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Announcements and Events RDz User Group – September 2, 2009. © 2009 IBM Corporation. Software System z Event Live From IMPACT in Las Vegas.....Zeno Royale Comes to You!. Attend for the entire day, or attend only select sessions
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Announcements and EventsRDz User Group – September 2, 2009 © 2009 IBM Corporation
Software System z EventLive From IMPACT in Las Vegas.....Zeno Royale Comes to You! • Attend for the entire day, or attend only select sessions • Technical experts will deliver a mix of presentations and demonstrations, and will be available for private consultations • In-depth sessions about application modernization will help you: • Understand active application inventory for maintenance and migration activities • Use modern tools to monitor, manage debug and analyze applications in a real-world enterprise • Discover, identify, and categorize key assets and business logic functionality • Multi-Track Sessions Featuring: • Websphere Application Server • Websphere MQ File Transfer Edition • Websphere Version 7 • Fault Analyzer • Application Performance Analyzer • Rational Developer for System z • Rational Team Concert • ... And more …. • CICS Interdependency Analyzer • CICS Configuration Manager • CICS Performance Analyzer • Debug Tool • File Manager • Agenda, Session Abstracts, and Registration at:http://www.ibm.com/software/os/systemz/seminar/zeno/
Interfacing with Rational Developer for System zProblem Determination (PD) Tools V10 • PD Tools interfacing to RDz include • Fault Analyzer – abend / exception analysis • Java 1.5 and 1.6 support • File Manager – data manipulation • Many enhancements to the RDz interface to support VSAM, QSAM, PDS, PDS/E • Debug Tool – interactive debugging • (pre) Announce of Version 10 • Official IBM Announcement schedule for October 6, 2009 • General Availability scheduled for November 6, 2009 • Includes Application Performance Analyzer V10 • JAVA 1.5 and 1.6 Support • Plan Ordering and Installation Now to take advantage of new features in the PD Tool and in RDz • Other PD Tools which may be of interest • ISPF Productivity Tool (IPT aka SPIFFY) – Version 6.1 Released in March 2009 • HourGlass or Application Time Facility (ATF aka TIC/TOC) – support now available for Java Applications which require date / time manipulation (Time Provider Library for Java V1.1) • Migration Utility – Version 3.2 Released July 2009, translates CA-Easytrieve to standard IBM COBOL
The COBOL Café, RDz Forum and Rational RDz Product Training from IBM http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/cobol • To become more innovative and more competitive, companies know that education – in all forms – is necessary, today more than ever. • To help, IBM has implemented solutions that feature community-based knowledge sharing - that give your developers instant, secure access to shared content, and expertise in: • COBOL and z/OS Technologies • Rational Developer for System z (RDz) • Check out the RDz Forum, COBOL Café and Beta Distance Learning pages: • http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/cobol/rdz • http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/cobol • http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/docs/DOC-3129
CICS InformationandCommunities • Updated products • CICS Transaction Server V4.1 http://ibm.com/cics/tserver/v41 • CICS Performance Analyzer V3.1 http://ibm.com/cics/panaly • CICS Configuration Manager V2.1 http://ibm.com/cics/cm • CICS Interdependency Analyzer V3.1 http://ibm.com/cics/ianaly • CICS Explorer • Home Page http://ibm.com/cics/explorer • Forum http://tinyurl.com/68bndw • Downloads http://ibm.com/cics/explorer/download • CICS Tools white paper written by Branham Group • https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-cicstroi • Virtual Tradeshow - view demos and chat with experts at the CICS booth • September 23 - http://www-01.ibm.com/software/os/systemz/virtualshow/ • CICS eNews • Subscribe for news about CICS and related products - http://tinyurl.com/kw5slv • CICS Hub on the Rational COBOL Café • http://ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/community/cobol/cics • Twitter • Subscribe to the http://twitter.com/IBM_CICS to get CICS news flashes • YouTube channels • CICS Explorer - Videos, demos and other cool stuff • CICSFluff - Other CICS videos
IBM Enterprise Modernization System z Sandbox (EM4z)Deliver greater value from your investments in software IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z featuring cloud computing The EM4z Sandbox combining software trials and tutorials with best practices, architectural, and implementation guidance for a risk-free start to your modernization journey. Since the EM4z Sandbox is deployed in IBM’s own data centers and available through a browser with a minimal footprint (i.e., a Citrix plug-in install) you can now realize the value proposition of IBM Rational Enterprise Modernization products firsthand within minutes. The EM4z Sandbox allows you to. . . • Learn about modernization approaches via hands-on experience and best practice education materials at no cost available 24x7 • Have a way to try out new offerings and features without disturbing your existing environment • Learn about System z based on tangible knowledge and experiences http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/emsandbox/systemz.html?S_TACT=105AGX23&S_CMP=EM
Upcoming Workshops – Americas Upcoming Workshops - EMEA For more information and to register go to: www.ibm.com/ims Or contact Maria Querales at 408-463- 3819 - querales@us.ibm.com
IMS COBOL Application Development WorkshopOverview Unique Offering • Free lecture and hands-on lab exercises using latest application development tools for System z. Workshop Description: Learn how to more easily modify, enhance and extend your current COBOL applications for IMS using the latest application development tools for System z including Rational Asset Analyzer, Rational Developer for System z, IMS DLI Model Utility and IMS MFS Web enablement. Target Audience: Application Architects and Application Developers who are responsible for maintaining and enhancing COBOL applications for IMS.
More Information For more information and to register go to: www.ibm.com/ims Or contact Maria Querales at 408-463- 3819 or querales@us.ibm.com