points) at which data updates are logically complete. 3. Presentation Management Commercial applications characteristically use pre-defined screen presentations known as FORMS. These appear in the current generation of collaborative workgroup applications, such as those supported by Lotus Notes, and in Internet/World Wide Web based applications, as well as in traditional terminal-oriented transactional and database applications. CICS Basic Mapping Services (BMS) supports the design of form-based applications, allowing many device dependencies to be abstracted from the application code and specified in a separate Map Library. BMS maps may be used without change or recompilation across all members of the CICS family. The approach of generating maps at compilation time also ensures that good performance is achieved with any given device class. BMS maps and 3270 data streams can be used when Transaction Routing between CICS systems. The CICS Internet gateway (see below) extends the function of BMS to generate World Wide Web pages, by dynamically converting 3270 datastreams into HTML datastreams for use with Internet. 4. Realtime Services CICS for OS/2 contains a number of control functions which supervise and control the allocation of resources within the system. These provide an interface to operating system functions which allows CICS for OS/2 to manage its workload in a way which is optimized for transactional work. These functions are: o Task Control manages the status of all CICS tasks. Operating system processes can be allocated in an efficient way which does not require a separate process for each terminal or operator. Priorities may be assigned to transactions, operators and devices with the sum of these priorities being used to determine the overall priority for a given task. Security checking is also provided in order to determine whether access for a user is to be allowed, employing either user authorization facilities, or the use of external security facilities via runtime user exits. o Program Control associates a task with the appropriate application program. Many tasks may use a shared copy of the program. o Storage Control acquires, controls and frees dynamic storage used for programs, input/output areas, work areas, etc.. o Timer Services is a set of functions which allow applications to start and control a range of time-dependent actions, for example, starting a particular transaction at a certain time of day, or signalling when a specified period has elapsed. 5. Application Development Services Application programs for CICS for OS/2 may be written in COBOL, C, C++ or PL/I, and incorporate CICS commands within the program to invoke the CICS functions required. A range of facilities is provided to assist in development of applications. These include: o A command language translator that pre-processes source code CICS commands into the form that the relevant language compiler requires. (PL/I does not have a translator but uses an integrated pre-processor). o The Execution Diagnostic Facility to enable the programmer to test and debug application programs online. o Source code debuggers. o A command-level interpreter for online syntax checking and optional command execution. o Extensive trace and formatted dump facilities, including auxiliary trace formatter, exception tracing, time stamp on trace entries, trace and dump output in binary, and system trap handling. o Multi-session debug, which allows the user to run several simultaneous debug sessions. o Sympathetic Failure Notification (SFN) between client and server. CICS for OS/2 is the platform of choice for the development of CICS applications for running on all CICS systems, especially the mainframe. Existing human resources in CICS application programming may be used for development of applications for workstations. Existing applications developed for different environments may be readily ported to the workstation. In addition, applications intended for client/server use may be developed and tested in a single workstation. CICS for OS/2 may be employed together with powerful application development tools, such as IBM VisualAge(TM) or IBM VisualGen(TM). The support for C++ (with the facility for CICS API commands to be contained within class libraries) means that CICS for OS/2 supports CICS application development using Object-oriented methods, with its benefits of greater re-use of code and gains in programmer productivity, program quality and maintainability. 6. Performance and Systems Management CICS ensures optimum performance for transactional applications by incorporating numerous features designed for high performance operation, effective management of workloads in uni-processor and multi-processor systems, and monitoring the performance of actual workloads under a variety of conditions. CICS for OS/2 incorporates a high performance record-oriented file system, an efficient transaction scheduling and dispatching mechanism, and a workload balancing systems which allows transactional workloads to be distributed over a pool of application server processes. This ensures that uniprocessor systems are fully exploited and allows transparent exploitation of symmetric multi-processor (SMP) systems. CICS systems are designed for long running execution with consistently high availability, allowing customer applications to be delivered with nearly continuous availability. This is achieved by a combination of high quality software engineering, ensuring that application delivery is not compromised by software faults, and a comprehensive approach to systems management which allows most systems administration activities to be performed online while CICS is running. CICS for OS/2 Version 3 includes a comprehensive facility for Resource Definition Online (RDO), allowing CICS resources such as files, queues, programs, and transaction definitions to be defined interactively. It also includes a completely new Master Terminal facility (see below) which allows the status of these resources to be queried and varied to meet operational needs during production runs. CICSPlex(TM) System Manager for MVS/ESA(TM) can now manage CICSplexes that include CICS for OS/2 systems (at Version 2.0.1 with CSD 7, or CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0). CICSPlex SM offers a single-system image that can contain CICS/ESA(R), CICS/MVS(R), CICS/VSE(R) and now CICS for OS/2. This lets you take action on multiple systems with a single command, and manage the status of CICS resources on multiple CICS for OS/2 systems from a central control point on MVS/ESA. What's New in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 incorporates a wide range of enhancements over CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1. The description below details these new functions. Most functions of CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 are supported by CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, with some exceptions which are listed below. Use based pricing is introduced to CICS for OS/2 in Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp. This means that the former division of CICS for OS/2 into single-user and multi-user products no longer applies: the price of Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 is based on its use. Use metrics are based either on numbers of concurrent connections at an individual CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 server, or on the total number of registered users in an enterprise. For more information, see the section on use based pricing. A tool for license management is incorporated in the product. This provides assistance to the system administrator in monitoring the number of connections to the workstation and verifying that the purchased number of licenses is not exceeded. It also enables a user who has installed the product on an evaluation basis to move to a full production license