Software automates and manages business processes.

Press Release Summary:



WebSphere® Business Integration Server v4.2.2 incorporates process management and integration, workforce management, and enterprise application connectivity. It enables solutions to grow as business requirements change, integrating people, partners, processes, and applications via common infrastructure. Software maximizes effectiveness of deployed business processes through real-time monitoring and tailored refinements to processes in need of improvement.



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IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server V4.2.2 Integrates, Automates, and Manages Business Processes



At a glance

oProcess management, process integration, workforce management, and enterprise application connectivity are available in a single solution, IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server.

oGrow solutions as business requirements change with one suite delivering a broad spectrum of integration capabilities to suit any business challenge.

oIntegrate people, partners, processes, and applications using a common infrastructure as a foundation.

oMaximize the effectiveness of deployed business processes through real time monitoring.

oTailor refinements in processes to observed business process improvement needs, maximizing returns on incremental investments.

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Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).

Overview

IBM WebSphere® Business Integration Server is the IBM business integration solution for process integration, workforce management, and enterprise application connectivity.

In V4.2.2, IBM:

oEnhances in-flight message transformation and routing with IBM WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker V5.

oUpgrades IBM WebSphere InterChange Server to V4.2.2 with IBM Java(TM) Object Request Broker technology for all supported platforms replacing Borland VisiBroker.

oEnables business process event activity in the InterChange Server to be tracked externally with the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Monitor product.

oEnhances InterChange Server performance with an IBM Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for the Windows(TM) 2000 platform. Windows NT(TM) is withdrawn as a supported platform in this release.

oEnhances IBM WebSphere Business Integration Toolset V4.2.2 support for debugging of business process collaborations and adds a Server View management capability to System Manager. Windows XP support is enhanced.

oUpgrades IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter components to V2.4 to support InterChange Server and Message Broker components.

oEnables Support Pack 3 for IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.4 which completes Oracle 9i Rel2 support for the HP-UX platform.

Key prerequisites

Available on the following platforms:

AIX®

Solaris

Microsoft(TM) Windows 2000

Windows XP (Tooling)

HP-UX

Planned availability dates

December 19, 2003: Electronic delivery

January 23, 2004: Media pack

Trademarks

WebSphere, AIX, MQ Integrator, DB2 Universal Database, and Working Together are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Windows, Windows NT, and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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