This IBM® Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of IBM IMS™ integration and connectivity solutions to access applications and data stores across your enterprise architecture.

As an application developer, architect, systems integrator, or systems programmer, there is important information that is available in this book that pertains to your responsibilities to continue to include the proven performance, data integrity, and workload distribution that is available from IMS in to selected projects that are related to your entire enterprise.

This book updates and adds to the information in the following IBM Redbooks publications:

• IMS e-business Connectors: A Guide to IMS Connectivity, SG24-6514
• IMS Connectivity in an On Demand Environment: A Practical Guide to IMS Connectivity, SG24-6794
• Powering SOA Solutions with IMS, SG24-7662
• IBM IMS Version 12 Technical Overview, SG24-7972
• IMS 12: The IMS Catalog, REDP-4812
• Rethink Your Mainframe Applications: Reasons and Approaches for Extension, Transformation, and Growth, REDP-4938

Part 1. IMS architecture and application technology fundamentals

Chapter 1. IMS architectural overview

Chapter 2. IMS Connect

Chapter 3. IMS Connect Extensions for z/OS

Chapter 4. Open Transaction Manager Access

Chapter 5. SOAP application technology

Chapter 6. Java Platform, Enterprise Edition application technology

Part 2. Extended architecture and application technology of IMS

Chapter 7. COBOL dynamic SQL access to IBM IMS databases

Chapter 8. The IMS catalog

Chapter 9. IMS Explorer and Open Database connectivity

Chapter 10.IMS Data Provider for Microsoft .NET

Chapter 11.IMS mobile enablement solutions

Chapter 12. IBM WebSphere DataPower and IMS integration

Appendix A. Sample code

Appendix B. Additional material