without having to re-install. CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is a 32-bit product. This brings performance improvements in the running of CICS for OS/2 itself, of existing 32-bit applications in C, C++, and PL/I, and of COBOL applications by enabling them to be migrated to 32-bit. CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 introduces support for application programs in 32-bit COBOL, using 32-bit COBOL compilers from IBM and from Micro Focus**. Customers with existing application programs in COBOL are recommended to migrate to 32-bit, which they must do in order to use CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. For support of applications in 16-bit COBOL or 16-bit C, it is necessary to continue to use CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1, since for compiler run-time support reasons it is not possible for CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 to support these applications. CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 will continue to be available. Restrictions have been removed in the size of C, C++, and PL/I programs which may be run. Support has also been added for user exits in PL/I, as already available for C, C++, and COBOL. Extensions have been implemented to the CICS API supported by CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 in almost all areas, and it now supports the API of CICS for MVS/ESA 4.1, with limited exceptions principally in user journaling and full BMS support. These extensions allow simpler porting to CICS for OS/2 of applications written for other CICS systems, and increase the power of CICS for OS/2 as a platform for the development of applications intended for use on mainframe CICS. There are also enhancements to the System Programming Interface (SPI). The CICS API for FORMATTIME has been extended to support 4-digit year numbers in preparation for the YEAR 2000(R). (This is in line with the similar function in CICS for MVS/ESA 4.1). The transaction CEMT (Master Terminal) is now provided in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. This provides assistance for the Systems Administrator by enabling a command line interface to provide a fast path for the management of system tasks, transactions, and connected systems. It may be used to inquire on or set the status of system resources. The functions provided are closely similar to those provided by CEMT in other CICS systems. Support is introduced in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 for APPC communication with clients. This support is in addition to the existing support for NetBIOS and TCP/IP, and applies to all members of the IBM CICS Clients family. The existing distributed feature clients, shipped as part of CICS OS/2(TM) Version 2.0 and CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1, continue to be supported by CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, but support communications only by NetBIOS. An interface is provided in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 for the User Profile Manager (UPM) external security manager. UPM is included in OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 and also in, for example, OS/2 LAN Server or OS/2 LAN Requester, and enables administration to be provided by way of a Graphical User Interface or by the command line. Use of UPM may be selected as an alternative to the use of the internal CICS security facilities. A full Resource Definition interface has been introduced providing a set of API calls to enable a user to add, delete, retrieve, browse or modify large numbers of resource definitions in a batch mode. Modifications have been made to the local ECI and EPI interfaces in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 to maintain consistency with the EPI and ECI interfaces provided in clients. CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 includes enhancements to improve the exploitation of SMP systems. Program handling improvements have been introduced in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. These include the removal of any limitation in the number of program definitions (PPT entries) within the system; and the provision of Newcopy, which enables the loading of a new copy of an application program in the CICS system without re-starting the system. The CICS for OS/2 Performance Analyzer, previously available only as a separate product, has been integrated into CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, at a new level supporting this 32-bit product. This is a statistics and monitoring package, providing information on how CICS transactions and resources are being used in the system. This information may then help in making decisions on tuning the system for optimum performance. The primary uses of the CICS for OS/2 Performance Analyzer are: o To provide routine performance management information; o To provide information that will assist in the resolution of performance issues; o To provide a tool for capacity planning; o To provide a high-level application trace; o To provide a high-level application timing probe; o To allow other remote CICS systems to interrogate the transaction statistics and user clock data held on the CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 server. A number of serviceability and usability enhancements have been introduced in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. These include additional capabilities in the supplied transaction CEDA to enable users to process resources within group names, the introduction of APPLID on messages, the removal of a limitation in the number of transaction definitions (PCT entries), and improvements to temporary storage and transient data support. Changes have been made in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 to the installation process. The process enables the selection of different components of the product, allowing the benefits of reducing installation time and conserving storage by not installing components which are not required. The components are: o CICS for OS/2 run-time system; o CICS for OS/2 development system; o Soft-copy books; o Four groups of samples: COBOL samples; PL/I samples; C and C++ samples; and external interface samples. CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 introduces translation of error messages, help information, screens and panels, including those in the supplied transactions, to the following languages: German; French; Italian; Spanish; Brazilian Portuguese; Japanese; Korean; Simplified Chinese; and Traditional Chinese. It also extends the range of code page support. CICS Clients Functional Overview For further details on the CICS Clients Version 1.0, refer to Software Announcement 295-010, dated January 24, 1995. The IBM CICS Clients are a family of client products for workstations running a range of operating systems. They communicate by a variety of protocols and through a range of supported communication products directly with CICS servers on a range of platforms. They are available for the OS/2, DOS, Windows, and Macintosh platforms. The CICS Clients enable the support or attachment of a wide range of workstation hardware, including low cost workstations, medialess machines, existing low-function workstations, bar-code readers, and mobile personal computers with only intermittent host or LAN connectivity. Common applications may be run in or accessed from different departments which have disparate computing environments. CICS Clients enable the exploitation of productivity-enhancing workstation facilities, such as graphical or multimedia interfaces, with CICS transactions in other systems. They also enable the exchange of data directly between CICS and personal productivity applications being used on the desktop. CICS Clients have communication capabilities via the APPC (LU6.2), TCP/IP, and NetBIOS (including NetBIOS emulation over IPX/SPX by