NEON Adapters for MQSeries Integrator Now Available from IBM

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1 Software Announcement February 13, 2001 NEON Adapters for MQSeries Integrator Now Available from IBM Overview New Era of Networks (NEON) Inc., offers an assortment of prepackaged solutions called NEON Adapters. NEON Adapters are designed to connect MQSeries Integrator (MQSI) with specific off-the-shelf applications and standards, from SAP R/3 ERP applications to DB2, Oracle, and SQLServer OLTP environments using vendor companies standards such as Broadvision, EDI, I2, PeopleSoft, FIX, Siebel, and J.D. Edwards. NEON Adapters help to reduce development time. They also provide reliable, documented, and configurable connections between the above applications and standards for MQSeries Integrator V1 and V2. Key Prerequisites NEON Adapters are available for different hardware and software environments to match MQSeries Integrator V1 and V2 products. MQSeries Integrator Platforms Version 1 AIX and DB2 AIX and Oracle AIX and Sybase AS/400 and DB2 HP-UX and DB2 HP-UX and Oracle HP-UX and Sybase Windows NT and DB2 Windows NT and Oracle Windows NT and SQL Server Windows NT and Sybase OS/390 and DB2 Sun Solaris and DB2 Sun Solaris and Oracle Sun Solaris and Sybase Version 2 AIX Sun Solaris Windows NT For full details of the NEON Adapters, refer to NEON at: products/adapters.html To order, contact your IBM representative. Planned Availability Date February 16, 2001 At a Glance Prepackaged adapters designed to connect MQSeries Integrator with specific applications and standards Supports AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and Windows NT operating systems Connects to DB2, Oracle, and SQLServer databases Installation connection is reliable, documented, and configurable Saves development time and helps you avoid writing code For ordering, contact: Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM 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 Description NEONadapter for R/3 works with MQSI by automatically loading the SAP formats as they are defined in your environment into the MQSI repository. Once an interface is defined to MQSI, the definition can be referenced many times without rekeying or copy/pasting the formats. This technique dramatically shortens the time needed to integrate SAP R/3 and greatly reduces errors during development. The NEONadapter for R/3 provides several interface capabilities including ALE/IDOC, BAPI, RFC, ABAP Direct, and DMI to connect the SAP implementation to MQSI. The NEONadapter allows you to take advantage of the most common SAP interfaces without writing code. To move the information between the adapter and SAP, NEON uses IBM s MQSeries Link for R/3 connecting to IDOCs. The NEONadapter for R/3 has been certified by SAP through the Complementary Partners Program. ALE/IDOC ABAP RFC/BAPI NEONadapter for generates personalized messages using your customer information and a template message and routes messages based on business rules. NEONadapter for talks directly to SMTP and POP3 mailers such as Microsoft Exchange Server, PostOffice, SendMail, and Lotus Notes. No client mailer is required. NEONadapter for can send a copy of all outbound mail to another recipient. If an SMTP sever connection goes down, NEONadapter for can retry the same server at a set interval depending on the specified configuration. POP3 SMTP Protocols Merge NEONadapter for BroadVision connects the Broadvision One-to-One Business Commerce Application to MQSI. BroadVision needs to share information on sales orders, receive order status, and synchronize product and customer information. The NEONadapter eliminates the need for point-to-point interfaces written in C or COBOL to connect to BroadVision. NEON uses the BroadVision APIs to create off-the-shelf, easy-to-maintain implementation. The adapter also supports the initial data conversion to BroadVision. The connection is real-time, so customer service representatives can access the latest, most accurate data from all the applications in the environment. Connects to BroadVision. NEONadapter for EDI connects to MQSI. The solution delivers out-of-the-box integration with EDI. The adapter loads the EDI formats from predefined EDI standards, including X12, UN/EDIFACT, TRADACOM, and EANCOM. By simply accessing the standard format via the GUI, you can create and maintain custom EDI formats and Third Party Agreements (TPAs) quickly. Once designed and tested, the custom EDI formats are outputted in XML and imported into MQSeries Integrator. This is 80% faster than the manual method of