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L. B. Software
Consultants, Inc.
Mainframer News Back Editions 
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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
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4th Quarter 2005
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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)
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3rd Quarter 2005
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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
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2nd Quarter 2005
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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)
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1st Quarter 2005
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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
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4th Quarter 2004
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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
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3rd Quarter 2004
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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
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2nd Quarter 2004
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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
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1st Quarter 2004
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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
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4th Quarter 2003 or Earlier
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Contact us for link info to
retrieve 2003 editions.
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