1. Concepts
1.1 Definitions
The notion of communication by message between applications – or between programs – has always existed in computing. In practice, we can say that programs communicate with each other by exchanging messages: these are either the arguments they exchange when they call each other with a CALL –, which can be a set of arguments or a data structure –, or the data they exchange over a network via communication functions.
In object-oriented programming, the vocabulary used today refers to objects communicating with each other via messages.
Finally, interpersonal communication, or messaging, involves the exchange of messages between individuals.
What we're interested in here is the ability to exchange messages...
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References
IBM brochures
SC33-0850 Message Queue Interface - Technical Reference
SC33-0807 MQSeries : Application Programming Guide
GC33-1349 MQSeries : Planning Guide
SC33-0806 MQSeries : MVS/ESA System Management Guide
SC33-1373 MQSeries : AIX Version 2 System Management Guide
Message manager editors
DEC MessageQ marketed by BEA
Tuxedo/Q marketed by BEA
Falcon from Microsoft
AXIME CM2
COVIA
Topend RTQ from NCR
Pipes from PeerLogic
TIB from TIBCO
VCOM from Verimation
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