The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017

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Mainframe strategy The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017

The independent annual guide for users of IBM mainframe systems SPONSORED BY: PUBLISHED BY:

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Mainframe strategy Contents Welcome to the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017...... 3 Mainframe Computing Provides Customer Value and Economies of Scale...... 5 Eight Steps to True Mainframe Agility...... 13 Lower your Mainframe Total Cost of Ownership with zIIP ...... 19 The Smart Alternative for Mainframe Disaster Recovery ...... 24

The 2017 Mainframe User Survey...... 28 An analysis of the profile, plans, and priorities of mainframe users

Vendor Directory...... 46 Vendors, consultants, and service providers in the z/OS environment

A guide to sources of information for IBM mainframers ...... 131 Information resources, publications, social media, and user groups for the z/OS environment

Glossary of Terminology...... 136 Definitions of some mainframe-related terms

Mainframe evolution...... 166 Mainframe hardware timeline 1952-2016; mainframe operating system development

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Welcome to the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017

We are very grateful – as always – to all those who have contributed this year by writing articles, taking part in our annual user survey, or updating their company profiles. In particular I must thank the sponsors and advertisers, without whose support this Yearbook would not be possible.

2016 seems to have had some sort of buzz to it as people are starting to do business again. The blogosphere has been full of stories about DevOps and Agile computing. On the down side, there have been lots of news reports of companies (mainly Windows users) who have suffered from ransomware attacks or who have moved quickly enough to prevent such an attack. In a more positive vein, there seem to have been more people under thirty attending mainframe conferences. It seems that these relative youngsters are beginning to exploit the opportunities becoming available in the mainframe world.

In February, IBM announced its follow-up to last year’s z13 – the z13s. This new machine offers encryption at twice the speed of previous mid-range systems, without compromising performance – they say. The z13s is targeted at mid-size organizations and described as the new entry point for the company’s z Systems. It comes with updated cryptographic and tamper-resistant hardware-accelerated cryptographic coprocessor cards with faster processors and more memory, allowing clients to process twice as many high-volume, cryptographically-protected transactions as before. The z13s comes in two models – the N10 and N20. The N10 can be configured with up to 10 configurable cores and up to 1TB of memory, while the N20 can have up to 20 configurable cores and up to 4TB of memory.

In line with the general upbeat feeling in the industry, IBM reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ expectations in October. IBM reported adjusted earnings of $3.29 per share on revenue of $19.23 billion. Analysts expected the company to post earnings of $3.23 per share on about $19 billion in revenue. Ginni Rometty said IBM’s quarterly performance was helped, in particular, by growth in the company’s “strategic imperatives”, which The Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 include businesses like cloud, analytics, mobility and security. Publisher: Mark Lillycrop Editorial Director: Trevor Eddolls Contributors: Patricia Genetin, Compuware, Wil Technology Services & Cloud Platforms, which Heynen, Colin Fettes includes infrastructure services, technical support services, and integration software saw revenues of © 2017, Arcati Limited. $8.7 billion, up 2.4 percent. A strong hybrid cloud services performance drove growth of 45 percent in All company and product names mentioned in this strategic imperatives revenue within the segment. publication remain the property of their respective owners. However, Systems, which includes systems hardware and operating systems software (including This Yearbook is the copyright of Arcati Limited, and mainframes) saw revenues of $1.6 billion, down may not be reproduced or distributed in whole or in part 21.0 percent. Revenue reflects z Systems product without the permission of the owner. A licence for internal cycle dynamics. e-mail or intranet distribution may be obtained from the publisher. Please contact Arcati for details. Interestingly, IBM joined the Surface Enterprise Initiative and is selling Microsoft’s MS Surface

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devices – joining Dell and HP and consultancy and contracting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. You may remember that about two years ago IBM and Apple came to an agreement to work together. According to Microsoft’s marketing general manager, Brian Hall: “Our largest global customers told us they wanted Surface, but needed the enterprise class services and support to let them easily purchase and deploy to their employees all over the world. IBM will draw on its analytics and enterprise applications expertise to create new industry-specific solutions for financial services and consumer packaged goods/retail companies that take advantage of the unique capabilities of Surface devices.” Obviously, IBM is already a big player in terms of analytics, and Microsoft is keen to get a part of that marketplace. Hall says: “IBM will develop an application for CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) and retail companies that puts Microsoft Power BI (Business Intelligence) on Surface to bring decision makers closer to the data and analytics they need to optimize utilization of employee time.”

Should Apple be worried by the deal? Probably not. Most organizations have some Macs mixed in with the PCs, plus there are any number of Android and Apple tablets and Surface Pros being used as small footprint PCs. There are still lots of people using iPhones, although worldwide, more people use Android devices. What I’m suggesting is that there are lots of people using whatever tech suits them. And they are likely to continue to want to use the same devices in future – so there will still be a demand iOS devices to connect to mainframe apps.

And what’s in it for IBM? Well they now have a way for mainframe users to access analytics data from a popular device. That means more people will be using the interface they like to get the results they want, and they won’t worry what’s going on at the back-end. And for Microsoft? Well they get another sales channel and they get access to superior analytics, which their customers want.

IBM has, as usual, been acquisitive during 2016. In January it acquired Iris Analytics for its real-time transaction fraud detection business. It also acquired Ustream for its streaming video business; and Resource/Ammirati, a digital marketing and creative agency. In February it acquired Aperto AG and exc. io AG, who are both digital marketing and creative agencies. Also in February it acquired Truven Health Analytics, a provider of cloud-based healthcare data, analytics, and insights; and Resilient Systems for their cyber security, incident response platform. In March it acquired Optevia, who are specialist providers of Microsoft Dynamics CRM-based solutions and associated services to the public sector. And it bought Blue Wolf Group LLC, for its salesforce systems integrator and dashboard virtualization business. In June it acquired EZSource for its application discovery and dashboard visualization business. September saw the acquisition of Promontory Financial Group for its risk management and regulatory compliance business. Then in October IBM acquired Sanovi Technologies for its hybrid cloud business.

Other mainframe vendors were also acquiring companies. For example Compuware took over Standardware’s software – specifically its COPE IMS virtualization technology. Syncsort acquired Cogito, a maker of specialized software that can access mainframe data, improve the performance of DB2 and CA IDMS, and lower mainframe costs. And Micro Focus acquired Serena Software. And there have been plenty of others. And, of course, Micro Focus is merging with HPE’s Software Business Segment.

So it looks like the mainframe industry is getting that spring back in its step. And with that in mind, I can confidently predict that 2017 will be an interesting year, and that the mainframe will continue tooffer outstanding performance and reliability, and be at the heart of the world’s business-critical applications.

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Benefits Mainframe Computing By successfully managing its mainframe, the State Provides Customer Value of Oregon ETS has sparked the interest of other governments in partnering with or buying IT and Economies of Scale services from Oregon ETS. If such results can happen in an organization without profit motives, The State of Oregon, Enterprise Technology imagine the potential impact to your enterprise, Services (ETS), delivered 15-percent more including greater transactional density and services at 20-percent lower cost. Patricia economies of scale that create additional revenue Genetin, from CA Technologies’ ROI and and cost savings. Straightforward management Business Value Analytics Team, explains how practices help bridge IT and the business, ETS educates buyers and customers on the encourage collaboration and communication critical role of mainframe IT operations and and foster opportunities—while aligning IT and the proven value it provides. business strategy, and improving teamwork. Executive Summary

Challenge Making the Best Choice Between Technology In the application economy, practically everyone Alternatives consumes technology and most every company In the application economy, practically everyone and government agency is in the software consumes technology and most every company business. Strategic, responsive decisions are and government agency is in the software impacting IT infrastructure performance, reliability business. Strategic, responsive decisions are and scalability—including the security of the data impacting IT infrastructure performance, reliability we all rely upon. Making the best choices can and scalability—including the security of the data empower your organization to act quickly and we all rely upon. strategically, and surpass competitors. With the right technology stack, you can improve the user Can business decision makers understand experience and bring new products and services the advantages and differences between IT to market faster. infrastructure components such as mainframe, midrange or server platforms, virtual sessions, Opportunity public or private cloud, network access, transaction This paper presents how the State of Oregon processing, or voice services? How much, if Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) delivered anything, do they need to know? 15-percent more services at 20-percent lower costs by adopting best practices for successful It takes years of training and experience and collaboration and communication. We compare specialized tools to manage, monitor and the State of Oregon ETS Rate Schedules for secure this technology, as well as many different 2013–2015 and 2015–2017, and review its approaches to understand the real costs and risks. 2015–2017 Rate Setting Methodology to prove the Still, organizations continue to invest greater aforementioned results. While a rates discussion amounts of money and resources on technology. implies an interest in cost reductions, showing real The U.S. public sector is a useful place to look value is even better—value brings demand and for transparent IT budgets: In fiscal year 2016, demand brings revenue. IT investment figures totaled US$79.8 billion,

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representing a 1.8-percent increase over fiscal and contribution of mainframe technology and year 2015 and a 10.3 percent increase over services. fiscal year 2014 outlays.1 A breakout of Federal IT Spending for Budget Year 2016 reveals that Making the best choices can empower your about US$78 out of every US$100 the government organization to act quickly and strategically, and plans to spend on civilian agency IT projects surpass competitors. With the right technology goes to basic operations and maintenance.2 Only stack, you can improve the user experience and US$22.14 would go to new development initiatives bring new products and services to market faster. in 2016. These growth trends and proportion of In the application economy, it’s imperative that costs for ongoing support and maintenance align you ensure IT performance, stability, securability to similar expectations in the private sector. and reliability.

IT spending or tech budget as a percentage of revenue, on average across all U.S. sectors, is A Successful Approach That Promotes Choice approximately 4.3–5.0 percent.3 This means that and Increases Satisfaction if your organization is one of the 2015 Fortune To promote technology choice and increase 1000, its revenue is at least US$2 billion, and at stakeholder satisfaction, let’s discuss an approach 5 percent of US$2 billion, a typical organization that was successful at the State of Oregon, spends on average at least US$100 million per Enterprise Technology Services (ETS). To year on IT. Investments of this magnitude demand create customer value and economies of scale, understanding and oversight, especially when ETS Manager Matthew Massey provides his there are a multitude of choices that enable a ingredient list of best practices that improve range of short-term and long-term cost and benefit collaboration, keep costs down and speed time tradeoffs. to market for Oregon’s state-wide IT operations, which encompass over 2,300 UNIX®, iSeries, Many sources say that Windows® and Linux® servers, and a 2700 over 70 percent of MIPS mainframe. ETS is responsible for software the world’s corporate that runs agency applications on each of these data is housed on computing platforms, and services across 600 and managed by statewide agency locations. mainframe computers, and suggest that 55 Through a partnership with the State of Montana, percent of corporate an Oregon mainframe warm disaster recovery apps need a site is located in Montana, and Oregon backups mainframe to complete are replicated off site and in Montana. Oregon’s transactions. Yet, Chief Information Office (CIO), IT Investment and there’s a lingering Planning Section, is responsible for recommending perception that and developing IT-related administrative rules, mainframes are policies, standards, practices and guidelines for outdated (which has Oregon State government.4 Their approach for yet to be proven true creating customer value and economies of scale based on their wide could be applied by any organization, public or range of applications by industry). This makes private, and its trading partners. Mr. Massey it even more critical and challenging to ensure describes some best practices, including: that internal decision makers and customers • Conduct monthly tech meetings to communicate procuring computing power understand the value IT plans and increase awareness.

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• Give customers a voice in any changes. Educating on Value: Customer Perspective • Build partnerships with your software vendors Providing customer value is not enough—you to encourage a team philosophy (for example, have to show your internal customers the value. CA is a key partner for the State of Oregon). • Reduce product lines by retiring similar In the case of the State of Oregon, the Department products. This reduces support barriers of Administrative Services (DAS) formed a when there are a smaller number of vendors. Customer Utility Board (CUB) to govern Technology For example, the State of Oregon’s team Services. Participation in the CUB provides has standardized on key tools such as CA customers with a “… meaningful voice in the costs, Endevor® Software Change Management and type, quality and quantity of services delivered.”5 CA Workload Automation ESP. Its primary responsibilities include approving • Focus on training and include all relevant rate-setting methodologies and rates, approving staff—yours and your customers’. general service level agreements (SLAs), and • Build outreach groups for sharing knowledge reviewing business plans and annual financial between your customers. statements. The objective of SLAs is to ensure • Standardize the environment and promote win- both parties understand and agree how services win benefits, including faster, better support; will be performed and the responsibilities and volume discounts; and improved education. expectations of each party. Services included • Use project tools, standards and methods to in a service catalog should be identified and complete changes and upgrades. described from the customer’s point of view. As • Use contracted resources for large upgrades, Oregon’s documentation states, “This helps to one-offs, or major efforts that need staff emphasize and explain the benefits, outcomes augmentation or expertise. and deliverables that the customers receive when • Come up with creative ways to contract purchasing a service, as opposed to describing software and services to manage costs. For the whole set of internal support processes and example, leasing allows us to keep current on activities executed by ETS staff in order to deliver the latest hardware versions and realize better these services.”6 performance. • Work with customers to understand their So how can this be accomplished? requirements so you can better manage • First, define service offerings and appropriately capacity, performance and purchase based on distribute costs, such as staffing, overhead, need. network and storage, into cost pools for the • Automate as many of your IT functions as correlating IT and business services. IT can possible to improve efficiency. identify the total cost of each of its services. • Second, to compute unit costs, select an These practices include flexibility to provide appropriate unit of measure for use in internal customers with open-choice options apportioning these costs. These unit costs, also for implementing their desired applications represented as rates, educate buyers to make and services. Regular monthly meetings, and informed decisions. Typical units of measure transparent plans and charges, help customers include mainframe processing CPU minutes, recognize the tradeoffs of making a one-off custom data storage gigabytes (GB) and number of decision versus leveraging a standardized option secured sites. Rates help buyers understand, that might also include an economy-of-scale monitor and manage their usage of IT, and benefit. Slightly higher costs may also mean reveal the economies of scale made available substantially higher benefits, and the customer through increased usage. is in the best position to determine cost-benefit tradeoffs—the choice is always the customer’s.

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Economies of scale represent “… the cost Mainframes can deliver significantly higher advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, transactional density through a number of key output, or scale of operation, with cost per unit capabilities, including the ability to instantaneously of output generally decreasing with increasing deliver incremental capacity for z Systems™. scale, as fixed costs are spread out over more Bringing a new processor and memory to bear on units of output.”7 You create economies of scale a problem merely requires a mouse click and is by leveraging fixed cost resources or idle capacity. completely transparent to the running workload; IT must make thoughtful, relevant allocations, everything gets what it needs as it is effectively or risk distorting unit costs and steering buyers parceled out by the system. With a z Systems to alternative sourcing, thereby defeating the infrastructure, you can use what you need, purpose of this effort. But, when done correctly, when you need it, and pay for it while you use it, as proven by State of Oregon ETS, these service maximizing utilization and minimizing white-space definitions and corresponding rates and SLAs are costs. a foundation for educating and collaborating with customers. In the case of the State of Oregon ETS, the organization first took the step to improve upon the Insights like these from State of Oregon ETS denominator of the transaction density equation— and CA Technologies® come from technical and reduce delivery costs. This helped improve expertise. The opportunity is significant, and the overall processing power value proposition obligates IT operations personnel to communicate to customers and initiated a cycle of lower-unit and collaborate on the value, innovation and costs to bring greater transaction volumes. The competitive differentiation available to be results for State of Oregon ETS show the benefits leveraged. Additionally, awareness is significantly of increasing transaction density. improved when IT speaks the language of the business—money. By collaborating on an IT Service Catalog that describes IT offerings Benefits – Delivering More Volume at Lower and charging methodologies, the business Cost is better informed to make prudent choices. Providing transparency and engaging in two- Economies of Scale and Customer Value way communication to understand operations, The State of Oregon ETS practices are yielding technologies, costs and volumes can help success, as shown by comparing State of Oregon steer your business stakeholders to make ETS 2013–2015 and 2015–2017 Rate Schedules knowledgeable decisions. and reviewing their publically available 2015–2017 Rate Setting Methodology and Service Level Educating on Value: Industry Perspective Agreement documents.

Customers are buying 15-percent more and paying 20-percent less.

Below are excerpts put into graphs, which show a biennial increase in service volumes for various Wherever you sit on the spectrum of mainframe mainframe, storage and security services. State platform usage, you can realize economies of of Oregon ETS customers are purchasing, on scale. CA Mainframe chief technologist, Scott average, 15-percent more units per year. This can Fagen, submits that transaction density (computed be attributed to ETS better understanding their as the amount of IT interactions divided by the needs, developing customer forums for enhanced sum cost to deliver those transactions) is the key. education and collaboration, and empowering 8 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 ArcatiArcati MainframeMainframe YearbookYearbook 20072017

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Figure A: State of Oregon ETS—Increasing Volumes

customers to make the best cost-benefit tradeoff These results compelling proof of Oregon ETS’ decisions for their own organizations. success. While mention of rates implies an interest in cost reductions, the ability to show real And, below is an excerpt of corresponding unit value is even better—value brings demand and rates put into graph format. These show a biennial demand brings additional revenue. The State of decrease in unit rates for the same mainframe, Oregon ETS recognizes that rates steer buyer storage and security services shown above. behavior. Therefore, its rate-setting methodology State of Oregon ETS customers are spending, incorporates an assessment as a base charge for on average, 20-percent less per year (for greater particular discretionary services—that is set to an volumes of service), a stat which can be attributed amount based on criteria such as the customer’s to ETS standardizing and simplifying hardware (each state agency’s) IT budget amount and and software products and services, directly number of employees. This data helps Oregon associating costs to consumption, building ETS/ ETS show meaningful incremental rates that vendor partnerships and improving financial will be charged based on usage. transparency.

Figure B: State of Oregon ETS—Decreasing Costs/Rates

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If these results are possible in an organization without profit motives, imagine the potential positive impact to your enterprise.

Economies of Scale are the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to size, output, or scale of State of Oregon ETS is further realizing this operation, with cost per unit of output generally success beyond its own state agencies. Other decreasing with increasing scale, as fixed costs state, city and local governments are showing are spread out over more units of output.8 interest in partnering or buying IT services from Oregon ETS. In government, this could result in a budget surplus. In business, additional customers Conclusions could stimulate increased revenue. Increasing interest in using your IT services brings greater transactional density and economies Additionally, these practices can help your of scale that can spark additional revenue and organization foster its ability to recognize and cost savings. In today’s fast-paced environment, act on opportunities to boost business revenue velocity is a key consideration and time is of the by rightsourcing your technology, from mobile to essence as market conditions rapidly change. mainframe and on-premise to cloud—ensuring So, how can IT deliver the right services, on time due consideration to cost, quality, and most and within budget? Straightforward mainframe important, expediency.

Footnotes 1 Wyatt Kash, “New details released on proposed 2016 IT spending,” last modified February 4, 2015 http://fedscoop.com/what-top-agencies-would-spend-on-it-projects-in-2016, 2 FY16_MegaITPortfolio-Presidents_Budget.xlsx, “Federal IT Spending for Budget Year 2016” http://gtra.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FY16_MegaITPortfolio-Presidents_ Budget.xlsx 3 Andrew Bartels with Peter Burris and Amanda LeClair, “Forrester’s Data Can Help CIOs Defend And Improve Tech Budgets; 2014 To 2015 Tech Budget Benchmarks,” February 10, 2015 4 “Statewide IT Policies—Policy Overview,” accessed January 11, 2016 http://www.oregon. gov/DAS/CIO/ITIP/Pages/pol_index.aspx 5 “State of Oregon ETS Rate Schedule and Methodology,” last accessed January 11, 2016 http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/ETS/Pages/rates.aspx 6 Enterprise Technology Services—Governance, http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/ETS/Pages/ governance.aspx 7 Alex Pettit, State CIO and Interim Administrator for Enterprise Technology Services, State of Oregon ETS Service Level Agreements, “Enterprise Technology Services _ Service Level Agreement _Version 1.1, February 25, 2015 http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/ETS/Documents/ SLA_Baseline.pdf 8 Economies of Scale, last accessed January 11, 2016 http://www.investorwords.com/1653/ economy_of_scale.html

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Have you come across the phrase, ‘shift left testing’. This is an approach to software testing and system testing in which testing is performed earlier in the life-cycle. That means it’s moved left on the project timeline. Similarly, quality and security can be moved earlier in the software life-cycle. Although, I’m sure you’ve spotted the flaw in the thinking – if too much is shifted to the left, then everything is back where it started!

Many people will be familiar with waterfall project development, in which each step of the process of developing new applications becomes separated into stages. It makes sense when seeing what needs to happen to separate out each process. Gantt charts are read from left to right and so processes that previously appeared on the right side are now being pushed back to the left as development cycles become shorter – as developers move to more agile ways of working.

We’re going to hear that phrase, ‘shift left’, a lot more in 2017

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Eight Steps to True This white paper lays out a plan for doing exactly that. Mainframe Agility

A PHASED APPROACH STEP 0: DEFINING THE TO CROSS-PLATFORM DEVOPS SUCCESS DESIRED STATE Enterprises must quickly and decisively transform Before embarking on their mainframe practices. The slow, inflexible the process of mainframe processes and methods of the past have become transformation, it’s wise to intolerable impediments to success in today’s first be clear about your goals. innovation-centric digital markets. IT leaders must Your specific goals will depend therefore bring the proven advantages of Agile, on the extent to which you’ve already embraced DevOps and related disciplines to bear on the strategies such as DevOps and Continuous mainframe applications and data that run their Delivery across your other platforms. However, business. mainframe transformation goals typically include:

But how? And where to begin? Mainframe • Agility that enables your organization to make transformation can seem overwhelming. And no frequent, rightsized changes to mainframe IT leader wants to embark on a “boil the ocean” code that accurately fulfill the current and most project that consumes resources and generates urgent needs of the business. risk without a high probability of sizable, near-term • Confidence in the fact that changes to concrete rewards. mainframe code will work in production as expected without jeopardizing uptime, This white paper addresses these concerns performance, customer experience, security by spelling out a proven, phased approach for or compliance. measurably modernizing mainframe practices. • Efficiency in the way staff time and skills are By following this approach, IT leaders can rack utilized across development, testing and up high-impact, near-term “wins” at each stage production operations. along the way, while staying on course towards a • Ease of use that empowers even mainframe- vital strategic objective that can be fully achieved inexperienced personnel to participate in in less than two years. and contribute to application updates and enhancements. Because every organization has its own existing • Integration of mainframe and non-mainframe processes, tools and culture, this mainframe DevOps processes in ways that improve transformation game plan can be modified to fit support for and delivery of cross-platform each organization’s specific needs. services.

No company, however, can afford to further Clarity regarding these goals—and their relative delay mainframe transformation—or embark on priority—will help you decide if and how to such a transformation without a clear plan. To modify your transformation plan. For example, if remain competitive in an app-centric economy, your biggest immediate pain point is the loss of mainframes must be as adaptive as other veteran COBOL programmers to retirement, you’ll platforms. And enterprise IT must be able to probably want to address normalization first. If, on manage DevOps in an integrated manner across the other hand, your biggest pain point is that the mainframe, distributed and cloud. slow turnaround of mainframe application updates

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is preventing you from adding urgently needed In fact, the undocumented idiosyncrasies of new features to your mobile apps, you’ll probably mainframe applications and data structures prioritize agility. almost universally make enterprise IT highly dependent on the personal/tribal knowledge of senior mainframe staff. Worse yet, if a seasoned STEP 1: MODERNIZE mainframe developer is no longer available, IT THE MAINFRAME may be fearful of making any changes at all. DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT To overcome this dependency, you have to make Most mainframe development it much easier for any new participant/contributor is still performed in antiquated to quickly “read” existing application logic, program “green screen” ISPF interdependencies, data structures and data environments that require highly specialized relationships. Developers and other technical staff knowledge and problematically limit new staff also need to be able to understand application productivity. The first step in modernizing the runtime behaviors—including the actual sequence mainframe is therefore to modernize this developer and nature of all program calls as well as file and workspace. database I/O—so they can work on even the most unfamiliar and complex systems with clarity and A modernized mainframe workspace should confidence. possess the look and feel of the Eclipse-style IDEs that have become the de facto standard for For the success indicators and tools that enable other platforms. This user-friendly interface will this step: Download the full white paper. allow staff at all experience levels to move easily between development and testing as they work on both mainframe and non-mainframe applications. STEP 3: ENABLE Your modernized mainframe IDE will also support EARLIER DETECTION OF a complementary palette of value-added tools APPLICATION QUALITY as you continue your mainframe transformation ISSUES AND ESTABLISH through its subsequent steps. QUALITY KPIS Early detection and correction For the success indicators and tools that enable of application quality issues this step: Download the full white paper. is a central principle of modern programming. Early detection reduces costs and prevents relatively minor errors in coding from becoming STEP 2: GAIN major headaches later in the DevOps process. GRAPHICAL, INTUITIVE In transitioning from waterfall to DevOps delivery VISIBILITY INTO EXISTING cycles, it is important to embrace modern tools and CODE AND DATA techniques that allow the quality process to occur STRUCTURES continuously throughout development cycles. As mainframe applications have been expanded and Early detection is particularly important in enhanced over many years, they have typically mainframe transformation for several reasons. become quite large and complex. They are For one thing, mainframe applications are often also typically not very well-documented. This associated with core business processes that combination of complexity and poor documentation have low tolerance for error. For another, as is a major impediment to core transformation developers with less mainframe experience start goals—including agility, confidence and efficiency. 14 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 ArcatiArcati MainframeMainframe YearbookYearbook 20072017

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contributing more to mainframe-related projects, You may also want to build your initial Agile the opportunity for human error increases. mainframe team by choosing select mainframe developers and pairing them with Agile- Every effort must therefore be made to rigorously experienced developers from other platforms. safeguard application quality as the mainframe You may also want to consider how you’ll factor becomes more Agile. Continuous Integration is conformance to Agile values such as transparency, especially important in this regard, since it ensures knowledge sharing and ideation into your that quality checks are performed continuously as developer performance reviews. your code is updated. For the success indicators and tools that enable For the success indicators and tools that enable this step: Download the full white paper. this step: Download the full white paper.

STEP 5: USE STEP 4: INITIAL OPERATIONAL DATA TRAINING IN, AND THROUGHOUT THE ADOPTION OF, AGILE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING PROCESSES (USER AND PRODUCTION STORIES AND EPICS) LIFECYCLE Once you’ve put the right To ensure that your development environment in applications will perform optimally in your place, you’ll be ready to start shifting your process production environment, it’s not enough to just from a traditional waterfall model with large sets of write good code. You also need to understand requirements and long project timelines to a more exactly how your applications behave as they incremental model that allows teams to quickly consume processing capacity, access your collaborate on “user stories” and “epics,” which databases and interact with other applications. capture specific units of value to your business versus technical tasks in a project plan. By One good way to gain this understanding is to estimating the size of these stories and assigning leverage operational data continuously throughout them their appropriate priority, your teams can the DevOps lifecycle. This provides Dev and start engaging in Scrums that allow them to quickly Ops teams with a common understanding of iterate towards their goals. the operational metrics/characteristics of an application throughout its lifecycle, helping them The move from large-scale waterfall projects to more fully and accurately measure progress Agile scrumming represents a significant change towards team goals. Early use of operational in work culture for most mainframe teams. Training data can also dramatically reduce your MIPS/ in Agile process and work culture is therefore a MSU-related costs by allowing you to discover must. ScrumMasters and Product Owners, in and mitigate avoidable CPU consumption caused particular, need in-depth training and coaching. by inefficient code. However, all team members should at least have some formal introduction to basic Agile concepts— For the success indicators and tools that enable especially if they’ll be expected to read Scrum or this step: Download the full white paper. Kanban boards.

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STEP 6: AGILE-ENABLE automated rollback is, in fact, a key enabler of CORE SOURCE rapid deployment—since it is the primary means CODE MANAGEMENT of mitigating the business risk associated with FUNCTIONS code promotion. Traditional SCM environments are inherently For the success indicators and tools that enable designed for waterfall this step: Download the full white paper. development and are thus incapable of providing essential Agile capabilities—such as parallel development work on different user stories. STEP 8: CROSS- PLATFORM The shift from waterfall-based SCM to Agile- CONTINUOUS DELIVERY enabled SCM is a pivotal moment in any Mainframe applications and mainframe transformation, and it should be data increasingly serve as carefully planned to avoid disruption to current a back-end resource for work in progress. It is, however, an absolutely multi-platform customer- essential shift for any IT organization hoping to and employee-facing applications that include increase the speed and frequency with which new mobile, web and/or cloud components. DevOps mainframe code drops can be prepared and to teams must therefore be able to fully synchronize decrease the time developers waste waiting for the delivery of new, approved code across all new code to be available. platforms. These deployment controls should also provide unified, cross-platform rollback and For the success indicators and tools that enable progress reporting. this step: Download the full white paper. This is the target state of enterprise DevOps at the completion of Step 8: A de-siloed environment STEP 7: AUTOMATED, where the mainframe is “just another platform”— INTELLIGENT albeit an especially scalable, reliable, high- DEPLOYMENT performing, cost-efficient and secure one—that Agile development alone can be quickly and appropriately modified as is insufficient for full digital needed to meet the needs of the business by business agility. To keep whichever staff resources are available to do so. pace with today’s fast-moving markets, your business must also be able to quickly and reliably For the success indicators and tools that enable get new code into production. That means this step: Download the full white paper. automating and coordinating the deployment of all related development artifacts into all targeted environments in a highly synchronized manner. THE TRANSFORMATION IMPERATIVE You’ll also need to pinpoint any deployment issues IT leaders are under intense pressure to deliver on as soon as they occur, so you can take immediate many fronts. They have to deliver great analytics corrective action. while safeguarding enterprise cybersecurity. They have to fulfill the escalating mobility expectations And, if such corrective action is not immediately of customers and employees. And they have to evident or doesn’t immediately produce its do all this within extremely challenging capex and expected remediative effect, you have to be opex budget constraints. able to quickly and automatically rollback to the previous working version of the application. This

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Mainframe transformation, however, is central to About Compuware, The Mainframe Software the success of all these efforts and more. If your Partner for the Next 50 Years: core systems of record aren’t Agile—and if you’re not fully prepared to extend the useful life of those Compuware empowers the world’s largest systems of record well into the next decade, even companies to excel in the digital economy by as you lose your current cohort of mainframe fully leveraging their high-value mainframe veterans to retirement—then your other efforts investments. We do this by delivering highly can only deliver limited benefits. The performance innovative solutions that uniquely enable IT of your business will ultimately be constrained by professionals with mainstream skills to manage the constraints of your mainframe environment. mainframe applications, data and platform The good news is that best practices, modern tools operations. and committed partners are now available to assist you in your efforts. All you need is a decision and Learn more at Compuware.com. a plan. Then you can start.

