IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters V2.2 New Adapter Added to Family Integration Solution

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1 Software Announcement March 11, 2003 Adapters V2.2 New Adapter Added to Family Integration Solution Overview For our customers, application and business process integration are broad requirements driven by diverse business pressures. IBM WBI Adapters help you integrate your disparate systems by pulling and uniting information from the products you use to support the following major business elements: Packaged, custom, and legacy applications Technology protocols Databases Trading partner communication Industry and cross-industry solutions IBM WBI Adapters are built to support open standards. These adapters also are stand-alone solutions, meaning that straight-out-of-the-box they provide support for multiple brokers, which provides you with greater flexibility and adaptability when integrating your systems. The unique architecture of the IBM WBI Adapters also enables employees to seamlessly transfer skills and knowledge across systems. For more information, visit: integration/wbiadapters New in this Release IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer Enhanced in this Release Application Adapters: Adapter for mysap.com Adapter for Retek Adapter for WebSphere Commerce Technology Adapters: Adapter for JMS Adapter for JText Adapter for FIX Protocol Adapter for SWIFT Adapter for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker Adapter for WebSphere MQ Series Adapter for WebSphere MQ Workflow e-business Products: DataHandler for XML Trading ner InterChange isoft Peer to Peer Agent Adapter for Web Services Key Prerequisites Refer to the Hardware Requirements and Software Requirements sections for details. Planned Availability s March 21, 2003: Electronic Delivery April 18, 2003: Media Packs At a Glance A new adapter and enhancements to existing WebSphere Business Integration (WBI) Adapters Adapters run on the open standards-based IBM WBI Adapter Framework and support: WBI V4.2 (both the process and the message brokers) WebSphere Business Integration Connect WebSphere MQ Integrator, WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker, WebSphere InterChange Server Key benefits: Prepackaged, out-of-the-box adapter solutions install and deploy easily and quickly Stand-alone adapter architecture helps protect your technology investment, and helps you achieve enhanced business agility WBI Adapter functionality provides greater flexibility and adaptability The IBM WBI Adapter architecture, functionality and packaging work together to help enhance your competitiveness and time-to-market For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business ner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001 This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

2 Connectivity is critical in establishing an enterprise-wide layer of data and extracting information from disparate sources within information systems. A key differentiator for IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters is that the adapters are stand-alone solutions that may be used with IBM WebSphere InterChange Server or IBM WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker (both of which are components of WebSphere Business Integration Server) or with WebSphere MQ Integrator. Because the adapters support all of these brokers, they offer additional system flexibility and change protection. The open standards-based architecture of the adapters can also increase your business agility. Your customers benefit from greater interoperability by not being tied to a specific technology. Adapters object discovery tools and event management include event queuing, event archiving, and event identification. They are also bi-directional and meta data driven. The Adapter Framework supports each adapter solution. This foundation makes it easier and quicker to install your adapters, and to seamlessly migrate to different brokers as your needs change. For adapter solutions not provided by IBM or IBM Business ners, IBM offers the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Development Kit. New Adapters in this Release Adapter for Ariba Buyer The Adapter for Ariba Buyer enables bi-directional real-time integration between the Ariba Buyer application and other enterprise applications. Ariba Buyer automates the full buying cycle management and tracking of spend operations. The Ariba Buyer application is an integral part of the Ariba Spend Management solutions. Adapter for Ariba Buyer is meta data driven and includes object discovery capability that aids in the creation of business objects specific to an Ariba Buyer application instance. The adapter enables integration to Ariba Buyer V8.0. This adapter is available on Windows, Solaris, and AIX. Changed Components in this Release Adapter Framework The adapter framework is a feature-rich, standard adapter architecture to design, develop, and run connectivity solutions. The framework is the run-time environment for the WebSphere Adapter Development Kit and the s. In this release, hierarchical properties were added to the framework, which allows the adapter to have greater flexibility. Enhanced Application Adapters Adapter for mysap.com The Adapter for mysap.com has minor enhancements. Refer to the adapter release notes for more detailed information. The Adapter for mysap.com supports all of SAP s various interfaces and presents the users with numerous integration options with relatively little risk. The adapter provides bidirectional, multithreaded, real-time integration between SAP and e-commerce, CRM, supply chain, ERP, custom, and legacy applications. The adapter consists of the connector infrastructure and modules of functionality. The Extension Module has advanced event detection mechanisms and business object handlers that manipulate the most common objects from SAP. This module allows you to retrieve and manipulate objects to and from SAP in real time, and supports both request/reply and publish/subscribe models for object retrieval. The adapter notifies you of the success and status of your object transaction request, and returns the unique ID of any