About Sun Adapter for WebSphere MQ

This topic provides conceptual information about WebSphere MQ and its Sun Java CAPS Adapter.

About IBM’s WebSphere MQ

WebSphere MQ (formerly MQSeries™) from IBM™ is a client-server message broker supporting an open API (application programming interface), available on a variety of operating systems including AIX™, Solaris™, HP-UX™, and Windows™. WebSphere MQ is “middleware” that provides commercial messaging and queuing services. Messaging enables programs to communicate with each other via messages rather than direct connection. Messages are placed in queues for temporary storage, freeing up programs to continue to work independently. This process also allows communication across a network of dissimilar components, processors, operating systems, and protocols.

About the WebSphere MQ Adapter

The Sun Adapter for WebSphere MQ (referred to as the WebSphere MQ Adapter throughout this document) allows the Sun Java CAPS ESB system to exchange data with IBM’s WebSphere MQ. Sun Java CAPS ESB, using the WebSphere MQ Adapter, uses business logic within a Collaboration or Business Process to perform operations for data identification, manipulation, and transformation. Messages are tailored to meet the communication requirements of specific applications or protocols. Queues or Topics provide non-volatile storage for data within the Sun Java CAPS ESB system allowing applications to run independently of one another at different speeds and times.

The WebSphere MQ Adapter transparently integrates existing systems with IBM’s WebSphere MQ. This document explains how to install and configure the WebSphere MQ Adapter.