mainframe software

2009-04-15 Thread Arun shan
Hai Friends.. Is any Software Available to learn JCL and CICS like NET EXPRESS..? plz Send me the Web Address -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the messag

Re: mainframe software

2009-04-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
A little more information would be helpful. Are you interested in learning how to write JCL, or something else? For CICS, are you interested in installation? Operations? Programming? In what language(s)? (CICS Transaction Server supports C, C++, COBOL, PL/I, Java, EGL, etc.) - - - - - Timothy Sipp

Re: mainframe software

2009-04-16 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am not sure if there is CBTs that can teach JCL or CICS. However, universities like Marist College do provide some web based education in these areas. What specifically are your requirements? Application programming? System Programming? Student taking classes? Are you trying to get certifie

Re: mainframe software

2009-04-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
And yet another question to the original poster: what part of the world are you in? As Lizette alludes to, there could be in-person training options available in your part of the world, so perhaps that would be a good option for you. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Arc

Re: mainframe software

2009-04-17 Thread Steve Comstock
Timothy Sipples wrote: And yet another question to the original poster: what part of the world are you in? As Lizette alludes to, there could be in-person training options available in your part of the world, so perhaps that would be a good option for you. - - - - - Timothy Sipples We offer a

Re: mainframe software

2009-04-17 Thread Yogeetha balasubramanian
Is there anything similar for MQ training ? On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Steve Comstock wrote: > Timothy Sipples wrote: > >> And yet another question to the original poster: what part of the world >> are >> you in? As Lizette alludes to, there could be in-person training options >> availab

Re: mainframe software

2009-04-17 Thread Steve Comstock
Yogeetha balasubramanian wrote: Is there anything similar for MQ training ? You know, we don't have any MQ training. (Are there any MQ training developers out there interested in working with us?) On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Steve Comstock wrote: Timothy Sipples wrote: And yet

Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-27 Thread Jacky Bright
Can anyone help me in understanding the rerm Utilization of Mainframe Software Licensing ? Does it mean taking care of licensing cost as per the MIPS / MSU or it involves something more than that...? JAcky -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-27 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
Give some context please. -Original Message- From: Jacky Bright [mailto:snip] Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 7:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses Can anyone help me in understanding the rerm Utilization of Mainframe Software Licensing ? Does

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Jacky Bright
Friday, June 27, 2008 7:23 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses > > Can anyone help me in understanding the rerm Utilization of Mainframe > Software Licensing ? Does it mean taking care of licensing cost as per > the MIPS / M

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Lizette Koehler
are licensing usage ... Even >I am not aware what this jargon is ? > >On 6/27/08, Schwarz, Barry A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Give some context please. >> >> >> Can anyone help me in understanding the rerm Utilization of Mainframe >> Software Lic

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Rick Fochtman
--- Perhaps your CEO read this article by Gartner? OVERCOMING THE SOFTWARE LICENSING COMPLEXITY CRISIS The Case for a Universal Licensing Platform http://www.softsummit.com/library/white_papers/gartner_overcomingcomplexity.pdf -

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Tom Moulder
he cost of the license. Tom Moulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacky Bright Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 9:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses Can anyone help me in understandin

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Rick Fochtman
--- The first thing that came to my mind was the term "Shelfware". A valid question to ask is whether software that you are paying license fees to use is actually being used -- perhaps a rather unique view of utilization. Further, you migh

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>The first thing that came to my mind was the term "Shelfware". When Parallel SYSPLEX first came out, you got a discount on IBM software, if you bought at least one coupling facility and one timer. This happened even if you didn't hook them up. Then, a couple of years later, you had to hook them

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-06-30 Thread Tom Moulder
on of Mainframe Software Licenses >The first thing that came to my mind was the term "Shelfware". When Parallel SYSPLEX first came out, you got a discount on IBM software, if you bought at least one coupling facility and one timer. This happened even if you didn't hook them up. Then,

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-07-01 Thread Timothy Sipples
Ted MacNeil writes: >When Parallel SYSPLEX first came out, you got a discount on >IBM software, if you bought at least one coupling facility >and one timer. The 9037 Sysplex Timer was never a requirement for Sysplex IBM software pricing aggregation, to the best of my recollection. It still isn't,

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-07-06 Thread Timothy Sipples
Ted MacNeil writes: >>When Parallel SYSPLEX first came out, you got a discount on >>IBM software, if you bought at least one coupling facility >>and one timer. I replied: >The 9037 Sysplex Timer was never a requirement for Sysplex IBM >software pricing aggregation, to the best of my recollection. >