created objects. The adapter enables real-time retrieval of a complex object from SAP or a request to create, change, or delete an object. The RF Server Module allows SAP applications to make synchronous calls to the collector agent. This event-driven functionality is ideal for systems like BBP that require real-time access to a broker for handling requests. This module is multithreaded for scalability. It includes a non-invasive business object generation tool that facilitates business object development. The BAPI Module allows direct calls to BAPIs. By accessing the BAPIs without routing the call through the ABAP Extension infrastructure, the adapter greatly improves performance. This module is 100% non-invasive. All business object information is stored externally to the SAP system. The ALE Module allows the connector to send IDocs into SAP for processing by ALE, and to receive IDocs from SAP to ALE event notification. This 100% non-invasive asynchronous solution utilizes SAP s trfc protocol for guaranteeing exactly-once delivery and is ideal for large objects. The Hierarchical Dynamic Retrieve Module offers 100% non-invasive meta data-driven data retrieval for application-specific business objects (ASBO). To facilitate upgrades and easy maintenance, the IBM for mysap.com is implemented in the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter SAP Development Namespace. The SAP adapter supports connectivity to SAP 3.x and 4.x. This adapter is double byte character set (DBCS) enabled and translated to Group 1 languages. It is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX platforms. Adapter for Retek The for Retek has been updated to be globalized for this release. Refer to the adapter release notes for more detailed information

3 This adapter offers bidirectional, real-time integration between Retek Integration Bus (RIB)-enabled Retek applications and other enterprise applications. Retek s flexible deployment options empower retailers to build end-to-end solutions through a modular architecture. Retailers can optimize existing systems or develop quick-win solutions to fund the implementation of a total enterprise solution. Retek 10 is a combination of implementation strategies, technologies, services, software, and support designed to optimize retail business performance, maximize customer satisfaction, and minimize supply chain costs. Adapter for Retek integrates via the RIB application interface. Retek 10 includes a suite of applications, three of which are RIB-enabled. The WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Retek is meta data driven, and enables integration to, or between, any RIB-enabled Retek applications. Currently, the RIB-enabled Retek applications include Retek Merchandising System (RMS), Retek Distribution Management (RDM), and Retek Customer Order Management (RCOM). This adapter is available on Windows, Solaris, and AIX. Adapter for WebSphere Commerce The Adapter for WebSphere Commerce has been updated to be globalized for this release. Refer to the adapter release notes for more detailed information. WebSphere Commerce is a powerful e-commerce solution for selling in today s B2B and B2C environments, which extends far beyond the traditional Web storefront. Advanced capabilities enable you to build and maintain meaningful relationships with customers and trading partners. You can reduce complexity and optimize operations by managing robust business processes and integrating them with your core business applications. The Adapter for WebSphere Commerce supports real-time, bidirectional integration between WebSphere Commerce and other e-business and enterprise applications. This Java -based adapter leverages the WebSphere Commerce Messaging System to exchange XML documents with the adapter over MQSeries. This paradigm provides WebSphere Commerce with the ability to create and synchronize data such as customers and orders with the back-end system to WebSphere Commerce such as order status, product and inventory data. The WebSphere Commerce adapter is meta data driven, includes object discovery capabilities, and supports connectivity to WebSphere Commerce V5.4. This adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Enhanced e-business Products The Adapter for isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent is a highly scalable, standards-based B2B trading solution. It supports AS2/EDI-INT, AS1, XML, Secure SMTP, among others. The product was designed with transactional performance in mind and scales easily from the smallest to the largest e-business requirement. isoft offers strong encryption, robust support for the leading security standards, as well as transactional features such as strong non-repudiation and reliable delivery. isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent 3.1 is available in three variations: isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Express isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Advanced isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Enterprise isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Express provides bidirectional connectivity from IBM s integration software to trading partners (such as suppliers and distributors) outside the corporate firewall. The Express product can be configured for up to 10 trading partner connections, supports installation on a single server, and scales based on the capacity of the server chosen. Express requires purchase of connections for isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Express for the number of total connections to e-business partners required (up to a maximum of 10). It is available on Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. With this release, the adapter to IBM middleware products now supports the isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Express on the Windows, Solaris, and AIX (4.3.3 and 5.1) platforms. isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Advanced and Enterprise products provide bi-directional connectivity from IBM s integration software to trading partners (such as suppliers and distributors). Both versions provide load balancing and advanced routing capabilities for virtually unlimited scalability. Products are