A good outcome from a negotiation is one where both parties benefit rather than one side ‘winning’ and the other ‘losing’. It’s useful to keep this in mind when working through the negotiation. This is where the NLP idea of rapport comes in. Although you are actively negotiating, you can still do it in a friendly manner. In fact, if you supply hot drinks and cakes, the people you’re negotiating with will naturally feel warmer towards you (and less confrontational). Secondly, it’s important to see the bigger picture behind what’s actually being discussed. The classic example is an employee who comes to ask you for a pay rise. The obvious conclusion is that they simply want more money, but behind that there may be a bigger picture. Perhaps they want a better life style, maybe they have to pay for support for an unwell parent. It may be that the bigger picture can be satisfied in other ways.

One thing that’s worth bearing in mind is that when a person has finished making a proposal, they will not be receptive to counter arguments. So it’s best to use the time to ask questions about what they’ve said in order to be absolutely clear what their position is. The criticism can come later. Of course, one of the difficulties with criticising a person’s work is that they take it personally. Therefore, it’s always a good idea to separate the person from the behaviour or documentation that they’ve produced. And when you do ask questions, ask open questions and hypothetical ones – that helps them distance their identity from their activities and means they’re more likely to listen to what you are saying.

The other secret strength of negotiation is not to mirror the other side’s attitude, but always remain calm and in control. If the body language of the people you’re negotiating with looks angry don’t feel the need to match it. Or if their words sound aggressive, stay calm and assertive. That way, you’ll get a better outcome.

It’s always important, when negotiating, to make sure you know what you’re talking about. So preparation in advance is important. If you’re negotiating over a piece of software, make sure you have some idea what other people are paying. You may have come across the term ‘BATNA’. It stands for Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement.

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Linux®, UNIX® and Windows®. New workloads Lower your Mainframe created by IBM WebSphere®, which encouraged Total Cost of Ownership the pervasive use of CPU-intensive Java®-based applications, required increases in mainframe with zIIP capacity but businesses were reluctant to invest so heavily in new mainframe hardware. Wil Heynen, Director of Product Management at Software AG, explains how mainframe users Today, judicious exploitation of IBM’s innovative can take advantage of innovations in specialty zIIP processors can increase effective capacity by engines to lower their mainframe Total Cost moving eligible work from the General Purpose of Ownership (TCO) by moving almost all Processor (GPP) to zIIP, thereby reducing the Natural workload from IBM® General Purpose need for costly upgrades and improving total Processors (GPPs) to less expensive zIIP cost of ownership. Like the zAAPs (Application processors for execution. Assist Processors for Java code execution, XML parsing, etc.) and IFLs (Integrated Facility for Linux execution) that preceded zIIPs, these processors IBM INNOVATION can be purchased for significantly less money For the past few decades, the perceived cost than equivalent GPP capacity. This means any of running business workloads on a mainframe infrastructure or application functions that can be drove companies to consider alternative hardware diverted to a zIIP run at a much lower cost. platforms employing operating systems such as

Figure 1: Available capacity is increased by moving a significant portion of Natural application workload to zIIP.

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zIIP ENABLER FOR NATURAL The most important lesson learned from the At Software AG, we strongly believe that ECR was that switching between GPP and zIIP mainframe applications have a strong role to is expensive, increasing overall CPU time and play in companies’ Digital Transformation. To help job duration in batch. Product enhancements our customers address the increasing demand implemented in zIIP Enabler for Natural through to serve online, mobile and cloud applications, the ECR program significantly reduced switches as well as the Internet of Things, we extended and greatly improved the benefits of leveraging zIIP Enabler for Natural to move ever-increasing the zIIP. Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) application workload to a low-cost alternative. For example, a new way for the Adabas-Natural interface (ADALINK) to communicate with the zIIP Enabler for Natural moves Natural workload Adabas nucleus was implemented to avoid from the GPP by switching to Service Request switches for Adabas calls altogether. This new Block (SRB) execution mode whenever possible. communication does not require the return from By keeping the overhead involved with switching zIIP to the GPP, thus reducing the number of to a minimum, while maximizing the execution switches dramatically and allowing even more time on the zIIP processor, reductions in GPP CPU consumption to be moved to the zIIP. CPU of up to 95 percent can be achieved. Since no changes to the Natural application are required, The new Adabas communication was a this low-risk solution is easy to deploy. breakthrough in reduction of overhead. The ECR customer, for their end of quarter batch processing, As you see in the zIIP usage report in Figure 1, put the improved product back into production and more capacity (blue line) can be used with zIIP the results were more than satisfying. The total than what is available on the GPP (red line) alone. number of switches went from millions to just a The green areas represent the capacity used few by using the new Adabas communication. by Natural with everything above the brown line running on zIIP and everything below running on While the total CPU consumption (time on GPP + GPP. time on zIIP) is still slightly larger than running on GPP alone, this overhead is perfectly acceptable The total amount of load that can be directed as most of the load is now running on the low-cost to zIIP depends on numerous factors such as zIIP. Our ECR participant only saw a 10 percent the structure of the applications, user exits, file increase in CPU overhead for a total CPU of 110 I/O, 3GL components, external Sort, and other percent. However, since about 80 percent of the software competing for zIIP capacity. total CPU time was directed to zIIP, the GPP load was reduced from 100 percent to 22 percent.

CUSTOMER-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT zIIP Enabler for Natural is a great example of MONITORING zIIP EXPLOITATION customer-driven development. An extensive zIIP Enabler for Natural provides statistics on how one-year Early Customer Review (ECR) program much load is moved to zIIP as well as how much preceded the general availability release in load could not be moved due to limits on zIIP December 2011. The insights provided from capacity. You can forecast how much load will be the ECR participants were instrumental in directed to zIIP in your environment from statistical improving the product. Especially helpful was the reporting. Even if you don’t currently have any collaboration between Software AG and a large IT zIIPs in place, the statistics will tell you how much solution provider in Austria who took the bold step load could be moved to zIIP for each Natural and tried zIIP Enabler for Natural in production. batch job or each Natural online environment as 20 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 ArcatiArcati MainframeMainframe YearbookYearbook 20072017

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Figure 2: zIIP Monitoring in Optimize for Infrastructure

IBM has added “PROJECTCPU” as an option in BEYOND BATCH PARMLIB member IEAOPTxx. With Natural 8, When first introduced, zIIP Enabler for Natural output of statistics can be controlled globally via only helped offload batch processes. We have a Natural parameter. extended that capability for TP environments by zIIP-enabling Natural running on Software AG’s With webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure, mainframe application server Com-plete. We you have additional means of monitoring plan to quickly add additional zIIP capabilities for zIIP exploitation. webMethods Optimize for Natural running on CICS and then Natural running Infrastructure provides a single holistic view on IMS/TM in 2017. across your Software AG product landscape to let you identify potential problems at a glance While batch processes run single Natural as well as identify opportunities for performance programs and manages large amounts of data improvement by evaluating Key Performance without human interaction, online applications Indicators (KPIs). require Natural programs to serve requests from thousands of users or (mobile) devices in parallel. webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure lets you Com-plete is designed to run any Natural program monitor the impact zIIP Enabler for Natural has on as a standard operating system subtask. This your system from a single, web-based dashboard ensures optimal parallel processing and minimal as shown in Figure 2. These monitoring features response times. also provide an accumulated view of overall zIIP utilization as well as trend analysis over certain With Natural for Mainframe 8.2.6, Software AG time frames. Here you can easily measure the has extended Natural for Com-plete to run all CPU savings achieved with zIIP Enabler for subtasks on zIIP, enabling you to move OLTP Natural. workload from your GPP to the less costly zIIP.

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This can be accomplished without requiring any costs—significantly improving mainframe price- changes in Com-plete. performance and further reducing the mainframe’s TCO. With the April 2017 release, a similar solution is planned for Natural running on CICS. This will provide the benefits of zIIP processors to almost PROOF-OF-VALUE APPROACH all environments Natural does run and leads to Ask your Software AG sales representative today a similar reduction of GPP load no matter where about projecting your ROI for zIIP Enabler for your Natural applications are running. Natural, before even acquiring zIIP processors. Software AG will conduct a free proof-of-value approach by: WHAT ZIIP ENABLER MEANS TO YOU • Selecting some critical batch jobs or TP- By zIIP enabling your Natural applications, you environments with high CPU-usage can: • Running select applications without and then with zIIP-enabled Natural Reduce Mainframe Operating Costs • Analyzing the results to determine your specific Realize significant GPP CPU savings, often ROI between 50% to 90% or more, thus reducing the overall total cost of computing on the z/OS Don’t give up on your mainframe assets as you mainframe. make your transformation to address the digital economy. zIIP provides a low-cost alternative to Postpone Hardware Upgrades increasing capacity on existing GPPs for users For customers who are reaching their z/OS reaching their z/OS capacity limit. zIIP Enabler capacity limit, this low-cost alternative to increasing for Natural is an ideal way to avoid costs while capacity on existing GPPs allows you to stay addressing increased demand for transaction longer with your existing hardware. processing.

Save Software Costs Most software is priced based on the capacity ABOUT THE AUTHOR represented by or the utilization of the configured Wil Heynen is Director of Product Management GPP, independent of any specialty engines. for Natural at Software AG. Wil has been with Consequently, any work moved off the GPPs to Software AG for more than 30 years in different zIIP is free from a software perspective. roles as system engineer, product marketing and product management and has vast experience Improve Price-Performance Ratio with Natural, IBM mainframe environments, zIIP Achieve higher throughput with the low-cost enablement as well as most Adabas & Natural computing power of the zIIP and defer processor products. upgrades—and their attendant software

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eyes of many organisations, maybe the same from The Smart Alternative the main providers (and changes to the levels of for Mainframe Disaster service offered), in the face of the ever increasing more general problems facing data centres i.e. Recovery the provision of power, their physical location and staff access. Colin Fettes, Azamour Solutions takes a look at alternative ways to handle disaster recovery Let’s consider some of the factors you might want (DR). to think about when looking at DR provision with fresh eyes – there are a large number of these and Last year’s article generated a great deal of far more implications than that, so unfortunately interest, and from the feedback we received, this won’t be an exhaustive list! provided some real assistance in making better choices around maintenance services and hardware acquisition in particular. Choosing a Recovery Centre Location – this is probably the first thing that To follow on in the same vein, this year I’ve decided springs to mind when considering the task at hand to focus on recovery services, and hope that these – in ‘the old days’ this decision would have been thoughts help to clarify your own ideas and create based on the recovery centre being far enough some useful assistance around DR. away from the production site to avoid the plane crash, but a reasonable distance for staff to travel. So what’s been happening in the marketplace It was very much normal for the decision on a over the last 12 months – it’s certainly true that supplier to be driven by the location of their data a number of the larger technology giants have centre and as mainframe DR was relatively ‘simple’ had their challenges, and certainly IT security is and that was that. How times have changed, it’s a becoming an increasingly serious matter for most, bit more complex than that now, and some more it being pretty much the norm for us to hear of considerations might be: intrusions and data theft on almost a daily basis – • Ability to travel (staff access) perhaps reassuringly, we don’t seem to see quite • Risks e.g. proximity to Airports, Flooding etc the same sort of news in the mainframe world. • Access to specific networking capability e.g. MPLS For us, the news that matters are the trends • Access to redundant power or communications in customer requirements and behaviour, and how the marketplace is changing – we need to Security – yes that’s normally the second concern, understand this in order to provide the right advice, and another area where modern thinking has products and services to our customers, to bring changed perceptions. new customers to the fold, and of course to make the right procurement choices. Where once customers were seeking the most secure facility that they could possibly afford to Perhaps the most interesting current trend is the use, short of armed guards and a self-destruct level of appetite within the mainframe community facility, more recently there has been more of a for exploring new and more flexible approaches focus on facilities that are more people-friendly, to disaster recovery. and easier and quicker for staff to actually get in to, whilst retaining the levels of security that The reasons for this are a subject of much customers require – the result is the rise of the speculation and are probably many – perhaps DR tier-3 data centre as a recovery centre. has become a viable target for cost reduction in the

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What capability do I need at the Data Centre? • Can I add functionality that I may need as I In some sense there’s very little difference grow into it e.g. Crypto, PAV, disk replication between what different suppliers and data centres • Are virtual servers available and can capacity can offer to the customer, and it’s often about the be added dynamically cost of the capability that is required rather than • Is there a policy for equipment contention if that capability is on the table – however, as we all know it’s not necessarily what you’ve got that So why are customers becoming dissatisfied with matters, it’s what you do with it. the traditional service providers? Cost, or more specifically, value, has certainly been highlighted Some items worthy of note are: to us, but it’s not just about the price of a service, • Would adding capability such as data replication and more commonly we are hearing of the current see DR provide better value to the business service being inflexible or perceived as such, with • Are truly redundant communications available, time and money being wasted when it takes too or access to the provider I want to use long for staff to get through security or be collected • Do I require relatively new technology equipment from reception, or waiting hours before being given (this can be very important to mainframe users) access or logins. • Are seats available within data centre, is that the best value, and are they so oversubscribed Time can be of the essence during a DR test – It’s that I would never actually get to use them quite true that mainframe systems programmers • Am I reliant on my internal staff for testing often have a tough time completing DR tests – / recovery or can the service provider offer they normally travel a fair distance, suffer delays assistance e.g. my DR plan may require only obtaining logins and physically getting into the an ‘experienced sysprog’ to implement building, then are berated when timescales are • Are there suitable facilities for people e.g. local constrained and objectives not met. accommodations and places to eat • Are the relevant services available to assist us at test and (god forbid) invocation time What’s the difference between the larger players and others? There are differences and these could be What flexibility do I want from a provider? important to you. For many users this is now becoming the key area and, in my experience, often the reason for issues Some providers have an extensive global network with an existing DR provider. of data centres, calling upon expertise in different timezones with the ability for support services to Some of the questions we’ve been asked by ‘follow the sun’. potential customers include: • Can I have the number of tests annually that I Some of the larger providers have a serious level would like of oversubscription on equipment and seats – just • Can I make minor changes to equipment imagine a plane crash in the wrong place inside quickly the M25, who might get to the facilities they need • Can communications services be modified, up first, and who might be unlucky. / downgraded as my needs change • Are appropriate configuration tools available or The smaller players will likely provide additional can I use my own flexibility and more competitive pricing, have • Can I take the option of dedicated storage processes to address oversubscription risk, and • Can we use our laptops or other equipment in be keen to supply ancillary services such as the data centre

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hardware maintenance to provide a very cost- About Azamour Solutions effective bundle. Azamour Solutions are a leading supplier of enterprise class computer hardware, mainframe recovery services and maintenance solutions to The Smart Alternative Can Azamour help? corporate and SME clients across the globe. If you would like to explore the differences that Our vision is to continue to be one of the most Azamour can bring, please get in touch to request respected IT solutions providers. an information pack – we’ve already been through for Mainframe the loop creating suitable capability and services www.azamoursolutions.com for our customers, and are confident of being able to differentiate ourselves in what has become About the Author today’s DR marketplace. Colin has been an integral part of the mainframe Disaster Recovery market place since 1991 and during these 25 Some of Azamour’s capabilities: years has bought and sold hundreds of mainframe • SSAE16 compliant data centre processors to and from mainframe customers • Data centres in advantageous locations throughout the world, saving them millions of • Choice of recent or legacy equipment pounds in the process. Clients include some of the • All relevant Azamour equipment and technical world’s major investment and commercial banks, resources are in close proximity to the recovery and span governments, aerospace, automotive, centre healthcare, mail-order / e-commerce, petro- • Systems programming assistance chemical, retail, insurance and IT. • Flexible often bespoke operational processes • Tier 3+ data centres Today Colin heads up Azamour Solutions where • Comprehensive solutions and secure the team continue to work with mainframe users communications offerings offering and creating good choices when it comes to their mainframe infrastructure – ‘The Smart Alternative’. Conclusion For some customers, whether for cultural, political You can contact Colin at: reasons or otherwise, there will always be only a Email: [email protected] very short list of providers that they will engage Telephone: +44 (0) 1344 280 280 with for recovery services. For the majority of users, and for the first time, there are now Please note that the views expressed in this alternatives offering greater flexibility and value article are Colin’s own, based upon his industry than has been on offer before. experience.

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by Trevor Eddolls and2017 Mark user Lillycrop survey The 2017 Mainframe User Survey An analysis of the profile, plans, and priorities of mainframe users. Many thanks to all those who took part.

As usual, our annual mainframe survey provides of mainframe computing. In addition, we have a snapshot of the System z user community’s continued to explore relative cost in more details, existing hardware and software configuration, and asking respondents how fast their distributed also their plans and concerns for 2017. server costs are growing relative to the mainframe.

This year we have continued to track the growth Profile of respondents of mainframe integration with mobile and cloud The mainframe user survey was completed by computing, and other areas of new development, 100 individuals between the 1 November 2016 as well as gauging the extent to which BYOD, and the 30 November 2016. Survey respondents Big Data, and DevOps are changing the face were either contacted directly by e-mail or other

8% 4%

13% 46% North America Europe Middle East/Africa Asia/Pacific 29% South America

Chart 1: Distribution of respondents

Web-based means and invited to complete the As usual, a wide range of industry types are mainframe user survey on the Arcati Web site. represented in our sample (Chart 2). Banking/ Responses from large mainframe vendors and finance made up over a third of respondents multiple entries from different people at the same (36 percent), and insurance over a quarter (27 site were excluded from the survey. percent). IT accounted for 18 percent and retail nine percent. Manufacturing and government The distribution of all respondents is shown in both accounted for five percent each. This year, Chart 1. Close to half (46 percent) were from North there were no respondents from education, America with over a quarter (29 percent) from healthcare, utilities/energy, transportation, or Europe, leaving 13 percent from the Asia/Pacific telecommunications. region, eight percent from the Middle East/Africa, and four percent from South America. A third way to categorize respondents is to look at business size. As shown in Chart 3, nearly half 28 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 ArcatiArcati Mainframe Mainframe Yearbook Yearbook 2017 2007 2017 user survey

5% 5% 9% 36% Banking Insurance 18% IT Retail Manufacturing 27% Government

Chart 2: Industry sector of respondents

the respondents are from companies with over figure of 78 percent. 21 percent (up from last year’s 5,000 employees worldwide – 39 percent with over 16 percent) of respondents said they were working 10,000 staff and nine percent with 5,001 to 10,000 in an outsourced operation with a further four staff. Below that, with 30 percent of respondents, percent saying that they were partially outsourced, are staff sizes of 1001-5000. With 15 percent of and we had no responses from outsourcers. responses we have staff sizes of 201 to 1000 and nine percent have 0-200 staff. Installed MIPS and capacity growth As in previous surveys, we have used MIPS as the 75 percent of our respondents were involved in principal measure of size. We asked respondents running in-house data centres, similar to last year’s to indicate the total mainframe MIPS installed on their systems, and the result is shown in Chart

9% 13% 39% 0-200 201-1000 1001-5000 30% 5001-10,000 9% Over 10,000

Chart 3: Number of employees woldwide in organizations surveyed

5% 14% 29%

Under 500 500-1000 1000-10,000 14% 10,000-25,000 38% Over 25,000

Chart 4: Total mainframe MIPS installed

4. 29 percent had under 500 MIPS (up from Chart 5 shows the annual MIPS growth of last year’s 20 percent). 14 percent had 500 to respondents. 78 percent of sites (up from 1000 MIPS (down from last year’s 24 percent). last year’s figure of 72 percent) of mainframe 38 percent had 1000 to 10,000 MIPS (up from installations are experiencing some growth, with last year’s 32 percent). 14 percent had 10,000 48 percent of sites reporting growth up to 10 to 25,000 MIPS (last year it was none). And five percent and 26 percent reporting growth between percent of respondents had over 25,000 MIPS 10 and 25 percent. Four percent of sites have (last year it was ten percent). As in previous growth in excess of 50 percent! Nine percent (up years, we use installed MIPS later in the survey from two percent last year) of sites are reporting a to identify differences between small, mid-sized, decline in mainframe capacity growth. 13 percent and larger users. of sites (similar to last year’s 12 percent) are not

4% 9% 13% 26%

Declined No growth 0-10 percent 10-25 percent

48% Over 50 percent

Chart 5: Annual MIPS growth of respondents

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100% 90% 80% 70% Over 26 percent 11 to 25 percent 60% 1 to 10 percent 50% None 40% Decline 30% 20% 10% 0% Less than 1000 MIPS 1000 to 10,000 MIPS Over 10,000 MIPS Chart 6: MIPS growth by installation size

experiencing any kind of change in their MIPS this greatest growth, but also the highest percentage year. Looking at Chart 6, however, we can see of decrease in size. Middle range sites are also that the picture varies considerably depending likely to see some decrease in capacity, whereas on the size of the system. Unusually this year, smaller sites are most likely to see a small growth we find that the larger systems not only have the in capacity.

100% 90% 80% Over 50 percent 70% 26-50 percent 60% 10-25 percent 50% 0-10 percent 40% 30% No growth 20% Declined 10% 0% Mainframe Unix Linux Windows i5

Chart 7: Mainframe capacity growth compared with other platforms

We also compared the rate of growth of the Our research suggests that, traditionally, users mainframe with that of other IT platforms within upgrade on a regular basis to the most recent the enterprise. As shown in Chart 7, the System hardware to take advantage of capacity increases z looks relatively strong in the slow-to-medium and cost benefits. Chart 8 shows that a quarter of growth range. Both Linux and Windows are sites had a z12 (either the EC or BC models) or a showing strong patterns of growth, whereas Unix z114. The z13 was catching up with with around (like the mainframe) is showing some decline. This 16 percent of sites having one installed. And the year, we found only about a third of sites (down new z13s is installed at just under ten percent of from 40 percent) have IBM i installed of which half sites – similar to the older z196, z10BC, and z9BC. have experienced zero growth and half a slight It must be noted when looking at these statistics increase. that many sites had more than one model of mainframe installed. Hardware and software currency The IBM mainframe hardware range continues With the greater availability of Intel-based to receive a regular makeover, with new high- machines such as z Personal Development Tool end and low-end systems generally being Adapter or the Secure Enterprise Desktop, we announced on alternate years. January 2015 saw wanted to know whether anyone was actually the announcement of the z13 mainframe, which using them to run mainframe applications. We had a new processor design, faster I/O, and can found that eight percent of sites were using them address up to 10TB of memory. It can house 141 for production (up from six percent last year). But, processors, and run 8 000 virtual servers. And then strangely, no-one was using them for development. in February 2016, the z13s was introduced, which is similar, but has a smaller footprint. Delivery We also took the opportunity to ask people dates for each range of processor are provided in whether they were interested in LinuxONE Linux the Mainframe evolution section of the Yearbook. mainframes and when they were likely to get one.

Chart 8: Mainframe processors installed

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5% 4% 18% 32% Linux z/OS 1.13 z/OS 2.1 z/OS 2.2 41% older

Chart 9: Primary mainframe operating system release in use

Disappointingly for IBM just over three quarter (76 (or appear to be), making it the biggest obstacle percent, up from last year’s 49 percent) said they to mainframe acceptance within the enterprise. 70 wouldn’t get one in the foreseeable future. But, on percent of respondents (well up from last year’s the brighter side, five percent said they already 44 percent) thought there were cultural barrier had one, with 20 percent expecting to get one at between mainframe and other IT professionals. some time in the future. Other obstacles identified by respondents included 45 percent (down from last year’s 52 percent) Software currency (Chart 9) presents a more who said difficulty in obtaining or retaining the mixed picture and usually lags a little behind necessary skills, 30 percent (down from last hardware. This year’s survey found that 41 percent year’s 34 percent) identified concerns about future of sites were using Version 2.1, and 32 percent of availability/support for mainframe applications, sites were using Version 2.2, with only 18 percent and another 30 percent (up from 24 percent) using Version 1.3. Four percent were using older thought mainframes are too complex (or appear versions of the operating system. This year, for the to be). As has been the case for a number of first time, five percent of sites said their primary years, this part of the survey still illustrates the operating system was Linux. cultural divide between mainframers and other IT professionals. Mainframe strategy We asked respondents what, in their opinion, Within the industry as a whole, opinion is clearly are the main benefits for their organization of divided over the role of the mainframe in new the mainframe over other platforms. Everyone applications. For some companies the mainframe highlighted the benefit of availability, with remains a separate legacy environment while 83 percent highlighting security. 75 percent others are leveraging the strengths of large identified scalability, and further 71 percent picked systems by using them in cloud and mobile manageability as a mainframe benefit. working. You hear mainframers talking about JSON and RESTful interfaces along with smartphone 75 percent of sites (up from last year’s 60 app designers. We found that 50 percent of percent) thought mainframes are too expensive sites viewed their mainframe as a legacy system

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Chart 10: Do your mainframe applications participate in your Web services/SOA?

(down from last year’s 62 percent). Happily, 22 Chart 10. 65 percent of organizations said that percent (up from 16 percent last year) still viewed their mainframes participate partly or fully in Web mainframes as strategic, and 28 percent (up from services (up from last year’s 53 percent). 22 percent) viewed them as strategic and legacy. 50 percent (well up from last year’s 30 percent) went We asked respondents whether their z/OS on to say that they run Java-based applications systems participate in Web services and SOA on the mainframe, with a further 17 percent environments, and the results are shown in planning to. 35 percent of respondents (up from

0 CICS IMS WebSphere DB2 Other Chart 11: Which middleware have you, or do you plan to enable, with Web services?

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last year’s 22 percent) said that they run Linux on sites are Web-enabling IMS, up from last year’s the System z, with another 13 percent (up from 22 percent, and WebSphere Application Server last year’s 4 percent) at the planning stage. There rated 37 percent (up from last year’s 28 percent). are considerable cost and management benefits And 12 percent of respondents are Web-enabling of consolidating distributed Linux workloads onto other software. the mainframe. IBM made the IFL (Integrated Facility for Linux) specialty processor available We asked whether respondents currently used in 2001, and announced the LinuxONE in 2015. their mainframe for cloud computing. No-one Running Linux on a mainframe could so easily be said that they did. Last year, only four percent a mainstream technology. of respondents said they did. We also asked whether respondents were planning to adopt cloud And while we were thinking about Linux on computing as a strategy. 52 percent (similar to last mainframes, we asked how many sites were year’s 50 percent) said they weren’t at present. running Oracle under Linux on System z. Only four 18 percent (down from last year’s 26 percent) percent of sites surveyed said that they currently thought some mainframe applications would be run Oracle on Linux on z Systems, which is down cloud enabled in the future. Only nine percent from last year’s figure of six percent. Another eight (down from last year’s 12 percent) planned that percent of respondents say they plan to use it in all of their applications would use the cloud model. the future. As for the future of legacy systems, once again 71 percent of organizations said that they are the answer depends to a degree on the size Web-enabling their CICS subsystems (Chart 11), and maturity of the installation. Chart 12 clearly which is up from last year’s 64 percent. 58 percent shows that 75 percent of the largest sites expect of sites are Web-enabling DB2, which is much their legacy applications to be maintained and the same as last year’s 56 percent. 33 percent of actively integrated/enhanced with new apps.

