Hi Bill, Thanks for the info. I understand that OAM will continue to be supported, but not enhanced. If a new feature of the Oracle database requires an update to the OAM, it means applications running on z/OS would not be able to use the new Oracle feature. Is that correct? If so, it's hard to imagine that any company using z/OS would consider using Oracle as the database. Oracle obviously knows this, so in essence it seems they've given up on the z/OS platform. Would you agree with this? Out of curiosity, can you shed any light on why this decision was made; e.g. economical, political, technical, etc? Thanks,
Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:20:43 -0700 > From: bill.ma...@oracle.com > Subject: Oracle on z/OS [was: Convert DB2 on z/OS to UDB on z/Linux] > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > On 1 Sep 2009 22:51:02 -0700, ds...@hotmail.com (Dave Salt) wrote: >>A while ago I mentioned on this forum that a friend of mine works for > a company that >>is considering a conversion from DB2 on z/OS to Oracle on z/Linux. I > asked if anyone >>had any opinions on this, and Frank Swarbrick pointed out that Oracle > Access Manager >>(which is the link between z/OS and z/Linux) has been "finalized" at > version 10.2. I >>passed this information on to my friend who passed it on to his > management, and as a >>result they are no longer interested in this option (many thanks to > Frank for saving them >>going on a wild goose chase!). > > Just to clarify any confusion that might result here, Oracle will be > supporting > the current 10.2 release of its z/OS product (including Access Managers for > CICS and IMS) _indefinitely_, including testing with new releases of z/OS, > CICS, IMS, and of the Oracle database (running on other platforms, such > as z/Linux). Customers with questions about this should contact Barry > Perkins, > VP Oracle Modernization & Oracle Integrated Solutions, at 650 506 2747 > or email barry.perk...@oracle.com. Barry has been involved in Oracle's > MVS products for many years and understands the issues involved. > > /b > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html _________________________________________________________________ New: Messenger sign-in on the MSN homepage http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677403 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
