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This industry-leading, bulletproof messaging product integrates applications and Web services on almost any platform, helping you leverage your existing IT investments and deploy a full-function ESB as the connectivity layer for your SOA.

Updated 22 Jun 2009

WebSphere MQ security on z/OS
WebSphere MQ security on z/OS
Topics in this article include controlling admin access, and using RACF classes effectively for MQ security. While some experience with WebSphere MQ for z/OS and RACF is desirable, this article should interest anyone interested in WebSphere MQ security.  More

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Cataloging WebSphere MQ applications with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
This article uses a simple scenario to show you how to catalog existing WebSphere MQ applications as services within WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.
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This article describes three areas where changing default WebSphere MQ channel configurations can improve performance in low-latency environments.
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This article takes you through FTE component architecture and a use case that shows the network design and configuration tasks required to harden an FTE network.
Using MQ headers to dynamically determine Data Handler behavior
Data format in an MQ message varies, often depending on the format field in the MQ header. This article shows you how the Data Handler can behave dynamically based on the values in the header.
Meet the Experts chat #1: WebSphere MQ best practices
Check out this online chat between customers and IBM MQ developers on topics such as clustering, high availability, security, performance, disaster recovery, new features in V7, and the new MQ File Transfer Edition.
Meet the experts chat #2: WebSphere MQ high availability and disaster recovery
Chat #1 was so popular that we scheduled another one, this time focusing on MQ HA and disaster recovery, including requirements, clustering, platform technologies, and failover testing.
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Set up a sample Web service using WebSphere MQ for the input and response queues, and learn about the reliability and scalability of SOAP over JMS.
IBM Redbook: WebSphere MQ V7 features and enhancements
Topics in this Redbook include message-oriented middleware and messaging, new features in V7, how to migrate from previous versions, and how V7 fits within an SOA. Includes downloadable scenario.
Using WebSphere MQ bindings in WebSphere ESB, Part 1: Manipulating MQ headers
This article describes the MQ header and shows you how to modify it to create the message format required by native MQ applications. Includes sample code using the BOMapper and MessageElementSetter mediation primitives to set required fields in the MQ header.
Using WebSphere MQ bindings in WebSphere ESB, Part 2: Creating MQ headers with the MQ Structures API
When a request message is received in SOAP, it does not contain the message headers required by WebSphere MQ. The WebSphere MQ binding can add the headers, but they are not configurable. This article shows you how to use the MQ structures Java API to add MQ headers from a custom mediation.
Using WebSphere MQ bindings in WebSphere ESB, Part 3: Using custom WebSphere MQ headers
WebSphere ESB and WebSphere Process Server provide data bindings that enable parsing of various WebSphere MQ headers. However, many native WebSphere MQ applications employ user-defined headers, and this article shows you how to parse them using the data binding API to create custom header data bindings.
Mission: Messaging: Planning for SSL on a WebSphere MQ network
Now you can enable SSL on your messaging network without worrying about promiscuous connections or connections that unintentionally allow admin privileges.
Using the WebSphere MQ messaging provider in WebSphere Application Server V7, Part 1
With the MQ messaging provider support in WebSphere Application Server, you can deploy Java EE applications that directly leverage the enterprise messaging capabilities of WebSphere MQ.
z/OS workload management with the WebSphere MQ resource adapter in WebSphere Application Server
Leverage advanced messaging functions of the new JCA-compliant WebSphere MQ resource adapter in WebSphere Application Server V7 for z/OS.
Migrating the MQ Series Link for R3 to the WebSphere Message Broker Adapter Nodes for SAP
Learn how to migrate from the R3Link Adapters for SAP to the WebSphere Message Broker V6.1 Adapter Nodes for SAP. The article also describes various migration issues and proposes solutions for them.
Integrating Oracle database applications with WebSphere MQ applications
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