functionally the same. Advanced is packaged for medium-sized hubs. Enterprise is packaged for larger hubs. isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Advanced requires purchase of Connections for isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Advanced for the number of total connections to e-business partners required (up to 100). It is available on Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. With this release, the adapter to IBM middleware products now supports the isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Express on the Windows, Solaris, and AIX (4.3.3 and 5.1) platforms. isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Enterprise requires purchase of Connections for isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Enterprise for the number of total connections to e-business partners required (up to 500). It is available on Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. With this release, the IBM middleware products now supports the isoft Peer-to-Peer Agent Express on the Windows, Solaris, and AIX (4.3.3 and 5.1) platforms. Trading ner Integration Trading ner Interchange (TPI) This offers industry-leading technology that supports loosely-coupled asynchronous connections based on Internet standards for datatype, transport protocol, and security. Most likely, if you need to connect to an Internet-based trading exchange, you will want TPI. Because of how TPI is built, it offers true rapid deployment of trading communities as well as superb trading community management tools. Because TPI attracts support for datatype, transport protocol, and security, it is relatively easy to deploy. Outside of evolving standards, no recording is necessary if a trading partner changes its datatype or transport protocol. It s relatively easy to manage your trading relationships because TPI incorporates a GUI tool to configure trading relationships. In essence, TPI offers an excellent, easy-to-use, standards-based trading solution

4 This release of TPI, which is only compatible with WebSphere Interchange Server V4.1.1, includes: Up-to-date support for RosettaNet Implementation Framework (RNIF) 2.0 Verified interoperability with new AS1 and AS2 requirements (for example, runtime compression) Improved performance Security and reliability enhancements and improvements There are three variations of TPI: 1. WebSphere Business Integration Trading ner Interchange for Trading Networks, comes with 100 Trading Profiles 2. WebSphere Business Integration Trading ner Interchange On-Ramp, comes with 10 Trading Profiles 3. WebSphere Business Integration Trading ner Interchange Solo, a TPI endpoint deployment technology Trading ner Interchange for Trading Networks This function is designed for companies that want to host trading networks. It allows up to 100 contract records to designate trading partners, and contains full product functionality. Trading ner Interchange On-Ramp is designed for companies that want to connect with up to 10 trading partners. This product contains many features of the trading networks version, but the following features are restricted in the On-Ramp version. No external database support No JMS event routing FIFO only packaging/unpackaging of data Limited performance tuning Trading ner Interchange Solo is especially designed to support a single ner Profile at any one time. It is used to speed and simplify endpoint deployment. TPI Solo does include certain features contained in the other versions of this product: No external database support No JMS event routing FIFO only packaging/unpackaging of data No API support Single user only No integration options beyond file system No performance tuning No ability to add new schedules No multipartner edit capability Certain high-end platforms, OS/390 and AS/400, are not supported WebSphere Business Integration TPI Solo supports only Windows 98 and Windows Me platforms Adapter for Web Services is significantly enhanced in this release with new features and improved usability. features include: New True bi-directional support supporting event and request processing from within the adapter. Event processing can be synchronous or asynchronous; listeners within the adapter are new for this release. Support for SOAP over HTTP, HTTPS, and JMS transports. Integration with the Web Services Gateway product expose/invoke external services on behalf of the adapter. A new WSDL ODA eases generation and deployment of business objects. The ODA can use WSDL from a local file or connect to a remote URL or UDDI registry to retrieve the WSDL. The adapter now supports additional namespaces in the body and headers. Support for additional datahandlers to support various internal payload formats. The WBI Adapter for Web Services enables users to expose Interchange Service business processes, in the form of collaborations, as Web Services. This capability provides for a set of self-contained, dynamic applications that can be described, published, located, or invoked over the network to create innovative products, processes and value chains. In addition to exposing internal Web services, this adapter can also be used to communicate to externally hosted Web services. This adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Since the adapter exposes WebSphere InterChange Server collaborations, the adapter is compatible with that integration broker. Enhanced Technology Adapters Adapter for JMS enhances event processing to allow different datahandlers per input queue Greater support for updating and inquiring JMS header attributes is added for this release. JMS is an open-standard API for accessing enterprise-messaging systems. It is designed to allow business applications to synchronously and asynchronously send and receive business data and events. This adapter for JMS allows an integration broker to exchange business objects with applications that send or receive data in the form of JMS messages. It supports request processing and event notifications. In addition, swappable data handlers can be used to customize the message or business object conventions. This adapter is currently supported with the InterChange Server only. The JMS adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Adapter for SWIFT As part of the solution for the Financial Services industry, the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters for SWIFT provides connectivity to the SWIFT financial messaging network through the SWIFT Alliance Access. The adapter allows firms to migrate to the new ISO message standard without placing extensive new requirements on their existing ISO 7775 message infrastructure. The adapter

