The following terms are used throughout this book:
- WebSphere MQ family
- Refers to the following WebSphere MQ products:
- WebSphere MQ Workflow simplifies integration across the whole
enterprise by automating business processes involving people and
applications.
- WebSphere MQ Integrator is a powerful message-brokering
software that provides real-time, intelligent, rules-based message routing,
and content transformation and formatting.
- WebSphere MQ Messaging provides any-to-any connectivity from desktop to mainframe, through
business quality messaging, with over 35 platforms supported.
- WebSphere MQ Messaging
- Refers to the following messaging product groups:
- Distributed messaging: WebSphere MQ for Windows NT and
Windows 2000, AIX(R), iSeries(R), HP-UX, Solaris, and other platforms
- Host messaging: WebSphere MQ for z/OS(R)
- Pervasive messaging: WebSphere MQ Everyplace
- WebSphere MQ
- Refers to the following Messaging product groups:
- Distributed messaging
- Host messaging
- WebSphere MQ Everyplace
- Refers to the WebSphere MQ pervasive messaging product group.
- Client
- A run-time component that provides access to queuing services on a server
for local user applications.
- Device platform
- A small computer that is capable of running WebSphere MQ Everyplace only
as a client.
- Server
- A device that has a WebSphere MQ Everyplace connection manager and that
responds to to requests for information in a client/server set-up.
- Server platform
- A computer of any size that is capable of running WebSphere MQ Everyplace
as a server or client.
- Gateway
- A computer of any size running WebSphere MQ Everyplace programs that
include the WebSphere MQ bridge function.
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