Information system is an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing, and communicating information. Business firms, other organizations, and individuals in contemporary society rely on information systems to manage their operations, compete in the marketplace, supply services, and augment personal lives. For instance, modern corporations rely on computer. Information Systems (IS) is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary program.IMS is a joint hierarchical database and information management system with extensive transaction processing capability.
IBM designed IMS with Rockwell and Caterpillar starting in 1966 for the Apollo program. IMS's challenge was to inventory the very large Bill of Materials for the Saturn V moon rocket and Apollo space vehicle.
The first "IMS READY" message appeared on an IBM 2740 terminal in Downey, California, on 14 August 1968. IMS is still running strong nearly 40 years later and, over time, has seen some interesting developments as IBM System/360 technology evolved into the current z/OS and System z9 technologies. For example, IMS supports the Java programming language, JDBC, XML, and, in late 2005, Web services.
Vern Watts is IMS's chief architect. Watts joined IBM in the late 1950s and, as of this writing in mid-2005, still works (at least "unofficially") at IBM's Silicon Valley development labs. He has continuously worked on IMS since the 1960s.