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IBM Information Management System

The IBM Information Management System (IMS) is a joint hierarchical database and information management system that supports transaction processing. Development began in 1966 to keep track of the bill of materials for the Saturn V rocket of the Apollo program, and the first version on the IBM System/360 Model 65 was completed in 1967 as ICS/DL/I and…

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License
Proprietary
Operating system
z/OS at least 02.05.00
Platform
IBM System z
Release
1966; 60 years ago (1966)
Stable release
15.6.x / June 13, 2025; 14 months ago (2025-06-13)
Type
Database & transaction processing subsystem

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IBM Information Management System

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples16
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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IBM Information Management System

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related to Database · 6
IBM Information Management System → Child, Db2, For, IBM's, IMS, In IMS
License · 1
IBM Information Management System → Proprietary
Operating system · 1
IBM Information Management System → z/OS at least 02.05.00
Platform · 1
IBM Information Management System → IBM System z
Release · 1
IBM Information Management System → 1966; 60 years ago (1966)
Stable release · 1
IBM Information Management System → 15.6.x / June 13, 2025; 14 months ago (2025-06-13)
Type · 1
IBM Information Management System → Database & transaction processing subsystem
Website · 1
IBM Information Management System → www.ibm.com/software/data/ims/index.html

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ims ibm system data transaction database 360 dl db2 version hierarchical information management processing known message 000 use databases application

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IBM Information Management SystemLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
IBM Information Management SystemOperating systemz/OS at least 02.05.001.00infobox
IBM Information Management SystemPlatformIBM System z1.00infobox
IBM Information Management SystemRelease1966; 60 years ago (1966)1.00infobox
IBM Information Management SystemStable release15.6.x / June 13, 2025; 14 months ago (2025-06-13)1.00infobox
IBM Information Management SystemTypeDatabase & transaction processing subsystem1.00infobox
IBM Information Management SystemWebsitewww.ibm.com/software/data/ims/index.html1.00infobox
phone numberinstance ofa root segment at the top of the hierarchy may include fields0.80text
nameinstance ofa root segment at the top of the hierarchy may include fields0.80text
and ageinstance ofa root segment at the top of the hierarchy may include fields0.80text
IBM Information Management Systemrelated to DatabaseIMS0.60section
IBM Information Management Systemrelated to DatabaseIBM's0.60section

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