NetWare) protocols, with some limitations in the case of the DOS and Macintosh platforms. Platforms supporting CICS servers with which the CICS Clients may operate include MVS/ESA, MVS(R), VSE/ESA(TM), OS/400(R), AIX, OS/2, and several OEM platforms including Windows NT. All functions and all communications protocols are supported with CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, but note that there are some limitations with some other CICS servers. They can also be connected through an SNA gateway, for example IBM Communications Manager/2 configured as a gateway, or IBM AIX SNA Gateway/6000 Version 2.1. There is also support for remote server access using IBM LAN Distance(TM), giving remote branch offices that are not normally connected into the central site LAN the ability to access CICS network resources. The following functions are offered by the CICS Clients: o CICS 3270 emulation, which enables a client workstation to function as a 3270 display for CICS applications, without the requirement for a separate 3270 emulator product. This enables flexible client workstation capabilities without a large software stack; and it may be employed as the first simple stage in implementing a client/server solution with no programming effort. It includes the ability to customize the client emulator's colors and keyboard mappings, allowing users to tailor the machine to their own preferences or to meet, for example, company standard keyboard layouts. o Support for the EPI, which enables client applications to start and converse with an existing 3270 CICS application running on the CICS server. The CICS application sends and receives 3270 datastreams to and from the client application as though it were conversing with a 3270 terminal. The client application captures these datastreams and usually displays them with a non-3270 presentation product, such as graphical user interface or multi-media software. The EPI can be viewed as a method of enhancing an existing CICS application by adding a graphical or other modern interface to it; the CICS application does not need to be altered. o Support for the ECI, which enables a non-CICS client application to call a CICS program synchronously or asynchronously, as a subroutine. The client application communicates with the program in the CICS server using a data area called a COMMAREA. The ECI is the preferred interface for developing new client/server applications, with the business logic on the server and the presentation logic on the client. o Client printer support, which is the ability to define a printer terminal on the client. This enables CICS applications running on the server to direct output to a client-attached printer. What's New in CICS Clients Version 1.1 The following new functions are included in the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1: o The CICS gateway for Lotus Notes enables Notes users to access CICS applications and data on any CICS server in the network. With the gateway all Notes clients can have access to a single, managed copy of that data with no changes required to the transaction system. Thus the gateway brings together the familiar Notes environment and the proven strengths of CICS transaction processing. This function uses the ECI. o The CICS Internet gateway enables existing CICS 3270 applications to be accessed from an Internet World Wide Web browser. Any Web browser on any system can be used and no changes are required to the CICS application. As well as gaining access to CICS applications from anywhere the Internet is available, those applications will benefit from the graphical user-interface provided by the browser. The Web Browser is used as an emulator for a 3270 CICS application running on the server. This function uses the EPI. o The REXX interface to the ECI allows client programs to be written in REXX as an alternative to C, C++, PL/I or COBOL. In all four CICS Clients Version 1.1, translation of error messages and help information has been extended to over 20 languages. The required language is selected as an installation option. The limit of 15 concurrent EPI calls has been removed for the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1. The CICS Client for Macintosh Version 1.1 now also supports Power Macintosh hardware. For More Information More information on Transaction Server and on other IBM products, including IBM Software Servers, is available on the Internet at the following URL: http://www.software.ibm.com Evaluation Program A try-and-buy, no-charge option of Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 is available to assist in evaluation of the product: it may not be used in production nor for longer than 90 days from installation. When the product is purchased, a production license may be enrolled in the product so that it does not have to be re-installed. Contact your IBM representative for further information. Vendor Applications IBM maintains an up-to-date list of Independent Software Vendors and Systems Integrators providing products or services that exploit or are compatible with the CICS for OS/2 platform. To obtain information, contact your IBM representative. Customers are advised to contact the suppliers of any third-party software used with CICS for OS/2 to ensure that critical packages run with CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. Object Programming for Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp For the first time IBM is making available Object Oriented interfaces to CICS for OS/2 system functions. This set of foundation classes is not being shipped as part of the Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp but will be made available at a beta level via the Internet, see: http://www.hursley.ibm.com/%7Ermatzak/FndClasses Note: if your keyboard has tilde character, it may be used instead of the "%7E". IBM is very interested in customer evaluation of the classes and encourages comments on the class definitions and the implementation. Transaction Processing SupportPacs The IBM Transaction Processing SupportPacs library consists of material that complements the family of CICS and MQSeries products marketed by IBM. Each SUPPORTPAC(TM) supplies a particular function or service that can be used with one or more of the CICS or MQSeries products. The Transaction Processing SupportPacs library is available on the Internet at the following URLs: o For CICS: http://www.hursley.ibm.com/cics/txppacs/txpsumc.html o For MQSeries: http://www.hursley.ibm.com/cics/txppacs/txpsumm.html PRODUCT POSITIONING Transaction Server, in co-operation with other IBM Software Servers, provides an easily managed client/server infrastructure for developing and deploying business critical applications both within and beyond organizational boundaries. Based on proven CICS technology, it is a truly robust and open platform on which to build applications which are: o portable across IBM and many non-IBM systems o interoperable across LANs and WANs, maintaining integrity and dependability o scalable from 10s to 1000s of users in a highly-available, update-intensive environment o manageable from a single point of control, even in complex configurations Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp satisfies the following needs of customers who have chosen the OS/2 operating environment: o A platform for the development and execution of 3-tier client/server applications which are component-based, robust, deliver high performance and survive expected technology evolution. o A platform for the development of CICS applications which can be executed on any of the CICS server platforms including MVS/ESA, VSE/ESA, OS/400, AIX, OS/2 and several non-IBM platforms. o Access to CICS data and applications from a wide variety of client platforms including OS/2, DOS, Windows, Apple Macintosh, Internet World Wide Web and Lotus Notes. o A software gateway or concentrator to enable efficient attachment