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IBM Readies z/OS Version 1.7 for September 30 Launch
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
When IBM launched the new System z9 mainframes three weeks ago, it also debuted three new releases of its core mainframe operating systems for the 21st Century: the flagship z/OS platform, formerly known as OS/390 and then MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, and MVS before that; the z/VM platform, formerly known as VM/ESA, VM/XA, and VM before that; and z/OS.e, which is a stripped-down and less-expensive version of the z/OS platform that is only available on the zSeries 800 and 890 mainframes. This week, Big Iron will review the announcements that IBM made with z/OS Version 1.7, which is coming out September 30. READ MORE >
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Top Stories from Around the Web
(IT Jungle) Yes, IBM has finally brought the full-strength WebSphere Portal to its zSeries (and iSeries) customers. But instead of producing a unique version for its mainframe and "baby mainframe" customers, this is the same portal software that was designed to run on Windows, Linux, and Unix, giving it true multi-platform status and making it a much better proposition for IBM and its customers in the long run. READ MORE >
(ITWorld) After four years of fishing primarily in the Windows and Unix market streams, IBM has released WebSphere Portal to mainframe users. It is touted for its simplified deployment and management, which is certainly a needed improvement and a reason mainframe users should be happy they didn't get WebSphere sooner, and for its support of the latest Web services standards. READ MORE >
(Enterprise Systems) Employment cutbacks are indicative of the currently flaccid mainframe business. Computer Associates, which watched as business revenue decreased 33 percent in the recent quarter, has joined IBM and BMC in sending workers to the unemployment lines. READ MORE >
(Enterprise Systems) Sub-capacity pricing continues to gain popularity as witnessed by last week's announcement by Computer Associates that it would support capacity-based pricing on low-MIPS emulated z/Architecture and System/390 environments. CA began its sub-capacity pricing program almost a year ago. IBM, BMC, and other companies are also promoting this method of pricing software. READ MORE >
(z/Journal) The storage story of the past half dozen years or so is all about decreasing prices and increasing capacities. Those things you can count on, but what about performance? Can it keep up with capacity? And what about the realistic limits on that capacity? READ MORE >
(ComputerWeekly) IBM expects to do well with its new z9 mainframes, but Isham Research analyst Phil Payne has discovered some workload-related issues relating to IBM's Large Scale Performance Reference (LSPR) that should be taken into consideration as you make plans for unleashing this beast in your own particular environment. READ MORE >
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
August 8-11 -- San Francisco - The LinuxWorld Conference and Expo focuses on Linux and Open Source solutions. This bi-annual event brings together the industry's brain trust and those eager to gain the technical and enterprise know-how by hearing real life stories of execution and implementation. Keynote speakers include: Steve Mills, IBM's senior vice president of software; Mark H. Webbink, deputy general counsel and secretary at Red Hat; Martin Fink, HP's vice president of Linux; and Charles Phillips, president of Oracle. LEARN MORE >
August 16 -- An IBM-hosted Web cast for intermediate and advanced level system analysts and system programmers will examine the latest advancements in CICS performance management. The focal point will be IBM's Tivoli OMEGAMON XE systems management product suite. This is the first major OMEGAMON release since the acquisition of Candle. Product improvements that are covered in this session include application bottleneck analysis, log-stream and storage analysis, kill command; and TCP/IP subroutine management. The Web cast begins at 11 a.m. EST. LEARN MORE >
August 16-17 -- Chicago - This free two-day technical seminar focuses on deploying Web-based applications. Topics include writing and testing Java-based applications, integrating those apps with existing applications on your host machine, gaining continuous access to critical business information, and data management. Central to this discussion is IBM's IMS Version 9 database management system. LEARN MORE >
August 18 & 19 -- Charlotte, N.C. - A two-day seminar highlighting programming tips and techniques for understanding DB2 and improving application performance is hosted by the Southeastern Inter-Relational Database Users' Group. The focus is on SQL, Index tricks, DSNZPARM settings as well as other valuable information. Bonnie Baker is the featured speaker. LEARN MORE >
August 25 -- A Web cast titled "Business Process Management for zSeries" will provide insights into organized systems that allow management to examine and enhance business processes such as handling sales inquiries, processing orders, manufacturing, packing, and shipping products, as well as supporting both the products and customers. It is designed for IT managers and systems architects with basic technical skills. The Web cast begins at 11 a.m. EST. The speaker is Bart Lautenbach, director of WebSphere Process Integration. LEARN MORE >
September 17-22 -- San Francisco - This year the Oracle OpenWorld conference incorporates the PeopleSoft Connect conference and includes content for PeopleSoft Enterprise, J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne and J.D. Edwards World customers. Attendees will hear about Oracle's vision and strategy for our combined companies and discuss the developments in Oracle applications and technology with the experts who create the solutions. The conference will be held at the Moscone Center. LEARN MORE >
September 19-23 -- San Francisco - IBM's zSeries Expo will include educational sessions on topics such as virtualization technologies, zSeries Application Assist Processors (zAAP), OSA-Express2, SAN for mainframes, CPU capacity issues, Linux, LPARs and peak loads, performance and tuning issues, and WebSphere for z/OS. Keynote speaker Jose Castano, manager of zSeries software strategy, will discuss data serving and OLTP, the integration between Linux for zSeries and z/OS, and the current and future direction of z/VM and z/VSE. LEARN MORE >
September 26 & 27 -- Toronto - Highlights of the IDUG (International DB2 Users Group) 2005 Technical Symposium include DB2 education presented by highly regarded DB2 authorities, a keynote presentation by Paul Rivot, IBM's director of competitive technologies information, a DB2 products and services vendor exhibition, and the opportunity to network with experts and peers. LEARN MORE >
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Editors: Dan Burger, Timothy Prickett Morgan, and Hesh Wiener
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