Software provides PC-to-iSeries server connection.

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iSeries Access for Windows(TM) V5R3 includes Personal Communications 5250 emulator with default rendering, plus Unicode-enabled databases and data access function. BRMS iSeries(TM) Navigator client manages backup, media, backup history, and recovery using GUI. IBM.Data.DB2.iSeries .NET Data Provider supports access to DB2 Universal Database® for iSeries databases through Microsoft(TM) .NET framework. Software runs on WebSphere® Portal-Express and WebSphere Portal-Express Plus.



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IBM eServer iSeries V5R3 Licensed Programs



Overview
New terms and conditions limit transferability of products.

New Backup Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) function is more
powerful and easier to use.

The BRMS iSeries(TM) Navigator client continues to improve functions for managing your backup, media, backup history, and recovery using a highly accessible GUI.

The BRMS program now supports:
o Optimized incremental save-while-active backup of libraries
o Remote duplication of media using the BRMS Network feature
o Reclamation of fragmented media
o Enhanced expiration method for volumes in a media set
o Integrated backup and recovery of objects saved with pending
transactions
o Restricted state TCP/IP and aliasing for the BRMS Network
feature
o Saves of spooled files on independent auxiliary storage pools
o Library, object, and folder omits for individual backup control groups
o True restricted state saves in batch mode
o Additional BRMS Tivoli® Storage Manager (TSM) client functions
o Better integration with TSM OS/400® PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment)
o Still more System Recovery Report improvements
o Improved install times and reduced storage requirement

iSeries Access Family
o iSeries Access for Windows(TM) V5R3 includes a new database provider and a number of other database enhancements that make iSeries Access for Windows the perfect choice for your PC-to-iSeries connection. In addition, all databases and data access functions are Unicode enabled. It also includes a new version of the Personal Communications 5250 emulator.

IBM.Data.DB2.iSeries is a .NET Data Provider that supports
access to DB2 Universal Database® (UDB) for iSeries databases through the Microsoft(TM) .NET framework.
o iSeries Access for Web V5R3 now can run on WebSphere® Portal -
Express and WebSphere Portal - Express Plus. It also integrates
with Lotus® Sametime®. The SQL Wizard is enhanced to generate dynamic SQL queries. Printer output can be converted automatically to PDF and placed on the PDF printer output queues. The 5250 emulator is enhanced.
o iSeries Access for Linux is a new client offering that runs natively on Linux operating systems on either Intel(TM) or Power PCs (including iSeries logical partitions). It includes 5250
emulation and an ODBC driver.
o WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services Limited Edition (HATS LE) V5 has many enhancements to its browser-based 5250 emulator, such as better default rendering. Default rendering is rewritten to perform faster and to provide more reliable recognition and rendering of a larger number of screens. administration is improved: HATS LE can now be configured to enable users to connect to more than one iSeries from a single URL, and it is easier to create and save templates.

Key prerequisites
One of the following IBM iSeries models: 170, 250, 270, SB2,
SB3, 7xx, and 8xx, or one of the eServer® i5 models 520 or 570

Planned availability date
June 11, 2004

At a glance
DB2® UDB XML Extender V8 enhancements:
o Full schema support
o Support for decomposing of documents that contain non-unique attribute and element names
o Several UDFs have a new encoding parameter that allows
encoding specification of the source or destination file

Advanced Job Scheduler
o Access scheduled jobs via PDA
o Send notification if jobs don't start as scheduled
o New CL commands to track job progress

DB2 Query Manager and SQL Development Kit
o Partitioned table support for file output on Interactive SQL
sessions
o Qualified subfields in ILE RPG
o Array data structures in ILE RPG
o Precompilers allow a data structure in UPDATE statement

For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: AE001

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