5 includes prebuilt maps for commonly used messages. These maps can be extended and customized using an intuitive and user friendly toolset. The Adapter for SWIFT utilizes the MQSeries host adapter, MQSA, which is provided on the SAA gateway. This adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX platforms. Adapter for FIX Protocol Adapter for FIX Protocol allows integration brokers to exchange business objects with applications that send or receive data in the form of Financial Information exchange (FIX) messages. The connector allows integration broker flows to asynchronously exchange business objects with applications that issue or receive FIX messages when change or data occur. The connector is meta data driven. Message routing and format conversion are initiated by an event polling technique. The connector uses an MQ implementation of the Java Messaging Service (JMS), an API for accessing enterprise messaging systems. The connector retrieves FIX messages from queues, calls the FIX data handler to convert messages to their corresponding business objects, and then delivers them to the broker. In the opposite direction, the connector receives business object requests from the broker, converts them into FIX messages using the same data handler, and then delivers the messages to an MQSeries queue. This adapter supports FIX message sets V4, V4.1, V4.2, and V4.3. It is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Adapter for WebSphere MQ In this release, Adapter for WebSphere MQ now supports WebSphere MQ V5.3. This release also enhances event processing to allow different data handlers per input queue. Adapter for WebSphere MQ allows for Enterprise Application Integration with applications communicating via WebSphere MQ messages. The connector supports synchronous and asynchronous modes for request processing and event notification. In addition to Create, Update and Delete, the adapter also supports Retrieve, Retrieve By Content, and Exist operations. The s for WebSphere MQ can assign more than one message format to the same business object using any data handler, if the data handler can identify the business object from the message content alone. In addition, as an option, the connect supports synchronous posting of events as an integration broker for applications that want feedback on the request the issue through WebSphere MQ. This adapter is only required with the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server. Adapter for WebSphere MQ Adapter support connectivity to MQ series 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3. This adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Adapter for WebSphere MQ Workflow This release supports V3.4 of WebSphere MQ Workflow. In addition, it now supports V5.3 of WebSphere MQ. WebSphere MQ Workflow is a workflow engine that permits users to construct processes that include both manual and automated steps. At the specific points where manual tasks, information or action are required in a process, the WebSphere MQ Workflow adapter provides the capability to build pauses between the state steps, or stages of the processes where data is transformed by a transaction taking place in the underlying applications, or in the manual activities taking place outside the process. These pauses, or Long-Lived Transactions, are critical features in the ability to automate business processes. IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow adapter compliments the integration broker by merging sophisticated workflow capabilities with IBM s superior business process management features. The Java-based WebSphere Business Integration Adapter enables hybrid implementations of WebSphere MQ Workflow with an integration broker solution. The combination of products provides a best-of-breed integration strategy for companies seeking to automate processes that do not necessarily take place instantaneously, but rather require sustained pauses for reasons such as obtaining approvals, meeting regulatory requirements, or satisfying industry-standard procedures. The for WebSphere MQ Workflow functions in a couple of different ways. It initiates synchronous and asynchronous interaction between the integration broker flows and WebSphere MQ Workflow. If, for example, during an order process based on an IBM WebSphere Business Integration Collaboration, an approval must be obtained, then the Adapter prompts WebSphere MQ Workflow to pause and wait until a response has been returned from an underlying application (which could be an automated process or could be as a the result of a manual step). Correspondingly, WebSphere MQ Workflow prompts the Connector to initiate Collaboration processes. This adapter is only required with the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server. The WebSphere MQ Workflow adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Adapter for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker now supports WebSphere MQ V5.3. The for WebSphere MQ Integrator enables integration with IBM s WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker and, for the first time, WebSphere Event Broker. (Consult system documentation for adapter setup nuances between the two products.) Integration broker requests can now initiate IBM WMQI message flows as well as handle synchronous requests issued mid-flow to broker. The adapter uses the WebSphere Business Integration Data Handler for XML to facilitate XML integration with IBM WMQI. Business Object specifications can be created at development time using the XML ODA against WMQI parser-generated DTDs. This adapter is only supported with required with the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server. The WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Solaris

