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2.3 WebSphere MQ V6.0.1
IBM WebSphere MQ provides assured, once-only delivery of messages across
more than 35 industry platforms using a variety of communications protocols.
The transportation of message data through a network is made possible through
the use of a network of WebSphere MQ queue managers. Each queue manager
hosts local queues that are containers used to store messages. Through remote
queue definitions and message channels, data can be transported to its
destination queue manager.
To use the services of a WebSphere MQ transport layer, an application must
make a connection to a WebSphere MQ queue manager, the services of which
enable it to receive (
get) messages from loca ...