MQe is a member of the WebSphere® MQ family of business messaging products, and also the WebSphere Everyplace® family. You use it to write your own applications that exchange messages containing data, providing once and once-only assured delivery. MQe is designed to integrate well with other members of the WebSphere MQ family.
MQe is designed to satisfy the messaging needs of lightweight devices, such as sensors, phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), andlaptop and desktop computers. It supports mobile environments and is suitable for use over public networks, supporting requirements that arise from the use of fragile communication networks. As many MQe applications run outside the protection of an Internet firewall, it also provides security capabilities.
To understand this product and the documentation, an understanding of the concepts of secure messaging is an advantage.
If you do not have this understanding, you might find it useful to read the WebSphere MQ book An Introduction to Messaging and Queuing, GC33-0805. This book is available in softcopy form from the Book section of the online WebSphere MQ library. This can be reached from the WebSphere MQ Web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/websphere/library/.