Re: Crazy idea for a desktop integration with z/OS project?

2010-03-22 Thread Timothy Sipples
John, Please do have a look at the Remote Resources Access API in the Rational Developer for System z documentation. Here's a direct link: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ratdevz/v7r6/topic/com.ibm.ftt.api.resource.doc/topics/rra_api_intro.html - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting

Re: Loading PDF files and Pringing them on Mainframe

2010-03-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
A follow-up question: what software do you have driving your InfoPrint 4100 printer currently? May I assume PSF, for example? (V4R2?) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E

Re: Loading PDF files and Pringing them on Mainframe

2010-03-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
Lizette, It is quite possible to print PDF files from z/OS (I assume you mean), but do you have some more details on the type of printer(s) you have and how it (they) are attached? That information will probably be relevant. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New

Re: What was the historical price of a P/390?

2010-03-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
/press/us/en/presskit/25500.wss Priced under $100,000, the new IBM z10 BC But could I interrupt this (IMHO) strange fixation on one-time hardware acquisition prices? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based

Re: Entry point for a Mainframe?

2010-03-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
the community of mainframe owners with an MP3000 (even solution time-adjusted to 1999), unfortunately. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: IBM Plans to Discontinue REDBOOK Series

2010-03-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
have. There aren't enough minutes to refute all wacky rumors. It's just impossible and ultimately pointless to attempt. In short, non-denials are certainly *not* confirmations. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based

Re: Entry point for a Mainframe?

2010-03-10 Thread Timothy Sipples
small businesses suffer from server sprawl. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: z9 / z10 instruction speed(s)

2010-03-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
ever want or need. Perhaps too much. :-) Good grief, enough already! - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Entry point for a Mainframe?

2010-03-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
is an amazing machine and definitely represents significant progress. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: z9 / z10 instruction speed(s)

2010-03-08 Thread Timothy Sipples
with reality. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: IBM Plans to Discontinue REDBOOK Series

2010-03-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
, and the company wouldn't actually sell anything without some paper. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: z9 / z10 instruction speed(s)

2010-03-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
knows I try. :-) But I speak only for myself, so maybe that's why I'm logical. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving the Growth Markets E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: z9 / z10 instruction speed(s)

2010-03-06 Thread Timothy Sipples
kneecapping where there's such a clear benefit to the customer. (Not only to the vendor.) Intel's 486SX, for example, didn't seem to offer the customer any benefits. (Was AutoCAD less pricey on a 486SX versus a 486DX? No, it was just slower.) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise

Re: Calling JAVA from SAG Natural.

2010-03-03 Thread Timothy Sipples
, straightforward, and well componentized while still maintaining performance. It would also be highly manageable both operationally and developmentally. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Architect for New, Advanced, and/or Innovative Solutions (VCT) Based in Singapore Serving

Re: Which session managers pass through IP addresses

2010-02-22 Thread Timothy Sipples
representative for more (and official) information on Session Manager. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Moving data from z/OS to a desktop

2010-02-19 Thread Timothy Sipples
numbers? problems that are inevitable otherwise. Of course, if the user insists (and has security access), he/she could download a snapshot of data from the portal in a Web-friendly format. Wouldn't that setup be vastly more business-useful? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise

Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion

2010-02-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
, we'll just have to agree to disagree. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: FTP problems

2010-02-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
Hal Merritt writes: Seriously, the issue is platform agnostic. Exactly -- I completely agree. I'm referring to file transfer as a pattern for application integration. Generally file transfer is not the best way to lash together two application or information systems. - - - - - Timothy Sipples

Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion

2010-02-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
are probably not identical across products. I really don't think anything I'm writing is at all controversial (or vendor-specific). It's just common sense.. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: FTP problems

2010-02-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
the original poster's situation is. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion

2010-02-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
aircraft types. Quite simply, tools can vary in how often they exercise knowledge, both because of the design of the tool and the role the tool plays. That ought to factor into the business case. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp

Re: FTP problems

2010-02-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
transfer as the answer. No, I'm going to keep an open mind on this situation pending more information from the original poster., - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion

2010-02-12 Thread Timothy Sipples
-adjusted net present values, etc., to determine the best course of action. (And yes, IBM and perhaps also other companies offer financing to smooth out cash flows, which is a common requirement in a conversion project.) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail

Re: FTP problems

2010-02-12 Thread Timothy Sipples
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Re: Preview: z/OS V1.12 - September 2010

2010-02-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
toward new developers. But I think it'd be a shame if old timers are universally inflexible and opposed to new technology choices. I don't think that's true. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: FTP problems

