It appears that IBM has changed MQ’s name (again) from WebSphere MQ for z/OS to IBM MQ for z/OS. I guess someone at IBM decided MQ does not belong under the WebSphere umbrella.
IBM has released IBM MQ V8 for z/OS:
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=877&letternum=ENUSZP14-0222
Highlights
– Verification of user ID and password, making use of either operating system definitions
– Use of Domain Name System (DNS) host names in Channel Authentication Records (CHLAUTH)
– Channel-level certificates, allowing multiple certificates to be used in a queue manager
– Routed publish-subscribe in clusters
– Enhanced status reporting for publish-subscribe
– 64-bit buffer pools for larger message caching
– Wider log Relative Byte Address (RBA) for increased uptime
– Support for updated standards
– Support for multiple transmission queues defined for use in a clustered queue manager on all platforms
– MQ client connectivity without additional charge with the removal of the Client Attachment Feature
Planned availability for IBM MQ V8 for z/OS is June 13, 2014.
IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ) homepage
http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wmq/
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