of a large number of terminals to a CICS host system. PUBLICATIONS The publication Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp Version 4 Up and Running! (GC33-1674) is shipped in hardcopy as part of the program package. This publication provides a step-by-step procedure using default settings to enable the user to get started with the product. It covers a simple scenario of a basic production system of a single CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 server running on an OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 base, connected to an OS/2 or Windows client machine over TCP/IP or NetBIOS. From this, the installation may be extended to a larger system, using the documentation supplied in soft-copy on the CD-ROM. If the initial installation is to be on a different base, is to be other than the above configuration, or is to be for developing application programs, then the user should go straight to the soft-copy documentation on the CD-ROM, starting with the Installation book. Information is provided in the "Up and Running!" book describing how to print or view this documentation. The following CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, CICS Family, and CICS Clients publications may be purchased in hard-copy: contact your IBM representative or your dealer. They are also provided in soft-copy on the product CD-ROM: for details, see below. The suffix levels shown are those which apply at general availability; in some cases these levels may change during the product lifetime. Order Title Number CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Installation GC33-1580-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Customization SC33-1581-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Operation SC33-1582-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Reference Summary SX33-6100-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Intercommunication SC33-1583-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Problem Determination SC33-1584-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Application Programming SC33-1585-00 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Performance SC33-1747-00 CICS Family: Client/Server Programming SC33-1435-01 CICS Family: Interproduct Communication SC33-0824-02 CICS Family: API Structure SC33-1007-01 CICS Clients Gateways SC33-1748-00 CICS Clients Administration SC33-1436-01 Note that the publication CICS Clients Administration (SC33-1436-00) which applies to the CICS Clients Version 1.0, is still available. Take care when ordering. Also note that for the CICS Family books, the hardcopy may be at a lower level than that provided on the CD-ROM. Additional copies of the IBM Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp Version 4 Up and Running! (GC33-1674-00), may also be purchased. The following Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp books are available as a bill-of-forms, order number SBOF-8410: Title CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Installation CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Customization CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Operation CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Reference Summary CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Intercommunication CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Problem Determination CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Application Programming CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Performance CICS Family: Client/Server Programming CICS Clients Gateways CICS Clients Administration Displayable Softcopy Publications The following CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, CICS Clients, and CICS Family publications are provided in softcopy on the product CD-ROM in three formats: IPF (Information Presentation Facility: filetype .INF); BookManager(R) (filetype .BOO) and PostScript (filetype .PS). The IPF files are viewed using the OS/2 Information Presentation Facility (IPF) viewer. The files in BookManager format can be viewed using the IBM Library Readers provided. The files in PostScript format can be printed on a suitable PostScript printer; the files contain the fonts that are required. As an example of a suitable printer, all books have been printed using an IBM 3916 Page Printer with 16MB of memory. If a PostScript printer is not available, it is possible to print the IPF files on other types of printer, but these will not provide the same quality or formatting as the PostScript documents. Title CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Installation CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Customization CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Operation CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Reference Summary CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Intercommunication CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Problem Determination CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Application Programming CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Performance CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Messages and Codes CICS Family: Client/Server Programming CICS Family: Interproduct Communication CICS Family: API Structure CICS Clients Gateways CICS Clients Administration CICS Clients Messages In addition, the publication, CICS for OS/2 Application Design Guide for LAN Transaction Systems is shipped in BookManager format only. The manual IBM Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4 Up and Running! is shipped in Postscript and IPF formats, but not in BookManager: Note that the publications CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 Messages and Codes and CICS Clients Messages are not available in hard-copy. The above CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, CICS Clients and CICS Family publications in BookManager softcopy form are also available on the IBM Online Books: Collection Kit for Transaction Processing and Data CD-ROM, SK2T-0730; this is updated at regular intervals. For ordering information, refer to Software Announcement 292-717, dated December 15, 1992. A subset of the above books will also be available, in the above formats, in their translated versions. EDUCATION SUPPORT The appropriate curriculum will be updated to include the enhancements in this announcement. Details of the education support will be provided by planned availability through separate education announcement. Descriptions of all classroom and self-study courses are contained in the IBM Catalog of Education, which comprises six volumes orderable as one unit under the number GBOF-5564. Call IBM Education and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for schedules and enrollments. TECHNICAL INFORMATION Specified Operating Environment Hardware Requirements: CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 will run in all machines in which IBM OS/2 2.1 or higher will run, provided they meet the requirements for memory and hard-file capacity. The memory requirement for CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is dependent on its use, and in particular the number of concurrent tasks to be run and the requirements of the applications. A minimum of 8MB of total memory is required for a CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 system. Typically a small development system will require 16MB, a server will require 32MB, while systems with many users may require more than 32MB. The hard-file requirement for installation of CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is dependent on the items installed. The requirement is between approximately 17MB and 33MB of hard-file, depending on the installation options selected (run-time system, application development system, and soft-copy books), and on whether the operating system already includes the license