2010-02-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
Forgive me for asking the stupid question, but why are you FTPing? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Compuware FileAid to IBM FileManager Conversion

2010-02-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
fine products that have unique or leading functionality in a number of areas. That doesn't mean that they'll necessarily be the best match for everyone in every situation, but they are very serious market entrants. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail

Re: z9 / z10 hardware question - unused CPs

2010-02-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
I should have said ...in normal operations. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

IBM Announces DB2 10 for z/OS Beta Program

2010-02-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
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Re: Preview: z/OS V1.12 - September 2010

2010-02-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
for very sensible business and financial reasons. But that's most, not all. In most development organizations a mix of RDz and ISPF (probably also with the ISPF Productivity Tool, formerly known as SPIFFY, and/or other ISPF utilities) is the best formula. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting

Re: z9 / z10 hardware question - unused CPs

2010-02-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
that occurs. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message

The Economist: The Return of the Mainframe, Back in Fashion

2010-01-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
This story hit the newsstands (and online) this week: http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15276714 - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Hiper-dispatch

2010-01-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
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Re: Hiper-dispatch

2010-01-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
to do. I'm sort of repeating myself now, aren't I? :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Korean bank Moves back to Mainframes (...no, not back)

2010-01-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
is not to say that this isn't significant news from Korea. It is, very. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: IBM Press Release: New Mainframe Customer in Korea

2009-12-24 Thread Timothy Sipples
/how-many-mainframes-do-you-need.html - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Union Pacific Railroad ditches its mainframe for SOA

2009-12-21 Thread Timothy Sipples
find step 1: throw everything away anywhere. That would tend to be the antithesis of the definition, as a matter of fact. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: 360 programs on a z/10

2009-12-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
) the z/OS 1.11 DFSMS Using Data Sets guide, particularly Appendix E: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dgt2d480.pdf - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: IBM Press Release: New Mainframe Customer in Korea

2009-12-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
working together. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

IBM Press Release: New Mainframe Customer in Korea

2009-12-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
software to host their applications. BC Card is also consolidating many of its distributed servers to System z. BC Card is (another) brand new mainframe customer. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp

??:RE: ??:IBM_s_newest_mainframe_is_all_ Linux_

2009-12-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
zAAPs *and* 3 zIIPs. (And if you do, you'll still have one more processor available for other purposes on that particular machine.) All specialty processors -- zAAPs, zIIPs, IFLs, ICFs, and SAPs -- always run at full capacity speed. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software

Re: So About those Consoles on the z10 HMC

2009-12-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
Perhaps the original questioner could expand on what he's trying to accomplish before we leap to conclusions. Anyway, the direct answer to the original question is yes, you can have 3270 sessions on your HMC. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo

Re: IBM_s_newest_mainframe_is_all_Linux_

2009-12-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
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Re: Is there a system programming library for C++?

2009-12-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
blatant plug This would be a good area to document at the Open Source Software for z/OS Wiki, wouldn't it? That Wiki can be found here: http://www.oss4zos.org /blatant plug - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E

OSA-Express News: Control Your Consoles (Please)

2009-12-10 Thread Timothy Sipples
. :-). - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Date / Time simulation?

2009-12-10 Thread Timothy Sipples
that] support[s] Java [for z/OS]. or this: ... { SoftDate } [is a time testing tool that only] support[s] Java [for z/OS, and not other programming languages]. ?.. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp

Re: Anybody compared: Java vs. intepreted REXX?

2009-12-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
of course). I'm oversimplifying, yes, but not much., Sorry if I'm repeating old information, but this stuff is important. Unfortunately a lot of people just don't understand it. IT economics, which includes mainframe economics, are quite interesting. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise

Re: Anybody compared: Java vs. intepreted REXX?

2009-12-09 Thread Timothy Sipples
deployments are routinely all of that. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Anybody compared: Java vs. intepreted REXX?

2009-12-08 Thread Timothy Sipples
? :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: A WebSphere Virtual Enterprise (z/OS) consultant

2009-12-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
). WebSphere Virtual Enterprise was known as Operations Optimization until it got a proper (or at least different) name, so anyone with Operations Optimization background should also be eligible. Hope that helps. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo

Re: editting testing COBOL code

2009-12-06 Thread Timothy Sipples
in projects with ~18 month ROIs. I am not necessarily suggesting that *every* developer should have RDz. However, there are strong business cases for a large percentage of developers to get RDz. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan

Re: Date / Time simulation?

