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You may have more years of experience in IT than most people, but there’s a never-ending list of new ideas and updates
related to the mainframe for which you may not be up-to-speed. We’ve called out some less obvious points to consider,
a series of six points that will take you far, and some usage scenarios for Atom feeds that demonstrate the ongoing brilliance
of CICS (no bias here, of course). We’re also happy to report that ISVs are developing more apps for the mainframe,
and more of them across industries. And finally, read how IBM is taking its own advice in a major virtualization initiative.
Denise A. Hamilton
Editor
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Four (less obvious) strategies for managing on the mainframe
Virtualizing on the mainframe isn’t the only reason to consolidate applications onto Big Iron. Managing a range of
functions from the platform can help you do more with less. The results can save money, time, power and energy, and other
limited resources.
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BPM and the 6 Points of Agility
Operational challenges and a fluctuating marketplace present significant business process challenges for organizations.
Many companies are turning to business process management (BPM) to help. With the right BPM capabilities, you can take advantage
of key "points of agility" across your organization -- like strategic business policies, active content, powerful
analytics and more -- to harness the full potential of your business processes for maximum advantage.
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ISVs developing business applications for System z: A growing community
Today, you’re secure in your System z investment, benefitting from cost-effectiveness and utilization rates, as well
as reliability and scalability. But will the right applications be available to you tomorrow so that you can continue to
maximize your System z ROI? A growing community of leading independent software vendors (ISVs) — more than 1,300 to
date — says yes, and they are developing the business applications for System z to prove it.
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CICS and Web 2.0: Atom feeds from CICS - Introduction and usage scenario
Today, the convergence of CICS innovation, SOA and Web 2.0 technology helps to make flexible and dynamic information infrastructures
possible, while preserving the qualities of performance and reliability that customer core business applications depend on.
Using a typical CICS insurance application in a Web 2.0 Enterprise mashup, this in-depth article demonstrates how CICS provides
Atom feeds that enable insurance underwriters to better assess insurance risks by using mainframe core business data in conjunction
with data publicly available on the Internet to create a powerful, integrated and compelling solution.
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Did you know?
IBM virtualizing its own apps on System z Linux
With all the talk about consolidating Linux-based applications onto the mainframe, guess who’s also taking advantage
of the strategy to save money, energy and floor space? IBM’s own internal effort to consolidate nearly 4,000 distributed
servers to System z will provide the company with significant savings.
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