IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms is a distributed
CICS (Customer Information Control System)
online transaction processing (OLTP) environment for mixed language applications.
TXSeries was introduced by IBM's Transarc subsidiary in 1997 and bundled CICS version 2.1.2 with
Encina,
MQSeries middleware,
Lotus Domino Go web server, and other software.
TXSeries is a
transaction server available on
AIX, Linux x86,
Windows Server. It shares similar design principles and some functions with CICS on
z/OS
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...
.
End of 2006 saw a major release of TXSeries V6.1, simplifying the product by removing the
DCE and Encina components and introducing a new graphical web-based administration console.
IBM TXSeries V9.1 introduced features to create
RESTful APIs to extend existing applications for mobile and
cloud
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, and to extend traditional applications in
Java Enterprise Edition (EE) and deploy them on
IBM WebSphere Application Server.
In July 2019, IBM announced
IBM CICS TX on Cloud, a version of TXSeries that is aimed at
cloud
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deployment and runs in
container
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Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term ...
s.
See also
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CICS
References
External links
TXSeries Blogs- Do more with TXSeries
TXSeries V9.1 Announcement (AIX)TXSeries V8.2 Announcement (AIX and Linux x86)
TXSeries V8.2 Announcement ( Windows & HP-UX)
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