100% 90% 80% Mostly ported to Windows 70% 60% Maintained but not integrated with new apps 50% Maintained and actively 40% integrated/enhanced with new apps 30% A mixture of strategies 20% 10% 0% Over 10,000 1000 to 10,000 Less than 1000 MIPS MIPS MIPS Chart 12: Legacy application plans over the next three years

Although a quarter of these largest sites anticipate some areas where financial comparisons can be a mixture of things to happen to their mainframe made between large centralized systems and applications. For mid-range sites, the picture is distributed servers. less clear with over half expecting their legacy applications to be maintained but not integrated We asked respondents how fast their System with new apps. A quarter of sites are predicting a z-related expenditure is increasing, in terms of the mixture of strategies, and thirteen percent think technology itself and the people needed to support their applications will be ported to Windows. For it. In Chart 13, we compare these results with the smaller sites, 45 percent believe that their legacy growth in mainframe capacity. From the graph, applications will be maintained and actively you can see that 78 percent of sites have seen integrated/enhanced with new apps, with about a some kind of increase in capacity, and 81 percent third of responds expecting the applications will have seen an increase in technology costs, but be maintained, but not integrated. 38 percent of sites believe their people costs have decreased or stayed the same! Only five Relative cost percent of sites are seeing a decline in technology There are many ways of comparing the costs of costs although nine percent have seen a drop in mainframe systems with those of other platforms, capacity. At some stage, management will have but none of them are straightforward and few are to realize that you can’t always do more with less meaningful. CIOs and finance directors all too – no matter how good the technology is. often have little experience of the factors that contribute to mainframe total cost of ownership We went on to ask what proportion of the total IT and there is still little published data available budget is absorbed by mainframe-related costs, to help them make informed comparisons. It is and what proportion of enterprise data resides on beyond the scope of this short survey to go into the mainframe (Chart 14). This year’s results seem detail on cost, but the following questions explore to indicate that slightly more data (55 percent to

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100% 90% 80 percent mainframe: 20 percent 80% non-mainframe 70% 60 percent mainframe: 40 percent 60% non-mainframe 50% 40 percent mainframe: 60 percent 40% non-mainframe 30% 20 percent mainframe: 80 percent 20% non-mainframe 10% 0% IT budget spend Enterprise data location Chart 14: IT budget and corporate data: mainframe and distributed systems compared

45 percent) is stored off the mainframe than on user-support costs were increasing faster than the it. Organizations’ spend on the mainframe and mainframe for an equivalent amount of capacity distributed systems is disproportionate to the or support. data split, with 87 percent (60 percent last year) of budgets going off mainframe. The figures IBM versus the ISVs absolutely dismiss the view that System z soaks The mainframe independent software vendor up financial resources without providing a good (ISV) business is continually evolving, and there return on investment. have been a number of small companies acquired by larger organizations, but, on the whole, not any Again this year, we asked how fast respondents obvious shifts in the landscape. believed their acquisition/maintenance and support costs for distributed platforms were growing IBM regularly argues that some ISVs are too relative to the mainframe, for an equivalent amount inflexible and need to change their software pricing of capacity or size of user population respectively strategies, while the third-party suppliers respond (Chart 15). In other words, did they think that their that IBM is placing excessive pressure on them mainframe costs were increasing faster or more by using its size and influence to win over their slowly than their Unix, Linux, Windows, and IBM customers. Mainframe management is now sold i costs. Of course, these numbers have to be as a way of allowing customers to maintain the treated with great caution because we are asking quality of the service they get from the mainframe respondents to make direct comparisons, which, without the reliance on experienced mainframers. as we have just stated, are very complex. Once In other words, the software will identify a problem again, this chart can be used only as an indication and, as well as informing a less-qualified human, of a general trend, but it’s a very interesting trend will take the necessary steps to negate the nevertheless! Anything above the green block in problem. In addition, vendors are beginning to each column suggests higher costs for alternative use GUI-type screens, which younger IT people platforms. Again this year, a substantial number are more familiar with, to display important of respondents felt that their Linux and Windows

information. And much mainframe monitoring data can now be accessed from a browser. 100% We asked respondents what makes them consider 100% 90% 80% a change of vendor for their mainframe tools and utilities. It’s clear from Chart 16 that cost is by far 70% Much faster the biggest driver, even though cheaper tools often 60% A little faster offer less functionality. ISVs may be pleased to 90% About the same 50% know that although 17 percent of sites said they 40% Ararely little slower if ever change their software, this figure is 30% Muchmuch slower the same as last year’s 18 percent. 20% 80% 10% We also asked how much of users’ mainframe 0% software budget is spent on IBM/Tivoli software, Unix Linux Windows IBM i and how much on products from other vendors. 70% This year (see Chart 17) we found an exact 50:50 Are your distributed acquisition/maintenance costs split amongst respondents as to whether they pay growing faster or slower than mainframe? more to IBM for software than to other vendors.

60% Other issues Much faster We asked about IBM’s ‘specialty’ processors A little faster such as the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL), the Much the same Application Assist Processor (zAAP) intended for 50% Java applications, and the Integrated Information A little slower Processor (zIIP) intended primarily for DB2. We Much slower asked respondents which specialty processors they had. 12 percent of sites had all three (up 40% from last year’s value of four percent) but no sites had just two specialty processors (down 100% from last year’s 38 percent). More sites had zIIP processors (44 percent – down from 56) than any 30% 90% 80% other. 26 percent (much the same as last year’s 70% Much24 fasterpercent) had IFL processors, and 18 percent 60% A hadlittle faster zAAP specialty processors (well down from 20% 50% Aboutlast the year’s same 27 percent). 12 percent of sites don’t have a specialty processor installed (down from a 40% A little slower third last year. The full results are shown in Chart 30% Much slower 20% 18. We also asked whether respondents thought that these specialty engines made the mainframe 10% 10% more attractive in terms of reducing costs and 0% Unix Linux Windows IBM i cost-justifying new applications. 65 percent said a little more attractive, 35 percent said much more 0% Are your distributed user support costs growing attractive. Unix Linux Windows IBM i faster or slower than mainframe? In the USA, regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley Chart 15: Relative growth of expenditure: Act (SOX), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability mainframe versus distributed and Accountability Act), and BASEL II, plus what’s

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90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 To reduce costs To reduce To gain new To obtain better Rarely (if ever) number of functions service/support replace vendors from vendor mainframe supported software Chart 16: What are the most important reasons for replacing mainframe tools and applications? estimated to be over 150 state and federal laws Similarly, outside the USA there has been a growth dictate the length of time that Electronically-Stored in regulation affecting the length of time that data Information (ESI) needs to be retained. These needs to be archived. Nearly half (47 percent) regulations, and they do depend on the industry, of sites (up from 30 percent last year) said they have greatly increased data retention periods. were compliant, with a further 16 percent nearly

100% 100% IBM : 0% other vendors 90% 80% IBM : 20% other vendors 80% 60% IBM : 40% other vendors 70% 60% 40% IBM : 60% other vendors 50% 20% IBM : 80% other vendors 40% 0% IBM : 100% other vendors 30% 20% 10% 0% Chart 17: How much software budget goes to IBM and how much to ISVs?

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5 0 0 IFL zIIP zAAP None IFL zIIP zAAP none Chart 18: Specialty processors installed compliant, with these regulations. The figure There’s been a huge growth in the use of social for sites not having an archiving strategy is 16 media in recent years, and we wondered whether percent, well down from last year’s 40 percent. those people “using their dad’s technology” found Clearly, compliance is an important issue and social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc) many organizations are making sure that they useful for their work on the mainframe. 27 percent are (or will be) fully compliant. The full results are said that they did (up slightly from last year’s figure shown in Figure 19. of 25 percent), with the rest not using it at all. IBM has Facebook pages dedicated to IMS, CICS, and According to the IBM Web site: “PureSystems DB2, it seems a shame if they’re not being used. combine the flexibility of a general purpose system, the elasticity of cloud, and the simplicity With the growth in number of software products of an appliance. They are integrated by design and that allow users to monitor the mainframe from come with built-in expertise gained from decades a browser on a tablet/iPad or smartphone, and of experience to deliver a simplified IT experience.” with IBM’s deal with Apple in mind, we thought it We were interested to see whether sites were would be interesting to see whether our survey taking advantage of this technology. Ten percent respondents were using these devices to monitor (up from five percent last year) of respondents or control their mainframe. Only 5 percent said said they were using PureSystems. We were also that they were (down from last year’s 13 percent). curious about the take up of business analytics (IBM’s Smarter Analytics). Here five percent of Much has been made in the media about IPV4 sites (up from zero last year) said they are using addresses running out and the need for everyone the technology. to migrate to IPv6, which has many more addresses

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47% Not yet, but we are 21% implementing a compliance strategy We are almost fully compliant 16% with the latest regulations

Yes, our data archiving strategy is fully compliant

Chart 19: Data archiving strategies that comply with the latest regulations available. The change would require a lot of effort technique with a further 41 percent planning to. for mainframers, but we wondered whether users had any plans to introduce IPv6 in 2016. No sites One way that CICS, IMS, and DB2 sites can easily said they already have IPv6, although 20 percent allow their applications to link to mobile working is (up from last year’s 11 percent) said that they were to use the Liberty profile. This is a cut down version planning to implement it in 2017. of the WebSphere Liberty product. 11 percent of sites have already got it installed and 26 percent Another hot topic recently has been Big Data and are planning to install it. all the things associated with that (such as Splunk, Hadoop, and Spark). We asked whether sites had Finally we asked about BYOD (Bring Your Own any plans to use Big Data. A quarter of sites said Device). We wanted to know how important sites that they were planning to use Big Data (down thought it was to make mainframe data available from last year’s 29 percent). to other platforms. 83 percent (down slightly from last year’s 87 percent) of sites said that it was very DevOps has also been talked about a lot during important to the way they work at the moment. 2016 and so we were interested to see whether Nine percent (up from four percent last year) are sites were actually embracing the technology. in the planning stage, and a further four percent The survey found that five percent of sites were expect to do some work on this in the future. using DevOps with a further 48 percent planning When it comes to how important is the idea of to use it. people using their own devices (BYOD) to access mainframes, 13 percent (up from last year’s 10 Similarly, we asked whether sites had any plans to percent) of sites said it was very important to the reuse APIs to speed up application development. way they work now – but 57 percent (up from Using APIs means that organizations can re-use last year’s 54 percent) said it wasn’t important. the best parts of their existing programs and new 13 percent (up from last year’s seven percent) or updated applications can be created much are in the planning stages, and 17 percent (down faster by combining existing APIs. 14 percent from last year’s figure of 29 percent) expect to be of sites said that they were already using the in the future.

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In terms of what’s new (or, perhaps more correctly, But no organization is going to develop an asset what appears on a lot of PowerPoint slides), the unless they view it as having a future, and we survey found that 25 percent of sites are planning all know the mindset that still exists about the to use Big Data; five percent of sites using DevOps mainframe treating it as little more than your dad’s with a further 48 percent planning to use it; and 14 technology. Unfortunately, the survey found that percent of sites were already re-using APIs with a 50 percent of sites viewed their mainframe as a further 41 percent planning to. legacy system (although, in a sense, this was good because it was down from last year’s 62 When it comes to Web-enabling subsystems, we percent). Happily, 22 percent (up from 16 percent found that 71 percent of organizations were Web- last year) still viewed mainframes as strategic, with enabling their CICS subsystems; 58 percent were 28 percent (up from 22 percent) viewing them as Web-enabling DB2; and 33 percent of sites were both strategic and legacy. Web-enabling IMS. I contrast, only 11 percent of sites already use the Liberty profile, with 26 Worryingly, the survey found that 70 percent of percent planning to install it. respondents thought there were cultural barrier between mainframe and other IT professionals. In order to do more with the mainframe, sites need And yet 100 percent highlighted the benefit of the to spend more money, but many organizations mainframe’s availability, with 83 percent highlighting already take the view that mainframes soak up security 75 percent identifying scalability, and as much money as they can already. The survey further 71 percent picking manageability as a looked at that in more detail to see whether it mainframe benefit. was the case. Firstly, the survey compared the amount of data stored on a mainframe against However, there must be money being spent by that stored on distributed systems. It looked the mainframe community because, although like a 55:45 percent split in favour of distributed there are more z12 and z114 mainframes in use, systems. So, you might expect the spend on the the z13 models are catching up with 16 percent two types of platform to be similar. And yet, the of sites having a z13 and eight percent having the survey found that 87 percent of an organization’s newer z13s. And in terms of operating system, 41 IT spend was going on distributed systems. So, percent had z/OS 2.1, with a further 32 percent type 80 clearly, mainframes aren’t as expensive as many running z/OS 2.2. SECURITY SOFTWARE, INC. people think. www.Type80.com © Arcati Limited, 2017 43 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 2017 user survey

It’s interesting to see that cloud computing is not And, not surprisingly, five percent of sites said their really making much impact this year. Not a single primary operating system was Linux. respondent said that they were currently using their mainframe for cloud computing. 52 percent Going back to costs, the survey found that the of respondents said they weren’t planning to majority of sites, the support costs of Linux and adopt cloud computing as a strategy. Looking to Windows were growing faster than the mainframe’s the future, 27 percent thought some or all their In fact, the majority of graphs as you look through mainframe applications would be cloud enabled the survey find the mainframe providing more in the future. capacity and getting less of the available financing.

Linux has had a lot of press this year, so it was As is so often the case, the bottom line is that interesting to see what our respondents had to the mainframe continues to offer a cost-effective, say about it. Just over a third of respondents secure, and powerful platform for organizations said that they run Linux on the System z, with with the necessary background and expertise in another 13 percent at the planning stage. There place to support it. It seems that non-mainframe are considerable cost and management benefits IT staff and managers are not getting the of consolidating distributed Linux workloads onto opportunities to find out about the multitude of the mainframe. 76 percent of respondents weren’t advantages that using a mainframe can bring to interested in LinuxONE mainframes, although five an organization – in terms of security, reliability, percent said they already had one, with 20 percent availability, flexibility, as well as understanding the expecting to get one at some time in the future. true total cost of ownership figures for the platform.

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Vendor Directory Vendors, consultants, and service providers working in the z/OS environment

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MAINFRAME VENDORS LISTED IN THIS DIRECTORY

4bears Technologies Computer Management Sciences A Smart Option Computer Measurement Group ABIS Compuware Corporation Accelerated Outsourcing Conexus Technologies Action Software ConicIT Advanced Software Products Group, Inc. Connectivity Systems (ASPG) CopperEye Alebra Technologies CorreLog Applied Software CPT Global Ltd Arcis Services Critical Path Software ASG Software Solutions CSC Atos SE DataKinetics Attachmate DDV technologies Attunity Dell Services Axios Products Dignus Azamour Solutions DINO Software Corporation B & M Europe Ltd Direct Computer Resources (DataVantage) Baer Consulting DTS Software Beta Systems Software Eccox Technologies Blenheim Software Edge Information Group Blenheim Software International Ltd Enterprise Systems Associates, Inc. Blue Sea Technology (“ESAi”) BMC Software Epoka Group Bsecure – The Mainframe & EPV Technologies Security Company ERGO Soluciones SRL CA Technologies European Mainframe Academy Can Do Systems Exspans Systems Canam Software EZ Source CASI Software Fischer International Systems Corporation Circle Software Fitz Software & Co Cobbs Mill Consulting Flynet Cole Software Fundi Software Compu Management Fujitsu Compute (Bridgend) Gary Bergman Associates

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GT Software PerfTechPro H&W Computer Systems Phoenix Software Int Heitech Managed Services Sdn Bhd PIR Group Hexaware Technologies PKS Software HORIZONT PKWARE, Inc I/S Management Strategies Progress i3 Business Solutions ProTech Consulting & Training IBM QMSI-Quintessential Mailing Illustro Systems International Software Incorporated Informatica Relational Architects International InfoSec, Inc Rocket Software Innovation DP RSM Partners Inspired Solutions (Software) Ltd RSM Technology INTERCHIP AG SAS Institute IntelliMagic SMT Data Interskill Learning SoftBase ISAM Software AG ISI Pty Ltd Software Diversified Services iTech-Ed Software Engineering GmbH Key Resources Inc Software (Europe) Ltd Knight consulting Solimar Systems L3C LLP SQData Corporation Latuz LLC SSH Levi Ray & Shoup SV Group Logicalis UK Syspertec Communication Longpela Expertise Systemwerx Looksoftware T3 Technologies Luminex TeamQuest MacKinney Systems Techsys Software Services Macro 4 The Source Recovery Co Mainstorconcept GmbH TONE Software Maintec Technologies Top Gun Technology Marist College Trident Services Matter of Fact Software Triton Consulting Metron Type80 Security Software Micro Focus Value-4IT Limited Modern Systems Vanguard MOST Technologies Verhoef Training MPI Tech WDR NewEra Software Web Age Solutions OGS Consulting Xbridge Systems Oracle ZETO Katowice PDFlib GmbH zIT Consulting Pegasystems zSoftware

Product/service information 4bears Technologies all vendors Tier 1 , 2 AND 3. Address: Alameda Mamorá, 503 - CJ 53, Barueri - São Paulo - SP, 06454-040, Brazil. ABIS Phone: 5511997602242 Email: [email protected] Address: Web: www.4bears.com.br P.O. Box 220, Diestsevest 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Phone: +32-16-245610 Activity: Software vendor Email: [email protected] Specialist areas: System management; storage Web: http://www.abis.be management; security; web integration and legacy reengineering tools. Activity: Education. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Specialist areas: Data management; programming/ Non-mainframe platforms supported: Windows testing; Web integration and legacy reengineering tools. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, z/Linux license. Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux, Windows

Company profile Company profile 4bears is a company developing solutions and services for ABIS Training & Consulting provides high-level the IBM mainframe environment. Our products promote technological ICT services for large and medium-sized better governance, management and monitoring of the enterprises. The activities are based on specialized ICT IBM environment, doing it efficiently, automated and not knowledge, which is offered as training and consulting. consuming machine resources. ABIS was founded in 1984 in Belgium but it is also very active in the Netherlands (with a separate subsidiary in We use an innovative and disruptive technology called Woerden near Utrecht). Also active in other countries NIMS (Non Intrusive Mainframe Software), a technology around the world. that does no I/O to get, in real-time, important information stored in mainframe logs.. Product/service information ABIS has invested heavily in mainframe related expertise: z/OS, DB2, CICS, WebSphere and application A Smart Option development.

Address: Courses and consulting services can be grouped into three Loads of Mischief, South Street, Blewbury, Oxon OX11 main categories: 9PX, UK. • z/OS Host Based Technology, with particular Phone: +44 7802 900513 emphasis on z/OS Enterprise Server as an application Email: [email protected] development platform. The main focus is on z/OS and DB2, as well as the application development process Activity: Consultant. on this platform. More specific courses and services Specialist areas: System management; data are offered on z/OS, TSO, DB2, CICS, traditional management; storage management; asset and change application development (COBOL and PL/I) and RDz. management; security; programming/testing; web • Database consolidation: training in the use and integration and legacy reengineering tools; network integration of different databases. ABIS provides performance/management. training and expertise on DB2 for z/OS, DB2 for LUW, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Oracle, MySQL, and Big Data. VSE, z/Linux • Re-use and integration. The focus here is traditional Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, functional analysis and design on the one hand, and Linux, Windows, other Agile & Scrum on the other hand. Key to our approach Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual is the development of reusable components for license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, applications and web servers. Courses are offered on other. WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Application Server, XML, Scrum, DevOps, Java, Eclipse, Rational, TWS, ... Company profile We are a consultancy company who advice clients how to maximise their spend on third parties to maximise value.

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Accelerated Outsourcing RFP process and give you the peace of mind that you have found the best vendor at the best cost.. Address: 39 Mountain St, Bristol, VT 05443, USA Phone: +1 404-351-3382 Action Software GmbH Email: [email protected] Web: www,accelout.com Address: Alte Steinhauserstr. 1, CH-6330 Cham, Switzerland Activity: Consultant Phone: +41 41 748 6266 Specialist areas: System management; data Email: [email protected] management; storage management; Web: http://www.actionsoftware.ch Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, Linux on System z Sales contacts: Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i America +1 905 470 7113, e-mail: Marketing@ actionsoftware.com Company profile EMEA +41 41 748 6266, e-mail: Marketing@ Deciding if mainframe outsourcing is the right strategy actionsoftware.ch. for your organization is a difficult decision. It can be AsiaPac +1 905 470 7113, e-mail: Marketing@ a complicated and time consuming task. Accelerated actionsoftware.com. Outsourcing provides cost/benefit analysis and bench- Portugal, Spain, Mexico, South and Central America marking services for companies that are exploring +34 911845930, e-mail: [email protected] outsourcing. We help our clients to understand the Italy and Italian speaking countries +39 039 999 2101, potential savings/costs associated with outsourcing. We e-mail: [email protected] also help our clients find the best vendor to manage their systems should they decide to outsource. We have been Activity: Software vendor in business over a decade and our clients include many Specialist areas: System management; storage well-known public and private organization. management; asset and change management; security; programming/testing. Product/service information Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Outsourcing Cost Analysis Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ When discussing mainframe outsourcing, costs is number capacity-based, other one question executives want to know. 1 How much will outsourcing save/cost me? Company profile 2 How quickly can I realize the savings? We are an established software company based in Cham, 3 How can I quickly assess my environment to determine Switzerland, specialising in mainframe z/OS solutions if outsourcing makes financial sense? in the areas of security, availability, auditability, risk management, continuity of business, system governance Until now, companies would have to go through a lengthy and change management. These unique offerings are RFP process to obtain bids, and perform their own internal designed for both MVS and USS (Unix System Services). cost analysis. Our solution is to provide you with a cost/ benefit analysis by bench-marking your in-house costs Our company supports the whole of Europe and our against current market pricing for outsourcing. This will personnel speak both fluent English and German. give you the insight to see if outsourcing makes financial Our business objectives are to help customers improve sense for you. their system’s availability, to optimize their control of system changes and to provide accurate auditing. Vendor Selection Process Product/service information We can help you find the best vendor to manage your Our products are: mainframe. We’ll write a comprehensive RFP. We will • eventACTION (Change Tracker, Change Manager, then evaluate each vendor’s response and provide a Reference Tracker and Command Manager) report that compares their offerings. We’ll also coordinate • ussACTION (Change Tracker, Change Manager and Q&A calls, reference calls, set up site visits, and schedule Reference Tracker). vendor presentations. We will review the vendor contracts and give you insight into red-flags and provide you with negotiation points. We essentially manage each step of the

These have been implemented and used effectively for Activity: Software vendor. many years by organizations such as the major banks, Specialist areas: System management; storage insurance, and manufacturing companies. eventACTION management; security; other is the ideal solution for those corporations where Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE security, controls, auditing, and availability are the top Pricing options: Monthly/annual license priority. eventACTION and ussACTION are essential for organizations wishing to enforce Sarbanes Oxley and Company profile COBIT requirements on z/OS systems. Headquartered in Naples, Florida since 1986, Advanced Software Products Group, Inc. has provided the IT community with cutting edge software solutions, support and services. With a worldwide network of support, Advanced Software Products Group Inc including active roles as an IBM Partner In Development (ASPG) and Microsoft Certified Partner, ASPG remains a leader in the optimization of data center performance. ASPG offers Address: innovative software solutions for Data Security, Storage 3185 Horseshoe Drive, South Naples, FL 34104, USA. Administration, Capacity Planning, System Productivity Phone: 239 649 1548 or (800) 662-6090 and CICS Productivity. Data centers worldwide have Email: [email protected]. made ASPG software solutions their products of choice to Web: www.aspg.com. 50 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory increase productivity, protect data, and solve critical issues • The Brixton PU2.1 SNA Server is the networking in their IT environments. software equivalent to the SunLink SNA 3270 Gateway, enabling communications between your TCP/IP Product/service information. networked clients and IBM mainframe and mid-range • Mainframe Data Encryption [MegaCryption] systems using SNA and other protocols. • Password Reset & Synchronization [ReACT] • EXPRESS is the industry’s foremost host connectivity • RACF Administration & Reporting [ERQ] software on an open platform. It brings together all • DB2 Encryption [MegaCryption DB] advanced SNA capabilities into one highly integrated • ICSF Analysis [CryptoMon] software package, unparalleled in the industry. • SMF Data Management [SMFUTIL] • Performance & Utilization Reporting [InfoDASD,InfoTAPE, InfoCPU] • HSM Reporting [HSCAN] Applied Software Inc • Macro to Command [Command CICS] • DASD & VSAM Modeling [SpaceCalc] Address: • ICF Catalog Management [CIM] 737 Sandy Point Lane, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, • On-line CICS Help [Help/Key]. USA. Phone: +1 215-297-9441 Email: [email protected] Web: www.appliedsoftware.com Alebra Technologies Inc Activity: Software vendor. Address: Specialist areas: Data management; security; 550 Main Street, Suite 250, New Brighton, MN 55112 USA programming/testing; other Phone: +1 651 366 6140 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE Email: [email protected] Non-mainframe platforms supported: Windows Web: http://www.alebra.com. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: System management; storage Company profile management; web integration and legacy reengineering Providing solutions for data transfer and data security in tools; other the z/OS environment is our mission. The integrity and Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS security of the data is critical whether data is stored on the Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix. network, during the file transfer process, or off-site. We Linux, Windows provide solutions which include user-friendly tools for file Pricing options: One-time charge transfer and data encryption using AES 128 encryption, DES, Triple DES and DESX. Company profile Alebra Technologies develops and markets proprietary Product/service information enterprise integration software to businesses worldwide. SSR Client/Server: superset replacement for IBM’s Alebra’s software portfolio includes data sharing and IND$FILE. Unlike IND$FILE, SSR is fully supported, communications solutions that integrate mainframe improves file transfer performance up to 50% or more, and and open system environments. Alebra’s solutions is available for TSO and VTAM, CICS MVS Services, and are marketed to mid-market and enterprise customers CICS. worldwide through direct, partner, and OEM arrangements. Alebra has over 200 Global 2000 accounts for its products Data Encryption Facility: Applied Software’s mainframe and services. Its products are installed worldwide. encryption application that supports AES 128 encryption, DES, Triple DES (3DES) and DESX encryption and Product/service information provides for management of encryption keys. DEF Alebra offers enterprise software that provides host supports IBM and plug-compatible CPUs with the z/OS connectivity and cross-platform data moving. Alebra’s operating systems. CICS currently supported. products are classified into the following families: • Parallel Data Mover (PDM) is a cross platform VTAM Multi-User Platform (VTAM MUP) supports SSR application that allows users to reliably transfer and FSE+. VTAM MUP provides program services for large volumes of data using parallel data movement. multiple users per address space and multiple address Connectivity options include a new world-first FICON- spaces in a native MVS VTAM environment. Automatic FCP Gateway appliance as well as GbE. SAF calls provide security processing at the same level as

TSO. Provides TSO-like environment without TSO’s high ASG Software Solutions overhead. Address: FSE+ a high performance editor, data set manager, and 1333 3rd Avenue S. Naples, FL 34102, USA. job output previewer. Supports sequential files, PDS, and Phone: 1.800.932.5536. PDS/E members with LRECLs up to 32760 all while using Email: [email protected]. up to 50% less overhead than ISPF/PDF. Operates under Web: www.asg.com. TSO and VTAM MUP. Sales contacts: TSO Superset Utilities: group of nine TSO commands EMEA +44 (0) 1.727.736.300, [email protected]. providing functions unavailable in the standard TSO AsiaPac +65.6332.2922, [email protected]. environment. Commands include COMPARE, COPY, FORMAT, FSHELP, LIST, LISTJES, MERGE, PRINTDS Activity: Software vendor. and TSOSORT. Commands written in re-entrant Assembler Specialist areas: System management; data Language. management; storage management; asset and change management; security, programming/testing; Web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network performance/management. Arcis Services Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, Linux, other Address: Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, Linux, Zwedenstraat 4 bus 9, 1060 Brussels, Belgium windows, other. Phone: +32 2 534 4977 Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, other Email: [email protected] Web: www.arcis-services.net Company profile A recognized innovator in Enterprise IT and business Activity: Education/research. software solutions, ASG Software Solutions has been Specialist areas: System management; data optimizing 85 percent of the world’s most complex IT management; storage management; programming/testing organizations for over 25 years. We create and deploy Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 unique software solutions that reduce cost, mitigate risk and improve service delivery throughout the IT lifecycle. Company profile ASG’s comprehensive solutions help you solve today’s Michel Castelein has more than 30 years experience in challenges, such as Cloud Computing and Big Data, developing and teaching ICT courses. while driving your business forward by providing insight and control across Cloud, Distributed and Mainframe He also conducts course sessions in behalf of IBM. environments.

