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2nd Quarter 2006                             Click here to open

Articles:

CICS Performance Corner

           CICS and SOS
           z/OS WLM and CICS MAXT
           CICS and TCB Switching

CICS Tools Update – Omegamon and CICS PA

CICS Migration Aids
Important Web Pages On CICS SOA Enablement Options
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      WebSphere Developer for zSeries and CICS Service Flow Runtime Feature

Ø      WebSphere Asset Analyzer

Ø      CICS WEB Exploitation Discussion Board – Developers Quick Thread Entry

Composing New CICS Applications in SOA (Reprint)

DB2 V9 - What and Why?

IMS Update: What's Coming Up?

IMS Futures – An email from Barbara Klein

General I/T Management Topics - The IBM Pricing Maze (Reprint)

1st Quarter 2006                             Click here to open

 

 

Articles:

CICS Performance Corner
           z/OS WLM and CICS MAXT
           CICS and TCB Switching
CICS – COBOL Migration Choices (includes COCOMO Spreadsheet tool)
CICS and The Web Exploitation Resources
CICS and Threadsafe Applications
CICS Tooling
Composing New CICS Application in SOA 
Deciding on the Right CICS Web Integration Option 
IMS Tools for V9 
Investigating IMS Web Services
Getting Ready for CB2 V8 (reprint)
Mainframe Software – A dual standard
Running Unsupported Software

4th Quarter 2005                             Click here to open

 

 

Articles:

Composing New CICS Applications in SOA
Deciding On The Right CICS Web Integration Option
Threadsafe Applications and OTE
Nine Reasons for CICS V3.1 (Reprint)
Migration Aids for CICS TS
Getting Ready For Websphere MQ for z/OS V6.0 
What's In MQ V6.0 for Me? 
Migration Aids for DB2, CICS TS, IMS, z/OS, and MQ Versions 
New Pricing May Help Some MQ Users 
Investigating IMS Web Services
What DB2 V8 Can Do For You   (reprint)

3rd Quarter 2005                             Click here to open

 

Articles:

Getting Ready For Websphere MQ for z/OS V6.0
What's In MQ V6.0 for Me?
Migration Aids for DB2, CICS TS, IMS, z/OS, and MQ Versions
New Pricing May Help Some MQ Users (see section on SALC)
DMS Projects Underway: Observed Errors & Omissions
Nine Reasons for CICS V3.1
Migration Aids for DB2, CICS TS, IMS, MQ Versions
What DB2 V8 Can Do For You   (reprint)
Migration Aids for DB2, CICS TS, IMS, z/OS, and MQ Versions
IMS Performance and Capacity Planning (reprint)
DB2 Shareware (hundreds of SQL queries, scripts that DBAs use daily)
Enhancements to Support Kits
Running Unsupported Software
The IBM Software Pricing Maze Explained

2nd Quarter 2005                               Click here to open

 

Articles:

DMS File Handling: Things to Consider For Conversion
New CICS TS V31 Migration Class
Capitalizing on Existing CICS Resources (IBM Webcast)
Best Practices for CICS, IMS and J2EE Applications (IBM Webcast)
So What Is SOA and Why Does CICS Care? (Revised with new research information.)
CICS TS 31 Technical Overview Presentation from IBM
CICS TS 31 Web Support Presentation from IBM
What DB2 V8 Can Do For You
How DB2 V8 Improves Disaster Recovery (reprint)
IMS Tools for IMS V9
IMS Performance and Capacity Planning
DB2 Shareware (hundreds of SQL queries, scripts that DBAs use daily)
ServerPac Versus CBPDO
Migration Aids for DB2, CICS TS, IMS, and z/OS Versions (and soon MQ)

1st Quarter 2005                               Click here to open

 

Articles:

What To Do About DMS/CICS
New CICS TS Tools Announced
CICS TS 3.1 Announced
So What Is SOA and Why Does CICS Care?
CICS Technical Overview Presentation from IBM
CICS TS 3.1 Web Support Presentation from IBM
CICS TS 3.1 Release Guide
DB2 V8 Disaster Recovery Improvements
What's New in DB2
DB2 Tools Table
What New in DB2 Shareware
The Demise of the Mainframe
Migration Aids for DB2, CICS TS, IMS, and z/OS Versions
Systems Assurance Reviews

4th Quarter 2004                               Click here to open

 

Articles:

CICS V3 Announcment Information
CICS & SOA - Why Care?
CICS Technical Overview & Release Guide
DB2 Tools Table
DB2 - What To Do Before Receiving the Product
IMS V9 Availability
IMS Tools Table
Tools For Migrating Between Versions
System Assurance Reviews - Why Do Them

 

3rd Quarter 2004                               Click here to open

 

Articles:

CICS VSAM Copy Utility(new product - copy without taking down the online files)
CICS Interdependency Analyzer (new release ties in Transaction Affinity Utility)
CICS VSAM Transparency Tool (reprint from last issue - new product)
DB2 Tools Table (revised September, 2004)
DB2 V8 - Things To Do Before Receiving the Product

IMS Verson 9 - Why Get It?
Migration Between Version of CICS TS, IMS, DB2, or z/OS  ( New tools) 
Enterprise PLI for z/OS
Enterprise Languages and XML  

 

2nd Quarter 2004                               Click here to open

 

Articles:

VSAM Transparency or Transactional VSAM?
CICS VSAM Transparency Tool
CICS Tools White Papers
DB2 Tools Table
Migration Aids for z/OS, CICS, DB2, (and IMS)*  
*New IMS MSK tool available Decmber 15, 2004

1st Quarter 2004                                 Click here to open

 

Articles:

VSAM Transparency or Transactional VSAM?
CICS 2.3 Speeds & Feeds
SOAP For CICS
CICS Kill Command
CICS VSAM Transparency Tool

DB2 Tools Table
DB2 V8: Ready or Not, Here It Comes

4th Quarter 2003 or Earlier         

 

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