Re: Utilization of Mainframe Software Licenses

2008-07-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
...Gee, maybe this time I can get it right. :-) When I said "ETR" I actually mean external time source. I guess the 9037 without any sync to NIST or any other external (colloquially) time source has been called an ETR. Anyway, everybody should just read their contracts and that fabulous redboo

new mainframe software releases (C compiler mainly)

2009-08-22 Thread Paul Edwards
Jujitsu are pleased to announce the release of the following software: GCC 3.2.3 MVS 7.5 - GCC C compiler for z/OS, MVS/380, MVS/370. Delivered in xmit format. GCC 3.2.3 CMS 7.5 - GCC C compiler for z/VM, VM/380, VM/370. Delivered in vmarc format. PDPCLIB 2.00 - C (C90-compliant) runtime library

GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-23 Thread Duffy, Peter
Hi, all, Something came up yesterday that I thought was worth sharing, as I'm concerned about it. This looks like a wave of the future and it makes change control on mainframes a potential nightmare if other vendors do this. I just had a meeting yesterday with a vendor who was touting their soft

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
I did this on Vanguard's RACF products. (That is if I remember correctly). It actually worked quite well. It's not a real big product, so I don't think I overwhelmed the I/O, at least not for very long. What product did you get this demo on? It must not have been Vanguard, because their help d

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-23 Thread Bruce Black
I have seen some mainframe ISV products which install from a CD by FTPing files and installation jobstreams from the PC to the host. All the install has to provide is the host IP address, FTP logon info, file name prefix and the like.I think there are one or two companies which provide the

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-23 Thread Duffy, Peter
this. I now have more to be concerned about, in my opinion, when programmers can load up these kinds of things in "an hour". /ptd -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Black Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:42 PM To

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-23 Thread ibm-main
From: "Duffy, Peter" > > I just had a meeting yesterday with a vendor who was touting their > software installation GUI for the mainframe. > > It uses FTP under the covers to install a listener/service > program/whatever to interface with their database nucleus to web enable > all sorts of nifty pr

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Craddock, Chris
> The idea of programmers installing software via CD into product > libraries they have access to scares the willies out of me. It is one > of two issues I have with this. I can see some fear of the unknown, but I don't see any reason for panic. If your shop controls access to production librari

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Craddock, Chris
> Web enablement of data access is another kettle of fish. All > computers are really good at doing what you tell them to do. > I'm already dealing with this one on several fronts as > applications move away from "green screens" to web front ends. > I mention it more as what possibilities the w

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Tim Hare
I can agree that the system is "safe" - since, perhaps, the tool cannot get any more access than the user installing it. However, at our shop at least, the problem would be change management - but maybe not in the way you think: We wouldn't have any notice of the tool being installed, but th

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 06/23/2005 at 01:56 PM, "Duffy, Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Something came up yesterday that I thought was worth sharing, as I'm >concerned about it. This looks like a wave of the future and it >makes change control on mainframes a potential nightmare if other

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Duffy, Peter
n things like this before I thought I'd ask. Thanks all for your input, /ptd -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craddock, Chris Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 6:19 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mai

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
... Your mainframe now has new code on it in a library your DBA has access to. ... Why is this an issue? I don't care how you install a programme; if you don't have access to critical libraries, you cannot screw the system. -teD (The secret to success is sincerity. If you can fake that, you've

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-24 Thread Barry Schwarz
As of the 2004 tape I received from them, the answer is emphatically NO! "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:The details are different, but there have been discussions before on the lack of SMP competence at specific vendors. Has CA[1] finally cleaned up its act? [1] Not that th

Re: GUI Install Procedure for ISV Mainframe Software

2005-06-28 Thread Clark Morris
On 24 Jun 2005 07:38:47 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >In ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >on 06/23/2005 > at 01:56 PM, "Duffy, Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >>Something came up yesterday that I thought was worth sharing, as I'm >>concerned about it. This looks like a wave of the future

Looking for a part-time Mainframe software consultant in the Toledo area

2010-02-01 Thread Marc Heimlich
I have a customer outside of Toledo, OH that is looking to migrate off the MF but doesn't intend to do so for another 3-5 years (we've heard this before). They have a contractor on-site that is looking to retire, and they have a very old, unsupported environment. They are looking for someone who ca

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