Product/service information For the z/OS Mainframe environment ASG offers a Product_info Currently available: comprehensive suite of well established and respected z/ • 3-day course z/OS Introduction OS products used in Mainframe sites across the globe. • 5-day course z/OS Job Control Language & TSO/ISPF ASG offers to help z/OS customers by delivering excellent • 2-day course z/OS MVS & JES2 Operations z/OS products and services and also by offering to replace • 3-day course z/OS VSAM Fundamentals competitive vendors and delivering a cost saving to help • 2-day course z/OS ICF Fundamentals lower the cost of z/OS based computing. • 5-day course (multi-platform) REXX Programming • 2-day course z/OS CLIST Programming Product/ service information • 5-day course z/OS ISPF Dialog Development ASG offerings for the z/OS platform include: • 5-day course COBOL Programming in z/OS • 7-day course z/OS Assembler Programming ASG TMON Suite for z/OS Systems Monitoring • 5-day course C Programming in z/OS • 5-day course (multi-platform) Java Programming TMON CICS for Management of CICS Transaction Server (J2SE) Performance • 2-month mainframe academy to train people “from TMON DB2 for Complete Performance Management of scratch”. DB2

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TMON IMS for Complete IMS TM/DB Management Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other TMON z/OS for Detailed Monitoring of IBM’s z/OS Unix, Linux, Windows, other Operating System Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual etc license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, other. ASG Smart Suite for Application Development/Testing Company Profile SmartTest for z/OS Interactive Code Testing and Atos is a leading supplier of innovative and flexible IBM Debugging Mainframe Services at market competitive prices. The SmartScope for Fault Diagnosis and Dump Management service portfolio includes the whole spectrum of mainframe SmartFile for z/OS File and Data Management services “as a cloud offering” scaling from “support at the Tritune to pinpoint z/OS Application performance customer’s site” (Secondment) via “Infrastructure as a bottlenecks Service” (IaaS) to “Platform as a Service” (PaaS) and up to fully exploiting the capabilities of mainframes: the offering Z-Series products for z/OS Systems Management “Mainframe as a Service (MaaS)”. Ongoing innovation activities include Analytics, Mobile, and Blockchain Zeke for z/OS Enterprise Event Scheduling on z and how to position mainframe in hybrid cloud Zebb for Automated Job Restart/Rerun System environments. Zack for Automated Systems and Event Management Zara for Automated Tape Management Product/service information Our infrastructure portfolio is centered around regional Life Cycle Manager (LCM) for Application Change Control Mainframe Hubs (NAM, EU, APAC) with state-off-the- art fully resilient processing, disk and tape technology PerfMan for z/OS based Capacity Planning and Modelling and network connections, offering the building blocks for flexible and agile service offerings. View Direct for Archiving and Storage of z/OS Business & Systems Information Our application portfolio spans the full application life cycle management including application modernization, Becubic for z/OS Application Code Analysis and transformation and new developments (e.g. based on Java Understanding / XML), to help our customers to prepare for the “Digital Transformation”. Comprehensive z/OS JCL Management through JobScan, JCLPrep, and ProJCL

Please see a full product list at www.asg.com . Attachmate For further information please contact Peter Shkurko at [email protected]. Address: 1500 Dexter Ave N., Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Phone: +1 800 872 2829 Email: [email protected]. Web: http://www.attachmate.com Atos SE Sales contacts: Address: EMEA: [email protected] 80 Quai Voltaire, 95877 Bezons, France. AsiaPac: [email protected] Phone: + 33 1 73 26 00 00 Email: [email protected]. Activity: Software vendor Web: atos.net/ Specialist areas: Data management; storage management; security; web integration and legacy Activity: Outsourcer. reengineering tools Specialist areas: System management; data Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ management; storage management; asset and change VSE, Linux, other management; security; programming/testing; web Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Linux, Windows, other performance/management; other Pricing options: One-time charge. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, z/Linux,

Company profile dramatically reducing the cost of building and maintaining Attachmate, owned by an investment group led by such solutions. Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital, and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, enables IT organizations to Product/service information extend mission-critical services and assure they are Attunity provides remote access, open interfaces, secure managed, secure and compliant. Attachmate’s leading and highly reliable integration to all the major mainframe solutions include host connectivity, systems and security information systems including CICS, IMS/TM, IMS-DB, management, and PC lifecycle management. Our goal is VSAM, DB2, Adabas and Natural: to empower IT organizations to deliver trusted applications, • Attunity Connect allows seamless access to relational manage service levels, and ensure compliance by and non-relational legacy data for business intelligence leveraging knowledge, automation and secured and enterprise portals, and helps users to build .NET connectivity. and J2EE applications that interoperate with legacy systems and accelerate EAI initiatives with certified Product/service information adapters. Attachmate’s Reflection, EXTRA!, and INFOConnect • Attunity Stream, allows users to move mainframe terminal emulation solutions provide reliable connections and enterprise operational data in real-time to data from any Windows desktop or web browser to applications warehouses and data marts, dramatically improving on IBM Mainframe, IBM AS/400, UNIX, Linux, HP, the efficiency of ETL processes, synchronizing data OpenVMS, Unisys, and Tandem systems. Advanced sources, and enabling event-driven business activity features are designed to strengthen host security, improve monitoring and processing. user productivity, and support existing and emerging • Attunity Federate allows heterogeneous data sources technologies (including Windows Vista). to be joined, to make them available as a virtual data layer. The product employs distributed query Attachmate also offers legacy integration for IBM optimization and processing engines that reside mainframe platforms with Verastream. The Verastream natively on enterprise data servers. Federate provides integration suite provides a complete range of mainframe, superior performance, security, and transaction web, and desktop modernization tools that speed the reuse management, and leverages Attunity Connect adapters of legacy applications in service-oriented architectures. to access any data source in the enterprise.

Attunity Axios Products Inc

Address: Address: 40 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA, 1880, USA. 353 Veterans Highway, Suite 204, Commack, NY 11725, Phone: 781-213-5200. USA. Email: [email protected]. Phone: 800-877-0990. Web: http://www.attunity.com. Email: [email protected] Web: www.axios.com Activity: Software vendor Specialist areas; Web integration and legacy Activity: Software vendor reengineering tools Specialist areas: System management; data management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VMVSE, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Linux, Pricing options: Processor/capacity-based Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, Linux, Windows, other. Company profile Pricing options: One-time charge Axios Products develops, distributes, and supports mainframe performance enhancement and management Company profile software for z/OS, OS/390, and MVS environments. For Attunity is a leading provider of enterprise data integration over 30 years, we have dedicated ourselves to providing software. Using Attunity’s products, companies can customers with useful, reliable, and cost-effective software seamlessly connect to mainframe data sources, stream along with responsive technical support. Our strong data changes across the enterprise, and federate customer commitment to providing quality software heterogeneous information to achieve a single view of products and service is the driving force behind the their business. Attunity Mainframe Integration Products continuing growth of our mainframe customer base. enable companies to accelerate the integration initiatives that require interaction with mainframe systems, while

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Product/service information storage and networking. RefWiz is a powerful analysis and documentation tool Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, z/Linux that provides, in one place, comprehensive data about Pricing options: Flexible pricing options. application element interrelationships for mainframe batch and CICS applications, including whether or Company profile not the element is being used. This information is Azamour have been working with customers globally for available for immediate access in a variety of standard over 15 years, assisting in all aspects of enterprise and or customized forms to suit your specific needs. RefWiz data centre computing. Today we operate from multiple is used for conversions, upgrades, audits, migrations, strategic locations in the UK, delivering high end data daily maintenance, documentation, mergers, operations centre products, solutions and maintenance services. management (including failure analysis), disaster recovery, Azamour blends experience, knowledge, and technology to change scope analysis, and much more. deliver cost reductions and investment protection, serving as an effective alternative to vendor products and services ROPES (Remote Online Print Executive System) is a for IBM z System Mainframes and Storage. comprehensive CICS print spooling and transmission software for IBM mainframe-based systems. ROPES Product/service information provides complete facilities for generating, retrieving, Azamour have been working with customers globally for browsing, distributing and printing reports from online over 15 years, assisting in all aspects of enterprise and transactions, batch jobs, or the operating system spool. data centre computing. Today we operate from multiple Its versatile set of capabilities allows you to place report strategic locations in the UK, delivering high end data data on the ROPES queue concurrent with online printing centre products, solutions and maintenance services. operations. A comprehensive command structure allows Azamour blends experience, knowledge, and technology to any authorized terminal operator to effectively control deliver cost reductions and investment protection, serving ROPES, eliminating the need for dedicated control as an effective alternative to vendor products and services terminals. for IBM z System Mainframes and Storage. Product/Service Information The SPI-TAB+ table management system provides one simple product that will manage your tables using the same Azamour is an infrastructure focused supply and standards for all applications, eliminating the need to write support organisation offering a comprehensive range programs for this process. SPI-TAB+ lets you quickly and of enterprise computer products and services, 24/7 easily update, customize and maintain your tables, and get hardware maintenance services, and from a state of the your new applications on line faster, with less effort. Plus, art datacentre, business continuity & disaster recovery the same tool can be used on line or in batch. In addition, solutions. the new SPI-TAB+ web interface component allows you to list and update SPI-TAB+ tables via a web browser, eliminating the need for traditional mainframe access and We supply and support a wide range of Enterprise ultimately expanding your user base by providing access Computer Hardware which includes, IBM z System for less technical end users who may not have CICS Mainframes – EC12 (2827), BC12, z114 (2818), z196 knowledge. (2817), z10 EC (2097), z10 BC (2098), z9 EC (2094), z9 BC (2096), zSeries z890 (2086), z990 (2084), z800 (2066), MP3000 (7060). IBM Enterprise Disk Storage includes, DS8800, DS8700, DS8300, DS8100, DS6800, 2015-800 ESS. Enterprise Tape Storage includes, TS7700 Virtual Azamour Solutions Tape Systems, TS3500 Tape Libraries, TS1140, TS1130, TS1120 Tape Drives & Controllers, 3592, 3590 & 3490 Address: Tape Drives & Controllers. Tape Media for all IBM Tape E8 Ascot Business Park, Lyndhurst Road, Ascot, Berks, Products. SL5 9FE, UK. Phone: +44 (0) 1344 280 280. Email: [email protected] If you are looking for a solutions provider that is well Web: www.azamoursolutions.com regarded within the IT industry, you have found one – we look forward to hearing from you and to hopefully working Activity: Supply, install, and maintain IBM mainframe with you and your team on your next project. servers and storage Specialist areas: Enterprise hardware and maintenance, hosting, business continuity and disaster recovery, system

B & M Europe Ltd Baer Consulting

Address: Address: Whitehouse Farm, Silchester Road, Tadley RG26 3PY, UK. 28154 Meadow Trail, Conifer, CO 80433, USA Phone: +1 303 838-3374 Phone: 0118 981 1880 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.baer-consulting.com Web: http://www.bmeurope.com/itservices.html Activity: Consultant Activity: Consultant Specialist areas: System management; data Specialist areas: System management; data management; storage management; security; management; storage management; asset and change programming/testing; web integration and legacy management; security; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network performance/management reengineering tools; network performance/management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, Linux VSE, z/Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Linux, Non-mainframe platforms supported: System i, AIX, Windows other Unix, Linux Pricing options: One-time charge, other

Company profile Company profile B & M enables business-critical IT systems for large, Founded in 1982, Baer Consulting Inc. (BCI) provides complex enterprises by delivering a tailored blend of mainframe systems software administration and technical expertise, project management and efficient management. BCI’s primary business is to assist our administration. The company has delivered technical national client base with selection, implementation, and support and consultancy services since 1992, working administration of IBM compatible operating environments. exclusively on systems software and network connectivity Our clients range from small/medium businesses to for z/OS, UNIX and Linux enterprise platforms. B & M is Fortune 500 corporations. completely vendor-independent and provides services to Europe’s major organisations. BCI’s project-based solutions include z/OS rollout projects, data center implementations, migrations, upgrades, Product/service information business recovery, maintenance to third-party operating B & M offers a portfolio of technical services to meet systems and software, or server consolidations. BCI customers’ needs: project management, planning, and status reporting procedures ensure all services are completed on schedule B & M ProTech delivers technical projects, fully managed and within budget throughout the project lifecycle. by B & M or managed by the customer Our services range from short-term, peak-load project B & M Assure services provide contingency cover for support to complete facilities management. Baer planned or unplanned shortages in key resources Consulting offers individualized Mainframe Support Services from T&M to 24x7 Support. B & M ProSupport second and third tier technical support services can be delivered either on-site or remotely BCI consistently delivers high quality solutions to our clients, while dramatically increasing the effectiveness B & M TechConsult offers consultancy for short-term, of their information systems management teams, project bespoke projects management for Enterprise strategies, and Enterprise systems support. B & M ProLegacy is an enduring legacy support service that ensures that systems software supports vital but Product/service information stabilised application systems BCI draws on years of experience and training to provide responsive and quality answers in core areas such as: B & M SkillSource delivers contract support services, notably for technical systems software on large enterprise Operating Systems systems IBM z/OS, IBM S/390, IBM VM/ESA, IBM VSE/ESA, z/VM, Linux, etc. B & M Permanent offers a specialist search and placement service to fill permanent technical roles.

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Subsystems public authorities and midsized companies. Beta Systems IBM Transaction Server (CICS), IBM DB2/UDB, IBM datacenter intelligence portfolio focuses on areas including Security Server, IBM MQSeries, IBM Tivoli Storage output management and archiving, log/security information Management, WebSphere, and ISV Installation/Upgrade/ management, workload automa-tion and job management. Conversion, etc. Beta Systems Software AG was founded in 1983, has Network been listed on the stock exchange since 1997 and employs TCP/IP, OSA Configuration, TN3270, NCP, SNA around 300 staff. Company headquarters are located Configuration, and Host-On-Demand, etc. in Berlin, Germany. The company, together with its 16 self-owned subsidiaries and numerous partners, is active Storage Management across the globe. More than 1,300 customers all over the VTS/ATL, SAN, DASD, etc. world are currently operating over 3,200 installations in more than 30 countries.. For longer-term solutions, BCI also provides a wide range of expert services such as: Product/service information Data Center Intelligence Solutions Storage Management Assessment through Implementation Modern data centers are IT production facilities subject to Facilities/Outsource Management similar requirements that govern industrial operations: just- Data Center Relocation/Consolidation in-time, consistency, efficiency, failover mechanisms, high Project Management quality and environmentally friendly processes. Capacity/Performance Planning Business Recovery The Data Center Intelligence solutions of Beta Systems Security. are a strategy for providing data centers with cutting-edge tools that support such an IT production environment.

Features include automated IT workflows, ongoing Beta Systems Software AG monitoring of IT production, early identification of issues Address: that impact production, as well as compliance with all Alt-Moabit 90d, D-10559, Berlin, Germany regulations applicable to the respective process, including Phone: +49 (0)30 726 118 0. proof of compliance generated in an automated manner. Email: [email protected] Web: www.betasystems-dci.com Comprehensive information regarding our Data Center Intelligence solutions: www.betasystems.dci.com Sales contacts: America +1 (571) 348-4450 Identity Access Management Solutions EMEA +33 (0) 1 43 90 17 40 The Identity Access Management solutions of Beta Systems comply with the vision of a strong provisioning Activity: Software vendor foundation combined with state-of-the-art governance and Specialist areas: System management; security; analytics applications. programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools The IAM suite has been enhanced and completed Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux. concerning its three pillars Provisioning, Access Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Governance and Access Intelligence. Linux, Windows, other Pricing options: one-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based. In combination with major enhancements in the workflow engineand a new version of Garancy Access Intelligence Company profile Manager, Beta Systems offers sophisticated, robust and For over 30 years, Beta Systems has been providing highly scalable solutions based on more than 30 years of high-quality infrastructure software products for the experience in Identity and Access Management. secure and efficient processing of large volumes of data to ensure compliance with all regulatory and corporate Comprehensive information regarding our Identity Access requirements. The multiplatform software solutions for z/ Management solutions: www.betasystems-iam.comr. OS, Unix, Linux and Windows environments automate, document and analyze business-critical IT processes in the datacenters of large enterprises, IT service providers,

Blenheim Software We are also World-Wide distributors for “PEEK” our ADABAS File Browser/Editor from ByteZone, Australia for Address which we boast customers across Europe, The Americas 29 The Park, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1DG, UK and elsewhere. Phone: 0870 240 6771 Email: [email protected] In addition, we are the UK Agent for Advanced Software Web: www.blenheim.sw.co.uk Products Group, Inc. who have provided the z/OS & OS/390 Mainframe community with cutting edge Enterprise Activity: Software Vendor Cryptography and Security Management software Specialist areas: System management; data solutions, support and services since 1986. management; storage management; asset and change management; security; programming/testing; web Product/service information integration and legacy reengineering tools; network ADABAS/Natural Database Utilities: performance/management ADAMAGIC - ADABAS C Files to UNIX Conversion Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE ADAREORG - ADABAS File Restructuring with minimum Non- mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other risk and computer resource usage Unix, Linux, Windows ADASTRIP - ADABAS File Data Extraction Utility Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual DBAUDIT - ADABAS Database Logical Integrity license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Verification PEEK - ADABAS File Browser & Editor in use at over 60 Company Profile sites world-wide Blenheim Software saves money for UK and Ireland data NIM - Purpose built TP Monitor for the Natural and centres by providing innovative solutions from around the ADABAS environments as an alternative to CICS world. Enterprise Cryptography and Security Management: Product/service information MEGACRYPTION - Enterprise Cryptography for z/OS, For IBM mainframes, we improve operating system and WIN, UNIX & LINUX database performance, security, application development CRYPTOMON - ISPF Cryptographic Key Manager and operation management. ReACT - Enterprise Password Reset & Synchronization ERQ - Easy RACF Query, Automated RACF Administration and Reporting

Generic Systems Management Software Offerings: Blenheim Software International Ltd Providing a global view of your resource performance and utilisation. Address 11 Hollycombe, Englefield Green, Surrey TW20 0LQ, UK SMFUTIL / SMFVIEW — SMF Data Management can Phone: +44-1784-437404 reduce the dump & clear time by up to 70% Email: [email protected] Web: www.blenheimintl.co.uk The Info Suite: Info/CPU - Info/DASD – InfoTAPE As a suite or individually, the Info products provide a global Activity: Software Vendor view of your resource performance and utilization. Specialist areas: Data management; storage management; security; programming/testing Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, Linux, other Non- mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other Blue Sea Technology Unix, Windows Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Address license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Beckumer Str. 152, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 2382 966225 Company Profile Email: [email protected] Blenheim, based near Heathrow in the Thames Valley, was Web: www.blue-sea-technology.de/ established over 15 years ago with a focus on the ADABAS market in the UK mainframe community. Today almost all Activity: Software vendor active UK ADABAS sites use our software services. Specialist areas: System management; data

58 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory management; storage management; asset and change can manage their security infrastructure. The software management; security; programming/testing; network products are designed to meet today’s unprecedented performance/management security challenges. The products bring together formerly Mainframe Platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ separate functions of security administration, access VSE, Linux, other and authentication, reporting and analysis, and policy Non- mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, other Unix, compliance. Linux, Windows Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Our professionals assist our clients through consultancy, license, processor/capacity-based development, project delivery and training. By out-tasking to our company our clients not only saving time and Company Profile money, but they get top technologies delivery and still Blue Sea Technology is privately held software continuing its overall control. By that way of working, we development, technical support, consulting and training do not replace the customer’s teams and work places, company. Company supports over 30 multiplatform, MVS but helping them to be more competitive on the market, to and VSE mainframe systems products, which are used by be able to react faster for the real time technological and data centers of all sizes and configurations worldwide. With business development demands. our security solutions, large companies can manage their security infrastructure. We are proudly distributing software solutions from our Partners. Software Sales, Licensing, and Technical Support are our priority. Our loyalty and 100% dedication to our Customers and Partners are well known . BMC Software

The philosophy of Blue Sea Technology is based on the Address: following: the simple ideology that Information Technology 2101 Citywest Blvd, Houston, TX 77042, USA. must be developed and delivered for the end user. This Phone: +1 713 918 8800 or +1 800 793-4262 must serve both the company concerned and its staff. Email: www.bmc.com/contacts-locations/worldwide. The goals of this specialist company are to bring to the Web: http://www.bmc.com users, software of the highest quality, coupled closely with its professionally supported technical department and Sales contacts: documentation. America: 1-877-945-6325 EMEA: 00800 44444 262 As would be expected this dependable consultancy unit is AsiaPac: +61 3 96574443 well placed to assist its customer base, to attain maximum ease of use of its preferred software packages. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: System management; data Our company has gained invaluable close support contact management; storage management; asset and change with its customer base. It can assist in your technical and management; security; web integration and legacy IT based needs. This will enable its customers to make reengineering tools; network performance/management. clear and concise decisions based on the highly sort after Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ software it supplies. VSE, z/Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, Product/service information Linux, Windows, other Our mainframe solutions for the areas of Performance Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ Monitoring Software, CICS Utilities, Report & Backup, capacity-based, workload/usage based, other. Session & Print Management, File Transfer & Compression, Multiplatform Scheduling, and Remote Print Company profile Management are known for the highest quality software, For more than 30 years, BMC has helped thousands of documentation and technical support in the business. companies around the world master tough IT challenges. From mainframe to cloud to mobile, from the back room to Our customers can rely on the quality software from the boardroom, BMC delivers the automation, integration, our partner, like Software Diversified Services (SDS), a and sophistication that enable the business and IT to leading provider of enterprise software. We are proud to perform like never before. It’s amazing what IT was meant present this high quality Software like VIP - VitalSigns for to be. IP the complete monitoring, alerting, diagnosis, and repair for IP Networks on z/OS, or VitalSigns for FTP, Snap-in Product/service information security and encryption for FTP file transfer jobs on z/ BMC Software offers a broad set of mainframe solutions OS. With Vanguard Security Solutions large companies designed to help you optimize and control IT costs, while © Arcati Ltd, 2017 59 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory ensuring the business remains available 24x7. Regardless executions doing more with less resources. of the environment, customers rely on our expertise • Professional services and consulting for production and solutions to manage their IT infrastructure. BMC environments. enables customers to align IT systems and services with their business objectives. We provide comprehensive mainframe solutions in these key areas: systems monitoring, management, and automation; enterprise data CA Technologies management; dynamic batch scheduling management; middleware management, application performance; Address: storage resource management; cost analysis; and One CA Plaza, Islandia, NY 11749, USA. performance and capacity planning. Phone: +1 800 225-5224 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ca.com/mainframe.

Bsecure – The Mainframe & Security Sales contacts: Company America: +1 800 225 5224. Address: EMEA: + 44 1753 577733. c/ Isaac Newton, 1, office 42, Parque Tecnológico AsiaPac: [email protected]; Singapore: 65 6337 2822. de Madrid, 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain. Phone: +34 902 104 934. Activity: Software vendor. Email: [email protected]. Specialist areas: Big Data, AppDev, Workload Web: http://www.go2bsecure.com. Automation, IT Automation, Performance Management, Storage Management, Security, Access Control and Activity: Consultant Compliance, Databases and Analytics, Software Specialist areas: System management; data Development, Testing Tools, and Software Change management; security; network performance/management Management. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE, Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux; Windows on System z. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Linux, Windows, other Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ Company profile capacity-based, workload/usage based, other Bsecure - The Mainframe & Security Company is a Spanish company that works in Spain and South America. Company profile CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) creates software that We provide mainframe services and software distribution to fuels transformation for companies and enables them the Spanish and Latin-America marketplace. to seize the opportunities of the application economy. Software is at the heart of every business, in every We specialize in security services and mainframe products. industry. From planning to development to management In security we produce special services like hacking, and security, CA is working with companies worldwide security assessment, RACF administration and Top Secret to change the way we live, transact and communicate – to RACF conversions. across mobile, private and public cloud, distributed and mainframe environments. Product/service information We support and work with particular expertise in the From mobile to mainframe platforms, our proven following areas: portfolio of solutions spans the entire enterprise. Starting • Vanguard Integrity Professionals, covering all aspects with portfolio planning and service modeling in pre- of mainframe security production, to service assembly, automation, assurance • Host Systems products to address IBM Catalogs and management in production, CA Technologies offers integrity. The main product is CIM (Catalog Information a practical approach to help customers transition from Manager). maintaining IT systems to delivering new, innovative • EPV Products. Performance and Capacity services and value through IT. Planning products for all sizes of mainframe customers. • Time Machine Products. Batch Performance products Product/service information to measure and improve all kinds of productions The mainframe continues to be one of the most reliable

60 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory and cost effective platforms, and will retain its place as Canam Software Labs, Inc a critical driver of the application economy. CA software drives competitive advantage in the application economy and is dedicated to enabling the mainframe to help further Address: your success. 5770 Hurontario Street Suite 310, Mississauga, ON LR 3G5 Canada We offer a comprehensive suite of solutions that empower Phone: +1 905 712 3840 you to optimize efficiency, reduce risks and transform your Email: [email protected] mobile-to-mainframe IT environment. By implementing our Web: www.canamsoftware.com best in-class solutions to simplify and automate your IT infrastructure, organizations can begin to reap real costs Activity: Software vendor savings and improve effectiveness—increasing IT’s ability Specialist areas: Programming/testing; web integration to drive business value and innovation. and legacy reengineering tools Mainframe Platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, z/Linux, Other Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Linux Can Do Systems Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Address: 616 Corporate Way, STE 2 PMB 3172, Valley Cottage, NY Company profile 10989, USA. Canam Software Labs, Inc. is a Canadian global supplier Phone: +1 646 340 9144 of automated software development and integration Email: [email protected] solutions in the areas of XML, SOAP, JSON proicessing Web: www.candosys.com with COBOL or C. With customers in over 50 countries the company has a history of understanding and Activity: Software vendor. satisfying technology needs and gaps for the Global 2000 Specialist areas: Programming/testing community. With extreme customer focus, aggressive Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 execution and a dynamic work force Canam has enjoyed Pricing options: Monthly/annual license long term successful relationships with its customers in the areas of banking and finance, transportation, retail, Company profile defense, telecommunications and other fields. Can Do Systems develops top-notch software products for IBM’s z/OS operating system. The first Y2K software Product/service information testing solution in the world, TICTOC, our date and time Canam Software Labs, Inc. (Canam) is the developer and simulation product, was developed by Can Do back in manufacturer of XML Thunder, an automated XML, SOAP 1992. and JSON software integration solution for COBOL and C language applications. Can Do Systems’ staff consists of people who have been in the z/OS, OS/390, and MVS systems software development field for a combined total of more than fifty years. We’ve kept up with the times, though, and are committed to using the latest technologies to provide CASI Software our customers with products that let them access z/OS resources with the click of a mouse, a cut and paste, or a Address: drag and drop. 10231 Slater Avenue, Suite 117 Fountain Valley, CA 92708, USA. Product/service information Phone: +1 800 378 1109. TICTOC for z/OS® and CICS® is date and time simulation Email: [email protected] software for System z™. It helps software development Web: www.casisoft.com teams ensure that their software performs as intended with virtual date and time testing. It may also be used to Activity: Software vendor. simulate multiple time zones and to trigger date and time Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 sensitive applications. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 61 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, Led by Ezriel Gross, an internationally recognized CICS other. advocate and orator, the company can help you manage the growing complexity of your mainframe infrastructure: Company profile combining industry leading know-how with a personal CASI Software is a provider of software solutions to touch. Circle can help you develop and implement transform and deliver z/OS print content. modern CICS web services, optimize CICS performance and reduce MSU charges. With Circle’s education and Product/service information consultancy, you can ensure that systems and applications CASI Software has three main product lines: consistently perform to user requirements and defined service levels. JES2Mail/JES2FTP – transforms z/OS report content into PDF, HTML, RTF, .CSV, and XML, files and securely Circle’s software solutions provide low barrier-to- delivers results to users via email, FTP, and RSS web entry CICS web-enablement solutions that are easy to feeds. JES2Mail/JES2FTP’s report content processing implement and maintain. and PDF overlay capabilities enable creation of advanced, final-form PDF output to replace printing and other Product/service information information delivery methods. Circle specializes in mainframe education, consulting, and modernization solutions.

CICS2PDF/zOS2PDF – transforms real-time CICS For education, we offer a comprehensive range of formal information into PDFs and delivers that information to and customized courseware for mainframe technologies users via email or directly to users via web-enabled CICS such as CICS, DB2, IBM MQ, and z/OS. Our courses are application. run globally by internationally recognized experts who combine in-depth mainframe skills with quality delivery and Mail2ZOS / FTPSweeper – is mainframe software that communication. receives email contents and attachments or retrieves files from designated servers or FTP sites; decodes, processes Our consulting services can help you modernize and and stores these emails, attachments and files into MVS optimize your CICS environment. We have specific datasets; dynamically composes job streams for execution; services for MSU reduction: we’ll find low-hanging fruit that and sends e-mail or text message notifications regarding can yield immediate savings and build a comprehensive mainframe processing status. system for trending and identifying future performance hits. CICS modernization: provide RESTful interfaces to CICS without significant software licensing costs and maintenance overhead.

Our software includes: Circle Software • C\Flow: the easiest way to web-enable CICS transactions Address: • C\Parse: instantly generate maintainable and 35 Waterview Blvd – 1st Floor, customizable JSON and XML COBOL parsers. Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA. Phone: +1 973-890-9331 Finally, we specialize in providing implementation and Web: www.circle-us.com training support for the following IBM products: • IBM CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS Activity: Software vendor • IBM CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS Specialist areas: System management; data management; asset and change management; security; programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network performance/management, other Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, zLinux Cobbs Mill Consulting Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, Address: 129 Coachmans Trail, Asheville, NC 28803, USA. Company profile Phone: +1 828 299 4649 Circle Software provides mainframe education, software Email: [email protected] and consultancy in the United States and globally. Circle’s Web: www.cobbsmill.com expertise covers CICS, DB2, IBM MQ, IMS, and more.

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Activity: Consultant Compu Management Specialist areas: Data management; asset and change Address: management; programming/testing 3010 Grand Concourse, New York, NY 10458, USA Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE Phone: +1 718-733-1861 Email: [email protected]. Company profile Cobbs Mill Consulting specializes in support for Phoenix Activity: Consultant. Software’s Key/101 data entry software (formerly Key/ Specialist areas: Programming/testing; web integration Master from Mercator and TSI). We provide training and legacy reengineering tools courses, implementation and conversion services for Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Key/101. We have extensive experience with the Aperture VSE. range of data center documentation tools. Our COBOL dump debugging courses are popular with programmers Company profile as they teach a lot of shortcuts in solving COBOL dumps. We provide full life-cycle support to legacy IS systems. To We also work closely with Fantom Systems, CSI and DPI accomplish this objective, we will upgrade, renovate, or re- Software to help develop their software in Assembler. engineer your current IS system to better integrate to your current Enteprise Architecture across multiple-platforms. We will can also provide you with a migration plan to renovate your current Architecture to new Enterprise Cole Software LLC Architecture. Address: 736 Fox Hollow Road, Afton, VA 22920, USA Phone: +1 540 456 8210 Email: [email protected]. Compute (Bridgend) Web: www.colesoft.com. Address: Sales Contacts 8, Merthyr Mawr Road, Bridgend CF31 3NH, UK America: 1 800 XDC 5150 Phone: +44 (0)1656 652222. EMEA +1-928-771-2003. E-mail: [email protected] AsiaPac +1-928-771-2003. Web: www.cbl.com

Activity: Software vendor. Activity : Software vendor. Specialist areas: Programming/testing. Specialist areas: System management; data Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS. management; storage management; programming/testing; Pricing options: Workload/usage based. other Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Company profile VSE, z/LInux, other Cole Software is dedicated to the continued development Non-mainframe platforms supported: System i, AIX, of powerful software for sophisticated mainframe Unix, Linux, Windows, other programmers. Many of the industry’s foremost Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ programmers use Cole Software’s core product, z/XDC, capacity-based, other the indispensable debugging tool for Assembler programs. Cole Software is an Advanced Business Partner in the IBM Company profile PartnerWorld program. Since its inception in 1970, Compute (Bridgend) Ltd has become respected internationally for its commitment to the Product/service information production of system software, mainly for IBM Mainframe Cole Software announced the availability of a beta test Computers. program for z/XDC release z1.10 in August 2008. This latest beta version of z/XDC includes support for IBM CBL’s objective is to continue to produce software for the System z10 processor machine instructions and “A La user which is easy to use yet provides fast and powerful Carte” configuration options. A major enhancement data handling. available with z/XDC z1.10 is the support for displaying and debugging IBM C/C++ programs with the new c/XDC Feature. This feature is seamlessly integrated into the Product/service information existing z/XDC technology. The SELCOPY Product Suite includes the powerful

SELCOPY batch utility language in which new applications Product/service information can be developed more easily than using compiled CMS offers CPExpert to help analyze performance languages such as Cobol but executing at comparable problems with z/OS environments. CPExpert automates speeds. computer performance evaluation by detecting system performance problems, identifying the causes of the Complementing the SELCOPY batch utility programming problems, and suggesting ways to improve performance. tool is SELCOPYi which offers a modern windows style Different components of CPExpert analyze performance interface providing multiple edit sessions supporting both problems with WebSphere MQ, DB2, PR/SM, Workload ISPF and Xedit features. Manager, CICS, and DASD. CPExpert is written in SAS and is composed of hundreds of expert system rules, SELCOPYi takes advantage of large 3270 screen analysis modules, and queuing models. CPExpert sizes and provides an integrated structured data editor executes as a batch job, and analyzes standard SMF/ supporting displays of multiple record types, COBOL and RMF data contained in either MXG, SAS/ITSV, or MICS PL/1 copybook record mapping and sophisticated VSAM performance database. CPExpert’s low fee is affordable for support. There is also an FSU (file, search and update) all sites! feature which makes it easy for a developer to identify global changes that would occur before actioning them.