management software. For connection to a Local Area Network, an adapter is required; for example: o IBM Token-Ring Network Adapter/A o IBM Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter/A o A suitable Ethernet network adapter o Suitable compatible adapters For further details, refer to material on OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4 (Software Announcement 296-056, dated February 26, 1996) or on OS/2 LAN Server Version 2 or later. For Programmable Network Access (PNA) attachment of ASCII terminals to CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, an adapter will be required. For further details, refer to PNA material. For host communications from CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, a communications adapter supported by OS/2 Version 2 and above or OS/2 Warp Server Version 4 is required. For details, refer to material on IBM Communications Server for OS/2 Warp or on IBM Communications Manager/2 Version 1.0 or later. The CICS Clients Version 1.1 will run in any machine capable of running the appropriate operating system and other prerequisite software. o In the case of the CICS Client for DOS Version 1.1 and CICS Client for Windows Version 1.1, they will run on any IBM compatible PC, provided it will support the operating system and has sufficient memory for the required software components. o In the case of the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1, a machine is required which supports OS/2 V2.0 or later, implying a machine with an Intel 386SX or higher processor. o The CICS Client for Macintosh Version 1.1 requires either any Apple machine containing the Motorola M68020 processor (such as an Apple Classic II or an Apple LC II), or a Power Macintosh machine. o Typical requirements for disk storage and additional memory are in the region of: Disk Client Storage Memory OS/2 (without Internet gateway) 3.5MB 500KB (with Internet gateway) 8MB 1MB Windows 3.5MB 400KB DOS 1MB 200KB Macintosh 1MB 500KB Software Requirements: The recommended operating environment for CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is OS/2 Warp Server Version 4. However it is supported under the following operating systems: o IBM OS/2 2.1 or later, including: - IBM OS/2 for Symmetrical Multiprocessing Version 2.11 - IBM OS/2 Warp Version 3 - IBM OS/2 Warp Connect, Version 3 - IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4 - IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4 Advanced The Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp and the other IBM Software Servers for OS/2 Warp have been validated to work together through IBM integration testing running on top of IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4 The sample command files included in CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 are written in REXX, therefore if they are used as supplied, the REXX option of OS/2 should be installed. When using NetBIOS communications in a LAN environment, CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 requires the presence of an appropriate product that provides the API of NetBIOS 3.0 or later. The enablers include: o IBM OS/2 LAN Server Version 2 or later o IBM Network Transport Services/2 o IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4. NetBIOS communication is also supported over IPX/SPX using the NetBIOS emulator in the Novell NetWare requester. For APPC (LU6.2) communications with the CICS Clients or with other CICS systems, IBM Communications Manager/2 (CM/2) Version 1.0 or later is required. For TCP/IP communications with the CICS Clients or with other CICS systems, IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 2.0 or later is required. For PNA attachment of ASCII displays to CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, PNA Version 1.2 is required. For relational database functions, IBM DATABASE 2(TM) OS/2 (DB2/2(TM)) Version 1 or later may be used. For commercial messaging, IBM MQSeries for OS/2 Version 2.0 or later. Compiler Support: CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 supports CICS transactions written in the C, C++, COBOL, and PL/I languages, using the following compilers: o IBM C Set++ Version 2.1 or later including VisualAge C++ for OS/2 Version 3.0 o IBM C Set/2 for OS/2 2.0 Version 1.0 o IBM PL/I for OS/2 Version 1.1, Professional Edition o IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Version 1 o Micro Focus 32-bit COBOL Version 4.0 (32-bit) for OS/2 Application Development Tools: IBM VisualAge C++ for OS/2 may be used to develop OS/2 or Windows-based Object-oriented GUI/client application code to access transactions on CICS for OS/2. IBM VisualGen for OS/2 may be used to develop and generate complete distributed logic client / server applications that target OS/2 and Windows 3.1 for GUI clients and CICS for OS/2 servers (as well as other CICS servers). IBM FlowMark(TM) for OS/2, a workflow management tool designed to optimize business processes, can be used for the design, implementation and control of distributed applications, including those with CICS for OS/2. CGI's PACBASE/CS may be used. This is an integrated Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) product offering full life-cycle application development tools to design, build and maintain client/server and stand-alone COBOL applications for CICS for OS/2. Software Requirements CICS Clients Version 1.1: The following operating systems are supported: For CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1: o IBM OS/2 2.0, or later (including OS/2 Version 3 Warp and Warp Connect) For CICS Client for DOS Version 1.1: o IBM DOS 3.3 or later For CICS Client for Windows Version 1.1: o Windows 3.1 o Windows for Workgroups 3.11 CICS Client for Windows Version 1.1 will also operate as a 16-bit application under Windows NT or Windows 95. For CICS Client for Macintosh Version 1.1, both of: o Macintosh System 7.1 or later o Apple Shared Library Manager (ASLM) Version 1.1.1 or later In the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1, the CICS gateway for Lotus Notes supports operation with Lotus Notes Release 3.0 or later (including Notes Release 4). The CICS Client for OS/2 must be in the Notes server machine. In the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1, the CICS Internet gateway supports the following Internet servers: o IBM Internet Connection Server for OS/2 o IBM Secure Internet Connection Server for OS/2 In the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1, if the REXX ECI access to CICS is used, the REXX option of OS/2 should be installed. Compatibility: The Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp is part of the IBM Software Server family of products. Version 4 of the IBM Software Servers have been validated to work together through IBM integration testing to run on top of IBM OS/2 Warp Server, Version 4. The testing included short and long runs under stressed environments. o Microsoft C compiler Version 6 o Micro Focus 16-bit COBOL compiler o CA Realia COBOL The minimum level of the operating system supported by CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is now OS/2 Version 2.1. The minimum supported level of PNA is now Version 1.20. This product uses existing interfaces. Limitations: If CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is used with ASCII terminals via PNA, the maximum number of attachable terminals is governed by the number of terminals per ARTIC card and the number of ARTIC cards installable. There may also be native attachment of ASCII terminals; the number is dependent on hardware capability. The number of clients which may be connected via NetBIOS to a server machine running CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 has a maximum of 254 per LAN adapter; up to two LAN adapters may be used per server. There is no limitation with the APPC protocol; with TCP/IP there is a limit of 999 clients. The