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  • IMS (Information Management System)

    IMS (Information Management System) is a database and transaction management system that was first introduced by IBM in 1968. Since then, IMS has gone through many changes in adapting to new programming tools and environments.  Definition

  • CICSPlex System Manager basics

    In this brief overview of CPSM, CICS expert Robert Crawford describes the risks and rewards of using it for system management, automation and workload management.  Tip

  • Preview: IBM user group Share

    IBM user group Share is gearing up for another event. Immediate past president Robert Rosen gives us a preview, including mainframe news, ITIL, distributed computing and more.  Tip

  • Risks and rewards of mainframe debugging with DFHTRAP

    DFHTRAP is limited and too risky to use as primary mainframe debugging tool. However, it may be something to reach for when you have an obscure and intermittent bug.  Tip

  • IBM defends cost of buying and maintaining a mainframe

    At an event in New York City last week, IBM argued that the mainframe can cost less to own than smaller distributed systems.  Article

  • Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS Directive)

    The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is a set of criteria formulated by the European Union (EU) to regulate the use of toxic materials in electrical and electronic devices, systems, and toys... (Continued)  Definition

  • Mainframe change management tools ease compliance burden

    Mainframes host a bulk of the critical data important to compliance auditors, but data center managers have had to rely on brute force and aging tools.  Tip

  • CICS/TS 3.2 for systems programmers

    Some features and capabilities in CICS/TS 3.2, such as service oriented architecture, larger data tables and threadsafe, are suitable for systems programmers.  Tip

  • Mainframe technical support for the web

    Supporting web services means changing well-established technical support structures to achieve better mainframe interaction. It web may involve 24x7 systems monitoring, outsourcing technical support or turning your IT staff into super operators.  Tip

  • Remote Job Entry (RJE)

    Remote Job Entry (RJE) is a facility that allows remote computer users to submit a job (the running of a specific program or group of programs) to a centrally-located IBM mainframe computer.  Definition

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