SELCOPYi allows for DB/2 table editing using multiple Computer Measurement Group (CMG) views. SQL-style SELECT/WHERE commands are supported also. Address: 151 Fries Mill Road, Suite 104, Turnersville, NJ 08012, To aid debugging of the batch SELCOPY, it can be run USA interactively under SELCOPYi where breakpoints can be Phone: +1 800 436 7264 applied to the SELCOPY control statements and changes E-mail: [email protected] in the values of defined fields can be seen. Web (US): www.cmg.org

Also available is the CBLVCAT tool which allows the Activity: Education. user to generate reports of VTOC/Catalog contents and Specialist areas: System management; data IDCAMS tuning recommendations for VSAM data sets. management; storage management; programming/testing; network performance/management. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, Linux, other Computer Management Sciences, Inc Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, (CMS) Linux, Windows, other

Address: Company profile 634 Lakeview Drive, Hartfield, VA 23071, USA. The Computer Measurement Group, commonly called Phone: +1 703 922 7027. CMG, is a not for profit, worldwide organization of data E-mail: [email protected] processing professionals committed to the measurement Web: www.cpexpert.org and management of computer systems.

Activity : Software vendor. Product/service information Specialist areas: System management; data management CMG in the USA hosts an annual conference the first Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 week of December every year. This conference provides approximately 120 educational sessions covering all Pricing options: Monthly/annual license. aspects of computer measurement, performance and capacity planning. All computing platforms are included. Company profile CMG also supports many regional groups which meet CMS was incorporated in 1986, and initially provided throughout the year, providing an opportunity for the consulting services in the IBM mainframe environment. computer performance professional to gain knowledge In 1991, CMS delivered its CPExpert software product. and share experiences. Information on the international Since 1991, CPExpert has been installed in over 200 sites network of CMG groups can be found on the CMG website. worldwide.

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Compuware Corporation Application auditing - Lower the chance of internal data breaches. Record developers’ interactions with applications Address: and send that information to various integrated SIEM tools One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226, USA that provide deeper insight into application use. Phone: +1 313 227 7300. Email: [email protected] Code Quality - Provide your developers with real-time Web: www.compuware.com feedback on how well code performs against quality standards. Reduce time spent using manual processes Sales contacts and increase focus on speeding mainframe application EMEA: +44 (0)1628 564880 / [email protected] development and delivery. AsiaPac: +61 2 8249 8857 / [email protected] Data Management & Privacy - Improve data management Activity : Software vendor. and data privacy. Ensure your developers can easily Specialist areas: System management; data access and use reliable, realistic test data before launching management; asset and change management; security; new or updated programs into production. programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network performance/management Mainframe Performance - Pinpoint online and batch- Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 processing application performance inefficiencies causing Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other excessive CPU consumption. Improve mainframe performance while reducing hardware and software costs. Unix, Linux, Windows Pricing options: Capacity-based. Source Code Management & Release Automation - Speed up your application development and delivery. Provide Company profile deeper visibility and end-to-end tracking of the building, Your mainframe applications, data and processing power testing and deployment of mainframe code at any level are more important to your business than ever. But your in the development lifecycle using Agile source code mainframe budget is tight, and you’re losing mainframe management, release automation and deployment. staff. You also need to better leverage your mainframe in the broader context of your x86/VM environment.

Compuware can help. Our innovative solutions empower developers, data analysts and ops staff — Conexus Technologies Inc from experienced COBOL veterans to Millennial hire — to perform mainframe-related tasks with confidence, Address: excellence and efficiency. Our solutions also integrate 8081 Twin Creek Trace, West Chester, OH 45069, USA with popular Agile/DevOps tools, so mainframe and non- Phone: +1 513 779 5448. mainframe teams can work together as one. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.conexus-technologies.com. With Compuware, you can: - Rapidly update your mainframe applications to meet Activity: Consultant. market demands Specialist areas: Asset and change management; other - Discover and eliminate back-end mainframe Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 performance bottlenecks in cross-platform applications — including mobile apps Company profile - Put any developer to work on any application — even Conexus provides structured cabling solutions for the your oldest, most poorly documented code raised-floor, data center environment. The company’s - Pinpoint inefficiencies that drive up MSU-based core competency is in the design, provisioning, software costs installation, testing and documentation of physical cabling - Prevent the loss of experienced mainframe staff from infrastructure for the ESCON, FICON and Fibre Channel jeopardizing your business. architectures. Our services are available to Fortune 1000 corporations throughout North America. Product/service information Application Analysis & Debugging - Help both your Product/service information experienced and next-generation mainframe developers Conexus provides fiber-optic trunk cabling, jumper cables, quickly understand complex, unfamiliar and poorly- patch panels, distribution cabinetry and conveyance/tray documented mainframe applications and data. Perform systems for the raised-floor environment. The company static and runtime visualizations to improve the process of provides turnkey cabling solutions to provide physical application analysis and debugging.

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 65 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory connectivity for data center moves, consolidations, new cause of the incident and not spend valuable time and data center construction, push-pull project initiatives and resources trying to battle the symptoms. By quickly getting technology refresh projects. to the root of the problem after its first occurrence, IT staff can now provide first fault problem resolution.

ConicIT Connectivity Systems Inc Address: 4 Derech Hashalom st, Israel Address: Phone: +972 546263343. 8120 State Route 138, Williamsport, OH 43164, USA Email: [email protected]. Phone: +1 740 420 5400. Web: www.conicit.biz. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.csi-international.com. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Systems management; network Sales contacts: performance/management. America 740 420 5400. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux EMEA 1 800 795 4914. Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Linux Activity: Software vendor. Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ Specialist areas: Systems management; data capacity-based management; storage management; security; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Company profile performance/management. ConicIT was founded by Yoram Kariv (the founder Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE of ConicIT is a software vendor specializing in the Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual development of a unique self learning behavioral analysis license, processor/capacity-based. technology for optimizing mainframe performance. By employing sophisticated mathematical tools and data from Company profile existing monitors, ConicIT predicts performance problems, CSI International was founded in 1995 to provide TCP/ helps solve them the first time they occur, as well as IP connectivity for the VSE environment. From a single prevent their re occurrence. employee and a $20,000 capitalization, CSI has grown to a $12 million per year company, employing more than 40 Our mission is to help IT Operations Managers control their people, and serving more than 2000 VSE sites worldwide. z/OS Mainframe environments by enhancing IT productivity CSI products are sold directly in North America and and performance, and proactively optimize SLA costs, through distributors and IBM to the rest of the world. In while reducing monthly license fees and operational costs early 2002, CSI acquired B I Moyle Associates in a cash (overhead?). transaction. Contrary to modern acquisition processes, all BIM offices remain open, and all BIM employees have Product/service information been retained. Three additional senior product developers ConicIT is an out of band, Linux-based production solution have been hired and a number of high-profile products are that constantly analyzes mainframe system and application under development. It is the CSI mission to ensure a long performance information provided by existing mainframe and successful experience for those who select and use monitors. By utilizing proprietary mathematical models the VSE operating environment. and self-learning algorithms, ConicIT provides real time tracking of critical resource behavioral patterns and Product/service information predicts abnormal behavior of these resources before it CSI International is the major provider of TCP/IP products occurs. ConicIT also analyzes composite relations between for the VSE platform. Additionally CSI provides a wide physical and logical resources. range of VSE system and security products through our Based on this information ConicIT provides meaningful subsidiary company, BI Moyle Associates. We are certain alerts aimed at reducing re-occurrence of performance- that if you have a VSE communications or systems related malfunctions. No matter where they were when requirement, we have a solution for you. TCP/IP for VSE the problem occurred, IT managers and performance provides a complete solution for connecting the mainframe administrators have all the information needed to find the to the Internet. root cause of problems, enabling IT staff to solve the actual

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CopperEye Ltd scalar disk-optimized index technology. It eliminates the traditional design compromises between real-time Address: application performance and prolific indexing for fast query Suite 47, Aztec Center, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4TD, performance. It is applicable across virtually all data types. UK Benefits include: Phone: +44 (0) 1454 203610 • greater performance: CopperEye’s indexing technology Email: [email protected] breaks the disk I/O bottleneck, improving performance Web: www.coppereye.com a hundred-fold on that basis alone. This means that large volumes of data can be loaded in a fraction of the Sales contacts: usual time. America: 001 203-245-0611 • data center optimization: business event data can be EMEA: +44 (0) 1225 745500 moved off an expensive relational database and into flat files, dramtically reducing hardware requirements Activity: Software vendor while simultaneously enhancing access to the data Specialist areas: Data management • lower cost: data can be handled and accessed more Mainframe platforms supported: Linux rapidly, optimizing hardware investment. Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Linux Pricing options: Processor/capacity-based, workload/ usage based. CorreLog

Company profile Address: CopperEye is a provider of enterprise search software 1004 Collier Center Way, Naples, FL 34108, USA for business transaction data that allows companies to Phone: +1 239-514-3331 quickly retrieve exactly the records they need from months Email: [email protected] or years of history and billions of business transactions Web: www.correlog.com stored on low-cost file systems. Unlike other enterprise search solutions that focus on unstructured data such as Activity: Software vendor web pages and word processing documents and return Specialist areas: Security ambiguous results, CopperEye specifically addresses the Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ needs of business transaction data that would otherwise VSE, zLinux require a costly and complex database solution to provide Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other rapid retrieval of specific records. Unix, Linux, Windows, other Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license CopperEye’s products are appropriate for use across all industries and are intended for customers that have large Company profile volumes of data – often held on a mainframe. Systems CorreLog, Inc. is the leading independent software vendor integrators and consultancies are a central element (ISV) for cross-platform IT security log management of CopperEye’s sales and marketing strategy, as are and event log correlation. Our solutions provide the software vendors who embed CopperEye’s technology best-in-class, real-time event log management across within their solutions. CopperEye has relationships with both distributed (Windows/UNIX/Linux) and mainframe industry-leading vendors including IBM and Logica. The platforms (IBM z/OS). Event Log management from product is available through CopperEye’s flagship product CorreLog’s premier security solutions are ready-format for – Greenwich – an enterprise search solution; or through any name brand enterprise SIEM (Security Information the CopperEye Software Developer’s Kit (SDK), intended & Event Management) correlation servers, as well as for use by developers creating high-performance bespoke CorreLog’s own SIEM Correlation Server. databases. CorreLog SIEM Agent for z/OS, Correlog’s flagship Product/service information product, is the first real-time z/OS event monitoring CopperEye’s underlying technology innovation is a solution available to CISOs with mainframe security patented type of data indexing that represents a quantum and compliance needs. It resides in single or multiple leap in performance over all other industry-standard mainframe LPARs at a very light weight, converting indexes. Where traditional approaches to improving mainframe security events such as RACF, ACF2, Top database performance have focused on data caching, Secret, and DB2 accesses into syslog events compatible parallelism and specialist hardware, CopperEye attacks with enterprise SIEM systems. In addition, CorreLog’s the core of the problem by dramatically improving indexing SIEM Agent has been designed to comply with standards efficiency. The CopperEye technology is a general-purpose set forth by PCI DSS, HIPAA, IRS Pub. 1075, SOX, GLBA,

You Can’t Fight What You Can’t See.

The average time to identify a breach in 2015 was 201 days!*

Cyber defense starts with real-time visibility across the entire enterprise, including your mainframe. CorreLog's mainframe Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solutions for system access and Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) deliver real-time mainframe security events to your Win-/UNIX-based SIEM systems and SOCs.

■ Reports z/OS event messages on Privileged User ■ SIEM Agent for z/OS holds certified integration Activity in real time, and records an audit trail for with IBM QRadar, HP ArcSight, RSA Security compliance Analytics, and McAfee ESM. ■ Event message types: IBM RACF, IBM IND$FILE, ■ Field integrations with Splunk, Dell SecureWorks, CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret, Compuware, Micro Focus LogRhythm, Solutionary MSSP, and many others events, Vanguard IP events, and many others ■ CorreLog mainframe SIEM products are software ■ Records DB2 accesses (and attempts), FTP, TCP/IP based, quick to install and consume minimal connections and CICS transactions system resource. CorreLog.com *2016 Cost of Data Breach Study, Ponemon Institute, www.ponemon.org

FISMA, NERC, and many other regulatory standards, integrations with IBM QRadar, HP ArcSight, RSA Security in addition to the best real-time enterprise mainframe Analytics, and has field integrations with every other security. CorreLog markets its solutions through both direct leading SIEM solution including Splunk, McAfee ESM and and indirect partner channels. cloud vendors such as Solutionary and Dell SecureWorks. The ability to view cross-platform security event log data Product/service information in real-time is a ground-breaking feature of the CorreLog CorreLog SIEM Agent™ for IBM z/OS: SIEM Agent for z/OS. Our real-time z/OS agent provides In real-time, delivers security event messages from z/OS IT security personnel with a more inclusive view of system- to distributed SIEM systems and IT Security Operations wide threat data for a higher level of monitoring user and Centers. SIEM Agent auto-formats event messages system accesses related to network intrusion. SIEM Agent from RACF, CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret, DB2, IMS, CICS, facilitates compliance requirements set forth by PCI DSS, IND$FILE, FTP, TCP/IP and other facilities and in real time, HIPAA, IRS Pub. 1075, GLBA, SOX, FISMA, NERC and exports the messages to a SIEM or IT SOC. many other standards.

Additionally, SIEM Agent converts a myriad of additional SIEM Agent installs quickly, uses minimal resources, and mainframe events including TSO Logons, Production does not require extensive training, ongoing maintenance Job ABENDs, TCP/IP and FTP Connections. For ease of or administration. CorreLog SIEM Agent for IBM z/OS deployment, CorreLog’s SIEM Agent for z/OS has certified also monitors IBM DB2 with dbDefender™, which delivers

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up-to-the-second database activity monitoring (DAM) for CPT Global Ltd DB2. DAM capabilities in dbDefender™ include privileged- user monitoring, recording invalid access attempts, Address: auditing creation/deletion of system-level objects and other Level 1, 4 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia. attempts to alter the secure state of DB2. Phone +61 3 9690 3911 . You Can’t Fight Email [email protected]. CorreLog Visualizer™ for IBM z/OS: Web: www.cptglobal.com. What You Can’t See. The CorreLog Visualizer is an affordable Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) system Sales contacts: especially designed and pre-conﬁgured for use by America +1-917-210-8668. z/OS security administrators and system programmers. It EMEA +44 20 8334 8085, [email protected]. provides point-and-click functionality into z/OS security and The average time to identify a breach in 2015 was 201 days!* operational events from a standard web browser. Visualizer Activity: Consultant. provides dashboard views, event message correlation, Specialist areas: System management; data management and can send text messages as alerts of security events Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 generated from z/OS. Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, Unix, Linux The Visualizer for z/OS dashboard collection is a major advancement over the z/OS green screen most familiar to Company profile Cyber defense starts with real-time visibility across the entire enterprise, including your mainframe. CorreLog's mainframe users. This mainframe SIEM system delivers CPT Global was founded in Melbourne in 1993 by Gerry mainframe Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solutions for system access and Database Activity a clean, web-based GUI with high-speed search, and the Tuddenham, who remains the CEO today. The company capability to drill down to z/OS security messages with has been listed on the ASX since 2000. The name ‘CPT Monitoring (DAM) deliver real-time mainframe security events to your Win-/UNIX-based SIEM systems and SOCs. point-and-click functions. Global’ came from the abbreviation of Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning and Testing. The focus of the ■ Reports z/OS event messages on Privileged User ■ SIEM Agent for z/OS holds certified integration Activity in real time, and records an audit trail for with IBM QRadar, HP ArcSight, RSA Security CorreLog IND$Defender Agent for IND$FILE: business remains specialist capacity and performance compliance Analytics, and McAfee ESM. Common to the IBM z/OS mainframe environment is a management services although, in Australia, CPT offers a facility called IND$FILE that is a file-transfer program that wide range of additional services related to IT efficiencies. ■ Event message types: IBM RACF, IBM IND$FILE, ■ Field integrations with Splunk, Dell SecureWorks, allows a user with a non-mainframe personal computer to Operations were extended into Europe in 1998, with offices CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret, Compuware, Micro Focus LogRhythm, Solutionary MSSP, and many others access mainframe datasets. This file transfer program (that now in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, as well as events, Vanguard IP events, and many others ■ CorreLog mainframe SIEM products are software leverages a process called 3270 Emulation) is virtually further engagements in Ireland, Austria and Switzerland. ■ Records DB2 accesses (and attempts), FTP, TCP/IP based, quick to install and consume minimal invisible to RACF, the z/OS facility that monitors user CPT expanded into the USA in 2003, setting up an office connections and CICS transactions system resource. activity for mainframe security. CorreLog’s IND$Defender in New York to service Tier One clients such as General CorreLog.com provides a viable log tracker for 3270 file access/transfers Motors and American Express. *2016 Cost of Data Breach Study, Ponemon Institute, www.ponemon.org from mainframe datasets and sends the event message data to any distributed SIEM system or CorreLog Visualizer CPT has over 120 clients worldwide, including many large CorreLog, Inc. | 1004 Collier Center Way, 1st Floor | Naples, Florida 34110 | +1-877-267-7356 Toll-free (US only) | +1-239-514-3331 International | [email protected] in real time. and well-known businesses such as ABN AMRO, AIB, Audi, Bank of Ireland, Credit Swiss, Deutsche Bahn, ING, CorreLog dbDefender™ DAM Agent for DB2 and IMS: Lloyds TSB, Lufthansa, Prudential, and UBS. CPT draws CorreLog provides Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) on a network of over 200 specialist consultants, many for both DB2 and IMS databases with an agent-based of whom are worldleaders in their fields. The depth of software program on IBM® DB2® for z/OS. dbDefender™ experience offered and the range of clients allows CPT to DAM Agent for z/OS monitors database activity for any quickly identify performance and capacity problems, and sign of unauthorized access or slightest attempt to view to design and implement practical cost-effective solutions datasets, then logs the event messages for auditing based on best practice. and compliance and sends a real-time notification of the activity. Notifications can come in the form of email, Product/service information SMS text, or SNMP trap. The system can even trigger an CPT aims to reduce mainframe processing power event to a helpdesk system for immediate remediation. requirements by 10 to 30% at most clients. This allows The Agent can also send the message data to either a the clients to make substantial savings through deferred mainframe-based SIEM console (CorreLog Visualizer) or processor upgrades, reduced MIPS usage, reduced any Windows-/UNIX-based SIEM software costs and pre-outsourcing CPU reductions.

CPT understands that many clients are unsure whether CSC such savings can be achieved on their sites, and so offers a number of models to suit different companies. These Address: models range from Risk/Reward, where fees are based Royal Pavillion, Wellesley Road, Aldershot, Hants GU11 upon savings achieved, to Fixed Price, which caps the total 1PZ, UK. cost to the client. Phone: +44 (0) 1257 236017. Email: [email protected]. In Europe, CPT Global’s assignments are mostly focused Web: www.csc.com. on mainframe performance tuning, but CPT also provides expertise in IT management as well as Open Systems and Activity: Outsourcer. Windows technical services. Specialist areas: System management; data management; storage management; asset and change management; security; programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Critical Path Software performance/management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE, Linux, Address: other POB 697 Port Washington, NY 11050, USA. Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, Phone +1 212-686-4350. Linux, Windows Email [email protected]. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Web: www.cpsigroup.com license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based www.turbotune.com. Company profile Activity: Consultant. CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled Specialist areas: System management; data solutions and services through three primary lines of management, other business. These include Business Solutions and Services, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE the Managed Services Sector, and the North American Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Public Sector. CSC’s advanced capabilities include license, other systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software Company profile development, Web and application hosting, mission We are a mainframe cost reduction and performance support, and management consulting. Headquartered enhancement comp. We are 30 years in the business in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 92,000 and have a worldwide presence.We are an IBM Business employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 partner and have tuned 75 data centers. We license months ended July 3, 2009. our product and also tune as a service.We do a free assessment. Product/service information CSC provide outsourced Managed Services for clients Product/service information Mainframe Systems. CSC support over 200,000 IBM Our suite of performance/tuning software has been MIPS world-wide and have expertise in z-OS, VM/VSE, developed over the past 30 years. We delay upgrades, zLinux operating systemsm as well as Unisys Mainframe enhance legacy software, improve user productivity and systems. CSC have strategic Mainframe Data Centres in offer the fastest ROI in the industry. We include all the Asia, Australia, Europe Middle East and Africa and North latest IBM enhancements in our software so a client is America regions. always state of the art. We get rid of MIPS used to process inefficient software, save DASD big time and eliminate peak load spiking. We get paid a percentage of what we save.

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DataKinetics Ltd ASC: a systems management solution for IBM z System Address: Mainframes that optimizes system performance while 50 Hines Rd, Ottawa, K2K-2M5, Canada. controlling Workload License Charges (WLC). Allows Phone: 613-523-5500 control of workload license charges by dynamically Email: [email protected] modifying the LPARs defined capacity limits taking into Web: www.dkl.com. account the behavior and needs of all system LPARs.

Sales contacts: SQData: a versatile data replication toolset, ideal for America +1-800-267-0730 organizations with a need to move and access enterprise data that is contained in multiple databases on multiple Activity: Software vendor. platforms in multiple data formats. Allows Big Data projects Specialist areas: Data management; web integration and to use mainframe data in near real time. legacy reengineering tools Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE, Linux DB/IQ: an automated SQL quality control toolset that Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux, improves the quality of application software, reduces costs, Pricing options: One-time charge; monthly/annual resulting in a higher standard of performance. Implements license; processor/capacity-based a systematic approach and a proven methodology to the application development process. Company profile As the global leader in Data Performance and Optimization Solutions, DataKinetics is relied upon by the world’s largest banks, credit card, brokerage, insurance, healthcare, DDV technologies retail and telecommunication organizations to dramatically Address: improve their mainframe data throughput and processing. 17B / 818 Pittwater Road (PO Box 1155), Dee Why, NSW 2099, Australia. Fortune 500 companies trust DataKinetics. Phone: +61 (0)2 8213 9207 Email: [email protected] With more than 35 years of experience in the field of Web: www.ddvtechnologies.com mainframe Data Performance and Optimization, we dateandtimesimulationsoftware.com. continually help our clients leverage existing systems, optimizing the issues that hold them back, and enabling Activity: Software vendor. plans to propel them forward. Leveraging the experience Specialist areas: Programming/testing; web integration and success of working with our global clients, we deliver and legacy reengineering tools; other proven solutions with worldwide success. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Pricing options: One-time charge; monthly/annual We continue to work with: license; processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, - Three of the top five global banks other - Three of the top five global credit card companies - Three of the top five American property and casualty Company profile insurance companies DDV is a privately owned company developing an - Two of the top five American health insurance companies. Australian z/OS-based product SoftDate and marketing overseas solutions that directly resolve your often Product/service information troublesome and expensive overheads in IT, business DataKinetics products: development and crisis management. Our solutions span the IBM mainframe through Internet platforms and are tableBASE: a in-memory accelerator that manages targeted primarily at speeding your business development mainframe-based high-performance in-memory tables cycle. for use in transaction intense corporate environments. It improves mainframe performance at the application level, Product/service information makes mainframe data more accessible and available, SoftDate is a z/OS-based product for Date & Time reduces the need for upgrades, and greatly simplifies Simulation (DTS) Testing of applications, prior to mainframe business rules processing. Production and Global Time Zone Virtualization of Production applications (to reduce LPARs that are VTS Edge: a high-performance, high-fidelity mainframe dedicated to single Time Zones). data integration solution, and a complete web services integration solution. Seamlessly integrates existing SoftDate is an SOA DTS product with many unique and mainframe applications with transactions initiated on the exclusive features not found in other DTS products such distributed side. © Arcati Ltd, 2017 71 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory as Parallel Sysplex, CICS MRO (multiregion operations), Email: [email protected]. 64-bit support (for data above the 2-gig bar), WebSphere Web: www.dignus.com. Application Server & Java Language for z support for all execution environments (e.g. batch, CICS, IMS). Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Programming/testing Softdate contains every feature of every other DTS Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ product, is fully backward compliant, and can reside in the VSE, z/Linux same LPAR to make exchange easy. Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Linux, Windows, other Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, other

Dell Services Company profile Address: Dignus, LLC is an innovative company, located in Raleigh, 10th Floor, 555 Legget Dr., Kanata, ON Dignus, LLC is an innovative company, located in Raleigh, Country: Canada. North Carolina, committed to providing the best compilers, Phone: +1 613-612-5358 Assemblers and development tools for the IBM mainframe, Web: www.dell.com including 370, ESA, 390, and the latest z/Architecture series. Activity: Consultant. Specialist areas: System management; data Dignus, LLC provides unique mainframe programming management; storage management; asset and change and development solutions that offer savings in time and management; security; programming/testing; web effort, while streamlining development costs. Our solutions integration and legacy reengineering tools; network are applicable to programming for a wide range of IBM performance/management; other mainframe operating systems, including z/OS, z/TPF, z/ Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, VM, z/Linux, and others. Linux, Windows Product/service information Company profile Systems/C and Systems/C++ are compilers for the IBM Dell is a global, full-service IT solutions provider, mainframe, with unique features that make development delivering integration platform as a service (iPaaS), legacy of OS/390, z/OS, z/TPF, z/Linux, CMS and z/VSE code application modernization, big data and analytics services easier and faster. to name a few. Systems/C and Systems/C++ are validated and supported Product/service information by the IBM TPF labs for use with z/TPF. We provide legacy application modernization, big data and analytics services. We can help modernize legacy Systems/ASM, the Dignus assembler, is used for applications and/or re-architect to Java on Linux or .NET assembling IBM mainframe assembler source. Systems/ on Windows, to retire MIPS, or to simply rejuvenate ASM is compatible with IBM’s HLASM, supporting the applications for those organizations interested in re- complete HLASM macro processing language. investing / maintaining investment in IBM mainframe, or to support some valuable mix of both distributed and All Dignus tools can operate in a cross-platform mainframe computing. We perform detailed analysis on environment, moving your development to your local current legacy applications using purpose-specific Dell desktop to dramatically reduce mainframe development software so organizations can inventory their legacy costs. applications’ behaviour and usage, permitting a more thorough understanding of application modernization and re-architecture for project rationalization. We can also help organizations integrate new applications - custom or COTS DINO Software Corporation - to legacy application. Address: P.O. Box 7105, Alexandria, VA 22307, USA. Phone: +1 703 768 2610 E-mail: [email protected] Dignus LLC Web: www.dino-software.com Address: 8372 Six Forks Road, Suite 203, Raleigh, NC 27615, USA. Sales contacts: Phone: +1 919 676 0847. America [email protected]

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EMEA [email protected] and simplified administrative functions to help establish AsiaPac [email protected] and maintain a healthy HSM environment. • XTINCT provides permanent DASD and Tape data Activity: Software vendor erasure and meets federal and international regulatory Specialist areas: System management; data requirements. management; storage management • TERADON delivers Fast REPRO Mergecat for closed Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 or open Datasets. Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ • REORGadon reorganizes HSM CDS while active and capacity-based, other online without shutdown/restart of HSM.