2009-12-03 Thread Timothy Sipples
://www.ca.com/us/products/product.aspx?id=3811 Compuware Xpediter/Xchange http://www.compuware.com/solutions/xpediter.asp SoftBase SoftDate http://softbase.com/sbprod4.php - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail

Re: Now is time for banks to replace core system according to Accenture

2009-11-30 Thread Timothy Sipples
Manager WebSphere MQ for z/OS WebSphere Transformation Extender for z/OS (Application Programming Edition) Migration Utility for z/OS DB2 for z/OS IMS Database - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp

Re: SoftwareAG Natural DB2

2009-11-23 Thread Timothy Sipples
. There are several vendors that advertise products to convert Natural. Or, as mentioned, you can keep Natural but change the database. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: compiling Java question - z/OS jar(s) on non-z/OS?

2009-11-19 Thread Timothy Sipples
. Just don't assume. That is all. Simple. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: MQ set trigger and CICS

2009-11-19 Thread Timothy Sipples
, to hold enough messages to survive the drainer's outage. Bigger queue, more timely/reliable draining, or some combination: isn't that the full solution choice set here? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail

Re: Hardware withdrawal: IBM System z9

2009-11-19 Thread Timothy Sipples
Shmuel Metz asks: Is there a direct upgrade from, e.g., z890 to z10? Yes. And that particular upgrade is *not* being withdrawn effective June 30, 2010. There is currently no withdrawal date for that upgrade. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo

Re: How do __you__ read non-DB non-XML files in Java?

2009-11-19 Thread Timothy Sipples
to invent unreal problems, OK? Thanks for putting up with my venting. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: compiling Java question - z/OS jar(s) on non-z/OS?

2009-11-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
, OK? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Mainframe running 1,500 Linux servers?

2009-11-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
/CDT-based/PC-based tooling. (At least, that's the scenario I saw working.) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: compiling Java question - z/OS jar(s) on non-z/OS?

2009-11-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
* business costs more efficiently. I find if they're not doing well in the former category, they're also probably not managing well generally. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: compiling Java question - z/OS jar(s) on non-z/OS?

2009-11-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
license agreement, which also incorporates the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA). It doesn't say anything about copying jar files from z/OS to PCs for compiling as being an authorized use. There's a lot of language to the contrary. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise

Re: MQ set trigger and CICS

2009-11-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
Bill, out of curiosity, why is(are) your CICS region(s) periodically (and apparently for some duration, as your queue fills) not ready? It sounds like that could be the core problem worth correcting. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving

Re: How do __you__ read non-DB non-XML files in Java?

2009-11-17 Thread Timothy Sipples
interval and cannot be done at sub-peak time(s) of the month? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: OS/390 2.4 guest under z/VM 5.3

2009-11-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
enforcement/accounts receivable exercise, not subject to discretion. Thanks, everybody. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: How do __you__ read non-DB non-XML files in Java?

2009-11-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
) access to several different types of mainframe-hosted data, including VSAM. So if you prefer a JDBC driver approach rather than the JRIO methods, that's another option. Hope that helps. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan

Re: USB on HMC running OS/2 Warp

2009-11-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
to recover to a site that doesn't have your customized OS/2-based HMC? That's something to think about. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Opinion time: SMF data in XML format?

2009-11-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
to the former vendor(s) and ask for proposal(s). - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: USB on HMC running OS/2 Warp

2009-11-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
the implications of using them and turning on the USB port(s). - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM

Re: Of interest to Developers

2009-10-29 Thread Timothy Sipples
think? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: JVM based languages? (mildly OT)

2009-10-25 Thread Timothy Sipples
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Re: JVM based languages? (mildly OT)

2009-10-25 Thread Timothy Sipples
if you'd like Ant setup instructions for Eclipse to automate deployment. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: cpu upgrade

2009-10-21 Thread Timothy Sipples
-critical disruption or an authorized rehearsal? Not generally a problem. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Looking for a job

2009-10-21 Thread Timothy Sipples
information. They also have primary distribution centers in Los Angeles, Cleveland, Atlanta, and New Jersey. Perhaps it would be possible to work in one of those cities, physically remote from their mainframe and Chicago office. But I can't speak for McMaster-Carr, obviously.: - - - - - Timothy

Re: IBM book prices - Printer?

2009-10-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
photo printing (e.g. color dye inks) - memory card and/or USB memory key direct attachment - save scanned documents directly to USB memory key - small built-in LCD screen (printer menus, previews, etc.) Thanks for any suggestions. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software

Re: U.S. house decommissions its last mainframe, saves $730,000

2009-10-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
-- is not running cost efficiently. As always, speaking only for myself. (And sometimes not even that much. :-)) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: The bleak future of COBOL

2009-10-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
can go around in circles again here if you want. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: Does Ent. COBOL 4.1 generate 64-bit binary arithmetic instructions?