creating TPAs. Connects to EDI. Converts: EDI to XML XML to EDI NEONadapter for FIX connects to MQSI. The solution delivers out-of-the-box integration between MQSI and NEON s FIX engine. The engine encapsulates the low-level details for managing the FIX communication sessions. It supports versions 2.7, 3.0, 4.0, and 4.2 of FIX protocol. It is configurable at run-time and can manage concurrent FIX sessions. The NEONadapter uses the IBM MQ-FIX link as the gateway process to MQSeries. The FIX engine is a flexible and customizable object framework/class library developed in C++. The easy-to-use and robust API allows the user to parse and use FIX messages within the user s applications. NEONadapter for i2 connects i2 RHYTHMLink to MQSI. NEON s adapter provides a ready-to-go, plug-and-play solution using complementary technology fom NEON and i2. The NEON adapter: Generates i2 metadata for i2 Common Data Models (CDM) automatically Validates the previously loaded i2 formats to avoid corruption of i2 metadata Provides an activity log so customers can audit all activities and store backup copies Real-time connections allow customer service representatives access to the most accurate data from all applications. i2 Demand Planner i2 Factory Planner i2 Supply Chain Planner NEONadapter for J.D. Edwards provides a ready-to-go, plug-and-play solution that leverages complementary technologies from J.D. Edwards One World or World and MQSI. The NEONadapter generates bidirectional J.D. Edwards Z-file formats to load into the MQSI format repository. It provides inbound and outbound run-time processes that insert data into J.D. Edwards backend databases or extracts from J.D. Edwards backend databases. The adapter consolidates the integration effort and provides a maintainable framework to accommodate the constantly changing business environment. Connects to J.D. Edwards One World. NEONadapter for Oracle automatically captures Oracle Applications interface definitions. It sanitizes the data to meet strict Oracle Applications requirements before inserting information to the Oracle Applications backend database. The adapter also provides error processing capabilities to permit business users to configure and resubmit data messages in accordance with security and error processes already in place. By providing the know-how to connect to Oracle applications, the NEONadapter for Oracle Applications gets customers up-and-running faster on a more maintainable MQSI solution. Oracle Accounts Payable Oracle Order Entry

3 Oracle General Ledger Oracle Purchase Order NEONadapter for PeopleSoft connects PeopleSoft applications to MQSI. The NEONadapter certified by the PeopleSoft Alliance Software program, jump-starts integration projects by saving time and providing a reliable, documented, configurable implementation. The NEONadapter for PeopleSoft has several ways to connect to PeopleSoft applications, including Message Agent, Open Query, and Triggers. The NEONadapter eliminates the need for point-to-point interfaces written in PeopleSoft. Real-time connection allows customer service representatives to access the latest, most accurate data from all applications. Connects to PeopleSoft General Ledger. NEONadapter for Protocols connects to MQSI. NEONadapter for Protocols is an interface allowing MQSI to exchange data with systems dynamically. The adapter interacts with systems that use batch files. TCP/IP sockets, the CPI-C subset of the LU6.2 protocol, Teletype (TTY), RS-232 and FTP as communication mediums. Whether you need to combine pieces of messages into a single message or send one message to multiple destinations, NEONadapter or Protocols is the solution. This powerful scripting language and the GUI allow your developers to perform message enrichment and validation lessening implementation time and effort. NEONadapter for R/3 works with MQSI by automatically loading the SAP formats as they are defined in your environment into the MQSI repository. Once an interface is defined to MQSI, the definition can be referenced many times over without retyping or copying and pasting formats. This technique dramatically shortens the time needed to integrate SAP R/3 and greatly reduces errors during development. The NEONadapter for R/3 provides several interface capabilities including ALE /IDOC, BAPI, RFC, ABAP Direct, and DMI to connect the SAP implementation to MQSI. You can take advantage of the most common SAP interfaces without writing code. To move the information between the adapter and SAP, NEON uses MQSeries Link for R/3 to connect IDOCs. The NEONadapter for R/3 has been certified by SAP