Company profile Dino-Software Corporation (DINO) develops enterprise- wide solutions for the management, analysis, protection, and repair of complex z/OS mainframe environments. Direct Computer Resources Inc DINO has long been acknowledged for its superiority in (DataVantage) ICF catalog management and technical support, helping organizations ensure their business-critical assets remain Address; online and recoverable in a disaster. Their flagship product, 21 Valley Drive, Huntington Bay, NY 11743-1472, USA T-REX, incorporates over two decades of experience Phone: +1 877-704-0077; International: 1+888-245-5477 gained from the original Softworks® developers who Email: [email protected] devised the Mechanic® and later Catalog Solution®, Web: www.DataVantage.com and it rapidly became the fastest selling ICF catalog management and recovery tool ever released. This formula Activity: Software vendor of producing superior products, at a reasonable cost, all Specialist areas: Data management, security, backed up by first class support from industry experts, programming/testing has allowed DINO to enjoy unprecedented growth and Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux rapidly establish DINO technology as the gold standard Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, in enterprise-wide z/OS management solutions. Learn Windows more about Dino-Software and its z/OS mainframe storage Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual solutions at http://www.dino-software.com. license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, other Product/service information T-REX is the fastest and most comprehensive ICF catalog Company profile management product available to analyze, diagnose, The rise of regulatory and compliance requirements along report, backup, repair, recover, and assist with the with evolving corporate policies has mandated data privacy overall maintenance and ensure continuous operational and data protection, as does the increasing frequency of capabilities of the ICF catalog environment. T-REX and risks associated with data breaches. Data Masking prevents downtime, improves throughput, automates enables the safe use of production data for any non- recovery & repair in record speed, REORGs catalogs while production purposes such as development and testing. OPEN, and pays for itself with just one broken object. Direct Computer Resources’ DataVantage software allows you to mask and manage your data safely, efficiently and DINO’s other innovative and intuitive storage management, affordably, creating PII-protected datasets via automated, optimization, and performance tuning products include, repeatable data masking processes in z/OS and distributed • Universal Data Manager (UDM) is a z/OS based solution environments. As a consultant in the 1970’s, Direct providing a consolidated global view of the Enterprise Computer Resources’ Chief Technology Officer, George storage environment, extending Automation, Auditing, Lang, invented an all-new product for the mainframe: Monitoring, Reporting and Control Functions of data and the first-ever application development testing and data related storage objects with a mouse click. management software tool, DataVantage® for IMS. Decades later, DCR was the first software developer to • VELOCI-Raptor (VR) reduces application overhead incorporate data masking facilities in the z/OS environment by continuously optimizing the VSAM batch buffering to protect sensitive data. DCR holds multiple domestic and strategy, eliminating redundant requests and increasing international patents relative to data masking and data throughput. obfuscation. • HSM Adminisaurus (HSA) is a consolidated management tool providing extensive reporting, Product/service information comprehensive auditing, in-depth processing analysis, DataVantage software provides data masking, data

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 73 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory management and application development testing in z/ original industry-standard Space Recovery System (SRS) OS and distributed computing environments. Users can that eliminates storage-related production failures, to the view, edit, copy, mask and test data quickly, effectively and advanced Virtual Tape interface of the DLm Control Center affordably for training, application development, testing, (DCC), DTS products are noted for their sophistication, on- or off-shoring, data sharing and data analyses, among reliability, and ease-of-use. other functions. Our integrated suite of products help organizations to DataVantage Mainframe Software: monitor, manage and control your storage subsystems. • Protects PII while mitigating the risks of non- For over 20 years, we have specialized in these storage compliance and data breaches. solutions and have developed them for the IBM z/OS, • Masks data on the fly: data is never exposed in the Hitachi VOS3, and Fujitsu MSP operating systems. clear. • Installs within hours as an application program. Our corporate headquarters are located in Raleigh, NC • z/OS release independent. and our products are sold in the US and Canada through • Works alongside current data management software our sales office in Conyers, GA. We distribute our products worldwide through a network of international distributors DataVantage software pricing is the most flexible and who cover all the major international markets. affordable in the industry with licensing options that include Limited Duration, Tier-level and Enterprise-level plans We are dedicated to providing reliable designs, technical innovations and a commitment to excellence. DataVantage Software Products include: (For Data Masking & Data Management): Product/service information DataVantagefor IMS DTS Software is recognized as a worldwide leader in DataVantage for DB2 enterprise storage management technology. Our family DataVantage Global (Mainframe & Distributed) of products provides an integrated suite of storage management programs that allow you to get the most (For Data Masking Only): out of your storage dollars. Our products improve disk DataVantage DME™ (bundled for IMS, DB2). space utilization, prevent storage-related errors, allow installations to monitor the storage subsystem in real time, Among Direct Computer Resources’ product set, and proactively control the use of storage space. DataVantage Global has been designated as Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology (QATT) by the U.S. Department From the original industry-standard Space Recovery of Homeland Security which affords users certain liability System (SRS) that eliminates storage-related production protections under the Safety Act. failures, to the advanced allocation of ACC, to the modernization of assembler exits via EASY/Exit, to the innovative storage monitoring using MONitor and Explorer GUI, to the advanced debugging and tracing of SMS/ DTS Software Debug, to the Predictive Recall of migrated data, to the advanced Virtual Tape interface of the DLm Control Center Address: (DCC), DTS products are noted for their sophistication, 4350 Lassiter at North Hills Ave, Suite 235, Raleigh, NC reliability, and ease-of-use. 27609, USA Phone: +1 919 833 8426 Our integrated suite of products help organizations to Email: [email protected] monitor, manage and control your storage subsystems. Web: www.DTSsoftware.com For over 20 years, we continue to demonstrate reliable designs, a history of innovation and a commitment to Sales contacts: excellence. America +1 770 922 2444

Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Storage management Eccox Technologies Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Pricing options: Other Address: Avenida Sagitário, 138 - Torre II Company profile 2 andar, sala 203 - Alphaville - Barueri/SP, Brazil DTS Software is recognized as a worldwide leader in Phone: +55 551141331969 enterprise storage management technology. From the

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Email: [email protected] manages follow-up and simulates improvements. Web: www.eccox.com Eccox/APT Activity: Software vendor. Creating software to test software is time consuming and Specialist areas: System management; data uses valuable development and/or quality assurance (QA) management; asset and change management; assets. Studies show that tests can account for up to 40% programming/testing; web integration and legacy of the application development budget. Even a simple reengineering tools application update may require a development team to Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, Linux reconstruct all of the previous tests. By creating an active Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, repository and storing tests for future use, Eccox APT Windows, other eliminates the need to recreate tests over and over again.. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, other Edge Information Group, Inc Company profile Since 1992, Eccox has delivered integrated software and Address: services that automate and manage the processes used 479 E Business Center Drive, Suite 115, Mt. Prospect, IL for the creation and maintenance of IT environments 60056-6037, USA – from development to testing, through production and Phone: +1 847-297-2020. maintenance. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.edge-information.com Eccox enables IT organizations to proactively support business objectives rather than only react to system Sales contacts: problems. Eccox clients can identify and build IT best America: [email protected]. practices as well as strategically plan for the future using EMEA: [email protected]. accurate data and intelligent tools. With this advantage, AsiaPac: [email protected]. IT organizations can operate with measurable and visible excellence. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Asset and change management; Whether the IT organization is all internal, outsourced, or a programming/testing. combination of both, Eccox products quantitatively improve Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 the management, quality, productivity and ultimately the Pricing options: One-time charge, other. return on IT investments. Company profile Product/service information Edge Information Group, Inc. is the premier provider Eccox QC proactively detects errors in new and existing of Language Environment (LE) management solutions application code as it is being developed. This helps the for upgrading to the latest levels of the IBM mainframe overall system application software get done more quickly operating systems, z/OS and related compiler and run-time and with higher quality. technologies.

Eccox QC for COBOL We offer a unique LE and portfolio management tool – the Supports all IBM mainframe COBOL language versions Edge Portfolio Analyzer – as well as consulting on LE, including CICS. compilers and other IT areas.

Eccox QC for DB2 Let our experts help you get an Edge on LE management. Assess and control IBM DB2 databases access from analyzing SQL syntax and performance, independent of Product/service information programming language. The Edge Portfolio Analyzer (EPA) provides z/OS users with the means to understand and control the contents Eccox QC for Java of their application portfolios. With the Edge Portfolio Supporting a variety of Java language versions. Analyzer, you can reduce problems – and speed implementation – when migrating to new compilers and Eccox QC will send clean rules violations descriptions new Language Environment (LE) run-time environments. and incident reasons. It then suggests corrections to You can also use the EPA to improve the performance the programmer and considers whether allow it as an of your production environment and to assist in problem exception. Eccox QC identifies legacy programs and news source identification and problem determination. ones, controls violation justifications with expiration dates, © Arcati Ltd, 2017 75 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory

Enterprise Systems Associates, Inc Our mission is to help IT get the job done while realizing operational savings. Qualified database and IT staff (ESAi) resources are in short supply, workloads are increasing, and there are still only 24 hours in a day. The economic Address: pressures of today are forcing IT to do more with less. 3259 Progress Drive, UCF Research Park ESAi can help with innovative solutions that save time, Orlando, Fl 32826, USA money, CPU and staff resources. Phone: +1-866-GO-4-ESAI (866-464-3724) Email: [email protected] The company is based in Orlando’s UCF Research Park Web: www.ESAIGroup.com and is affiliated with the Florida High Technology Corridor Council. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: System management; data Product/service information management; asset and change management • zDynaCap® is an automated mainframe capacity Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS balancing and MLC cost optimization solution that Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, helps customers meet their SLAs at the lowest possible Windows MSU cost. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based • XDM™ is a premier Test Data Management tool for fast automated data provisioning, data masking, and Company profile cloning. Supports DB2, DB2 LUW, Oracle, SQL Server, ESAi is a vendor that provides mainframe cost optimization et.al. solutions, database productivity tools and professional services for enterprise customers.

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• BCV4™ is a DB2® and/or IMS® subsystem cloning Epoka is a reliable, triple-A rated company that offers tool that reduces cloning from hours/days down to customers around the world quick access to quality minutes. SAP and PeopleSoft users can have clones solutions at competitive prices. Based in Denmark since and system copies in record time. 1991, Epoka is committed to providing real value, world- class service and continued expansion. Please browse • BCV5™ is a high speed copy/migrate/refresh tool that through our website to learn more about our products, checks, automates and copies/refreshes DB2 target services and job opportunities. environments faster than Unload/Load or other ISV solution. BCV5 delivers on average 90% savings in Product/service information CPU, job elapsed time, and manual efforts. IBM: zSeries 800, 890, 900, 990 • CMOS(9672) G2 - G6 • Storage & Peripherals. • BPA™ is a buffer pool advisor product has replaced the old, dated vendor solutions with a new level of expert analysis that easily identifies, recommends, and perform ongoing monitoring to ensure optimum EPV Technologies performance and more responsive DB2 systems. Address: • SQLQC™ easily identifies and analyzes problem SQL Viale Luigi Mancinelli 106, Rome, Italy from mainframe or distributed systems and offers Phone: +39 0686399398. improvment simulation and advise. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.epvtech.com. • ULT™ is a log tracker/analyzer for DB2 answers the question “Why is a good, reasonably priced log Activity: Software vendor. analyzer so hard to find?” Functions include Undo/ Specialist areas: System management Redo, identify, audit, and data propagate. A faster, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, z/Linux better, more economical alternative. Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Linux, Windows • ICPU gives programmers the ability to easily identify Pricing options: One-time charge code causing CICS® application performance problems. Its very low overhead allows use in Company profile production or test environments. It was founded in June 2003 with the goal of developing . and selling the EPV line of products. www.ESAIGroup.com Call 1-866-GO-4-ESAi EPV Technologies’ mission is to develop products that provide high-quality and ready-to-use information to See our website for innovative Epoka Group A/S customers allowing them to give a better service and save money by improving their Capacity Management products for DB2® and z/OS®: Address: processes. Hjulmagervej 21, DK-9490 Pandrup, Denmark Phone: +45 96 730 800. EPV Technologies founders have more than 25 years Email: [email protected]. experience mostly in Capacity Management projects. ▪ Save on MLC Invoice & SCRT with Web: www.epoka.com. They built a very strong technical background working for zDynaCap® Capacity Balancing many years for Boole & Babbage, BMC Software, SAS Activity: Hardware vendor. Institute, and then as independent consultants. Specialist areas: Other Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Since the beginning, EPV Technologies sponsors and VSE, Linux, other presents at major technical conferences in Europe

Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX such as CMG and GSE in Austria, Germany, Italy, and UK. Pricing options: Other ▪ XDM™ Test Data Management for EPV Technologies partners: DB2, DB2 LUW, Oracle, SQL Server Company profile • Benny Tal Marketing Software Solutions in Israel and ▪ BCV4™ Clone DB2. PeopleSoft, SAP Epoka Group A/S is an innovative supplier of pre-owned, Benelux ▪ BCV5™ Ultra-Fast DB2 Data Refresh high-performance enterprise computer solutions. Our • ddk-software in Northern Europe extensive range of blue-chip brands extends from • ESAi in USA ▪ Data Masking, Data Propagation mainframes, NAS and SAN solutions to best-of-breed • Inspired Solutions in UK and Ireland ▪ ULT4DB2™ Log Analysis & Auditing networking equipment. • JVL in France ▪ BPA™ Buffer Pool Tuning/Monitor ▪ SQLQC™ SQL Performance Tuning ▪ ICPU™ Improve CICS Performance © Arcati Ltd, 2017 77

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• SEGUS in USA ERGO Soluciones SRL • Senmesoft in Canada • SoftPlex Inc. in Japan Address: • TPS-DATA in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Crámer 1765, Piso 11, oficina A, C1426APC Ciudad de • ECCOX in Brazil and other SA countries. Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone: +54 (11) 4786-5585 Product/service information Email: [email protected] EPV products have been designed to help system analysts Web: www.ErgoSoluciones.com in Performance and Capacity Planning activities. EPV for z/OS, EPV zParser, EPV for DB2, EPV for WMQ, EPV for Activity: Consultant zLINUX, EPV for Unix (including Linux), EPV for VMware Specialist areas: Programming/testing; web integration and EPV for Windows are the main products. Same and legacy reengineering tools products in two lines: SAS-based and PERL/SQL-based. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE EPV zParser is written in PERL; it parses SMF, IMS, z/VM Non-mainframe platforms supported: Windows monitor records, etc loading them in a SQL DB. It provides Pricing options: Other input to EPV for z/OS, EPV for DB2, EPV for WMQ and EPV for zLINUX. Company profile ERGO Soluciones SRL is providing the IT market with Free agents provide input data to EPV for Unix and EPV its services, products and solutions, offering the support for VMware. that each situation needs and better fits customer’s requirements. A team of professionals with broad experience in the field of Information Technology, both in modern techniques and mainframe custom systems, have shaped our organization. European Mainframe Academy Our Company offers Professional Services, Systems Integration, Solutions Development and Products for environments on multiple architectures like mainframes, Address: minicomputers, client/server and personal computers. Obergass 23, 8260 Stein am Rhein, Switzerland With offices in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, we also Phone: +41-52-5582040 represent products of international renowned companies in Email: [email protected] the region.. Web: www.mainframe-academy.de. Product/service information Activity: Education Our highly skilled professionals in several proprietary and Specialist areas: System management; data open tools, such as Assembler, COBOL, CICS, Natural, management; storage management; security; Power Builder, Visual Basic, Java, etc., and RDBMS like programming/testing; web integration and legacy Oracle, SQL Server, SyBase, DB2, Adabas, among others, reengineering tools; network performance/management. can develop from a simple requirement of a program to an entire complex “tailor made” solution or system, technology Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ migrations, customizations and documentation, GUIs and VSE, Linux manuals translation, etc. Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, Linux Pricing options: other We are always evolving matching technology changes with methods to protect and leverage our customer’s Company profile investment. Education of new mainframers. Advanced training for existing mainframers. Support of academic institutions.

Product/service information Basic blended learning course for system administrator (24 month) Basic blended learning course for operator (18 month) Special blended learning modules concerning storage management, performance management, mainframe security & RACF, z/VM and Linux and many more.

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European Mainframe Academy services and logic required to produce self running and regulating systems. AutoMan is offered in components so the end user only needs to license the functionality they Address: need. Obergass 23, 8260 Stein am Rhein, Switzerland Phone: +41-52-5582040 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mainframe-academy.de.

Activity: Education EZ Source Specialist areas: System management; data management; storage management; security; Address: programming/testing; web integration and legacy Missenden Abbey Management Centre, London Road, reengineering tools; network performance/management. Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 0BO, UK Phone: +44 1494 867981 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Email: [email protected]. VSE, Linux Web: www.ezsource.com. Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, Linux Pricing options: other Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Asset and change management; Company profile programming/testing; web integration and legacy Education of new mainframers. Advanced training for reengineering tools; other existing mainframers. Support of academic institutions. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, other Product/service information Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, Unix, Basic blended learning course for system administrator (24 Linux, Windows, other month) Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Basic blended learning course for operator (18 month) license, other Special blended learning modules concerning storage management, performance management, mainframe Company profile security & RACF, z/VM and Linux and many more. Established in 2003 and with more than 50 customers worldwide, EZSource is a market leader in automated application analysis to drive legacy modernization, software quality improvement and adherence to coding standards. Our toolset addresses 95% of mainframe system users globally. We have a proven track record Exspans Systems Inc with high profile clients such as Aflac Japan, RBS, Aviva, Electric Insurance Company, Transnet Freight Rail plus Address: strategic partnerships with IBM, CA, Compuware, Fujitsu, 107 Armstrong Line, Maberly, Canada Serena and Coverity. Phone: +1 613 268 2057. Email: [email protected] Product/service information Web: www.exspans.ca. EZSource is a unique, fully integrated suite of tools providing robust, automated analysis and metrics for end to Activity: Software vendor end business applications spanning mainframe and open Specialist areas: System management systems platforms. This assists our customers in delivering Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 tangible business value from modernizing and transforming Pricing options: monthly/annual license their business applications through improvements in quality, reduction in cost and removal of complexity. Company profile In business since 1989 providing systems management, EZSource provides an integrated solution for IBM RDz and automation and scheduling solutions. TWS on the mainframe via EZSource:Connect.

Product/service information AutoMan is a high performance systems automation and management tool. It is programmable to perform all

Fischer International Systems a security visionary whose many accomplishments are recognized globally. Chosen by Fortune 500 corporations Corporation and government agencies worldwide, our products continue to offer multiplatform solutions for security, Address: operations, communication and identity management. At its 9045 Strada Stell Ct 201, Naples, FL 34109, USA heart, Fischer International is a technology company driven Phone: 239-643-1500 by visionaries who all have a single focus: to provide Email: [email protected]. unparalleled value to our customers. This commitment Web: www.FISC.com. has always been part of our corporate culture. It began when we introduced our first PC security product to the Activity: Software vendor. marketplace, and our commitment to providing innovative Specialist areas: System management; data products and solutions for the new global enterprise management; storage management; security; other remains our primary mission. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE Non-mainframe platforms supported: Windows, other Product/service information Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license Fischer IOF JES2 Management benefits your entire team by providing greater diagnostic tools and detail for fast Company profile “bottom line” problem resolution. End users can browse Fischer’s vision for software development for over the their jobs, Operations Managers can manage all JES2 last 30 years has been to provide innovative solutions resources, Development managers can monitor operations designed to leverage and enhance the mainframe’s place Time to productivity is accelerated by an intuitive interface in the enterprise at all levels. Fischer International Systems and job summary. The IOF development roadmap reflects Corporation was founded in 1982 by Addison Fischer, the requirements of our customer.

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TapeStream® uses enhanced data compression with up VTAM, TCP/IP, CICS, IODF, DB2 and SAF. Detect to 80% reduction in data storage and a file location index the risks to availability while also ensuring secure to reduce the time to allot individual files. Benefit from the change management and notifications across flexibility of TapeStream® emulation of IBM 3480 amd administration functions (Operator commands, Edit 3490E tape devices. Use it in daily applications like a real sessions, ...). tape, for system backups, DB2 logs, and application batch • z/OS Database Productivity programs. It improves reliability by using by using a 64-bit - Reduce CPU service costs and service delivery CRC technology on each block of data. TapeStream® times: Fastest cloning of pre-production and test works with existing mainframe tape management systems. DB2 (and other relational) sub-systems, databases and tables with also masking & data reduction; Fischer Identity Management simplifies the complex task Automated DB maintenance enhancing existing of managing access across on-premise and cloud systems utilities; Bufferpool optimization; Exception Master to with breakthrough solutions. Fischer can be deployed in determine problems before they hit the systems; … half the time and cost of conventional identity products, • z/OS Application Life-Cycle and are available as on-premise software, managed - File encryption and archiving, test data generation, cloud service, or hosted. Bloor Research Named Fischer naming standards and audit; identifying the “Champion” in Identity & Access Management Services on business-critical files; integrated recovery non-mainframe platform. management solution designed to deliver a global view of your critical data-as well as that data’s backups at the application level • z/OS Software Asset Management - Who’s using what and when in the z/OS software Fitz Software & Co portfolio – IBM and ISV products and inhouse applications including also 4GL, Interpreter Address: languages, ISPF, JCL. Kilcolta House, Crosshaven, Cork, Ireland Phone: +353-21-4832131 Email: [email protected]. Web: www.fitzsoftware.com. Flynet Limited

Activity: Software vendor. Address: Specialist areas: System management; data King William House, Burwell, Cambs CB25 0DU, UK management; storage management; Phone: +44 1638 611111 asset and change management; programming/testing; Email: [email protected]. network performance/management; other Web: www.flynetviewer.com. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Activity: Software vendor. license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy reengineering tools Company profile Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Fitz Software & Co., established in 1991, provides z/OS VSE, zLinux, other users with innovative and niche products that benefit their Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, evolving systems at justifiable prices. Linux, Windows Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual From our offices located in Crosshaven in Ireland we license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, distribute and support (1st and 2nd level) products across other EMEA with remote and onsite support and training to our customers. Our suppliers and partners include NewEra Company profile Software, UBS Hainer, Data21, Astrom Software, and Is your strategy in place when it comes to web, cloud, CASISoftware. BYOD …etc.?

Product/service information Are you torn between creating new feature-rich web-based Our primary expertise lies in: applications and continuing with writing new, fast, low cost, • z/OS Availability, Change Management, Audit & green- screen applications? Security - Change management, audit and security Are you faced with a diminishing pool of mainframe improvement with system integrity in z/OS, JES, application expertise?

Is there a constant demand for new mainframe services? Fundi Software Pty Ltd

FlynetViewer is the leading solution for modernising and Address: integrating mainframe applications with web and internet Level 1, 1 Brodie-Hall Drive, Technology Park, Bentley WA based technologies. It allows you to do far more with less 6102, Australia mainframe expertise and IT budget. Phone: +61 (8) 6212 0150 Email: [email protected] As pioneers of integrating new technologies with Web: www.fundi.com mainframe and legacy screen based applications, Flynet developers were responsible for creating the first dial-up Activity: Software vendor terminal emulator, the first mainframe to internet gateway, Specialist areas: System management; data and most recently the world’s first ‘cloud-ready’ terminal management; asset and change management; security; emulator. programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network performance/management Since 1994 Flynet has been supporting a global and varied Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, zLinux customer base supporting solutions with 10 to 10,000 Pricing options: Other users. Company profile Product/service information Company profile: FlynetViewer integrates seamlessly with existing Fundi Software has established the industry standard in conventional screen-based applications. Web services and CICS and IMS performance and change management new graphical Interfaces can be easily sliced into existing tools. Taken from the Zulu language, Fundi means “expert”. applications replacing commonly used screens to improve The name reflects our desire to be acknowledged for both user experience and performance. expertise and excellence. Fundi Software is committed to developing superior products recognized for innovation, FlynetViewer is incredibly fast and can usually replace ALL quality, and value. client-side traditional terminal emulators like Attachmate Extra, Rumba or IBM etc…. FlynetViewer can be used in We have established strategic relationships with leading association with existing terminal emulation deployments international software vendors including IBM. Through providing additional functionality or integration with web those alliances, Fundi Software delivers Australian based applications as and when required. software products to the world.

FlynetViewer is a server-side, cross-browser, BYOD Product/service information compliant, zero client install, pure html and JavaScript Many of Fundi’s tools are marketed and supported terminal emulation-based solution for 3270, 5250 and exclusively by IBM. They include: VTxxx applications. • IBM CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS: The premiere SMF CICS reporting tool, providing FlynetViewer provides rapid definition and generation of comprehensive turn-key and custom reports about all ASP.NET web services and web pages integrating screen- aspects of transaction performance based applications using minimal proprietary content. • IBM Transaction Analysis Workbench for z/OS: Developers can enhance and extend the generated Reporting and problem determination for z/OS applications using ASP.NET and .NET frameworks. Server- transactions across all the subsystems on which they side logic provides navigation throughout the application can execute: CICS, IMS, DB2, IBM MQ, z/OS Connect, allowing the use of modern menu systems, i.e. hierarchical and more drop-down, to replace clumsy single-screen menus. • IBM IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS (IMS PA): Performance reporting from the IMS (and related) logs FlynetViewer can generate web services to automate data and historical reporting for OMEGAMON for IMS. IMS entry and other processes can share sessions with users PA is the benchmark tool for IMS performance analysis of the web terminal emulator to enable powerful synergies • IBM CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS: enterprise- between server-side automation and human intervention/ grade and future-proof management of CICS resource access whenever desired. definitions • IBM IMS Problem Investigator for z/OS: deep-dive Most importantly FlynetViewer can increase the return analysis of the IMS and related logs associated with mainframe applications whilst reducing • IBM IMS Connect Extensions for z/OS: comprehensive user costs such as maintenance, training and support. management of TCP/IP access to IMS

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• IBM IMS Configuration Manager for z/OS: resource Fujitsu Technology Solutions is committed and responsible management with DRD and modern parameter for the seamless and efficient interaction of all the BS2000/ (PROCLIB) management OSD infrastructure components. BS2000/OSD guarantees efficient, risk-free data center operation – 24 hours a Marketed through Circle, Fundi also develops C\Flow: one day, 365 days a year, today, tomorrow, whenever you of the easiest ways to web-enable CICS transactions and want. On-going innovations in hardware and software, C\Parse: generate maintainable and customizable JSON based on proven technologies, will continue to make it and XML COBOL parsers. the most reliable and costeffectivplatform for many largescale applications ensuring security of investment and data today as well as in future. BS2000/OSD has been the subject of continuous innovation for forty years and has been adapted to take account of constantly Fujitsu changing market requirements. For instance, BS2000/ OSD is a mainframe OS that can run on servers based on Address: classic mainframe architecture and on industry standard Mies-van-der-Rohe Str. 4-10, 80807 Munich, Germany processors. And with its open interfaces it offers future- Phone: +49 89 62060 1970. proof integration into modern application architectures. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.fujitsu.com/fts/products/computing/servers/ bs2000/. Gary Bergman Associates Activity: Hardware vendor. Specialist areas: System management; data Address: management; storage management; security 14 Hickory Lane, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, USA Mainframe platforms supported: Other Phone: +1 732 247 2727 Non-mainframe platforms supported: other Email: [email protected] Web: www.debugcics.com Company profile Company profile: Activity: Software vendor Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and Specialist areas: Programming/testing communication technology (ICT) company offering a full Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 range of technology products, solutions and services. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license Approximately 170,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience Company profile and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with Established in 1974 to provide debugging services for our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported CICS. consolidated revenues of 4.4 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Product/service information Advanced Debugging System (“ADS”) for the CICS Fujitsu CEMEA&I: mainframe. In Continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, Fujitsu is the leading IT infrastructure provider with a presence in all key markets serving large, medium-sized and small businesses. The company offers a full portfolio GT Software of IT products, business solutions and services, ranging from workplace systems to datacenter solutions, managed Address: services, and cloud-based software and solutions. In 6255 Barfield Rd NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328, USA CEMEA&I Fujitsu employs approximately 13,000 people Phone: +1 404-253-1300 and is part of the global Fujitsu Group. Email: [email protected] Web: www.gtsoftware.com Product/service information BS2000/OSD is the mainframe OS offered by Fujitsu Activity: Software vendor CEMEA&I. Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy The BS2000/OSD mainframes (S- and SQ-Series) reengineering tools; other are more than just servers: they represent a complete, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ autonomous and dynamic IT infrastructure for different VSE, z/Linux kinds of applications. With his fully mainframe offering

Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other • Requires no skillsets for writing code with “drag-and- Unix, Linux, Windows drop” tools Pricing options: Other • Easy to install with minimal or no training • Integrates all mainframe assets, regardless of Company profile underlying platforms, languages and data formats Founded in 1982, GT Software’s heritage of application • Requires no additional mainframe resource usage modernization began with the mainframe and now • Low total cost of ownership (TCO) continues through today’s modern technologies. Our enterprise software solutions revolutionize data, process and transaction access to optimize business information across mainframe, distributed and cloud platforms. GT Software has unsurpassed expertise in mainframe H&W Computer Systems technology and helps companies easily overcome the challenges associated with accessing mainframe data and Address: applications with no additional coding required. 6154 N Meeker Place, Suite 100, Boise, ID 83713, USA Phone: 800-338-6692 Globally, more than 2,500 organizations trust GT Software Email: [email protected] to help improve mainframe modernization initiatives, Web: www.hwcs.com including business intelligence, workforce productivity, customer experience and mobility. GT Software’s solutions Activity: Software vendor are found at some of the world’s largest banks and Specialist areas: System management financial institutions, insurance companies, state and Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE local governments, as well as in retail, manufacturing and Non-mainframe platforms supported: Windows energy companies. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, GT Software is a privately held company that is currently represented in the Company profile U.S., Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa and South H&W Computer Systems has been a leading provider of America. quality business-to-business software since 1979. H&W creates solutions that provide long-term value to business Product/service information units and IT organizations. GT Software offers a variety of mainframe integration and data access solutions that simplify access to legacy Today, hundreds of corporations worldwide, including many applications and mission-critical data via robust Web Global 500 companies, trust H&W for their IT software and services with no additional coding required. services needs.