6 Adapter for JTEXT Minor enhancements have been added for this release. Consult the release notes for detailed information. The for JText enables integration brokers to communicate with an application through the exchange of text files. The connector is used when an application does not have a C, C++, or Java standard API through which the broker can communicate, and when it is not feasible to have an event table for a custom-built application. In these cases, the simple method for integrating an application into a larger system is by exchanging text files through the JText connector. In addition to support of local text files, the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for JText supports integration with remote text files accessible using the FTP protocol. This capability provides greater integration durability in that file sources can be moved across the network with minimal changes to integration parameters. The JText adapter is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and AIX. Unchanged Adapters and Components Adapter Development Kit The development kit augments the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework by providing extensive documentation, methodology, and samples to enable clients to quickly develop adapters into their custom environment. The development kit allows users to easily build reusable Java and C++ adapter components to custom, proprietary, and legacy applications. Application Adapters: IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for: BroadVision Commerce Clarify CRM i2 i2 Active Data Warehouse MetaSolv TBS Oracle Applications PeopleSoft Portal Infranet Siebel ebusiness Applications Vantive NightFire Applications Spirent Applications Telcordia Applications Retek ematrix Technology Adapters: IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for: JDBC Mainframe Adapters: IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for: CICS IMS Transaction Manager IMS Database Manager VSAM DB2 Databases ADABAS e-business: Trading ner Interchange Trading Networks Trading Profile Adapter Data Handler for EDI The Adapter for JCA Connector to ICS (which was originally announced with Adapters V2.0) has been re-branded as a licensed connectivity feature of the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server and is now orderable as IBM WebSphere InterChange Server Access for J2EE Connector Architecture. Refer to Software Announcement , dated March 4, 2003, for more information. Product Positioning As part of IBM s WebSphere Business Integration family, the Adapters further extend the breadth of IBM s e-business infrastructure software portfolio. Adapters can make your business more flexible with both the messaging and processing brokers that underpin WebSphere Business Integration; with WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere MQSeries Integrator, or WebSphere MQSeries Integrator Broker, or with IBM WebSphere (formerly CrossWorlds) InterChange Server as the hub for your business integration efforts. In addition to supporting multiple brokers, adapters are stand-alone solutions that can protect customer technology investments in applications and systems. Connectivity is critical in establishing an integrated, enterprise-wide system from which companies can extract information from disparate sources. The IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters allow companies to address this need for total connectivity with one coherent approach. All Adapters run on the same foundation, the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Framework. The framework allows greater speed and ease of adapter deployment, requiring less skill to install a broad range of adapters. With this introduction of new adapters, IBM has increased its adapter portfolio to include more than 40 IBM s for industry-specific and cross-industry connectivity. In addition to IBM s current adapter portfolio, the IBM Development Kit may be used in a services engagement to build new adapters for unique customer needs. These custom adapters are built to run on the framework mentioned above. Statement of Direction IBM intends to enable its WebSphere Business Integration Adapters to support IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition 5.0 during the first half of 2003 (in connection with the release of IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0). The WebSphere Business Integration Adapters comprise a portfolio of more than 40 products that provide connectivity to SAP R3, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle Applications, SWIFT, and other applications and technologies. WebSphere Business Integration Adapters help customers achieve business agility by integrating applications and automating business processes, and the WebSphere Business

7 Integration Adapters portfolio includes connectivity for packaged applications, e-business architecture, legacy products, technology protocols, industry solutions, and trading partners. IBM is driving open standards in application integration and connectivity, and is planning to introduce WebSphere Business Integration Adapters developed on the latest open standards, including the J2EE Connector Architecture standard. All statements regarding IBM s plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Reference Information For information on Adapters V2.0, refer to Software Announcement , dated December 10, Trademarks IMS is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. WebSphere, MQ Integrator, AIX, MQSeries, AS/400, OS/390, SAA, CICS, and DB2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows and Windows NT are registered 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