through the Complementary Partners Program. ALE/IDOC ABAP RFC/BAPI NEONadapter for Siebel eliminates the need for point-to-point interfaces written in C or COBOL to connect your applications. NEON decreases your implementation time because once an interface is defined in the system, it can be reused in any other integration effort. The connection to Siebel is real-time, so that customer service representatives can access the latest, most accurate data. NEON s adapter handles the communications with Siebel and then provides the necessary metadata to MQSI to make this an off-the-shelf, documented implementation. Connects to Siebel. NEONadapter for Terminals connects terminals to MQSI. NEONadapter for Terminals is an interface to exchange data with systems that must be accessed via their terminal or GUI. NEONadapter for Terminals supports over 35 terminal types. An easy-to-use GUI IDE makes it easy to specify the terminal or GUI layout. A programmable adapter means you can access the data for other reasons, such as enrichment and syntactical transformation. ADDS terminals ADDS A2 (CONV) ADDS VP + Wys50enhance ADDS Viewpoint 60 Data General terminals DEC vt100 DEC vt320 Honeywell HDS5/7 HP terminals (HP 2392A) IBM terminals IBM 5250 mono IBM 5250 color IBM mono4cap IBM 3270 IBM color IBM 3101 IBM 3151 Meditech utilities NCR terminals NCR 7092 NCR 7930 NCR NCR Phamis Tandem 6530 TeleVideo (955, 920) Telnet terminal session Wyse terminals 50 (24x80) 50 (Char Atts) 60 (24x80) 60 NEONadapter for XML automates the specification of your XML message structures and the Document Type Definitions (DTDs) into MQSI, saving development time and effort. NEON offers a library of predefined XML DTDs, the Business Object Documents (BODs), defined by the OPEN Application Group (OAG). If you are planning to adopt available XML message standards, implement faster with out-of-the box message formats. Instead of worrying about the low-level interfacing details, your staff can focus on higher-level integration issues. Using NEON s preformatted libraries of industry-standard XML DTDs also accelerates implementation. DTDs OAG BODs NEON SWIFT Format Libraries provides SWIFT Gold Certified formats for MQSI. The solution delivers out-of-the-box integration between MQSI and S.W.I.F.T. Purchasing the NEON adapter and its library makes it unnecessary for the customer to go through the time-consuming and error-prone processes of describing the S.W.I.F.T. messages to MQSI, saving time and frustration. The NEONadapter for S.W.I.F.T. has the S.W.I.F.T. Gold Ready Label status that assures it has met the requirements of S.W.I.F.T.-based, straight-through processing. Euro Currency These programs are not impacted by euro currency

4 Product Positioning IBM can now offer your customer a complete Business Integration solution that includes adapters for MQSI from NEON. The latest evidence of the great relationship between IBM and NEON is a new remarketing agreement. Now you can sell your customer the world s number one message broker technology MQSI and also resell NEON s famous and respected adapters. You can offer your customer the complete solution for real one-stop shopping. In the past, customers had to contract separately with NEON for this technology. Now you can resell it directly, making customer acquisition easier and adding significantly to the revenue potential of your solution. Hardware and Software Support Services SmoothStart /Installation Services SmoothStart and installation services are not provided. Trademarks SmoothStart is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. MQSeries, DB2, AIX, AS/400, and OS/390 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows NT and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Lotus Notes is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others

5 IBM US Announcement Supplemental Information February 13, 2001 Ordering Information Basic License To order, specify the program number, a one-time charge (OTC) feature number, the adapter feature number, and feature number 9001 for asset registration. The NEON ID is shown for reference purposes only. Ensure you also order the corresponding Support and Subscription 5697-G69 features with these adapters. Program Number 5697-G68 Adapter OTC Feature Number 0001 NEON Enterprise Adapter AIX 4.3 DB AIX 4.3 DB AIX 4.3 Oracle AIX 4.3 Oracle AIX 4.3 Oracle AIX 4.3 Oracle HP-UX Oracle Solaris DB Solaris DB Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 DB Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer OTC Feature Number 0003 NEONadapter for Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer OTC Feature Number 0002 NEONadapter for Broadvision Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer Adapter OTC Feature Number 0004 NEONadapter Suite For EDI Sun Solaris For EDI AIX For EDI HP-UX 10.2/ OTC Feature Number 0033 NEONadapter Suite for EDI Single processor OTC Feature Number 0030 NEONadapter Suite for EDI Dual processor OTC Feature Number 0032 NEONadapter Suite for EDI Quad processor OTC Feature Number 0005 NEONadapter for FIX OTC Feature Number 0006 NEONadapter for i2 Windows NT SQLServer 7.0 OTC Feature Number 0007 NEONadapter for J.D. Edwards Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer OTC Feature Number 0008 NEONadapter for Oracle Base (Required) Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle OTC Feature Number 0009 NEONadapter for Peoplesoft Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer 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

6 Adapter OTC Feature Number 0010 NEONadapter for Protocols AIX HP-UX Solaris Windows NT OTC Feature Number 0011 NEONadapter for R/3 AIX 4.3 DB AIX 4.3 Oracle HPUX Oracle HPUX Oracle SOLARIS 2.6 Oracle SOLARIS 2.6 Oracle SOLARIS 2.6 Oracle SOLARIS 2.6 Oracle SOLARIS 2.6 Oracle SOLARIS 2.6 Oracle SOLARIS 2.7 Oracle SOLARIS 2.7 Oracle SOLARIS 2.7 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 DB Windows NT 4.0 DB Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 SQL SERVER Windows NT 4.0 SQL SERVER OTC Feature Number 0012 NEONadapter for Siebel Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 SQL SERVER OTC Feature Number 0013 NEONadapter for Terminals AIX HP-UX SOLARIS Windows NT OTC Feature Number 0014 NEONadapter for XML AIX 4.2 DB AIX 4.3 DB AIX 4.3 DB AIX 4.3 DB AIX 4.3 Oracle AIX 4.3 Oracle AIX 4.3 Oracle AIX 4.3 Sybase HP-UX Oracle HP-UX Oracle HP-UX Oracle Adapter Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Oracle Solaris 2.6 Sybase Solaris 2.6 DB Solaris 2.6 DB Solaris 2.6 DB Windows NT 4.0 DB Windows NT 4.0 DB Windows NT 4.0 DB Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 Oracle Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer Windows NT 4.0 SQLServer OTC Feature Number 0015 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Basic Payments OTC Feature Number 0017 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Depository Receipts OTC Feature Number 0019 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Foreign Exchange OTC Feature Number 0023 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Forward Rate Agreements OTC Feature Number 0020 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Interest Rate Swap OTC Feature Number 0021 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Loan/Deposits OTC Feature Number 0022 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Precious Metals OTC Feature Number 0025 SWIFT Msg Fmt - System Messages OTC Feature Number 0018 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Documentary Credits OTC Feature Number 0016 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Collections OTC Feature Number 0027 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Corporate Actions OTC Feature Number 0028 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Security Lending

7 Adapter OTC Feature Number 0024 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Securities Settlmt and Reconcil OTC Feature Number 0026 NEONadapter for SWIFT (Telex optional) OTC Feature Number 0034 NEONadapter for SWIFT Telex option Support and Subscription To order, specify the program number, a annual charge feature number, and feature number 9001 for asset registration. Program Number 5697-G69 Program Name Annual Charge Feature Number NEON Enterprise Adapter 0001 NEONadapter for NEONadapter for Broadvision 0002 NEONadapter Suite for EDI 0004 NEONadapter Suite for EDI - Single processor 0031 NEONadapter Suite for EDI - Dual processor 0029 NEONadapter Suite for EDI - Quad processor 0030 NEONadapter for FIX 0005 NEONadapter for i NEONadapter for J.D.Edwards 0007 NEONadapter for Oracle 0008 NEON Adapter for Peoplesoft 0009 NEON Adapter for Protocols 0010 NEONadapter for R/ NEONadapter for Siebel 0012 NEONadapter for Terminals 0013 NEONadapter for XML 0014 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Basic Payments 0015 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Depository Receipts 0017 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Foreign Exchange 0019 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Foward Rate Agreements 0023 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Interest Rate Swap 0020 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Loan/Deposits 