IBM Announces MQSeries for Windows V2.1 Provides Secure Messaging Capabilities for Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstations

Business Wire, July 8, 1997

SOMERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1997--IBM today announced MQSeries for Windows V2.1, providing secure messaging capabilities for Windows 95(b) and Windows NT(b) workstations. Now users can have business-quality messaging capabilities available to them without the need for continuous on-line connections.

MQSeries V2.1 removes the need for both dial-up wireless and wired connections while providing flexibility, reliability and asynchronous delivery -- hallmarks of the MQSeries(a) family of products. It also includes powerful message queue manager functionality that enables it to be used on a workstation that is not immediately able to upload or download host or server data. LAN Support is provided on the 32-bit platforms of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95, with support for Windows 3.1 and WIN-OS/2 already available.

"MQSeries for Windows V2.1 provides programmers with a consistent way to deal with situations where users working remotely may only have periodic access to a server or host connection," said Colin Osborne, IBM worldwide business manager for the MQSeries product line.

MQSeries for Windows V2.1 offers a simple, reliable means of building distributed applications for Windows workstations. Benefits include easy installation, Year 2000 compliance, simple user interface, fast performance and support for MQSeries connections, which give users access to applications they want anywhere on the network.

MQSeries combines the strength of business-quality messaging with the portability of the Windows workstation platform, making it suitable for a wide variety of industries. For example, an insurance sales representative could use MQSeries to collect client data on a laptop without always having telephone access.

The award-winning MQSeries provides a powerful messaging system to connect computers and platforms from multiple vendors and is available on more than 20 IBM and non-IBM platforms. MQSeries for Windows V2.1 is scheduled to be available in September 1997. Pricing will be announced when the product becomes generally available.

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(b) Microsoft, Windows NT and the Windows 95 are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

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