IBM System z software announcements : IMS 13

Here's my last of System z sotware announcements from this week I wanted to tell you about. IBM also announced the IMS 13 (ZP12-0477) Quality Partnership Program. IMS 13 should provide, as the title mentions, extremely high performance and availablility.

Here are the hightlights :

IMS™ 13 Database Manager enhancements

• IMS full-function, high-availability database and fast-path data entry database alter support enhances availability.
• Database versioning offers greater flexibility and speed in enabling new programs and databases.
• Additional support for Java™ and SQL and tools ease IMS development and access to IMS data.
• Enhanced log, storage, and infrastructure support reduce total cost of ownership, improve performance, and enable growth.

IMS™ 13 Transaction Manager enhancements

• IMS Connect, the TCP/IP gateway to IMS transactions, operations, and data, offers improved IMS flexibility, availability, resilience, and security.
• The Intersystem Communication (ISC) connection TCP/IP link can help reduce maintenance costs and complexities.
• Synchronous program switch and enhanced callout support ease IMS application development and connectivity to assist developers with business transformation.
• Enhanced commands, security, repository, and open transaction manager access (OTMA) support simplify operations, improve availability, and can help reduce total cost of ownership.

The Quality Partnership Program implies that IBM plans to ship IMS 13 to customers already selected as participants in the QPP process. This will be done as of December 14, 2012.
General availability of IMS V13 will be announced at a later date.