8 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information March 11, 2003 Education Support The following classes are available: Course Title Course Data Handler Guide Connector Development Guide for C++ Connector Development Guide for Java WebSphere MQ Integrator (WMQI) Publications IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters for SAP WebSphere Adapter Workshop For additional information, visit: BI201 WBI40 Select WebSphere BUSINESS INTEGRATION. The appropriate curriculum includes the products described in this announcement. For additional information, contact IBM Education at: In addition to IBM WebSphere education, a number of courses on WebSphere MQSeries Integrator supplement the IBM WebSphere education offerings. To locate, visit: Follow the link to Classroom and Online Courses Select a country and then the category MQSeries Then select MQSeries Integrator Offering Information Product information will be available through the Offering Information tool at: And, through the Passport Advantage Web site at: Publications General information is available for IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters on the Web at: wbiadapters/infocenter The following displayable softcopy publications available: are Application and Technology Adapter Guides s Implementation Guide for MQ Integrator Business Object Development Guide Redbooks Redbooks, the output of residencies, are intensive, multiweek work efforts where small teams explore and document product implementation, integration and operations, often in the context of marketplace solutions. Residencies focus the skills and experience of marketplace professionals on the practical application of leading-edge information technology to customer needs. Residencies are personally directed by a skilled professional, typically an acknowledged leader in the subject field. Each residency offers residents the opportunity to return with new knowledge immediately applicable to their local business needs. Redbooks can be found at: 1. WebSphere MQ Integrator for z/os V2.1 Implementation Guide (SG ) Redbook, published February 4, 2002, last updated February 15, WebSphere MQ Integrator Deployment and Migration (SG ) 3. Redpiece, last updated April 22, Developing Solutions in WebSphere MQ Integrator (SG ) Redpiece, last updated March 31, 2002 Other WMQI Publications Other publications available containing information on WMQI Broker are accessible at: integrator/broker/ Select LIBRARY. Technical Information Specified Operating Environment Hardware Requirements: IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework Listed below are minimum requirements. The actual requirements for your system may be greater, depending on the complexity of your specific IBM CrossWorlds environment, throughput, and data object size. The Framework includes a combination of runtime libraries and This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation

9 operational administrative tools. The Runtime libraries are deployable on all supported operating systems. The operational administrative tools are supported on Microsoft Windows platforms (Windows NT and Windows 2000). Windows environment: Processor at 400 MHz, or faster Minimum 512 MB RAM Minimum 900 MB free disk space AIX environment: IBM POWER3 -II 375 MHz machine, or equivalent AIX Minimum 512 MB RAM Minimum 900 MB free disk space Solaris environment: Solaris 2.7, 2.8 One UltraSPARC II 450 MHz Minimum 512 MB RAM Minimum 900 MB free disk space Software Requirements IBM middleware platform support for: 4.2 IBM WebSphere MQ Integrator 2.1 IBM WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker 2.1 For more details, refer to one of the following guides: For WMQI and WMQI Broker: WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Implementation Guide for MQ Integrator For the ICS broker: IBM CrossWorlds System Installation Guide for Windows or IBM CrossWorlds System Installation Guide for UNIX Windows environment One of these operating systems: Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, or Advanced Server) with Service Pack 2 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6A Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.x required to view the HTML documents Xerces for C++ (Tools) v1.5.1 Xerces for Java (Server) v1.4.3 (Embedded in the product) Java compiler (Sun JDK for Win NT and 2000) required for compiling custom adapters AIX environment IBM AIX or Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.x required to view the HTML documents Xerces for Java (Server) v1.4.3 (Embedded in the product) Solaris environment Solaris 8 (2.8) or Solaris 7 (2.7) Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4.x, or later, is needed to view HTML documents Xerces for Java (Server) v1.4.3 (Embedded in the product) For the following components customers must acquire Edifecs SpecBuilder 4.0: Adapter for Telcordia Applications Data Handler for EDI Adapter for WebSphere Commerce Edifecs SpecBuilder is not an IBM licensed program, and should not be placed on an IBM Customer Agreement (ICA) Supplement. Supplier products are not warranted by IBM. This prerequisite software can be ordered by CSO through the World Trade Advanced Administrative System (WTASS) ordering system as Edifecs SpecBuilder 5620FHL, with feature number Orders for Edifecs SpecBuilder 5620FHL can be placed at Ask for Workstation Software Group. Planning Information For planning and installation information, refer to the adapter guide and one or more of the following documents: s Implementation Guide for MQ Integrator (for WMQI broker environments) System Installation Guide for UNIX or System Installation Guide for Windows (for ICS broker environments) Getting Started with the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters V2.1 Business Object Development Guide Connector Development Guide (for Adapter Development Kit information) Customer Responsibilities: Use IBM Software Services or Business ners to assist in the installation, design, implementation, and maintenance of the IBM solution. To implement an IBM solution, these skills are required: Thorough technical and functional understanding of the IBM WebSphere or WMQI/WMQI Broker environment including the tools and file structure Thorough technical and functional understanding of the Business Object Designer and the Connector Configurator tools Some Java programming knowledge and understanding of the fundamental basics of classes and methods Some SQL experience and basic understanding of relational databases and SQL statements, triggers, and stored procedures Experience in building custom IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters using the IBM Development Kit as well as Java or C++ programming experience Thorough understanding of specific packaged applications or client legacy applications, especially on applicable platforms Thorough technical knowledge of the API architecture