actual number of clients that may be concurrently connected by any protocol is dependent on system resources. Performance Considerations: CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 should perform 5 to 15% better than CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 in terms of throughput, using a comparable workload scenario; the exact improvement is heavily dependent on workload type. Measurements using an IBM PS750-P100 machine show that transaction rates in excess of 20 transactions per second can be sustained. The optional use of the Performance Analyzer can add up to approximately 10% more CPU time per transaction. More details are contained in a performance report on the product. For information, contact your IBM representative. Planning Information Customer Responsibilities Installability: Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 is shipped in a package which contains only an "Up and Running" book in hard-copy. This book provides a step-by-step procedure and provides default settings to enable the user to install and get running a basic system of a CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 server, running on OS/2 Warp Server Version 4, and multiple CICS Clients for OS/2 and/or Windows, communicating over TCP/IP or NetBIOS. For any other environments, or for more complex configurations, the documentation on the CD-ROM should be used, in particular the Installation and Customization books. All product manuals are shipped in soft-copy on the CD-ROM, and may be viewed or printed as required. For more details, refer to the section on Publications. Existing COBOL applications at present running under CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 must be recompiled using a 32-bit COBOL compiler before they may be used under CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. PL/I and 32-bit C applications are binary compatible. The CICS Clients Version 1.1 are supplied on the Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 CD-ROM as installable files and also as diskette image files (except for that for Macintosh, which is supplied only as diskette image). The diskette images enable the customer to if necessary copy the clients onto physical diskettes for installation at the client machine. In the case of the CICS Client for Macintosh Version 1.1, this will be the normal method of installation. Installation of CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 and of the CICS Clients Version 1.1 for OS/2 and Windows is enabled for unattended CID (Configuration/Installation/Distribution). In the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1, the CICS gateway for Lotus Notes and the CICS Internet gateway are installed as selectable options. In order to use them, they require the Client code itself to be installed. The CICS gateway for Lotus Notes has to be installed in the Internet server machine. Shipment Packaging: The Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 package includes: o Product CD-ROM o Hard-copy publication: Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Up and Running! o Production License on 3.5-inch diskette o IBM International Program License Agreement in multi-language booklet o IPLA Pointer Sheet o License Information o Registration Card o Proof of Entitlement o Product Registration Number Note that the product is not supplied on diskettes. However, in addition to installable files, diskette images of both CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 and of the CICS Clients Version 1.1 are included on the CD-ROM, giving the opportunity to create physical diskettes for installation if required. These diskette images are identical to the installable products on CD-ROM, and include translated messages, screens and help texts. For CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, some of the diskette images are common to all languages, while others are unique by language. The diskette images of CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 also include the relevant soft-copy manuals in .INF format, in all languages to which they have been translated. The diskette images of the CICS Clients for OS/2 and Windows also include the relevant manuals in .INF format, in US English only. For the clients, the numbers of 1.44MB diskette images are: o For the CICS Client for OS/2 Version 1.1 (five diskettes) o For the CICS Client for Windows Version 1.1 (two diskettes) o For the CICS Client for DOS Version 1.1 (one diskette) o For the CICS Client for Macintosh Version 1.1 (one diskette) Security, Auditability, and Control The security and auditability features of CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 are supplied by a sign-on program that implements userid and password control of user access to programs, data, and other resources. Additionally, user exits are provided to enable a user to provide their own security procedures if required. Alternatively, CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 can use the services of the UPM security manager. User management is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. ORDERING INFORMATION Use Based Pricing The pricing of Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp is determined by its use. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that sufficient Additional Licenses and Use Based Features are licensed for the actual use of the product. Both the Program Package and the Additional License include the entitlement for one user. An Additional License is required for each additional machine on which CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 is installed. The CICS Clients delivered with the Transaction Server are licensed for use with this product. In order to use the product, the appropriate number of Use Based Features must be licensed. The client code may be copied to as many client machines as are needed in support of this use. The number of Use Based Features required will depend on the licensing model chosen. The customer must select one of the two models as the basis on which the number of Use Based Features is determined. These are: 1. Concurrent Users is the peak number of concurrent connections at any time to a single server running CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. The number of concurrent connections is the sum of: a. Directly connected terminals, including ASCII terminals with either native attachment or connection through PNA; and b. Connections from a client or other CICS system by ISC, ECI, EPI, or terminal emulation; where these connections have multiple sessions, the actual number of sessions is counted. The product contains code which continually monitors the number of concurrent users on this definition. If the Concurrent Users model is chosen, the number of Use Based Features licensed should be entered into the Nodelock Administration Tool which is in the folder "License Use Runtime -- Client" on the desktop. This tool should be run before the product is first initialized in order to enroll the production license, and the number should be entered at this time. When the product is operating, a warning will be given should the number of concurrent users licensed be exceeded; note that this warning will not prevent the product from operating. If this warning is given, the customer should license further Use Based Features, and again run the Nodelock Administration Tool in order to inform the system of the new number of users licensed. 