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Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>What's new for V5R4</title> </head> <body id="rzaiiwhatnew"><a name="rzaiiwhatnew"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">What's new for V5R4</h1> <div><p>Find a summary of the new administration functions for this release.</p> <p>With the installation of V5R4 iSeries™ Access for Windows<sup>®</sup>, you can manage your environment through new functions that have been added to the database providers and other product enhancements.</p> <p>New features for the iSeries Access for Windows administrator include:</p> <ul><li><strong>Data Transfer features</strong> <p>V5R4 Data Transfer now includes support for MS Excel Xml Spreadsheet format, 128 byte column names, PC selection of an independent auxiliary storage pool (IASP), and support for creating and overwriting empty query result sets.</p> </li> <li><strong>PC5250 print and emulation</strong> <p>V5R4 iSeries Access for Windows PC5250 comes with integrated support for version 5.8 of Personal Communications 5250. Key enhancements for version 5.8 include printer session association, configuration settings in the session windows in a printer session, page and printer setup APIs, additional Bidi enablement, and automation object support for .NET. </p> </li> <li><strong>iSeries Navigator</strong> <p>There are several new iSeries Navigator features. For a description of these features see information provided with iSeries Navigator.</p> </li> <li><strong>ODBC</strong> <p>In V5R4, ODBC and your iSeries host support 128-byte column names and longer SQL statements (commands up to 2,097,152 bytes or 1,048,576 characters). ODBC also supports passing an IBM<sup>®</sup> Enterprise Workload Manager (eWLM) correlator to the iSeries host.</p> </li> <li><strong>Database providers</strong> <p>Library List and System Naming are now supported by the <strong>.NET provider</strong> and the <strong>OLE DB provider</strong>. In addition, these providers also support the new V5R4 iSeries host server enhancements, which include 128-byte column names, longer SQL statements, and passing the IBM Enterprise Workload Manager (eWLM) correlator.</p> <p>The .NET provider also supports LOB data types and customizable String processing for other data types. It also supports multiple active result sets for each connection, and IntelliSense.</p> <ul><li>For technical details about the IBM.Data.DB2.iSeries provider, see the <cite>IBM DB2<sup>®</sup> UDB for iSeries .NET Provider Technical Reference</cite>. For details about the other providers, see the <cite>OLE DB Technical Reference</cite>. You can access these documents from topics in the <cite>Programmer's Toolkit</cite>, following this path: <p><span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Start</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Programs</span> > <span class="uicontrol">IBM iSeries Access for Windows</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Programmer's Toolkit</span> > <span class="uicontrol"> Programmer's Toolkit</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Common Interfaces</span></span></p> </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Printer Drivers</strong><div class="p"> Beginning with V5R4, iSeries Access for Windows provides a 64-bit AFP™ printer driver for use on 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems. The new driver is supported on the Intel<sup>®</sup> Itanium (Intel 64-bit) Processor Family of personal computers. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Notes:</span> <ul><li>The driver is not supported on the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Hammer family of processors.</li> <li>The SCS Printer Driver is not supported on 64-bit Windows operating systems.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </li> <li><strong>Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)</strong><ul><li>Beginning with V5R4, you can configure client PCs to, optionally, switch in and out of FIPS-compliant (Federal Information Processing Standards) mode, for most functions of iSeries Access for Windows where SSL is used.</li> <li>Also, beginning with V5R4, Client Encryption (CE3) is no longer installed as a separate product on the server in order to install 128-bit SSL Encryption on your PC. 128-bit SSL Encryption is packaged with the iSeries Access for Windows (XE1) product, and is therefore available as an installable component of your usual new, upgrade, selective, or tailored install options.</li> <li>In addition, starting with V5R4, SSL is available for 64-bit applications on personal computers powered by the Intel Itanium (Intel 64-bit) Processor Family. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Notes:</span> <ul><li>SSL is not yet available for 64-bit applications run on the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Hammer family of processors or on Intel processors with EM64T. </li> <li>SSL is available to 32-bit applications that run on either platform.</li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="section" id="rzaiiwhatnew__RZAIIACCESSUSERGUIDE"><a name="rzaiiwhatnew__RZAIIACCESSUSERGUIDE"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Other information</h4><p>After installing iSeries Access for Windows, use this path from the iSeries Access for Windows folder to access the User's Guide: <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Start</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Programs</span> > <span class="uicontrol">IBM iSeries Access for Windows</span> > <span class="uicontrol">User's Guide</span></span>.</p> <p>The C/C++ Database APIs (Optimized SQL APIs) are no longer being enhanced. At some point in the future, support for these may be removed. It is recommended that you use one of the other technologies for database access.</p> <p>The Windows 98 (all editions), Windows ME, and Windows NT<sup>®</sup> operating systems are not supported with V5R4 iSeries Access for Windows.</p> </div> <div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">How to see what's new or changed</h4><div class="p">To help you see where technical changes have been made, this information uses: <ul><li>The <img src="delta.gif" alt="Start of change" /> image to mark where new or changed information begins.</li> <li>The <img src="deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /> image to mark where new or changed information ends.</li> </ul> </div> <p>To find other information about what's new or changed this release, see the <a href="../rzahg/rzahgmtu.htm">Memo to Users</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaiioverview.htm" title="Use this topic to administer iSeries Access for Windows in your client/server environment.">iSeries Access for Windows: Administration</a></div> </div> <div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br /> <div><a href="../rzaik/rzaikdotnetprovider.htm">.NET programming</a></div> <div><a href="../rzaik/rzaikoledbprovider.htm">OLE DB programming</a></div> <div><a href="../rzaj2/rzaj2whatnew.htm">What's new for iSeries Navigator in V5R4</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>