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		For large mainframe shops, SOA on the upswing Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 05 Feb 2008 ARTICLE - Slowly but surely, large mainframe shops have turned to service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services.


		SOA on mainframe allows SunTrust to offer cell phone banking Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 21 Feb 2008 ARTICLE - To enable customers to check balances and make transfers from cell phones, SunTrust Banks needed service-oriented architecture to open up its mainframe.


		Mainframe New Year's resolutions Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 15 Jan 2008 TIP - Mainframe computer and CICS expert Robert Crawford espouses IT executive management, independent software vendor (ISV) and IBM advice for systems programmers.


		VSAM files in CICS -- Batch report help Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 11 Dec 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - CICS expert Robert Crawford offers two different ways for a user to capture user information when creating a batch report on a VSAM file in CICS.


		Hash table how-tos for mainframe programmers Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 29 Jan 2008 TIP - CICS expert Robert Crawford breaks down hash tables in this mainframe programming tip.


	MODERN MAINFRAME: SOA AND LINUX from SearchDataCenter.com


		Veryant and Clerity team up to modernize mainframe apps ARTICLE - Building software that moves COBOL and CICS applications to a Java interface is the goal of Veryant and Clerity, who plan to have a beta version out in August 2008.


		IBM buys former adversary and mainframe startup PSI ARTICLE - IBM's purchase of PSI has put an end to the courtroom squabbling of these onetime adversaries. But will IBM mainframes run HP-UX and Windows, as PSI's servers do?


		Linux on the mainframe: Analyze thy workloads ARTICLE - Cirba's CTO and co-founder discusses which workloads are suitable for mainframe zLinux, why analyzing workloads is important and how the z10 mainframe is different from the z9.


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	MAINFRAME MIGRATION PROJECT from SearchDataCenter.com


		Veryant and Clerity team up to modernize mainframe apps ARTICLE - Building software that moves COBOL and CICS applications to a Java interface is the goal of Veryant and Clerity, who plan to have a beta version out in August 2008.


		NYSE unplugs last mainframe and reduces cost, speeds transactions ARTICLE - To reduce costs and improve trade times, the New York Stock Exchange migrated from mainframes to Linux and AIX servers. But the shift to new scripting languages posed hurdles.


		IBM mainframe to be replaced by Oracle and Unix for ERP app ARTICLE - Arrow Electronics is moving off its internally developed mainframe enterprise resource planning apps for Oracle and swapping out an IBM mainframe for AIX running on System p.


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	MAINFRAME COMPUTERS from SearchDataCenter.com


		HP puts fault-tolerant NonStop on a blade ARTICLE - HP's new fault-tolerant Integrity NonStop servers may rival IBM's mainframe, with mainframe-level availability that's lower cost and more energy efficient.


		A review of z/OS 1.9 features TIP - IBM's mainframe operating system, z/OS 1.9, is now generally available. Expert Robert Crawford weighs in on the enhancements that caught his eye.


		Is Cisco's VFrame a 'virtual mainframe'? ARTICLE - Cisco's VFrame Data Center will create a mainframe-like system from commodity servers, networks and storage, says a recent report.


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	MAINFRAME SECURITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY from SearchDataCenter.com


		Mainframe vulnerabilities: Be proactive rather than reactive TIP - What mainframe administrators really need is a discussion of mainframe vulnerabilities. Problem areas include user authentication, system dataset access, and disgruntled employees.


		Disaster recovery on the mainframe: New options for site recovery TIP - Disaster recovery on the mainframe now includes software and hardware support for data recovery options such as redundancy and failover.


		Mainframe shops scramble to encrypt tapes ARTICLE - Laws across the country are prompting users to start encrypting mainframe backups, but getting tape encryption products to work with primary storage is causing headaches.


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	MAINFRAME JOBS from SearchDataCenter.com


		Mainframe New Year's resolutions TIP - Mainframe computer and CICS expert Robert Crawford espouses IT executive management, independent software vendor (ISV) and IBM advice for systems programmers.


		Is there a mainframe skills shortage? TIP - As baby-boomer IT pros retire in the coming years, mainframe shops are going to have trouble managing their mainframe environments. But is the mainframe skills shortage serious?


		Mainframe Linux use growing ARTICLE - Linux on the mainframe continues to gain supporters and make life easier. But zSeries users don't want to consolidate themselves out of a job.


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	MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT from SearchDataCenter.com


		Assembler math shortcuts: Quit counting bytes TIP - Mainframe expert Robert Crawford outlines some tricks and shortcuts for Assembler programmers. Check out this list of timesavers.


		Time to commoditize mainframe software costs ARTICLE - The cost of software is killing the mainframe. To commodotize the mainframe, the operating system should be bundled with its parts and switch to a cell phone pricing scheme.


		IBM buys former adversary and mainframe startup PSI ARTICLE - IBM's purchase of PSI has put an end to the courtroom squabbling of these onetime adversaries. But will IBM mainframes run HP-UX and Windows, as PSI's servers do?


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	MAINFRAME COMPUTER HARDWARE from SearchDataCenter.com


		Third-party software vendors and the new IBM z10 technology TIP - Above-the-operating-system infrastructure software products are now making their way onto the IBM z10. TCO/ROI studies indicate they can bring significant benefits to z/OS shops.


		Mainframe virtualization improves total cost of ownership on IBM z10 TIP - Virtualizing applications on the IBM z10 mainframe pays off in a variety of ways. TCO and ROI mainfrane studies can be helpful in context as operational and development platforms.


		IBM tool improves mainframe capacity planning ARTICLE - IBM's new mainframe capacity-planning tool, zPCR, may help systems administrators overcome obstacles in the capacity planning process.


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