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- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- CICS and IMS, IBM's two of IBM's three original software products are still going strong - and so is the culture that adopted them in 1969. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Card, IBM Mainframe, Disk, Memory, Data-processing, Payroll, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., GL, Mainframes, Operational Accounting, Data Centers, Payroll Solutions, Servers, Databases, Hardware, Finance, Storage, Data Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- Service-Enable CICS and IMS Legacy Applications Using the IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance
- In this paper one explores scenarios for service-enabling CICS and IMS applications using different techniques. One learns important aspects to consider for service-enabling legacy applications, including determining the "Ambition level" and whether the legacy code can be reused and exposed as a service using a native service interface, adapter, or...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, SOA, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software
- White papers 2007-10-30
- IBM System z Tools for CICS SOA Development.
- The realities of the twenty-first century exert conflicting pressures on organizations that build and deliver IT services. The lines of business say "more, more, more," while financial management says "less, less, less." This paper focuses on the challenges faced by the development and testing teams that are responsible for creating...
- Tags: SOA, Tool, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Financial Management, Team Management, Productivity, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Management
- White papers 2007-10-01
- IBM's CICS Transaction Server V3.1 Web Services Performance
- This paper compares the performance of the same workload in 3270-based and Web service architectures. The authors used one of the traditional CICS/DB2 workloads and explain an easy way to measure its performance. Then it looks at how the authors converted this to a Web services based architecture using the...
- Tags: Performance, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2007-01-24
- J2C Security on z/OS
- This paper describes security options of IBM WebSphere Application Server and Enterprise Information Systems EIS when using J2EE Connector Architecture (J2C) connectors. EIS such as CICS and IMS generally require that a locally defined identity be used within the EIS for resource authorization checking. The paper covers topics such as...
- Tags: IBM z/OS, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., J2Ee, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Java, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Programming Languages
- White papers 2006-11-02
- IBM CICS Transaction Server V3.1 Web Services Performance
- This paper compares the performance of the same workload in 3270-based and Web service architectures. The authors used one of the traditional CICS/DB2 workloads and explain an easy way to measure its performance. Then it looks at how it converted this to a Web services-based architecture using the CICS Web...
- Tags: Performance, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Composing CICS Applications Into Business Services to Support On Demand Business Solutions
- This white paper describes how SOA and CICS technologies have converged to create the opportunity to build new business processes - and how one can take advantage of this opportunity. Because these SOA technologies are all based on open standards, the CICS applications have the ability to work with virtually...
- Tags: IBM CICS, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-02-01
- New CICS Support for Secure Sockets Layer
- CICS Transaction Server has had support for Secure Sockets Layer SSL since Version 1 Release 3, but the support has been considerably enhanced in Version 3 Release 1. Many of the enhancements arise from exploitation of changes in the underlying z/OS support for SSL, in the System SSL component, but...
- Tags: SSL, IBM CICS, CICS Transaction Server, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-01-24
- WebSphere for z/OS to CICS and IMS Connectivity Performance
- This paper focuses on helping you understand the performance implications of the different connectivity options from WebSphere for IBM z/OS to CICS or IMS. For this paper, two options are selected and a measurement environment is created to simulate customer scenarios. For the CICS customers, tests are run with CICS...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Performance, IBM z/OS, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, Performance Management, SOAP, Utility Computing, Application Servers, Operating Systems, Servers, Middleware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Integrating WebSphere Application Server and CICS Using the J2EE Connector Architecture
- Much of the world's data is processed on mainframes, using the qualities of service of proven transaction servers such as IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS. Delivering access to new and existing CICS applications using standards-based interfaces is becoming a necessity as the organization moves toward becoming an On Demand...
- Tags: IBM WebSphere, Application Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM CICS, J2Ee, Application Servers, Java, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Servers, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Programming Languages, Hardware
- White papers 2006-01-01
- Using JMS and WebSphere Application Server to Interact With CICS Over the MQ/CICS Bridge
- This paper, and the associated code samples present an approach to invoking CICS transactions that are DPL-enabled use COMMAREAS using JMS running in a WebSphere Application Server. There may be other papers that have discussed this functionality, yet the approach shown here uses the RAD V6 tooling to significantly simplify...
- Tags: JMS, IBM WebSphere, Application Server, Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM CICS, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Java, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Tuning Continuous JVMs in CICS TS for z/OS V2.3 and V3.1
- Multiple JVMs can share a single cache of class files that have already been loaded, including some that have been optimized by compilation. This cache is shared by all worker JVMs. The size of this cache is controlled by the JVMCCSIZE SIT parameter. This cache should be large enough to...
- Tags: Cache, IBM z/OS, JVM, IBM CICS, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2005-11-01
- Exposing a CICS Program as a Web Service Using IBM Rational Application Developer: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using the J2C Tooling in RAD
- IBM Rational Application Developer v6.0.0.1 provides new tooling to simplify the creation of J2EE applications that use the J2EE Connector Architecture to access applications running on legacy systems. This paper will start with a simple CICS program, and show how basic wizards can be used to expose the program as...
- Tags: Developer, Web, RAD, Application Developer, Web Service, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., J2Ee, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Middleware, Web Services, Application Servers, Hardware Upgrade, Enterprise Software, Channel Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Hardware, Marketing
- White papers 2005-10-18
- Using Containers and Channels to Enhance CICS Interprogram Data Transfer
- For many organizations that run IBM CICS systems, their CICS applications conduct their core business - and represent a significant intellectual asset, developed over many years. This paper examines the benefits of new interfaces introduced by CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 3.1. These interfaces are optimized to exchange rich...
- Tags: IBM CICS, Asset Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Operating Systems, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Hardware, Software
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Integrating CICS Using SOA and Web Services
- Service-Oriented Architectures SOAs and Web services combine to provide an opportunity for organizations to reduce the costs and complexities of application integration inside the firewall and open up new possibilities for legacy applications to participate in eBusiness. This white paper explains how people can use them to integrate mainframe CICS...
- Tags: Web, HostBridge Technology, Web Service, SOA, IBM CICS, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Application Integration, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2005-01-30
- Just for CICS...
- More interesting news out of Big Blue. IBM has just introduced a new version of its 35-year-old Customer Information Control System CICS transaction server to support Web services. The CICS (pronounced "kicks") system has traditionally enabled companies to collectively process billions of transactions per day, particularly for credit card applications....
- Tags: Customer Information Control System
- Blog posts 2004-12-02
- Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Host-Initiated Processing
- The webcast discusses Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004. It talks about innovative technologies, such as TI host-initiated processing. Host-initiated processing offers TCP/IP and SNA listeners that permit a computer running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to function as peers to IBM mainframe and AS/400 computers. For example, CICS programmers can call...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Host Integration Server, Microsoft Corp., IBM CICS, Microsoft Windows, Mainframes, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Productivity, Servers, Tcp/Ip, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software
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- Super-duper green computers
- If you think about sheer performance-per-watt potential, it's pretty hard to beat a supercomputer. So any company with gargantuan transaction processing needs might want to scout the latest Green500 list for insight. This list was brought to my attention by SGI, which has 11 entries in...
- Tags: SGI Altix, Silicon Graphics Inc., Computer, Altix ICE, UNIX, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale
- updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...
- Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...
- Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
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