Progress Software has announced SonicMQ 2000.1, a new version of its award-winning Internet messaging server for accelerating e-commerce.
The new version of SonicMQ offers 30% faster delivery of point-to-point messages over the original version of SonicMQ, broader platform support and additional security.
As the first Java-based messaging server, SonicMQ 2000.1 gives developers a way to meet increasing scalability requirements for business-to-business and e-commerce.
SonicMQ 2000.1 also offers enhanced HTTP tunneling support, to handle applets in all deployment situations, including firewalls and proxy servers.
With 2000.1, SonicMQ now supports certified HP-UX and IBM AIX, in addition to Windows NT, Sun Solaris and Linux, thus extending the potential market for the product to support most of the major network operating systems. The new release also boosts performance and will work seamlessly in applications that depend on realtime interoperability.
"This new release will further increase SonicMQ`s rapid acceptance," says Progress SA MD Rick Parry. "SonicMQ now supports more than 70% of all network platforms and Progress is working to further expand support for legacy back-office environments."
"The growth in online business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce makes the need for a secure, reliable delivery mechanism for every transaction more critical than ever," says Gary Barnett, middleware analyst and research director at Ovum Inc. "With expanded platform support and even higher performance, this new release of SonicMQ means that users have more choices when it comes to strategic messaging technology."
SonicMQ is based on the Java Message Service (JMS) specification, part of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard from Sun, which provides a common set of messaging concepts and programming strategies enabling Java developers to add enterprise messaging capabilities to their applications. SonicMQ enhances the basic JMS specification, providing the speed, robustness and flexibility essential for scalable performance.
SonicMQ 2000.1 features:
XML extension: SonicMQ includes a message type for eXtensible Markup Language (XML), providing the capability for universal interoperability and inclusion of DOM/JMS for easy integration and processing. XML is an easy-to-read flexible meta language that is becoming the standard format for data exchange.
Hub-and-spoke architecture with clustering helps ensure reliable large-scale throughput.
Graphical administration: Java-based administration eases configuration and management and allows administrators to manage the system remotely. Accompanying command-line tools provide powerful options for detailed settings.
Hierarchical name spaces: -SonicMQ allows topics to be defined in a hierarchical structure, so topics can contain subtopics. Clients can subscribe to the appropriate topic level to receive the most relevant information.
Major vendors such as Iona Technologies and Saga Software have embedded SonicMQ into their solutions. SonicMQ 2000.1 is available immediately. It ships in three versions: SonicMQ Enterprise Edition, a fully featured product for deployment configurations and complex development environments; SonicMQ Developer Edition, which allows developers to build and test messaging applications; and SonicMQ Small Business Edition, which allows for up to 50 concurrent users connecting to a single broker. All SonicMQ products are certified to run with Oracle8i, Microsoft SQL Server V7.0 and Progress RDBMS 9.1 as well as its own internal database. SonicMQ runs on Microsoft Windows NT, Sun Solaris, Linux, HP-UX and AIX.
For more information and a copy of SonicMQ Developer Edition, visit www.sonicmq.com.
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