Originally posted by: jvanboga

So, Ascential bought Mercator and changed the product name to DataStage TX. Then IBM bought Ascential and called the product WebSphere DataStage TX. Now it looks like IBM is changing the name again to 'Websphere Transformation Extender'.

Is this true?
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

This is true. The names were changed as new versions were released. As of V8.1, the name is WebSphere Transformation Extender.

DataStage refers to a different product entirely in a different organization of IBM.

Yvonne Ricard
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Originally posted by: jvanboga

I love this. It's great!

Keep changing names and make things hard to find (must be the IBM motto). It's nice because I don't have much to do during my day and this is a wonderful filler. Lack of consistency is the mark of a great company!

So, any idea what they are calling Event Agent, Integration Broker, Health Care Integration Package and Commerce Manager these days?

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been a long day
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Event Agent --> Launcher Agent
Integration Broker --> Launcher
Health Care Integration Pack --> Pack for HIPAA EDI
Commerce Manager --> Trading Manager

You can see all the names in the Release General Announcment. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_post.jsp?forum=829&thread=132173&reply=true&message=13859300&cat=9

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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Wrong link, sorry.

General Release Announcement WTX 8.1
http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX.wss?DocURL=http://d03xhttpcl001g.boulder.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS206-162/index.html&InfoType=AN&InfoSubType=CA&InfoDesc=Announcement+Letters&panelurl=OIX.wss%3Fbuttonpressed%3DDET003PT011%26hfdd%3D%26hfud%3D%26timestamp%3D1153957759548%26user%3DEXT%26page%3D1%26pagelangue%3Den%26DET003PGL001%3DDET003PT008%26pagelangue%3Dfr%26pagelangue%3Dja%26us_hc_index%3Ddefault%26homecountry%3DAMR.US%26us_dl_index%3DALANG%26documentlanguage%3DALANG%26display_index%3DNAV002PEF005%26NAV002PGL001%3DNAV002PEF005%26det003pef003%3DEXTERNAL%26coincidence_index%3D0%26submit.x%3D59%26submit.y%3D16&paneltext=Announcement%20letter%20search

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Originally posted by: jvanboga

I see, prob got an email with a re of 'Transformation Extender' and ignored it because it looked like a sales based email and, contrary to what it appears like today, when I'm busy, I purge emails that don't look relevant to what I need or do.

I did get an email saying 8.1 is avail but as I recall it was referred to as DSTX

Thanks!
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Originally posted by: john.gibby

Why don't we just call it The Product Formerly Known as Datastage TX? Then we could give it some funny symbol that nobody can pronounce.

John
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

When I want people to know what I'm talking about I have to call it 'the product formerly known as Mercator'.
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Originally posted by: john.gibby

Ok, I give. You've been using the product longer than I. LOL

Kind of reminds me of this Dilbert cartoon:

Dilbert : "I once developed a program in machine code"
Wally : "I wrote one using just ones and zeros"
Contractor: "That's nothing, I once wrote a whole database just using the letter 'O'!".
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