GT Software’s integration solutions help businesses Product/service information empower customers and employees with easy access H&W’s industry-leading SYSB-II is a cost-effective to the information and applications they need to be way to use existing VSAM-reliant CICS applications to successful. Whether you want to improve business accommodate business growth without downtime due to performance with easy mobile access to key business applications, feed business intelligence initiatives, create batch. robust Web and mobile experiences for customers or • SYSB-II allows CICS and batch to have concurrent explore the power of cognitive computing, GT Software can access to VSAM files, so users have full read/write help you accomplish your objectives. access to CICS 24/y, even during batch. • Users have access to VSAM data being updated closer GT Software’s integration solutions include the Ivory® to real time, so they don’t have to wait for overnight Suite, featuring solutions that allow users to quickly changes or rely on “point in time” data, and they can and seamlessly integrate the mainframe with other finish crucial tasks sooner. technologies such as mobile and Web applications, SYSB-II doesn’t require application source-code packaged applications, business intelligence and cloud changes, data migration, or rearchitecting the existing IT initiatives. infrastructure.

GT Software Key Differentiators: H&W has also recently announced the BoxScore II • Over 30 years of mainframe expertise capacity assessment software developed with mainframe • Speed and ease of delivering massive amounts of data expert Cheryl Watson. It’s the only independent solution to external solutions capacity and performance planners can use to:

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• Verify the value of new hardware and software against Product/service information an actual workload mix, ensuring correct usage We have established a pool of experienced engineers to calculations and resulting in significant potential support the mainframe. We provide services is areas of: savings. • Review performance weekly to find issues configuration • Sizing and Designing a Mainframe setup changes caused before they result in a premature need • Operating System upgrades and maintenance (z/OS, z/ for capacity or excess charges on workload-licensing VM, zLinux, OS/390) bills. • Storage Managament • Compare performance of actual workload mixes on • Disaster Recovery a new and old CPU to calculate fair normalization for • Database Management chargeback. • Operation and Workload Automation BoxScore II finds steadily growing performance • L1 & L2 Mainframe support. issues, which performance management and capacity management solutions can’t.

Hexaware Technologies

Heitech Managed Services Sdn Bhd Address: H5, Sipcot IT Park, Navallur Post, Kancheepuram District Address: Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603103, India HeiTech Village 2,No 1, Jalan Astaka U8/81, Section U8, Phone: 044 4745 1000 40150 Shah Alam, Selngor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Web: www.hexaware.com Phone: 60193106462 Email: [email protected] Activity: Consultancy Web: www.heitech.com.my Specialist areas: System management; data management; programming/testing; other Activity: System integrator Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Specialist areas: System management; data Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, management; storage management; programming/testing; Linux web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Pricing options: Other performance/management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Company profile VSE, zLinux Hexaware is a global provider of IT and Process Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other outsourcing services. We focus exclusively on maximizing Unix, Linux, Windows client returns from outsourcing and off-shoring. We have Pricing options: One-time charge, processor/capacity- extensive experience in managing large IT applications based, workload/usage based. in real time as well as in providing high value services around packaged enterprise applications such as SAP and Company profile PeopleSoft. HeiTech Managed Services, a subsidiary of a HeiTech Padu Berhad (public listed), is providing services in area of Data Centre, Network, Disaster Recovery and Cloud Computing. We have a Call Centre that complement our HORIZONT offering. HeiTech Padu itself (parent company) is focusing on System Integration business, developing applications Address: on COBOL, C/C++, Java, on mainframe and non- Garmischer Str. 8, 80339 Munich, Germany mainframe platform. Phone: +49 89 540 162 0 We have been the IBM Mainframe market leader since Email: [email protected] the 80’s. Our major customers ranges from Financial and Web: www.horizont-it.com Government such as National Unit Trust Board, Inland Revenue Board, Immigration, Road Transport, National Sales contacts: Registration. America [email protected]

We are also a Strategic and Authorized Service Partner to Activity: Software vendor most mainframe vendors such as EMC, Hitachi, Oracle, Specialist areas: System management; storage IBM, Novell, CA Technologies and Red Hat. management; asset and change management

Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 I/S Management Strategies Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Linux, Windows, other Address: Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ 4942 N Hollywood Avenue, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217, USA capacity-based, other Phone: +1 414 332-3062 Email: [email protected] Company profile Web: http://www.sherkow.com HORIZONT is a software development company located in Munich, Germany. The company was founded in 1993 Activity: Consultant as R.O.S.E. by three OPC (TWS) consultants. Due to legal Specialist areas: System management conflicts, the name was changed to HORIZONT in 1997. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 The company’s first product was OPC/Graph (now TWS/ Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Graph), net plan display software for TWS, which was license, other developed together with IBM Germany. With more than 150 customers worldwide, it has become the de facto Company profile standard for TWS compatible software. Additional products Al Sherkow is a capacity planning and performance include TWS/BatchAD, TWS/BatchCP and TWS/Audit, consultant at I/S Management Strategies and author of rounding off the TWS product line. the LPAR Capacity and Software Usage Analysis Tool (LCS). Al is a recognized industry expert regarding the With the introduction of XINFO in 1997 (SmartIS in the configuration and planning of processors and PR/SM US in 1999), HORIZONT took a big step into a much and IBM mainframe Workload License Charges, and has wider market. XINFO (SmartIS in USA) integrates with worked with many companies around the globe to help schedulers other than TWS, for example CA-7, CA- them reduce mainframe costs through efficient capacity Scheduler, APM, Control-M or ZEKE. In 2002 HORIZONT and licensing strategies. As principal of I/S Management released DSN/Change and SmartJCL, which are Strategies, Al has been helping clients since 1988 and is a completing the product line. And since 2003 HORIZONT regular presenter at industry conferences. I/S Management has a new ground-breaking product: TWS/WebAdmin Strategies is a System z Development Partner of IBM and we are also affiliated with IBM’s IT Analyst Relations. Product/service information XINFO - The IT Information System (also known as Product/service information SmartIS). The LPAR Capacity and Software Usage Analysis (LCS) XINFO is the information system for batch production. It Software is the only tool available to assist installations enables you to access and cross-reference all data from in planning for, implementing, monitoring and leveraging various IT systems like JCL, TWS, CA-7, CA-Scheduler, IBM’s Workload License Charges (WLC). LCS reads your Control-M, ZEKE, SMF, RMM, CA-1, COBOL, PL/I and SMF data and prepares interactive reports that can help much more. 100 satisfied customers worldwide! you decrease your IBM software charges month after month. LCS is truly unique. No other tool is available SmartJCL - The Easy Way to Faultless JCL. that combines information about your licensed software SmartJCL is a new JCL checker. It offers an integrated products, analysis of utilization data, and prices to provide scheduler interfaces, reformat functions, batch mode and near real-time estimates of your software charges. LCS much more. allows sites to “tune” their IBM monthly software invoices!

DSN/Change - The Dataset Renaming System Large and small sites have licensed LCS throughout the If you want to carry out file name migration under z/OS USA and the world (Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, automatically, reliably and at low cost, DSN/Change is the Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom). right tool for your data center.

TWS Products - especially designed for TWS (Tivoli Workload Scheduler). These products are especially designed for TWS, you i3 Business Solutions LLC cannot not use them if you are running schedulers other Address: than IBM’s TWS. 5005-B Cascade RD SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, USA TWS/WebAdmin, TWS/Graph, TWS/Audit, TWS/BatchAD, Phone: +1 616 956 6888. and TWS/BatchCP. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.i3bus.com/

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Activity: Consultant. Pricing options: One-time charge; monthly/annual Specialist areas: System management; data license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, management; storage management; asset and change other. management; security; programming/testing Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE Company profile Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, Originator of mainframe technology. Linux, Windows

Company profile i3 Business Solutions accelerates business results by integrating information solutions. We are an IBM and Illustro Systems International Microsoft Business Partner offering products and solutions for iSeries, pSeries, xSeries, and zSeries. We also offer Address: consulting services in the manufacturing and distribution 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 5001, Dallas, Texas sectors and planning, installation, and implementation 75207, USA. support for PM, EMR, ERP and CRM software. Phone: +1 214 800 8900 Product/service information Email: [email protected] i3 Business Solutions provides a full-range of z/OS, Web: www.illustro.com OS/390, z/VM, and VSE/ESA system programming services including version and release upgrades, day-to- Activity: Software vendor. day operating systems support, performance and tuning, Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy and on-site or remote 7x24 operating system support. reengineering tools Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, workload/usage-based

IBM Company profile illustro Systems focus on delivering software solutions that Address: empower today’s mainframe customer to lead the way with Route 100 Somers NY 10589, USA innovation. Phone: +1-914-766-4589 www.ibm.com Web: We believe that web-enabling mainframe applications should mean return on investment in hours, not months. Sales contacts (hardware): And our z/Web-Host product provides just that. And with Ernie Fernandez +1 914 642 3713 America the rapidly emerging standard of SOA and using Web Martina Koederitz +33 1 41885653 EMEA Services and XML as the method of exchanging data Sheddrick Harrison +81 3 5572 2728 AsiaPac between computers, our z/XML-Host product delivers a powerful yet simple solution. Our customers have their Sales contacts (software): Internet-enabling projects in production in the same time it Dot Alexander +1 914 642 4952 America takes just to evaluate competitive solutions. EMEA David Wilson +44 1256 344682 AsiaPac Erik Elzerman +65 6418 2230 Product/service information illustro’s z/Ware family of products have earned the Hardware and Software vendor. Activity: reputation of being easy. The z/Web-Host product System management; data Specialist areas: transforms any 3270 application, whether CICS or non- management; storage management; asset and change CICS, directly into a fully functional, web-based interface management; security; programming/testing; web that anyone can use – all without touching the original integration and legacy reengineering tools; network application. And with z/XML-Host, mainframe data can performance/management. be automatically converted into XML documents and Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ accessed via Web Services using SOAP, meaning your VSE, Linux data and business-critical logic can be shared with any Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other platform or application. This includes languages like Java Unix, Linux, Windows and .Net, or Web-Services-enabled platforms including IBM’s WebSphere and Microsoft Office.

What’s more, both z/Web-Host and z/XML-Host run directly integration products and Enterprises will quickly see on either z/OS (OS/390) or z/VSE (VSE/ESA), so there’s reward from any Informatica deployments. no need to add cost and complexity to the process by using a different, less reliable platform just to Internet- With Informatica’s PowerCenter ability to run on the IBM enable your mainframe. mainframe z/Linux platform Enterprises can, if required, build fully centric, mainframe based data integration And now that your mainframe data can easily be made environments, on possibly the world’s most resilient and available on the ‘Net, security is an important issue. That’s reliable data processing architecture. PowerCenter for z/ where our iCYA network appliance comes in. The iCYA Linux leverages the business-critical aspects of mainframe delivers full Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protection so your computing while providing the same time-to-value and data is encrypted until it reaches a trusted source. cost-of-ownership advantages that PowerCenter brings to non-mainframe environments via its inherent “Map-Once deploy anywhere” Vibe powered architecture. Informatica also integrally supports the needs of the modern Enterprise by providing other industry recognised (Forrester, Informatica Corporation Gartner etc.) technology products used for Data Masking, Application Life Cycle Data Management, Data Quality, Address: Data Replication as well as a complete and comprehensive 2100 Seaport Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA. Master Data Management capability. Using Informatica Phone: +1 650 385 5000 (800-970-1179 in the USA). can help enterprises extend the value of their mainframe Email: [email protected] investments with near-universal mainframe access and a Web: www.informatica.com holistic view of enterprise information, while maximizing the reliability and reducing the costs of data integration Sales contacts: processing. America: +1 (888) 635-0899 EMEA: +44 (0)1628 511311 Informatica not only enables a performing and cost effective data integration platform but can also help Activity: Software vendor. architect and implement an Enterprises solution by Specialist areas: Data Integration; web integration and providing skilled resources either via its own highly skilled legacy reengineering tools; Data Privacy; other and trained Professional Services network or via its ECO Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, z/Linux system of Systems Integrators and Partners. Whatever Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, the need for Data Integration, Informatica has both the Linux, Windows, IBM i solution and the skill to help Enterprises succeed. For Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license more information around the Informatica products portfolio please refer to the Informatica Website. Company profile Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA) is the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software. With over 3,000 employees distributed in over 28 countries around the globe, Organisations can rely InfoSec Inc on Informatica to realise their information potential and drive top business imperatives. Worldwide over 5,000 Address: Enterprises already depend on Informatica to fully leverage 14001-C St. Germain Drive, Suite 809, Centreville, VA their information assets from devices to mobile to social 20121, USA. to big data residing on-premise, in the Cloud and across Phone: +1 703 825 1202 social networks. Email: [email protected] Web: www.infosecinc.com Product/service information Informatica’s PowerExchange products enable data Activity: Consultant connectivity to many of the commonly used mainframe Specialist areas: System management; data (z/OS & i/Series) data sources e.g. DB2, IMS, Adabas management; storage management; security; etc.. Data can be delivered according to the demands of programming/testing; network performance/management the consuming applications; offering data extractions in Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 ,VM/ either complete batch-type accesses or “delta” updates VSE, Linux from previous extractions delivered in Real-Time. Couple Pricing options: Monthly/annual license the connectivity to Informatica’s world renowned data

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Company profile Product/service information InfoSec Inc provides high-quality software and services to Best recognized as the provider of the Fast Dump Restore mainframe customers resulting in increased operational (FDR) suite, INNOVATION solutions offer enterprise efficiencies, improved compliance and decreased costs. storage management and non-disruptive business Our goal is to help you to leverage your mainframe protection. FDRINSTANT supports Timefinder, FlashCopy, investment. ShadowImage and SnapShot Copy for non-disruptive backup of off-line volumes. Product/service information InfoSec provides mainframe consulting resources to IAM allows users to achieve performance enhancements help our customers continue to leverage their mainframe and system resource savings for most applications that investment. Our specialty is mainframe security and utilize VSAM datasets. FDRPAS provides non-disruptive compliance, but we can perform any mainframe-related volume relocation of z/OS disk volumes from one device services including systems programming, database to another, while FDRERASE provides safe, secure, fast management, workload management, output management erasure of z/OS data volumes. FDR/UPSTREAM allows and more. With all of the regulation and legislation in place users to position the OS/390 or z/OS mainframe as a today for compliance related initiatives, organizations need backup server, with additional support for zLinux. support to help them achieve that compliance. Sites with EMC Symmetrix arrays rely on FDRSOS for high-speed network-free volume-level backup/restore across ESCON/FICON channels. FDR/UPSTREAM/SOS extends this protection with logical file granularity, central INNOVATION Data Processing administration and policy-based management.

Address: 275 Paterson Ave, Little Falls, NJ 07424. USA. Phone: +1 973 890 7300 Email: [email protected] Inspired Solutions (Software) Ltd Web: http://www.innovationdp.com Address: Activity: Software vendor 208, Moor Lane, Salford M7 3PZ, UK. Specialist areas: Data management; storage Phone:+44 (0) 161 7926540 management Email: [email protected] Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 ,VM/ Web: www.inspired-solutions.co.uk VSE, Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, Activity: Software vendor Linux, Windows, other Specialist areas: System management; data Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual management; asset and change management; other license, processor/capacity-based, other Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 ,VM/ VSE, Linux Company profile Non-mainframe platforms supported: Other Unix, Linux, INNOVATION Data Processing has over 33 years Windows experience of providing backup/restore, non-disruptive Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual protection and storage management solutions for license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, enterprise-scale z/OS and OS/390 mainframe and open other systems (SAN/LAN/Unix, Windows, Novell, and Linux) installations. INNOVATION partners with BMC, Compaq, Company profile Computer Associates, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Save Money on the Mainframe IBM, Informix, Lotus, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat, StorageTek, Sun, SuSE Linux, Sybase, Turbo Linux and Inspired Solutions and Blenheim Software work together to others. distribute software in the UK and Ireland. Our cost-effective software covers many of the most important areas in the INNOVATION’s prime objective in partnering with data centre for both mainframe and distributed platforms. software companies is interoperability and co-existence with operating system platforms and databases; while Several of the tools and software we supply are either the partnering with storage vendors allows the creation of de facto standard for their area, or soon will be. unique solutions that provide customers with the benefits of advanced storage management.

Product/service information at the forefront of knowledge regarding performance As well as performance management and capacity management and availability assurance. planning tools, we also provide XINFO, the data centre repository; tools for TWS for zOS (OPC) and Distributed ; Product/service information JCL Checking; CICS, VSAM, VTAM, and developers’ tools, he focus of IntelliMagic Vision is to find and flag DB2 tools, utilities and tuning for zOS & distributed. infrastructure risks so that you can resolve the root causes before service disruptions occur. Avoiding availability More details at our partners websites: issues is both easier and cheaper than dealing with actual Enterprise Performance Vision for Performance & Capacity problems. Naturally, IntelliMagic Vision also offers deep Planning - www.epvtech.com performance analysis and an interactive user interface Horizont GmbH for TWS Products - www.horizont-it.com that greatly reduces the time required to investigate any MacKinney for CICS, VSAM, VTAM Products - www. performance problems that could not be predicted. mackinney.com Responsive Systems for DB2 Buffer Pool Tuning - www. IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS reads raw RMF/CMF and responsivesystems.com SMF measurement data and combines this with expert Relational Architects International and Insoft Software for knowledge about workloads and internal hardware and DB2 tools - www.relarc.com software architecture. This is very different from classic ITGain for UDB DB2 products - www.itgain.de reporting tools that just show the numbers in a graphical InSoft for DB2 tools - www.insoft-software.de. view without showing whether something is good or bad. It is also very different from ‘Analytics’, in the sense that we do not use statistics without interpretation, but detect real hidden risks based on our internal hardware and architecture knowledge. IntelliMagic Only with intelligent interpretation can you trust software Address: to be the proactive monitor for the health of your z/OS Lokhorstraat 16, 2311 TA Leiden, The Netherlands resources, without being clouded by alert storms. Phone:+ 31 65 1509477 Email: [email protected] Web: www.intellimagic.com

Activity: Software vendor Specialist areas: System management INTERCHIP AG Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other Address: Unix, Linux, Windows, other Elektrastrasse 6, 81925, Germany. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Phone: +49 89 9914 990 license, processor/capacity-based, other Email: [email protected] Web: www.interchip-software.com/. Company profile IntelliMagic solutions manage the performance and Sales contacts: availability of critical IT resources such as enterprise America: +1 800 225 5224. storage, z/OS, and SAN infrastructure. EMEA: + 44 1753 577733. AsiaPac: [email protected]; Our products perform intelligent analysis of performance Singapore: 65 6337 2822. and configuration data, using built-in knowledge about hardware architecture and throughput capabilities, in Activity: Software vendor. order to protect availability. This is what we call Availability Specialist areas: Storage management. Intelligence. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual IntelliMagic has existed since 2002. IntelliMagic employs license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based technical staff with deep expertise in the world of performance analysis and capacity modeling. IntelliMagic’s Company profile products and services are being used by the world’s INTERCHIP AG with international headquarters based in largest IT datacenters, as well as by storage hardware Munich, Germany, was founded in 1987. vendors. The interaction with our customers keep us The company is privately held and provides enterprise-

90 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory wide, multi-platform solutions for the optimization of Company profile complex IT environments. Interskill Learning develops and delivers the global Mainframe Computing Industry’s ONLY comprehensive In addition to representing selected software companies curriculum of self-paced elearning! Our learning designs in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, INTERCHIP AG are informed by contemporary learning theory and are develops its own market-leading products. INTERCHIP interactive, contextualized and responsive to diverse AG’ s flagship product, RealTime Defrag (RTD), is currently learning styles. We believe in immersing learners in in daily use at some of the largest banks, insurance relevant authentic activities designed to motivate, engage, companies and government agencies worldwide. and produce quantifiable change. Utilized by Thousands of Mainframe Computing Organizations. Over a Million Product/service information Mainframers Trained! RealTime Defrag (RTD) is a proven product in use since 1995 that eliminates DASD fragmentation and the need for Product/service information over-allocation of disk space thereby avoiding x37 abends Interskill’s broad spectrum, Mainframe Specific curriculum and out-of-space conditions. Running continuously and of self-paced elearning courses gives your Mainframe efficiently in the background, RTD quickly reorganizes disk Computing Workforce 12 months unlimited access to over files, recovering available storage space and eliminating 250 online IBM z Systems and Power Systems courses, file and DASD fragmentation. Unlike standard operating to mainframe job-role based Learning Road Maps, to system utilities, no batch or weekend maintenance jobs are Mainframe Skills Assessments, to Training Analytics & needed. Reporting, and to Tools for quick & easy development of your own in-house mainframe Classes/Webinars. This Disk storage waste caused by over-allocation is eliminated, 21st century mainframe training solution delivers superior since files are continuously and automatically groomed. quality training and dramatically cuts training costs for the RTD can be customized to meet your defragmentation world’s premier mainframe computing organizations! Over needs through a variety of parameters that take effect a Million Mainframers Trained! Hundreds of Millions of immediately. RTD includes full support for the latest level of Dollars Saved! the operating system (z/OS) and EAVs. Additional options are available to support FlashCopy Version 2 and Preserve Mirror (Remote Pair FlashCopy).

ISAM (Information Systems Interskill Learning Asset Management)

Address: Address: 11770 Haynes Bridge Road, Suite 205 PMB 526, 4152 North River Run, Minneapolis, MN 55044, USA Alpharetta, GA 30009-1970, USA. Phone: +1 952 322 4726 Phone: +1 770-872-4278 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.isamgroup.com Web: www.interskill.com Activity: Consultant. Sales contacts: Specialist areas: Other EMEA: +44 1625 441120 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ AsiaPac: +61 3 8796 8400, VSE, z/Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: System i, AIX, Activity: Education distributed Unix, Linux, Windows, other Specialist areas: System management; data Pricing options: Other, management; storage management; asset and change management; security; programming/testing; web Company profile integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Founded in 1996, ISAM specializes in helping performance/management; other procurement, vendor management, and data center Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 ,VM/ managers reduce overall software expenses and VSE, Linux on System z compliance risk. GreenBook, the software industry’s Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, largest and most comprehensive database by ISAM Linux contains more than 100 million software cost, product Pricing options: Monthly/annual license usage and categorization data points from over 800

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 91 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory software vendors across 1,000 data centers worldwide. Activity: Consultant. Armed with the knowledge of the actual software costs Specialist areas: System management; data paid by data centers like yours, GreenBookSM provides management; storage management; asset and change the backbone for numerous applications to guide data management; security; web integration and legacy centers to best in class software pricing. reengineering tools; network performance/management; other Product/service information Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 IBM Audit support, Software Vendor Negotiation, Data Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, Windows Center Optimization. Company profile iTech-Ed Ltd provides a source of highly technical information and expertise for people using IBM mainframes, servers, the Internet, mid-range computers, ISI Pty Ltd PCs, and tablet devices. iTech-Ed provides consultancy on a wide variety of mainframe-related areas, produces Address: technical articles and White Papers on current trends Level 1, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo, New South Wales 2007, in computing, performs software reviews, writes up Australia research in technical areas, and edits marketing copy Phone: +61 2 8905 8900 to avoid ambiguities and eliminate any technical errors. Email: [email protected] The company can also provide in-house training (with Web: www.isi.com.au documentation) in a variety of mainframe-related areas, as well as Microsoft Office training. iTech-Ed also designs Activity: Integrator and creates modern-looking Web sites using, for example, Specialist areas: System management; storage JQuery, that fit W3C standards. management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, z/Linux More recently, iTech-Ed has been helping organizations Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, distributed with their social media policies and a very hands-on Linux, Windows approach has seen companies produce Facebook pages, produce well-supported Twitter feeds, and make the best Company profile use of YouTube. ISI is one of the most successful and enduring IT players in the Australian business sector. With a focus on outcomes, CEO Trevor Eddolls’ work in the mainframe community has our success stems from a company-wide commitment to been recognized and he has been awarded the prestigious fulfilling customer needs and leveraging new technologies. title of IBM Champion every year since 2009.

In 1995, ISI became the first IBM zSeries reseller in Popular blogs can be found at it.toolbox.com/blogs/ Australia and New Zealand. Today we remain the only IBM mainframe-world/ and the Destination z Web site. Articles Premier Partner operating in the System z market and is have appeared regularly in technical journals and on Web at the forefront of the next wave of ‘Large Scale Server sites. Deployments’ utilising Open Systems on System z – the most reliable, scalable and cost effective ‘Business Class’ Since 2004 iTech-Ed Ltd has offered motivational training computing platform in the world. ISI also sells and supports for staff as well as help with personal development and life the complete range of IBM products including Power and coaching. System x Servers, software, storage and support services.

iTech-Ed Ltd Key Resources Inc

Address: Address: iTech-Ed House, 16 Brinkworth Close, Chippenham, Wilts 36467 S. Nathan Hale Drive, Lake Villa, IL 60046, USA SN14 0TL, UK Phone: +1-800-574-1339 Phone: +44 1249 443256. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]. Web: www.krisecurity.com Web: www.itech-ed.com.

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SECURITY SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT YOUR DATA KRI solutions uncovered over 160 vulnerabilities for our clients this year. Our solutions will find yours AP before they can be ty G egri exploited. Be proactive; Int not reactive! The SE CLO

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Activity: Software vendor Application Security (IAST) testing for IBM’s System Z Specialist areas: Security operating system, third-party software, and exits using a Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, CVSS scoring system that meets the standards applied by Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual the majority of the standards bodies in the United States. license, z/Assure VAP runs as an extension of z/OS and conducts runtime analysis searching for security code vulnerabilities Company profile using proprietary algorithms. KRI is an experienced and versatile provider of mainframe information security services and software. KRI is a contributor to the development of international, normative Product/service information mainframe security standards and we have a high level The z/Assure® Vulnerability Analysis Product (VAP) (z/ of expertise in consulting clients on how to apply and Assure VAP) from KRI is an Infrastructure Security product implement such standards. that operates on the principles of Interactive Application Security Testing (IAST) for the z/OS operating system, The benefit for KRI’s clients is maximized by the profound third-party and in-house written software that executes technical knowledge and long-standing IT security as an extension of z/OS. IAST is defined by Gartner as background of our consultants and evaluators, providing the combining of real-time detection of an exploitable for a knowledge-based, in-depth approach to security vulnerability with real-time verification. The product runs as in customer environments, rather than using high-level an extension of z/OS and interactively scans all authorized checklists. We are the only company who offers Interactive programs searching for severe security code vulnerabilities

sfs grity sdfd nte fsdf the I dfsd fdss Gsd sdf fsdf dfsd Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory using proprietary algorithms and advanced intelligence to Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, detect threats. This is known as OSIT (Operating System distributed Unix, Linux, Windows, other Integrity Testing). It conducts runtime analysis of the Pricing options: other operating system level code, memory, and data flow to identify vulnerabilities, perform forensics analysis, prioritize Company profile risks and reports exactly where to find exploitable code for L3C is an UK-based company offering cross platform ease of remediation. enterprise cloud services with IBM System Z at the core. We believe in the right workload on the right cloud and KRI’s Security Conversion Utility (SCU)™ is used to complement our System Z cloud with Power8 (AIX, I migrate to or from CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret, or RACF®. Series), Linux across all platforms and Windows along with SCU has a proven and tested four phase methodology. tiered storage. We bring the performance, reliability and KRI’s Security Merge Utility (SMU)™ is a database merge security of the mainframe to our partners offering dev/test, toolkit used to automate the merging of CA-ACF2 or IBM’s POC, Pre-Prod Production and DR environments. RACF security databases. There is no manual intervention in this process. SMU will both convert and merge Our Z platform allows you to test and deploy Open Source eliminating extra steps. solutions on Linux on Z as well as new mobile, analytic and social workloads by providing not just a front end but also the key ability to integrate these into existing data sets and systems of record. We can also support your legacy z/OS environments and provide DR solutions. We are founding Knight consulting members of the Open Mainframe Project and members of Linux Foundation. Address: 10119 Juliana cir, Powell, OH, USA Product/service information Phone: +1 614 425 3036 Linux on Z offers significant opportunity for license savings Email: [email protected] on SW that uses a Core-based pricing methodology. Up Web: www.l3cllp.com to 12:1 license savings can be achieved by consolidating Oracle DB on Linux on Z. Our Linux on Z cloud also Activity: Consultant provides an excellent platform to develop and deploy Specialist areas: System management; storage Open Source solutions on Linux on Z and we can offer management elastic pricing for SUSE. We are partners of all major Linux Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, distributions, Oracle and MongoDB amongst others. We Pricing options: One-time charge can offer IFLs or subsets of IFLs for short term or long terms projects and supporting infrastructure on Power8, Company profile Intel and tiered storage where needed. I provide time tested configuration management reviews of current environments. We also offer z/OS based cloud infrastructure solution for development, DR or even production modes to our Integrator and SW vendor partners enabling them to address legacy environments for their end clients. Our cloud services are delivered from UK Tier3 data centres L3C LLP with Tier4 on request.

Address: Our resourcing capability also allows us to support you 25 Sackville Street, London W1S 3AX, UK with niche resources when necessary to complement your Phone: +44 207 887 6331. projects delivered via a near shore and onshore model. Email: [email protected] Web: www.l3cllp.com

Activity: Outsourcer Latuz LLC Specialist areas: Storage management; asset and change management; security; network performance/management; Address: other 20533 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 311, Aventura, FL 33180, USA Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Phone: +1 (305) 851-2807. VSE, Linux Email: [email protected] Web: www.latuz.com

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Activity: Consultant of the Fortune 100 companies trust LRS solutions to Specialist areas: System management; data deliver their most critical documents. management; storage management; asset and change management; security; network performance/management; Product/service information other VPS and VPS/TCPIP. The VPS software suite manages, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ monitors and delivers documents to network destinations VSE, Linux, other through the organization. Originally designed for VTAM- Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, Linux controlled SNA networks, LRS added TCP/IP functionality Pricing options: other and pioneered the migration of enterprise printing to the TCP/IP network protocol. The VPS solution offers web- Company profile based monitoring and control, enabling administrators, We started this company in 2005 because we want to operators and end users to control production printing. make the world a better place by using our skills to help companies adopt, expand and optimize the use of IBM VPS/Secure. VPS/Secure offer encrypted distribution mainframes, since we believe they are the most advanced, of confidential documents from host to printer or host to modern, powerful and efficient computers in the world. host. It uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), This is why our team has been working with mainframes supporting the exchange of encrypted data between for over 30 years, and why we believe that by helping Windows, Unix, OS/390 and z/OS mainframes. customers make the best use of this energy efficient, green platform, we can improve the world we are living in. VPS/E Mail. This expands the print distribution channel to include direct e-mail delivery from the host. Product/service information We specialize in mainframe services, including system VPS/PDF. VPS/PDF provides dynamic conversion of programming, development, migrations and conversions, AFP documents to Portable Document Format (PDF) for and project management. Our skills cover every subsystem delivery via e-mail, web or file. available on the z Systems platform, and every operating system currently supported. DRS captures, manages and controls documents originating from any platform via the LRS Enterprise Output Server.

