Integrating Oracle database applications with WebSphere MQ applications

This article shows you how to integrate an Oracle database with IBM® WebSphere® MQ applications, using Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ), which is the messaging engine provided with the Oracle database. AQ leverages the functions of the Oracle database so that messages can be stored persistently, propagated between queues on different machines and databases, and transmitted using Oracle Net Services, HTTP(S), and SMTP. Since Oracle AQ is implemented in database tables, all the operational benefits of high availability, scalability, and reliability apply to the queue data. Standard database features such as recovery, restart, and security are supported in AQ.This article shows you how to integrate an O