0021 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Precious Metals 0022 SWIFT Msg Fmt - System Messages 0025 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Documentary Credits 0018 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Collections 0016 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Corporate Actions 0027 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Securities Lending 0028 SWIFT Msg Fmt - Securities Settlmt & Reconcil 0024 NEONadapter for SWIFT (telex optional) 0026 NEONadapter for SWIFT - Telex option 0034 Packaging: Products are packaged on CD-ROM with documentation consisting of: README, Release Note, License Information, Proof of Entitlement. Media and documentation ship from the program supplier, New Era of Networks (NEON). Inc, Subsequent updates (technical newsletters or revisions between releases) to the publications shipped with the product will be distributed to the user of record for as long as a license for this software remains in effect. A separate publication order or subscriptio is not needed. Terms and Conditions Vendor terms and conditions apply. Licensing: Products presented under the IBM National Software Remarketing Program are licensed and distributed by the program supplier. With the exception of billing and payment terms, terms and conditions are as provided by the program supplier. The software is licensed to the end user for their exclusive use. They cannot sell it, transfer it, or otherwise make it available to any other entity. Prices: Prices are provided for reference only and are subject to change without notice. Pricing Allowance: Products are not eligible for volume, educational, or other discounts. Disclaimer of Warranty: The information in this document concerning non-ibm products was obtained from the program supplier or from their published announcements. IBM has not tested the program supplier s products and cannot confirm the accuracy of performance, compatibility, or any other claims related to the program supplier s products. Questions on capabilities of the program supplier products should be addressed to the program supplier. The program supplier products are not warranted by IBM, Warranty, if any, is as provide by the program supplier. IBM makes no warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Address any questions pertaining to warranty to the program supplier. Trial Period: No trial period is available for the program supplier products. Test Period: No test period is available for the program supplier products. Technical Assistance: Technical assistance, installation, and usage support, if any, are as provided by the program supplier. Program Services: Program services, if any, are provided by the program supplier. Education Allowance: apply. Restricted Material: No Education allowance does not NEON Support and Maintenance Service Information NEON s Support and Maintenance Service consists of a Technical Support Service and an Upgrade Service. NEON will provide this service for the current and one prior release of each program. NEON will automatically invoice customers for renewal on a annual basis. Technical Support Service: NEON will provide unlimited (24 x 7) off-site support on the use and maintenance of the programs. Upgrade Service: NEON will provide enhancements and upgrades for the purchased program

8 Customer Financing IBM Global Financing offers attractive financing to credit-qualified commercial and government customers and Business Partners in more than 40 countries. IBM Global Financing is provided by the IBM Credit Corporation in the United States. Offerings, rates, terms, and availability may vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization. Country organizations are listed on the Web at: Feature Number Program Number 5697-G68 Prices OTC 0001 $100, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

9 Feature Number Annual Charge Program Number 5697-G $25, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,250 If a replacement program is announced and the customer elects to license the replacement program for an OTC and replace the prior program, an upgrade charge may apply. Order Now Use Priority/Reference Code: YE001 Phone: Fax: Internet: Mail: 800-IBM-CALL 800-2IBM-FAX ibm direct@us.ibm.com IBM Atlanta Sales Center Dept. YE001 P.O. Box 2690 Atlanta, GA You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative. To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU. Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date. Trademarks AIX and DB2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others