10 Knowledge of communicating with the API or the identified interface method Additional skills required to support effectively various components of the implementation are: Custom Adapter Development Good understanding of IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Development Kits Strong knowledge of the language (such as Java, C++, or communications) that will be used to build the connector Extensive understanding or experience of the IBM Development Kit, classes, and methods Strong knowledge and understanding of API architecture Strong knowledge, understanding, or experience of the application-specific data schema for which the application the connector is being built Strong technical and functional knowledge of communicating with the API (inputs, outputs) Thorough understanding of full development/test life cycles Direct Customer Support: For support, new IBM CrossWorlds customers with Passport Advantage contracts should call 800-IBM-SERV ( ). Packaging: This is a Passport Advantage offering only. WSBIA is ordered via media packs. The contents of the media packs are described below: Media Pack Adapter Framework V2.2 TPI On-Ramp V2.2 TPI Trading Networks V2.2 Contents 3 CDs 3 CDs 3 CDs Information (LI), if appropriate, and will be presented for acceptance at the time of installation of the program. The license and LI will be stored in a directory such as LICENSE.TXT for future reference. Security, Auditability, and Control s V2.2 uses the security and auditability features of the system on which the products are installed. The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities. Ordering Information This product is only available via Passport Advantage. is not available as shrinkwrap. Product Group: WebSphere Product Identifier (PID) Adapters V2 (5724-D17) Product Category: WSBIA For details on the licensing information, refer to: Passport Advantage New for this Release Adapter for Ariba Buyer License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Existing Passport Advantage It D526KLL D526LLL E00NYLL D526MLL TPI Solo V2.2 Multiplatform 3 CDs 2 CDs and Adapter for IMS Database Manager Cartridge 2 CDs and Adapter for IMS Transaction Manager Cartridge 2 CDs and Adapter for DB2 Databases Cartridge 2 CDs and Adapter for CICS Cartridge 2 CDs and Adapter for VSAM Cartridge 2 CDs and Adapter for ADABAS Cartridge This program when downloaded from a Web site, contains the applicable IBM license agreement, and License Adapter for Retek License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Adapter for Spirent Applications License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Adapter for NightFire Applications License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51PJLL D51PKLL E00IVLL D51PLLL D51PALL D51PBLL E00ISLL D51PCLL D51PMLL D51PNLL E00IWLL D51PPLL

11 Adapter for Telcordia Applications License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Adapter for ematrix License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. isoft Peer 2 Peer Agent Express per Common Administrative Domain License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. isoft Peer 2 Peer Agent Express per Connection License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. isoft Peer 2 Peer Agent Advanced per Common Administrative Domain License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. isoft Peer 2 Peer Agent Advanced per Connection License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. isoft Peer 2 Peer Agent Enterprise per Common Administrative Domain License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. isoft Peer 2 Peer Agent Enterprise per Connection License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Adapter for i2 Active Data Warehouse License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51PDLL D51PELL E00ITLL D51PFLL D51XELL D51XFLL E00L8LL D51XGLL D522SLL D522TLL E00MRLL D522ULL D522VLL D522WLL E00MSLL D522XLL D522YLL D522ZLL E00MTLL D5230LL D5231LL D5232LL E00MULL D5233LL D5234LL D5235LL E00MVLL D5236LL D5237LL D5238LL E00MWLL D5239LL D51XKLL D51XLLL E00LALL D51XMLL Framework PerServer License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Development Kit PerUser License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. e-business Trading ner Interchange Solo Per Solo License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Trading ner Interchange On-Ramp Per Server License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Trading ner Interchange On-Ramp Trading Profile Per Trading ner License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Trading ner Interchange Trading Networks Per Server License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Trading ner Interchange Trading Networks Trading Profile Per Trading ner License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Adapter for JMS License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51DSLL D51DTLL E00D7LL D51DULL D51FULL D51FVLL E00DWLL D51FXLL D51F2LL D51F3LL E00DMLL D51F4LL D51F5LL D51F6LL E00DNLL D51F7LL D51F8LL D51F9LL E00DPLL D51FALL D51FELL D51FFLL E00DRLL D51FGLL D51FBLL D51FCLL E00DQLL D51FDLL D51EGLL D51EHLL E00DFLL D51EILL

12 Connectivity Application for BroadVision Commerce License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for Clarify CRM License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for i2 Active Data Warehouse License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51CRLL D51CSLL E00CVLL D51CTLL D51CULL D51CVLL E00CWLL D51CWLL D51CXLL D51CYLL E00CXLL D51CZLL WebSphere Business integration Adapter for Vantive License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for FIX Protocol License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Connectivity Technology for Jtext License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51DPLL D51DQLL E00D6LL D51DRLL D51ETLL D51EULL E00DJLL D51EVLL D51DVLL D51DWLL E00D8LL D51DXLL for MetaSolv TBS License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51D0LL D51D1LL E00CYLL D51D2LL for License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51DYLL D51DZLL E00D9LL D51E0LL for