Mainframe operating systems and management

MUST READ CICS/TS 3.2 for systems programmers TIP - Some features and capabilities in CICS/TS 3.2, such as service oriented architecture, larger data tables and threadsafe, are suitable for systems programmers. IBM VSE mainframe operating system gets upgrade ARTICLE - IBM VSE 4.1, one of three mainframe operating systems, just became generally available. IBM ends 31-bit z/OS mainframe support ARTICLE - IBM has ended support service for z/OS v1.4 and v1.5 on the mainframe. For some customers, that means a mandatory and costly hardware upgrade. Mainframe capacity planning: More than MIPS TIP - Capacity planning is a well understood, strategic exercise. But mainframe managers need to consider strategic versus tactical performance planning. New IBM DB2 9 for z/OS does XML ARTICLE - IBM on Tuesday released DB2 9 for z/OS mainframes, now with the ability to enter and query XML.

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	Aussie financial firms dump Unix, Windows for Linux on the mainframe SearchDataCenter.com | 10 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - Three Australian financial firms consolidate distributed Unix and Windows server environments onto Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM mainframes.

	How mainframes fit into cloud computing SearchDataCenter.com | 19 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - Al Williams, an IT director at Penn State and conference director at IT user group Share, discusses his organization's foray into the cloud, and how mainframes might fit in.

	Neon Software CEO rejects IBM warnings on mainframe licensing issues due to zPrime SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - Neon Enterprise Software says its zPrime software doesn't violate IBM intellectual property or licensing agreements, which Big Blue warned customers about in a recent letter.

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	Improve CICS Web services security and handle Web transaction requests 04 Nov 2009 TIP - Mainframe managers can kill two birds with one stone by coding a message handler to check security and change the transaction ID in CICS.

	Coding a simple mainframe cryptography program 13 Oct 2009 TIP - How do you code a System z cryptography program? Mainframe expert Robert Crawford takes you through the process of using the Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility.

	How is CICS prepared for future IT market demands? 07 Oct 2009 TIP - In honor of the 40th anniversary of CICS, mainframe expert Robert Crawford discusses the CICS features he believes position it to handle the future demands of the IT market.

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	SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year 2009 SearchDataCenter.com | 06 Oct 2009 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - SearchDataCenter.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product.

	Mainframe year in review, 2007 19 Dec 2007 THE YEAR IN REVIEW - From IBM's released upgrades to new specialty processors, we've culled our best mainframe content and created a roundup of 2007's big iron stories on SearchDataCenter.com

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	epoch 18 Apr 2005 WORD - In a computing context, an epoch is the date and time relative to which a computer's clock and timestamp values are determined. The epoch traditionally corresponds to 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds (00:00:00) Coordinated ...

	Remote Job Entry 14 Jun 2004 WORD - Remote Job Entry (RJE) is a facility that allows remote computer users to submit a batch job (the running of a specific program or group of programs) to a centrally-located computer (typically a mainframe). Widely used for ...

	z/OS 19 May 2003 WORD - z/OS is the computer operating system for IBM's zSeries 900 (z900) line of large (mainframe) servers. z/OS is a renamed and upgraded version of OS/390, which in turn evolved from the MVS operating system. IBM's renamed ...

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