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		For large mainframe shops, SOA on the upswing Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 05 Feb 2008 ARTICLE - Slowly but surely, large mainframe shops have turned to service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services.


		SOA on mainframe allows SunTrust to offer cell phone banking Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 21 Feb 2008 ARTICLE - To enable customers to check balances and make transfers from cell phones, SunTrust Banks needed service-oriented architecture to open up its mainframe.


		Mainframe New Year's resolutions Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 15 Jan 2008 TIP - Mainframe computer and CICS expert Robert Crawford espouses IT executive management, independent software vendor (ISV) and IBM advice for systems programmers.


		VSAM files in CICS -- Batch report help Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 11 Dec 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - CICS expert Robert Crawford offers two different ways for a user to capture user information when creating a batch report on a VSAM file in CICS.


		Hash table how-tos for mainframe programmers Published by: SearchDataCenter.com \| 29 Jan 2008 TIP - CICS expert Robert Crawford breaks down hash tables in this mainframe programming tip.


	MODERN MAINFRAME: SOA AND LINUX from SearchDataCenter.com


		Should you deploy a Linux-only mainframe? ARTICLE - While there are benefits to a Linux-only mainframe, there are important pluses when you run z/OS and Linux on the same box.


		IBM welcomes z10 mainframe's new sibling to the family ARTICLE - IBM's z10 Business Class is smaller than the z10 introduced earlier this year and is geared toward businesses that might want to consolidate Linux workloads onto big iron.


		The future of the mainframe in healthcare: Two scenarios TIP - The 2008 presidential candidates have two different healthcare systems. How will these scenarios affect mainframe usage in the healthcare industry?


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	MAINFRAME MIGRATION PROJECT from SearchDataCenter.com


		Veryant and Clerity team up to modernize mainframe apps ARTICLE - Building software that moves COBOL and CICS applications to a Java interface is the goal of Veryant and Clerity, which plan to have a beta version out in August 2008.


		NYSE unplugs last mainframe and reduces cost, speeds transactions ARTICLE - To reduce costs and improve trade times, the New York Stock Exchange migrated from mainframes to Linux and AIX servers. But the shift to new scripting languages posed hurdles.


		IBM mainframe to be replaced by Oracle and Unix for ERP app ARTICLE - Arrow Electronics is moving off its internally developed mainframe enterprise resource planning apps for Oracle and swapping out an IBM mainframe for AIX running on System p.


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	MAINFRAME COMPUTERS from SearchDataCenter.com


		Analyst group disses Hewlett-Packard report about mainframe migration NEWS - HP has asserted that a recent report favored its itanium processor over mainframes for power-efficiency. The Robert Frances Group, which authored the report, refuted any bias toward either platform.


		Using External Call Interface (EXCI) to access CICS TIP - In this CICS tip, mainframe expert Robert Crawford outlines how to use External Call Interface (EXCI) to access CICS from anywhere on the mainframe.


		Mainframers go for a jog at Share user group conference ARTICLE - At a recent conference in San Jose for the Share user group, a group of aging mainframers went for a jog. Here is their story.


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	MAINFRAME SECURITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY from SearchDataCenter.com


		Mainframe vulnerabilities: Be proactive rather than reactive TIP - What mainframe administrators really need is a discussion of mainframe vulnerabilities. Problem areas include user authentication, system dataset access, and disgruntled employees.


		Disaster recovery on the mainframe: New options for site recovery TIP - Disaster recovery on the mainframe now includes software and hardware support for data recovery options such as redundancy and failover.


		Mainframe shops scramble to encrypt tapes ARTICLE - Laws across the country are prompting users to start encrypting mainframe backups, but getting tape encryption products to work with primary storage is causing headaches.


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	MAINFRAME JOBS from SearchDataCenter.com


		The future of the mainframe in healthcare: Two scenarios TIP - The 2008 presidential candidates have two different healthcare systems. How will these scenarios affect mainframe usage in the healthcare industry?


		IBM mainframe Share user group special report 2008 CONFERENCE COVERAGE - Mainframe users flocked to San Jose, Calif., recently for the IBM Share user group conference. This report is a roundup of news and video from the event.


		Mainframers go for a jog at Share user group conference ARTICLE - At a recent conference in San Jose for the Share user group, a group of aging mainframers went for a jog. Here is their story.


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	MAINFRAME OPERATING SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT from SearchDataCenter.com


		Should you deploy a Linux-only mainframe? ARTICLE - While there are benefits to a Linux-only mainframe, there are important pluses when you run z/OS and Linux on the same box.


		CA announces Mainframe 2.0 ARTICLE - At CA World 2008, CA announced Mainframe 2.0, an initiative designed to simplify mainframe management. But how did these tools become so complex in the first place?


		Use DFHLS2WS to expose CICS applications as a Web service TIP - DFHLS2WS is one of the Web services assistants that allows traditional CICS applications to provide or consume Web services without significant changes to the original app.


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	MAINFRAME COMPUTER HARDWARE from SearchDataCenter.com


		HP: 250 users have migrated from mainframe to Itanium NEWS - HP reports that in the past three years, over 250 customers have migrated from IBM's mainframe to their Itanium-based servers. The company has also released a new blade server and service package.


		IBM's z10 Business Class: Cheaper and easier to get into your data center NEWS - IBM launched the z10 Business Class, whcih starts at about $100,000. As part of the announcement, IBM is offering a financing deal: zero payments for 90 days.


		Sun OpenSolaris available on the IBM System z mainframe ARTICLE - Thanks to work by Sine Nomine Associates, Sun Microsystems' OpenSolaris can now be ported to the IBM System z mainframe and is now available as a free download.


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