1.3 Introduction to TXSeries for Multiplatforms V6.0 TXSeries for Multiplatforms is a premier IBM distributed transaction processing (DTP) software for business-critical applications. It has the following features: Being part of the CICS family of products, it shares the same value proposition: robust, secure, extendable, and scalable. You can use it to write new business applications, reuse existing applications, access data from a variety of enterprise information systems (EIS), and even extend your applications to the Web and Web services. As a true DTP system, it allows you to distribute both data and function across heterogeneous systems. TXSeries integrates well with other IBM and IBM Business Partner products allowing you to develop numerous different types of business solutions. The latest version, TXSeries for Multiplatforms V6, provides the base CICS functionality of previous versions of distributed CICS, but without the DCE or Encina prerequisites. This vastly simplifies the installation, configuration, and administration of your TXSeries systems.