2009-10-08 Thread Timothy Sipples
these things. You do, subject to the technical constraints of course. So please speak up, through the proper channels. Much appreciated. Thanks. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Multiple-Language Support in z/OS

2009-09-18 Thread Timothy Sipples
.) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: COBOL programmers can't learn Java

2009-09-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
of the others is FORTRAN, most especially in the scientific and engineering fields where there is a huge body of quite valuable FORTRAN code. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Mainframe Hall of Fame: Three New Members Added

2009-09-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
How about Gerrit Blaauw? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: CICS BWO is not an option

2009-09-13 Thread Timothy Sipples
://www.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/vc/ BMC Snapshot Copy for VSAM http://www.bmc.com/products/product-listing/23089-2192-2052.html - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: T-Rex replacement

2009-09-10 Thread Timothy Sipples
EMC: Catalog Solution Estorian: SpaceFinder Hostsystems GmbH: Catalog Information Manager (CIM) Also, Gimbals is selling red toy fire trucks for Christmas. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-08 Thread Timothy Sipples
step forward. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-08 Thread Timothy Sipples
people understand (and take for granted) are quite alien to the majority of IT staff, broadly speaking. I spend a lot of time explaining these topics, gently and patiently. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
interruption, and the operator has some more work to do. But a TogglePlex is a decent step forward along the higher availability continuum, in between a single production LPAR and a Parallel Sysplex. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-06 Thread Timothy Sipples
, but perhaps there are some newer folks unfamiliar with this (probably old-school) approach. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Convert DB2 on z/OS to UDB on z/Linux

2009-09-04 Thread Timothy Sipples
take that trade. If you cut your DB2 license fee by 30% but increase your CICS and z/OS license fee by 10%, then more investigation may be merited. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp

Re: How often IPL a production LPAR (any good practice)

2009-09-04 Thread Timothy Sipples
And you do not need 2 (or more) physical machines to set up a Parallel Sysplex. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Convert DB2 on z/OS to UDB on z/Linux

2009-09-03 Thread Timothy Sipples
. As you stretch the wire length between those two tiers it'll tend to increase CPU on both sides, other things being equal. So I'd want to find out how much that proximity effect is. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific

Re: Dumb Question - Credit Card Number Scanner

2009-09-03 Thread Timothy Sipples
. Or at least let you search for common card issuer numbers (the first few digits). - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

Re: Dumb Question - Credit Card Number Scanner

2009-09-02 Thread Timothy Sipples
. (SAFR is already being used for some of the more interesting, urgent, and gigantic audits in the global financial crisis.) If I understand a little more about the required task I could probably offer some more details and/or recommendations. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise

IDC Releases 2Q2009 Server Hardware Report

2009-09-02 Thread Timothy Sipples
hardware sales environment was incredibly tough. Probably you're seeing similar tough conditions in your own businesses. But the environment was less bad for IBM. Although I do not speak for IBM, I'm pretty sure IBM appreciates your continued support. Thank you. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM

Re: Convert DB2 on z/OS to UDB on z/Linux

2009-09-02 Thread Timothy Sipples
have just described Microsoft Windows. (And I could list several other attributes most customers would consider hostile.) Could anyone explain to me what that should ever be called an open system? I really don't get it. Words should have meaning. Speaking only for myself. - - - - - Timothy Sipples

Re: Need new 3270 emulator: SSH, inexpensive, reliable

2009-08-27 Thread Timothy Sipples
on it.) Hope that helps! - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Enterprise Cobol 4.2

2009-08-27 Thread Timothy Sipples
there. Every IMS TM (V9+) and CICS TS (V3+) shop has access to one at no charge: Rational Developer for System z (one user license). But even base Eclipse has a lot of XML-related stuff, to pick another example. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving

Re: Need new 3270 emulator: SSH, inexpensive, reliable

2009-08-26 Thread Timothy Sipples
people if he/she is confused. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Reminder: Deadline to Order z/OS 1.10

2009-08-25 Thread Timothy Sipples
time -- or separately if you already have z/OS 1.10. More information on the z/OS Management Facility is now posted here: http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/zosmf/ - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail

Re: Software delivery via internet or tape

2009-08-24 Thread Timothy Sipples
(client at least) as an installable feature. There are also third party alternatives. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

It's Official: z/OS Now 110% Modern

2009-08-20 Thread Timothy Sipples
being deleted, thereby helping speed batch processing. How cool is that! - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com

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