CA Tweaks Job Schedulers, Positions Them as Workload Automation
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

A year ago, systems software maker CA acquired a smaller rival, Cybermation, which like CA got its start as a supplier of products for mainframes and which over the years expanded out to cover the array of distributed systems that populate the data centers. Yesterday, CA updated its four products and provided them with Web services extensions that allow them to integrate with each other and with other Unicenter systems management products. READ MORE >

Top Mainframe Stories from Around the Web

(CIO Insight) IBM has released a beta version of its Customer Information Control System Transaction Server for z/OS. Support for service oriented architectures (SOA) is what this is all about, but it also includes new management features as well. The real deal (post beta) is expected by the end of June. READ MORE >

(Enterprise Systems) There was a time when IBM never worried about how much its mainframe systems cost. If a potential customer had to ask the price, that company wasn't likely to become a real customer anyway. But that attitude is changing. Some say too little and too late, but Big Blue is rolling out new pricing strategies that it hopes will win new customers and carry its System z big iron well into the future. READ MORE >

(IBM) For an accurate comparison of Parallel Sysplex and clustering implementations on other platforms, you might not want IBM in charge. Even if the outcome is really not in doubt, you will get a full report on the strengths of Parallel Sysplex in this Redpaper. It's no more slanted than if you heard the story from the other side. So take what you learn here and move on with more research. READ MORE >

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April 23-27 -- Orlando, Florida - IBM system management products are the highlight of the Automated Operations Technical Council conference, where sessions are presented by representatives from IBM software development teams and their customers. The focus is on the mainframe environment, but extends out into the enterprise. The AOTC is a closed conference, with attendance by invitation only. Contact your IBM field representative for more details and an opportunity to attend. LEARN MORE >

May 6-10 -- San Jose, California - The International DB2 Users Group conference, known as IDUG 2007 North America, offers training and education on topics that include including DB2 for Linux, Unix, Windows; DB2 for z/OS; Informix; Java; Websphere; and XML. LEARN MORE >

May 18-22 -- Green Bay, Wisconsin - The WAVV Conference for users of the VSE, VM, and Linux operating systems, will include session topics such as z/VSE Version 4 features and benefits, SOA and interoperability, new workloads for the System z9 Business Class server, and integration of z/VSE processes into distributed environments. The event will be held at the Regency Suites Hotel. LEARN MORE >