2. Registered Users is the total number of users identified or defined to CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, which may be spread across multiple servers within an enterprise. A registered user is a potential end user at a workstation, terminal, or other electronic device, with the ability to connect to CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0, either directly or indirectly via an intermediate device or through another CICS system. A way to achieve this is to enforce transaction security, which will require each user to have a valid CICS userid, which may be monitored using the CEDA transaction. The customer must license sufficient Use Based Features for the total number of registered users of CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 servers in the enterprise. Determining and monitoring the number of registered users is the responsibility of the customer. The number of users measured by the monitoring code in the product at any one server will not normally be the number of registered users in the enterprise, though it cannot exceed it. The number of registered users licensed should be entered using the Nodelock Administration Tool in order to prevent spurious warnings of excessive users being given. The concurrent users licensing model is the only applicable choice in situations where the total number of users cannot be defined, for example where external users may access through the Internet. Registered users may be the appropriate choice where there are many users, for example at client workstations, who have simultaneous connection to several servers running CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0: each would count as several concurrent users, but as one registered user. Example 1: Concurrent Users. An installation of 4 servers running CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0. Of these, 3 will have a maximum of 15 concurrent users each; the remaining server will have a maximum of 10 concurrent users. If the customer is purchasing through Software Advantage, the following would be ordered: Total number of users: 55. Part Qty. License Number Servers Users 1 Program Package 33H2061 1 1 3 Additional License -- Software Advantage 33H2088 3 3 51 Use Based Feature -- Software Advantage. 33H2101 -- 51 __ Total users: 55 Example 2: Registered Users. A solution in which there is a total of 8 CICS for OS/2 Version 3.0 servers and 126 end users in an enterprise. The following would be ordered: Part Qty. License Number Servers Users 1 Program Package 33H2061 1 1 7 Additional License -- 1 Pack 33H2087 7 7 3 Use Based Feature -- 1 Pack 33H2097 -- 3 1 Use Based Feature -- 5 Pack 33H2098 -- 5 1 Use Based Feature -- 10 Pack 33H2099 -- 10 2 Use Based Feature -- 50 Pack 33H2100 -- 100 ___ Total users: 126 Orders for new licenses will be accepted now. Shipments will begin on the availability date. To order these programs for order type, specify the order type number, feature number, part number, program name, media and quantity. Program Package -- program media with documentation. Order Type Feature Part Number Number Number Program Name Medium 5801-AAR 1210 33H2061 Transaction Server CD-ROM for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Additional License Copies -- Authorizes the customer who has a program package to make a single copy of the program media and printed documentation. The authorization is given by providing the customer a Proof of Entitlement for Additional License -- with certificate has its own part number and feature number. An additional license gives authorization to make a copy of the program and printed documentation in any language. Order Type Feature Part Number Number Number Program Name 5802-AAR 0848 33H2087 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Additional Licence 1 Pack Additional License Copies -- Software Advantage Exhibit: Authorization to make additional license copies begins on the start date specified in the Software Advantage Agreement. Proof of Entitlement will be provided monthly. An additional license gives authorization to make a copy of the program and printed documentation in any language. Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5802-AAR 33H2088 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Additional Licence -- Software Advantage Use Based Features: An authorization for a number of users or number of resources used or managed is the Proof of Entitlement for Use Based Features. Use Based Features apply to use of Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 in any language. Order Type Feature Part Number Number Number Program Name 5807-AAR 0233 33H2097 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Use Based Feature 1 Pack 5807-AAR 0234 33H2098 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Use Based Feature 5 Pack 5807-AAR 0235 33H2099 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Use Based Feature 10 Pack 5807-AAR 0236 33H2100 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Use Based Feature 50 Pack Use Based Features -- Software Advantage: When the Volume Discount Exhibit -- Software Advantage for Workstations applies, authorization for use begins on the agreement start date. Continued authorized use is based on the Proof of Entitlement for Use Based Features subsequently provided to the customer. Use Based Features apply to use of Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 in any language. Use Based Features under Software Advantage are provided in units of 1 only. Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5807-AAR 33H2101 Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Use Based Feature -- Software Advantage Program Package Upgrade Program media with documentation. Order Type Feature Part Number Number Number Program Name 5803-AAR 0328 33H2089 Upgrade from CICS OS/2 Version 1 or CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 single-user or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 single-user to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 5803-AAR 0329 33H2090 Upgrade from CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 multi-user or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 multi-user to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Additional License Copy Upgrade: Authorizes the customer who has a program package upgrade to make a single copy of the program media and printed documentation. The authorization is given by providing the customer a Proof of Entitlement for Additional License -- with certificate, which has its own part number and feature number. An additional license gives authorization to make a copy of the program and printed documentation in any language. Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5804-AAR 33H2093 Additional License Upgrade from CICS OS/2 Version 1 or CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 single-user or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 single-user to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 -- Additional License 1 Pack 5804-AAR 33H2094 Additional License Upgrade from CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 multi-user or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 multi-user to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 -- Additional License 1 Pack Additional License Copy Upgrade -- Software Advantage Exhibit: Authorization to make additional license copies begins on the start date specified in the Software Advantage Agreement. Proof of Entitlement will be provided monthly. An additional license gives authorization to make a copy of the program and printed documentation in any language. Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5804-AAR 33H2095 Additional License Upgrade from CICS OS/2 Version 1 or CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 single-user or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 single-user to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Additional License -- Software Advantage Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5804-AAR 33H2096 Additional License Upgrade from CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 multi-user or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 multi-user to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Additional License -- Software Advantage Use Based Features Upgrade: An authorization for a number of users or number of resources used or managed is the Proof of Entitlement for Use Based Feature Upgrades. Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5808-AAR 33H2102 Upgrade from CICS Clients Version 1.0 (any platform) additional license (with or without certificate) or distributed feature client of either CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1, to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 -- Use Based Feature 1 Pack Use Based Feature Upgrades -- Software Advantage: When the Volume Discount Exhibit -- Software Advantage for Workstations applies, authorization for use begins on the agreement start date. Continued authorization is based on the Proof of Entitlement for Use Based Feature-Upgrades subsequently provided to the customer. Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5808-AAR 33H2103 Upgrade from CICS Clients Version 1.0 (any platform) additional license (with or without certificate) or distributed feature client of either CICS OS/2 Version 2.0 or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1, to Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 -- Use Based Feature -- Software Advantage Upgrade Protection (New Product): The following Upgrade Protection Products are only available under the Software Advantage for Workstations offering: Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5809-AAR 33H2104 Upgrade Protection for Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 One-Time Charge 5809-AAR 33H2105 Upgrade Protection for Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Quarterly Charge Order Type Part Number Number Program Name 5809-AAR 33H2106 Upgrade Protection for Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 Use Based Feature -- Software Advantage -- One-Time Charge 5809-AAR 33H2107 Upgrade Protection for Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 -- Use Based Feature -- Software Advantage Quarterly Charge An Upgrade Protection for Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp gives upgrade protection for one program package or additional license; an Upgrade Protection for Use Based Feature gives upgrade protection for one use based feature. Upgrade Protection (Entitled Customers): Customers who have previously acquired any of the Software Advantage Upgrade Protection part numbers: Part Number CICS for OS/2 Version 2 multi-user Upgrade Protection -- One Time Charge 33H6885 CICS for OS/2 Version 2 single-user Upgrade Protection -- One Time Charge 33H6886 CICS for OS/2 Version 2 multi-user Upgrade Protection -- Quarterly Charge 33H7072 CICS for OS/2 Version 2 single-user Upgrade Protection -- Quarterly Charge 33H7073 will automatically receive Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4.0 (part number 33H2061) and the appropriate number of additional licenses, shortly after general availability. Program Upgrade The program package upgrade option allows currently licensed users of CICS OS/2 Version 1.20, CICS OS/2 Version 2.0, or CICS for OS/2 Version 2.0.1 to obtain Transaction Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4. 0 for a program upgrade charge. The program upgrades will be available from March 12, 1996. These upgrades will be available through IBM Authorized Personal Computer Dealers and Industry Remarketers -- Personal Computers certified to market IBM Authorized Advanced Products. The remarketer will require a Proof of License for each upgrade ordered. The Proof of License for CICS OS/2 Version 1.20 is a separate Proof of License page shipped in the program package. Customers can also order upgrades through the local IBM office using the IBM Personal Software Program Upgrade and Certification Order Form included with this announcement. The total quantity of upgrades acquired for a specific program cannot exceed the total quantity of program packages and/or additional licenses previously acquired for that program. Proof of License for upgrade eligibility for additional license upgrades is a copy of this invoice or previously acquired Proof of Entitlement for Additional License -- with certificate. Additional license upgrades can be entered through the local IBM office using the IBM U.S. Upgrade and Certification Order Form included in this announcement or ordered through an authorized remarketer. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Licensing: The program described in this announcement is licensed under the terms and conditions of the IBM International Program License Agreement. A copy of the agreement is included in the program package. Additional License: Proof of Entitlement must be acquired. Use Based Features: Proof of Entitlement must be acquired. Software Advantage for Workstations-Upgrade Protection: The announced program is eligible as an entitled upgrade. Entitled customers will be provided with a no-charge program package and a Proof of Entitlement authorizing right to copy equal to the number of programs protected. Shipment will follow general availability. Variable Charges Apply: No Limited Warranty: Yes Program Services: Program services will be available until March 12, 1998. Program Services offers a method of reporting code-related problems. The base set of Program Services is provided as part of the IBM basic software license agreement. Problems may be reported via e-mail, fax, or U.S. Mail, and will be responded to using the same method as submitted. IBM will respond to customer inquiries within two business days of e-mail or fax receipt, and seven days of mail receipt advising of the problem disposition. If the problem reported is not known to be a code-related problem, the customer will be informed that IBM will continue to work on it for a fee if the customer does not have a support contract. If the problem is determined to be caused by an error in IBM code, the fee will be waived. Support Line: The Personal Systems Support line applies. Support Line, IBM's fee based voice and electronic support offering, is available to assist customers and remarketers with installation, usage, documentation or code related support. (For more information about this service, refer to Services Announcement 694-014, dated May 10, 1994). The Support Family Marketing Centers are available to Business Partners. Contact the Personal Systems Support Family Marketing Center for assistance with information related to Support Line, pricing information and administrative procedures. Assistance is available from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except U.S. national holidays. Phone: 800-799-7765 Electronic: HQVMIC1(PSSF) Fax: 800-426-6495 or tie line 293-3353 Complimentary Introduction Support: N/A. For details on Complimentary Introduction Support, see Services Announcement 696-003, dated February 27, 1996. Volume Orders: For information regarding volume orders, contact your IBM representative. The without certificate part numbers for additional licenses, additional license upgrades, use based features, use based feature upgrades, and Upgrade Protection part numbers included in this announcement are eligible for volume discounting under the terms of the Software Advantage for Workstations Agreement and Exhibit. Guarantee: Yes. The IBM 30-day, money-back guarantee applies. Authorization for Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer: Yes, as specified in the program package. Program Transfer: The program is fully transferable. Educational Allowance: A reduced charge is available to qualified education customers. The educational allowance may not be added to any other discount or allowance. CHARGES Contact your IBM representative for charges information for this announcement. CALL NOW TO ORDER To order, you can contact: IBM Direct: IBM Direct, our national direct marketing organization, can also arrange to put your name on the mailing list for catalogs of IBM products. 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