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IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms is a distributed CICS (Customer Information Control System) online transaction processing (OLTP) environment for mixed language applications. TXSeries was introduced by IBM's Transarc subsidiary in 1997 and bundled CICS version 2.1.2 with Encina, MQSeries middleware, Lotus Domino Go web server, and other software. TXSeries is a transaction server available on AIX, Windows Server, Solaris and HP-UX. It shares similar design principles and some functions with CICS on mainframe. End of 2006 saw a major release of TXSeries V6.1, with DCE and Encina components removed. This brought huge simplification to the product. There is also a new graphical web-based administration console. TXSeries 7.1, announced in 2009,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms V7.1 delivers simplified interoperability with IBM CICS Transaction Server, improved system resilience, problem determination, and application development tooling )〕 includes new features such as Channels and Containers that eliminate the 32KB size restriction that previously existed for data being passed between programs. It also includes a new protocol, IPIC that enables communication with mainframes using TCP/IP protocols. TXSeries for Multiplatforms V8.1 extends the capabilities for TXSeries for Multiplatforms V7.1 and offers significant new capabilities in the area of platform coverage, operational efficiency, enterprise integration, and serviceability. ==Features and benefits== As a part of ''CICS family'', TXSeries for Multiplatforms is a distributed CICS Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) environment for mixed language applications. It is used for integrating data and applications between distributed solutions and enterprise systems, and the deployment of CICS applications written in COBOL, C / C++, and PL/I. The distributed transactional services created by TXSeries software can be used in a stand-alone environment, or in support of larger mainframe and Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application deployments. TXSeries allows the user to scale up to a centralized IBM. It can be integrated as a component of a service-oriented architecture (SOA), enabling end-to-end, distributed mixed language solutions through integration with WebSphere Application Server and CICS Transaction Gateway. WebSphere MQ can be used to connect TXSeries to IBM WebSphere Message Broker, or to any other product that supports native MQSeries transport. TXSeries also provides connectivity with CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) on z/OS. This acts as a gateway to CICS TS on z/OS to increase the performance of CICS TS on z/OS and protect it from client-originated disruption. TXSeries allows the user to scale up to CICS TS on the mainframe if the needs of the user's business grow. TXSeries also provides an External File Handler (EXTFH) component which allows COBOL applications to transparently access its data stored in a RDBMS product. All the File I/O verbs such as READ, WRITE, DELETE, etc. used in the COBOL applications would remain unchanged. As a result, the COBOL application programmer sees no apparent difference between a standard COBOL File I/O and access to RDBMS through EXTFH. TXSeries for Multiplatforms V7.1 offers enhancements in integration and connectivity, system resilience, application development and problem determination tooling, Web administration console, and installation. Earlier versions of TXSeries simplified infrastructure, enhanced the administration capabilities by introducing the Web administration console, improved usability, system resilience, and interoperability. The main enhancements in TXSeries for Multiplatforms V8.1 are: Enhanced platform coverage * Support for Linux™ on x86 architecture Improved operational efficiency * Real-time monitoring capability with IBM Tivoli® Monitoring infrastructure * Simplified administration on UNIX™ platforms by allowing non-root users to perform TXSeries administrative tasks * Support for passwords of greater than eight-character length for better alignment with new security policies * TRANCLASS feature for improved management of resources * Extension to networking support with Internet Protocol version 6 * Better handling of stored XA passwords to reduce security exposures * Improved transaction co-relation capabilities across TXSeries regions * Provision of user exit chaining for better customization capability * Enhanced Workload Manager with simplified configuration and improved health monitoring * WebSphere® Liberty as a backbone for web-based infrastructure in TXSeries for better scalability Enhanced enterprise integration * Improved integration with WebSphere MQ with support for CKTI and CKQC transactions * In-bound SOAP support with addition of PL/I as a supported language In addition, TXSeries serviceability is improved with additional problem determination tools. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「IBM TXSeries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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