Oracle Applications License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51D3LL D51D4LL E00CZLL D51D5LL for JDBC License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51E1LL D51E2LL E00DALL D51E3LL for PeopleSoft License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51D6LL D51D7LL E00D0LL D51D8LL for MQ Integrator License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51E4LL D51E5LL E00DBLL D51E6LL for Portal Infranet License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51D9LL D51DALL E00D1LL D51DBLL for MQ License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51E7LL D51E8LL E00DCLL D51E9LL for mysap.com License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51DCLL D51DDLL E00D2LL D51DELL for MQ Workflow License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51EALL D51EBLL E00DDLL D51ECLL for Siebel ebusiness Applications License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51DILL D51DJLL E00D4LL D51DKLL for XML License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51EDLL D51EELL E00DELL D51EFLL

13 for SWIFT License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for JMS License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Connectivity e-business for Web Services License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. WebSphere Business Integration Data Handler for EDI Per Connector License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. WebSphere Business Integration Data Handler for XML Per Connector License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Connectivity Mainframe for CICS PerAppInstanceMaintenance 1 Anniv. PerAppInstanceMaintenance 2 Anniv. for IMS Transaction Manager License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for IMS Database Manager License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. D51EQLL D51ERLL E00DILL D51ESLL D51EGLL D51EHLL E00DFLL D51EILL D51EMLL D51ENLL E00DHLL D51EPLL D51EWLL D51EXLL E00DKLL D51EYLL D51EZLL D51F0LL E00DLLL D51F1LL D51G0LL D51G1LL E00DYLL D51G2LL D51FRLL D51FSLL E00DVLL D51FTLL D51FNLL D51FPLL E00DULL D51FQLL for VSAM License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for DB2 Databases License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. for ADABAS License & SW Maintenance 1 Anniv. License & SW Maintenance 2 Anniv. Passport Advantage Customer: Details D51G3LL D51G4LL E00DZLL D51G5LL D51FWLL D51FYLL E00DXLL D51FZLL D51G6LL D51G7LL E00E0LL D51G8LL Media Pack Entitlement Customers with active subscription on the products listed below are entitled to receive the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters media pack. Adapter Framework V2.2 Multilingual Media Pack TPI On-Ramp V2.2 Multilingual Media Pack TPI Trading Networks V2.2 Multilingual Media Pack TPI Solo V2.2 Multilingual Media Pack Adapter for IMS Database Manager V2.2 English Media Pack Adapter for IMS Transaction Manager V2.2 English Media Pack Adapter for DB2 V2.2 English Media Pack Adapter for CICS V2.2 English Media Pack Adapter for VSAM V2.2 English Media Pack Adapter for ADABAS V2.2 English Media Pack BA0A7ML BA0A8ML BA0A9ML BA0AAML BA0ABNA BA0ACNA BA0ADNA BA0AENA BA0AFNA BA0AGNA

14 Withdrawal of Previous Passport Advantage s The following WebSphere Adapters are being withdrawn from marketing effective July 31, 2003, and withdrawn from service on July 31, 2003: Media Packs Program WebSphere Adapter for BA01UIE 5724-A67 PeopleSoft WebSphere Adapter for BA01MIE 5724-A68 JD Edwards One World WebSphere Adapter for BA01SIE 5724-A69 Oracle Applications Passport Advantage IBM WebSphere Adapter for Oracle Application Cap Unit License/SW Maintenance 1 Year Anniv. IBM WebSphere Adapter for Oracle Application Cap Unit SW Maintenance Renewal IBM WebSphere Adapter for Oracle Application Cap Unit SW Maintenance After-Lic. 1 Year Anniv. IBM WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards OneWorld Cap Unit License/SW Maintenance 1 Year Anniv. IBM WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards OneWorld Cap Unit SW Maintenance Renewal IBM WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards OneWorld Cap Unit SW Maintenance After-Lic. 1 Year Anniv. IBM WebSphere Adapter for PeopleSoft Cap Unit License/SW Maintenance 1 Year Anniv. IBM WebSphere Adapter for PeopleSoft Cap Unit SW Maintenance Renewal IBM WebSphere Adapter for PeopleSoft Cap Unit SW Maintenance After-Lic. 1 Year Anniv. D50NZLL E005PLL D50P1LL D50NQLL E005LLL D50NSLL D50P2LL E005QLL D50P4LL The following Media Packs are being withdrawn from marketing on April 22, 2003: Adapter Framework V2.1 Multilingual Media Pack Adapter for IMS Database Manager V2.1 English Media Pack Adapter for IMS Transaction Manager V2.1 English Media Pack BA08TML BA08XML BA08YML Adapter for DB2 V2.1 English Media Pack Adapter for CICS V2.1 English Media Pack Adapter for VSAM V2.1 English Media Pack Adapter for ADABAS V2.1 English Media Pack BA08ZML BA09AML BA09BML BA09CML The following Media Packs are being withdrawn from service on December 31, 2003: Adapter TPI On-Ramp V2.1 Multilingual Media Pack Adapter TPI Trading Networks V2.1 Multilingual Media Pack Adapter TPI Solo V2.1 Multilingual Media Pack Terms and Conditions BA08UML BA08VML BA08WML This product is only available via Passport Advantage. is not available as shrinkwrap. Licensing: IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). Proofs of Entitlement (PoEs) are required for all authorized use. number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance. License Information Form Adapters Lic ID: L-NABA-5ECQVN Limited Warranty Applies: Yes Program Services Available Until: Program services will be available for a period of at least one year following the effective marketing withdrawal date which will be announced at a future date. Money-Back Guarantee: If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the Program, return it within 30 days from the invoice date, to the party (either IBM or its reseller) from whom you acquired it, for a refund. This applies only to your first acquisition of the Program. Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer: No Volume Orders (IVO): No Passport Advantage Applies: Yes, and through the Passport Advantage Web site at: Usage Restriction: Yes It