{"id":11382,"date":"2026-09-29T11:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?p=11382"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:37:30","slug":"driving-simplicity-in-mainframe-integration-natural-messaging-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/blog\/insights\/driving-simplicity-in-mainframe-integration-natural-messaging-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving simplicity in mainframe integration: Natural messaging in action\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the recent International Users Group (IUG) event in Munich, I had the opportunity to lead a&nbsp;training session focused on one of our newest innovations for Natural:&nbsp;<strong>Natural Messaging<\/strong>&nbsp;(NMQ). The session brought together customers looking for simpler, more efficient ways to integrate their Natural applications with IBM MQ, and the response was overwhelmingly positive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;hands-on&nbsp;training session was conducted using&nbsp;NaturalONE, giving participants a modern and familiar development experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As organizations continue modernizing their mainframe environments, the ability to connect applications, systems, and services without added complexity becomes increasingly important. Natural Messaging was designed with exactly that goal in mind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-nbsp-is-nbsp-natural-messaging-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What&nbsp;is&nbsp;Natural Messaging?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural Messaging (NMQ) provides direct, seamless access to IBM MQ from within a Natural application, eliminating much of the complexity traditionally associated with MQ integration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past, integrating Natural applications with MQ often required developers to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;COBOL or Assembler interface programs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manually implement&nbsp;IBM&nbsp;MQ API calls&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage connection and session logic outside the Natural environment&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These&nbsp;additional&nbsp;layers increased development effort, introduced maintenance challenges, and created dependencies on specialized skills.&nbsp;With&nbsp;Natural Messaging, those complexities are abstracted away, enabling developers to work directly within Natural while&nbsp;Natural Messaging&nbsp;manages the underlying infrastructure automatically.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-key-benefits-of-natural-messaging-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Benefits of Natural Messaging<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-accelerated-nbsp-development-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accelerated&nbsp;development<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural Messaging enables developers to interact directly with&nbsp;IBM&nbsp;MQ queues using familiar Natural programming constructs. By reducing the need for MQ-specific&nbsp;expertise,&nbsp;teams can become productive faster and focus on delivering business value rather than learning low-level integration mechanics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-elimination-of-nbsp-interface-nbsp-layers-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elimination of&nbsp;interface&nbsp;layers<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most significant advantages of&nbsp;Natural Messaging&nbsp;is that it removes the need for custom wrapper programs and manual API implementations. Organizations no longer need to develop and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;COBOL or Assembler interfaces simply to exchange messages with&nbsp;IBM&nbsp;MQ.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result is a leaner architecture, lower maintenance costs, and fewer integration touchpoints to manage over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-transparent-nbsp-runtime-nbsp-management-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Transparent&nbsp;runtime&nbsp;management<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural Messaging&nbsp;handles the operational aspects of&nbsp;IBM&nbsp;MQ communication behind the scenes, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Queue connections&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Session management&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disconnect processing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easier error handing&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a developer&#8217;s perspective, messaging becomes a native capability of the application rather than an infrastructure challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-faster-time-to-value-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Faster time to value<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By removing complexity from the integration process, teams can:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deliver new integrations more quickly&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce development and operational errors&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus more attention on business logic and innovation&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome is faster project delivery and greater agility when responding to evolving business requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-nbsp-business-nbsp-impact-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The&nbsp;business&nbsp;impact<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modernization is not just about adopting&nbsp;new technologies. It is about reducing complexity, improving productivity, and extending the value of existing investments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Natural Messaging, organizations can:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accelerate modernization initiatives&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce reliance on specialized COBOL and&nbsp;IBM&nbsp;MQ&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase developer productivity&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower long-term maintenance costs&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitigate knowledge-transfer and generational risks associated with legacy wrapper technologies&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most importantly,&nbsp;Natural Messaging&nbsp;enables organizations to evolve their integration strategy without disrupting the core applications that run their business every day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-looking-nbsp-ahead-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking&nbsp;ahead<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural Messaging&nbsp;represents&nbsp;an important step&nbsp;forward in making mainframe integration simpler, more accessible, and more efficient for Natural developers. The strong engagement and positive feedback from the Munich training session reinforced what&nbsp;we&#8217;re&nbsp;hearing from customers across the market: organizations want modernization solutions that deliver tangible value without introducing unnecessary complexity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m&nbsp;excited to continue helping customers adopt Natural Messaging and unlock new opportunities for integration and modernization across their environments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If&nbsp;you&#8217;d&nbsp;like to learn more about Natural Messaging or explore a hands-on session for your team,&nbsp;I&#8217;d&nbsp;be happy to connect and share&nbsp;additional&nbsp;insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-ready-to-modernize-your-natural-applications-without-rewriting-proven-business-logic\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ready to modernize your Natural applications without rewriting proven business logic?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See how Natural Messaging helps organizations expose existing Natural subprograms as REST APIs, automatically generate OpenAPI documentation, and accelerate digital transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/schedule-a-demo\/\">Schedule a personalized demo<\/a><\/strong> to see Natural Messaging in action and learn how your organization can simplify integration while preserving existing investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-related-posts alignwide\"\n        aria-label=\"\"\n        style=\"--related-posts-columns: 3;\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"o-related-posts__inner\">\n            <div class=\"o-related-posts__header\">\n                <h6 class=\"o-related-posts__eyebrow\"><\/h6>\n                                    <h2 class=\"o-related-posts__heading\">You may also 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