Levi Ray & Shoup Inc DRS/Output Manager. With DRS/Output Manager, SAP R/3 users gain full control over document printing, along Address: with feedback on print status, without leaving the SAP app. 2401 West Monroe Street, Springfield, Illinois, USA Phone: 217 793 3800. PageCenter. PageCenter archives documents received Email: [email protected] from VPS for secure viewing with web browsers on multiple Web: www.lrs.com platforms.

Sales contacts: EMEA: +44 1242 537500, [email protected], Regent House, Rodney Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL50 1HX, UK. Logicalis UK AsiaPac: [email protected]. Address: Activity: Software vendor 110 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, Berks SL1 4PF, UK Specialist areas: System management; security Phone: +44 (0) 01753 777200 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Email: [email protected] VSE, Linux, other Web: www.logicalis.com Non-mainframe platforms supported: OS/400, AIX, other Unix, Linux, Windows Activity: Integrator Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Specialist areas: System management; data license, processor/capacity based, workload/usage based management; storage management; asset and change management; security; web integration and legacy Company profile reengineering tools; network performance/management Since 1981, Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. has been providing software solutions that help customers save money, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ improve business productivity, and provide assured VSE, z/Linux delivery of business-critical documents. Ninety-five percent

Non-mainframe platforms supported: System i, AIX, Activity: Consultant other Unix, Linux, Windows Specialist areas: System management; programming/ Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual testing licence, processor/capacity based, workload/usage based Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Pricing options: Other Company profile Logicalis is an international IT solutions and managed Company profile services provider with a breadth of knowledge and We have provided mainframe technical and systems expertise in communications and collaboration; data centre programming services since 1992. We help companies and cloud services; and managed services. with mainframe problems, projects and plans throughout Australia and South Asia. We have over 20 years Logicalis employs nearly 3,700 people worldwide, including experience in System z mainframes and related systems highly trained service specialists who design, specify, software including z/OS, CICS, and IMS. deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the needs of almost 6,000 corporate and public sector We also contribute to the mainframe community with free customers. To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong articles on our website, our book “What On Earth is a partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, Mainframe”, and the mainframe software website http:// IBM, CA Technologies, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware and www.lookupmainframesoftware.com. ServiceNow. Product/service information The Logicalis Group has annualised revenues of $1.6 Longpela Expertise offer three service ‘streams’: billion, from operations in Europe, North America, Latin 1 Systems services. Our consultants can cover for America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself systems programmers on leave, perform Assembler as one of the leading IT and Communications solution programming projects, assist with skills such as dump integrators, specialising in the areas of advanced reading and performance analysis, or simply add an technologies and services. extra resource to get a project moving. 2 Mainframe Consulting. General Mainframe technical The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec Limited, listed advice to groups such as auditors, managers, and on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges, non-mainframe technical people. We can answer your with revenues of over $5 billion. Mainframe questions, provide advice on the mainframe sector, and help you control your project. From a one Product/service information hour phone call to longer term on-site projects, we can Logicalis are skilled in infrastructure and new workload provide an expert to use when and where you need. planning, Linux and Websphere implementations, software 3 Training. We can provide a mentor for junior migrations, performance and capacity assessments, systems programmers, perform fast ‘Mainframes for systems programming, security audits and sub-capacity Beginners’briefings, or provide other training and Workload License Charge (WLC) management. assistance you require. We also provide customised briefings for System z clients. Our pro-active approach to managing risk improves the efficiency of any deployment. Post-implementation, we continue our involvement with customised lifecycle and Looksoftware managed services support. We assist you in procuring the best in class IBM mainframe Address: hardware and software solutions, and then provide 9/622 Ferntree Gullu Road, Wheeler’s Hill, Melbourne, the integration services to roll these into your existing Australia environments and provide insight for future IT planning. Phone: 61 3 9535 4444. Email: [email protected] Web: www.looksoftware.com

Longpela Expertise Sales contacts: America: 678-354-1094, [email protected] Address: EMEA: 61 3 9535 4444, [email protected] 1 Lilly Street, South Fremantle WA 6162, Australia AsiaPac: 61 3 9535 4444, [email protected]. Phone: +61 404 757 821 Email: [email protected] Activity: Software vendor Web: www.longpelaexpertise.com.au Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy reengineering tools

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Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE like partners and customers. Support for most popular Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, browsers running Linux, Mac or Windows makes thin Windows clients an easy option for instant global access. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity based, workload/usage based mobileclient More and more employees are on the road using wireless Company profile devices such as web pads, PDAs, and phones. Dynamic application modernization and integration solutions for customers and application vendors. Our smartclient on-the-fly architecture automates the modernization Suits knowledge workers needing smart/rich client support process, requiring no changes to your back-end System z including high performance, advanced UI support (such as applications. datagrids, tree controls and many more), offline support, desktop integration, web services consumption and Front-end modernization supporting: database access. No touch deployment and automated • Rich, thin and mobile multi-channel GUIs updates make smartclient deployment a breeze. • Integration with virtually any desktop, web and back- end application • Delivery of core applications in popular UIs like Outlook and Google Luminex Software Inc • Integration with most portals • Offline support. Address: 871 Marlborough Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507, USA Back-end modernization supporting: Phone: +1 951 781 4100. • Creation of SOA compliant Web services from Email: [email protected] unchanged back-end applications Web: www.luminex.com • Two-way Web services support • DDM, ADO, RPC, 5250, 3270 support. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Storage management Composite Solutions Environment: Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ • Supports on-the-fly delivery of new solutions VSE, • Assemble composite application components with Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual external applications and services. license, workload/usage based

Product/service information Company profile *Developer Product Suite* Founded in 1994, LUMINEX is a leading developer and newlook provider of disk-based mainframe virtual tape products Dynamic generation of smart, thin and mobile user and technologies. LUMINEX Channel Gateways allow interfaces (UIs). Use newlook to rapidly webface and mainframe enterprise users around the world to take full create new UI’s. Access 5250/3270 applications from advantage of the benefits of Modern Mainframe Virtual virtually any front-end including: Outlook, SharePoint, Tape to eliminate or reduce physical tape, improve RTO Notes, WebSphere, Google, Apple iPhone, PDAs, rich and RPO, lower capital and operating costs and improve clients, AJAX, .Net, and Java, etc. data security. With the LUMINEX Channel Gateways, enterprises can now have a single backup and recovery soarchitect program for their mainframe and open systems data. Creates web services from modules of code within existing applications. Provides a complete solution for re-using, Product/service information extending and integrating your existing applications. The Channel Gateway enables mainframe customers to Heterogeneous database access and web services channel attach industry leading and proven open systems consumption make multi-platform integration easy. enterprise storage solutions. The Channel Gateway supports both FICON, up to 8Gb/s, and ESCON channel *Deployment Product Suite* connectivity. Existing mainframe backup software simply lookserver sees the Channel Gateway as a recognized mainframe It enables customers to access iSeries applications tape device. No software changes are required. from any device that supports a browser, or from mobile devices including PDAs. Channel Gateway Enhancement Options: • LTMON brings mainframe console integration to thinclient Zero deployment UIs are best suited to external users © Arcati Ltd, 2017 97 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory

Channel Gateway Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape with new versions of z/OS, VSE and CICS as they become solutions. generally available from IBM. • RepMon provides real-time monitoring of virtual tape data writes and replication to a remote disaster Product/service information recovery site. CICS upgrade assistance: • SyncCopy enforces tape data consistency across • VS/Cobol Interpreter allows programs written and Channel Gateway-attached replicated storage compiled with OS/VS COBOL to execute in CICS systems and provides remote status monitoring of tape Transaction Server 3.1 and above. availability and integrity. • Macro Level Interpreter allows running macro- • HA-Grid provides fully redundant local storage of virtual level code in z/OS or VSE versions of CICS TS tape data, with automated failover for high-availability environments without any coding changes. operations, leveraging the capabilities of both SyncCopy and LTMON. Cost-effective printing solutions: • JES Report Broker manages the access, distribution LUMINEX also offers non-disruptive tape and data and archival of reports. Archive reports for viewing via migration service. Migration from your aging tape and web browser. E-mail and FTP reports securely. backup infrastructure to the modern LUMINEX solution is • MacKinney Print Transform is a server product that easy and automated. provides document transformation services for client products. • ES Queue for Printers prints any report from the system spool to printers defined to VTAM or TCP/ IP. Supports LPD and Direct Socket. Interfaces with MacKinney Systems Inc Solimar Systems and Xerox. • VTAM Virtual Printer captures existing VTAM Address: application (CICS, IMS, etc) print and creates a report 4411 East State Highway D, Suite F, Springfield, MO in the system spool without any programming changes. 65809, USA +1 417 882 8012 Phone: Simplified program testing and debugging: [email protected]. Email: • Track is an online testing and debugging product for www.mackinney.com. Web: CICS application programs. Detects and corrects multiple errors in a single debugging session. Software vendor Activity: • XRAY provides the same capabilities for batch System management; storage Specialist areas: applications. management; asset and change management; security • Dump Detective solves program abends by management; programming/testing automatically formatting and analyzing CICS dumps. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE One-time charge, monthly/annual Pricing options: Productivity-enhancing tools: license, processor/capacity-based, • MacKinney Batch to CICS gets your batch processing on the fast track! Close and open files, dynamically Company profile allocate and unallocate files, send CEMT commands. Since 1980 MacKinney Systems, a member of IBM • SimpList is a powerful and highly productive mainframe PartnerWorld and SHARE, has been the industry leader interface that makes ISPF much easier to learn and in top-quality, low-cost mainframe software. MacKinney use. products are compatible with all IBM-supported releases of • VTAM/Switch allows users to switch between VTAM z/OS, VSE and CICS. applications without logging on and off, and provides single sign-on to applications. MacKinney Systems offers customers value-priced software with freedom from over-priced machine upgrade fees. We have competitively priced software to replace many competitors’ software to eliminate excessive upgrade charges and maintenance fees. Our highly applauded Macro 4 support is second to none, delivered by individuals who know the code and have worked in the production Address: environment. 417 882 8012 is answered 24/7 by a live The Orangery, Turners Hill Road, Worth, Crawley, West person. Sussex, RH10 4SS, UK Phone: +44 1293 872000 We participate in IBM’s Early Test Programs and Technical Email: [email protected] Disclosure Meetings to ensure our products are compatible Web: www.macro4.com

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Sales contacts: Fault analysis: America: +1 800 766 6224 [email protected] • DumpMaster – high performance fault diagnosis of EMEA: +44 1293 872000 [email protected] mainframe application failures AsiaPac: +44 1293 872000 [email protected] • TraceMaster – source level interactive program testing and debugging Activity: Software vendor • TraceMaster CodeTrack – CICS code path analysis Specialist areas: System management; data and pre-emptive storage violation detection management; asset and change management; programming/testing; web integration and legacy Application performance management: reengineering tools; other • FreezeFrame – comprehensive, yet easy-to-use Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ application performance measurement VSE, zLinux • ExpeTune – performance tuning for z/OS applications Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, and subsystems Linux, Windows • ExpeTune DB – DB2 performance management, with a Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual strong focus on dynamic DB2 workloads license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, other Data Manipulation: • InSync – simplified data management and secure test Company profile data creation Macro 4, a division of UNICOM Global, develops software solutions that accelerate business transformation. Our Session management: solutions for application lifecycle management, session • Tubes – secure access to multiple mainframe, IBM i management and performance optimization are used by and UNIX VT220 applications from a single menu, with many of the world’s largest enterprises to modernize their optional web enablement of any application mainframe applications and development processes. Our cross-platform enterprise information management Enterprise information management solutions make it easy for companies to go digital, • Columbus suite – content management, multi-channel personalize customer communications and unlock the customer communications and document workflow. value of their corporate content.

With over forty-five years’ experience in mainframe software development, Macro 4 helps IBM mainframe users to: • Analyze and fix failures in mission-critical applications, Mainstorconcept GmbH quickly and efficiently • Develop software, troubleshoot problems and resolve Address: program errors with unprecedented speed Fiduciastr. 2, 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany • Create a secure testing and debugging environment Phone: +49 721790760 using accurate test data Email: [email protected] • Measure and report on application performance, quickly Web: www.mainstorconcept.de identifying opportunities for performance improvement • Deliver fast, secure web and mobile access to Activity: Hardware vendor mainframe applications Specialist areas: System management; data • Assure printing and digital delivery of business management; storage management; asset and change documents to support key business processes management; programming/testing; other Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Product/service information VSE, Linux Macro 4 is developer of software solutions that increase Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, operational efficiency in IBM’s mainframe environments Windows, other and enable rapid modernization of mainframe applications Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual and development processes. Today, these solutions are license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, delivering significant cost savings as well as assuring other. the reliability of core applications in thousands of IT departments globally. Eclipse, browser and 3270 interfaces meet the access needs of every user.

Company profile Company profile mainstorconcept GmbH is an IT consultancy company Maintec Technologies provides a range of services such as and one of the leading specialists for mainframes and data center management, IT staffing, including the popular tape virtualisation. Mainstorconcept provides individual Hire Train Deploy solution; corporate training services and solutions for mainframes, virtual tape and storage. Our on-site/off-shore project management. Maintec is also core business are virtual tape libraries for mainframes. Our uniquely positioned to service customer requirements by customers are large and medium-size companies from all leveraging services in future technologies such as big business fields, insurance companies, banks and public data, business intelligence, social media, cloud and mobile sector companies. Beside in Germany mainstorconcept technologies. has project experience in ten European countries and in the USA. As the generation that began the mainframe retires, the need to train the next generation of mainframe Product/service information developers and systems programmers is becoming critical. mainstorconcept provides professional consulting services Therefore, Maintec helps businesses with large mainframe in all IBM Mainframe Operating Systems, including installations reduce data center management total cost installation, customization and maintenance tasks. From of operation and overcome resourcing challenges by Mainframe Hardware perspective, mainstorconcept providing well-trained talent. focuses on Mainframe Virtual Tape Library solutions from DELL EMC. Our expertise contains more than 60 Maintec’s ability to train employees with “skills on demand” successful installations throughout the world, at customer is a key value Maintec offers its clients. Maintec coined of different branches, different operating systems and the term “Hire Train Deploy”, a concept solution bridging different size. the gap between industry needs and skills available in the general market. Maintec’s four service offerings Further mainstorconcept develops software solutions complement each other thus providing a comprehensive for IBM System z, including multiplatform access to the solution to its clients. Mainframe (e.g. Android, Linux). Further we offer custom software add-ons for MDL and DLm devices, like tape Product/service information management software, reporting and statistic modules, Data Center Management: Maintec’s Mainframe WORM features or all kind of write out functionalities (e.g. industry knowledge is a perfect blend of on-site and USB drives or tape out). We also provide customized offshore resources, offering comprehensive datacenter hardware/ software solutions. Therewith, we help the management services on IBM mainframe and midrange customer getting intelligent backup and disaster recovery platforms. The company’s datacenter management solutions, beyond the standard offerings from hardware services help IT organizations securely, remotely providers, which fit the customer’s requirements and and proactively manage their datacenter for optimum needs. performance in a 24/7 environment.

As our employees are also experts in Mainframe Emulation IT Staffing Services: Maintec’s IT staffing services offer Solutions, we can support migrating old Mainframe the hassle free way of recruiting qualified and trained installations and performing Mainframe Disk and Tape offshore resources in IBM Mainframe platforms through Migrations onto new platforms. its Hire Train Deploy (HTD) solution. HTD is a turnkey, no-obligation solution for clients that develops employees deeply educated in niche skills not readily available in most markets.

Maintec Technologies Corporate Training Services: Maintec offers training across the verticals with programs exclusively designed Address: for corporate clientele; their training program covers IBM 8311 Brier Creek Pkwy, Suite 105 – 513, Raleigh, NC mainframe, midrange, Microsoft and web technologies. 27617, USA Customized training solutions and tools enhance corporate Phone: +1 919 424 6323 associates’ core competencies and skill sets. The training Email: [email protected]. program boosts the overall productivity of the corporate Web: www.maintec.com. courtesy the ProEd-trained workforce that easily diagnoses any problem. Activity: Outsourcer Specialist areas: System management; data management On-site & Off-Shore Projects: With worldwide locations in Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ the U.S., UK, Philippines and an off-shore development VSE, z/Linux center in Bangalore, India, and offices in Noida, Pune, Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX and Chennai, Maintec offers comprehensive on-site 100 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory and off-shore project solutions. Maintec couples data Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS center management services and IT staffing solutions to Pricing options: Monthly/annual license give clients an unparalleled advantage. With over 600+ consultants, Maintec has capabilities to provide project Company profile support on various technologies: SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, We create and market innovative software solutions that Java and .net technologies. address business challenges. We are specialists in IBM’s CICS on z/OS and provide consulting services in addition to our software.

Product/service information Marist College ur PlexSpy software product builds upon IBM’s CICSPlex SM to provide enhanced service management capabilities. Address: Our CICS JS/Server product makes it easy to design, build 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA and operate novel CICS web applications. Phone: 845-575-3588 Email: [email protected] Web: http://idcp.marist.edu/learnzos Metron Activity: Education. Specialist areas: other Address: Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS Osborne House, Trull Road, Taunton, UK Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Phone: +44 (0)1823 259231 Email: [email protected] Company profile Web: www.metron-athene.com The Institute for Data Center Professionals (IDCP) at Marist College offers convenient, affordable, 100% online, Activity: Software vendor. asynchronous certificate programs covering topics that are Specialist areas: Systems management; data relevant to professionals working in data center operations management; storage management; network performance/ and/or enterprise computing environments. Courses are management taught by academic professionals and industry experts, Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 some of whom have had a hand in developing the Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, technology. Full curriculum for z/OS system and application Linux, Windows, other programmers. Pricing options: Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, Product/service information workload/usage based, other We offer three levels of education for the z/OS systems programmer. Company profile z/OS Associate, Professional and Expert Tracks - each Metron has been leading the way in Capacity Management comprised of three courses delivered fully online since 1986 and is justifiably proud of its history. An For the application programmer, we offer COBOL, IMS, independent company, Metron delivers Capacity Assembler and DB2 tracks each comprised of three Management solutions across the Globe and has an courses delivered fully online. We also offer a 2-course impressive client list of Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 certificate covering AIX on Power. Companies including ACS, Internal Revenue Service, LA County, Deloitte, Marriott, US Customs, EE, WH Smith, Telefonica O2, Nestle and LloydsTSB.

Matter of Fact Software Delivering a quality service, assessing acceptable levels of risk, and running a cost-conscious operation are the day to Address: day issues facing today’s IT department. To be successful, 60 Old Town, Peebles, Scottish Borders EH45 8JE, UK IT Directors and Managers must be able to understand Email: [email protected] thoroughly what is happening in complex systems. They Web: www.plexspy.co.uk must know exactly why systems are performing as they are and anticipate the effect of future changes. Activity: Software vendor. With products and services to cater for every size of Specialist areas: Systems management; web integration organization, Metron is the standard in Performance and legacy reengineering tools Management, providing measurement, analysis,

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 101 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory planning and reporting capabilities for all physical and Modern Systems virtual platforms including z/OS, UNIX, Linux,Windows servers,and VMware. Address: 22-30 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1QN, UK Product/service information Phone: +44 1635 32646. athene ES/1 Email: [email protected] Expert Systems Performance Analysis for z/OS Web: www.modernsystems.com. ES/1 is ‘The One’ for mainframe performance analytics. ES/1 offers automated expert systems analysis of all key Activity: Software vendor z/OS performance metrics. Areas of performance concern Specialist areas: System management; data are highlighted and expert advice offered on actions that management; web integration and legacy reengineering will help tune the system to overcome those issues and tools ensure better on-going performance from your mainframe. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux, Windows Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license

Micro Focus Company profile Modern Systems offers products and services to help Address: customers transition from legacy systems to modern The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berks RG14 platforms. What makes us different is that we take a 1QN, UK “lifecycle” approach, enabling customers take a phased Phone: +44 (0) 1635 32646. approach to modernization that meets their business Web: www.microfocus.com. needs.

Sales contacts: Product/service information America: [email protected] / +1 (301) 838-5000 Our Legacy Forensics service enables deep inventory EMEA: [email protected] / +44 (0) 1635 565200 and assessment of Z/OS mainframe applications written AsiaPac: [email protected] / +65 6510 4200 in COBOL, Natural, CA GEN and more. Our Mainframe DataShare service enables integration of nonrelational Activity: Software vendor mainframe databases like IDMS, ADABAS, VSAM and Specialist areas: System management; data more with relational databases like SQL Server, DB2 and management; storage management; asset and change Oracle Database, empowering true data warehousing and management; security; programming/testing; web holistic business intelligence. Our automated conversion integration and legacy reengineering tools; network technology enables COBOL, Natural and CA GEN apps to performance/management; other be converted to Java or C# for use in open systems or on Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ the mainframe. VSE, Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other Unix, Linux, Windows, other Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, MOST Technologies other Company profile Address: The Micro Focus Enterprise product set tackles the 4, Haharash str., Hod-Hasharon 45244, Israel application modernization needs of IBM mainframe Phone: +972-3-9115511. development and delivery teams. Our enterprise Email: [email protected]. application knowledge, development, test and workload Web: www.mosttechnologies.com. deployment tools significantly improve the efficiency of business application delivery, IT leaders to transform their Sales contacts: z System environment. America: MOST Technologies, Inc, 400 Northridge Road, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30350, USA, Tel: (678) 420-7470. • Dramatically increase development, testing and service AsiaPac: MOST Technologies Japan K.K.#301 1-14- delivery throughput. 16 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 106-0031, Tel: • Improve IT and business agility. (81) 3 5412-8662, Fax: (81) 3 5412-8664, Email: info@ • Make significant efficiency gains and reduce operating mosttechnologies.co.jp. costs.

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Activity: Software vendor Ensuring that the application outcome remains exactly Specialist areas: Programming/testing; web integration the same after the application modifications, unless a and legacy reengineering tools change is expected Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ • Test results collection – All results are collected and VSE, z/Linux, other kept in a central location, for comparison and tracking Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, purposes Linux, Windows, other • Test auditing, control and security – For management Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual of larger testing teams, located in different locations license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, and testing different applications other • Central user interface – Windows based graphical user interface for tests’ creation, execution and track Company profile • Ease of use and scalability – Using standards MOST Technologies, a global leader in legacy languages for external funcationality additions. modernization, is in a unique position to address the needs of organizations with investment in mainframe application assets.

MOST’s legacy modernization offering provide the MPI Tech customer with following benefits: • Reduction in total cost of ownership related to the Address: operation of legacy applications Anchor House, 50 High Street, Bagshot, Surrey GU19 • Renew the value of legacy applications and data in new 5AW, UK services Phone: 0844 800 9801. • Improve accessibility to these application assets Email: [email protected]. real time so as to support business intelligence and Web: www.mpitech.com. customer service initiatives • Increased flexibility and interoperability with internal Activity: Software vendor and external services Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy • Tighter control over budget through reducing scope of reengineering tools change Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, z/Linux MOST Technologies offering to mainframe customers with Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, investment in Legacy Applications include: Linux, Windows, other • Solutions Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license • Expertise • Services. Company profile The MPI Tech Group is a leading provider of document Product/service information management and document output solutions that put the MF-Test is a leading testing solution from MOST customer in charge for over 30 years. With our software Technologies that was developed specifically for testing and hardware solutions we enable customers to create, mainframe applications, databases and their supporting print, secure, transform, distribute and archive their environments. It provides automatic execution of the information. application testing scenarios as well as advanced reporting mechanism to allow multiple tests on parallel testing Our services run on multiple operating systems making environments. it possible for our customers to manage all their paper and electronic output through a coherent software and MF-Test is a mature technology that is helping various hardware platform. mainframe customers around the world to test their mainframe applications in a low risk, low cost environment. Product/service information Using MF-Test can reduce the burden out of the testing MPI Tech is a manufacturer and developer of mainframe phase, so resources can focus on keep developing the data stream conversion software and hardware solutions applications. with over thirty years of pedigree. MPI Tech’s products enable a complete end to end solution for mainframe MF-Test capabilities: output offering a myriad of delivery options, in addition to • Multiple isolated test environments – Enable parallel printing. These include seamless interaction with existing testing for a larger number of testing scenarios emailing, faxing, archive, print costs accounting and • Smart and flexible pre/post change comparisons – secure print solutions, all without any changes to the host

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 103 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory application. MPI Tech’s products can be tailored to suit Image FOCUS provides inspection and baseline services your organisations exact requirements delivering a robust, to users of z/OS. It performs a “Virtual IPL” of each Image, feature rich and cost effective solution for company wide validating the IPL Unit Address, LOADPARM, PARMLIB output. and PROCLIB, checking members for syntactical correctness and related datasets for referential integrity, For more information on our latest solutions including thereby alerting staff to future IPL failures. MPI Tech’s print transform for z/Linux and integrating The Control Editor (TCE) compensates for the control host application printing into an enterprise secure printing and productivity gap that exists between a site’s External structure please visit contact MPI Tech on 0044 844 800 Security Manager (ESM) and its Change Management 9803, email [email protected], or visit our website System. TCE/RBAC defines, assigns and enforces roles www.mpitech.com. by enhancing role based access control already in place by the ESM. ICE/OPER provides a secondary level of control over the use of Operator Commands and ESM Commands, thereby allowing for the establishment of higher level standards over individual users. NewEra Software Inc IPLCheck is designed to help users of z/OS to manage and Address: protect the integrity and security of their operating system 18625 Sutter Boulevard, Suite 950, Morgan Hill CA 95037, environment and critical business applications. IPLCheck USA works under the control of the IBM Health Checker for z/ Phone: +1 408 201 7000 (or 800 421 5035 toll-free in OS. It performs a detailed inspection of an LPAR’s IPL North America). status, reporting discovered weaknesses and/or structural Email: [email protected]. risk in IPL components or pathing to the Health Checker. Web: www.newera.com.

Sales contacts: EMEA: +353 21 4832131 [email protected]. OGS Consulting Activity: Software vendor. Address: Specialist areas: Asset and change management; Suite 885, 279 Balestier Road, #01-01 Balestier Point, security. Singapore 329727 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390Pricing Phone: +65 9626-7045 options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, Email: [email protected] processor/capacity-based Web: www.ogsconsult.com

Company profile Activity: Systems integrator NewEra Software, Inc. was founded in 1989 with the Specialist areas: System management; data specific goal of developing, marketing and supporting management; storage management; asset and change innovative system management software tools and management; security; programming/testing; web services. Thanks to the continued support of thousands integration and legacy reengineering tools; network of systems professionals worldwide that have come to performance/management depend on NewEra, the company has become an industry Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE leader and its products the industry standard for repair, Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ recovery, data erasure, enhanced system configuration capacity-based , workload/usage based, other control and integrity of large systems. Company profile Product/service information OGS Consulting Pte Ltd covers Singapore, Malaysia, The Image Control Environment (ICE) is a collection of Thailand, and China supporting mainframe sites to provide Integrated Applications - Image FOCUS, The Control Editor training, consultancy, and legacy migration services and IPLCheck - that are used to validate the ongoing related to the z/OS, z/VSE and iSeries platforms. OGS integrity of the z/OS Image/Sysplex configuration, their also partners with principals for software distribution of major subsystems and operational components; document database, performance, utility tools, network and storage configuration access and changes and/or control/limit management. access to MVS and/or UNIX system configuration elements and provide a global access point from which insight can Product/service information be gained into the operational integrity of the Sysplex and OGS provides training in the mainframe environment its Images.

104 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory including z/OS, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, Security Audits IMS, COBOL, RPG, Adabas to PL/I, Sybase, Informix, and COBOL. Legacy migrations include migrations Powerbuilder and Assembler. between databases and/or platforms (one of which is the mainframe). Software tools include DB2 z/OS database Oracle has also been involved with 150 customer tools for performance, CICS, administration, backup/ mainframe modernization projects where Oracle BEA recovery, sorting, printing and reporting. Other tools include Tuxedo is the application serer and transaction processing storage management, tuning, and productivity add-ons and platform for legacy COBOL, CICS and JCL/batch systems. competitive replacements. Product/service information Oracle offers the only open systems active/active grid database platform. Oracle’s Database Real Application Clusters (RAC) running on clusters provides Oracle’s Oracle highest level of capability in terms of availability, scalability, Address: and low-cost computing. Oracle Database RAC supports 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA, USA the transparent deployment of a single database across a Phone: +1 603-502-7635 cluster of servers, providing fault tolerance from hardware Web: http://www.oracle.com failures or planned outages. RAC provides scalability using any hardware, regardless if you prefer small systems or Activity: Software vendor. large boxes. Specialist areas: System management; data management; programming/testing; web integration and For application relability, scalability and availability, Oracle legacy reengineering tools offers the Oracle WebLogic Application Grid. Oracle Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux, WebLogic Application Grid works with any application other server – including Oracle WebLogic Server, IBM Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, WebSphere Application Server, and JBoss Application Windows, other Server – or in a pure grid environment without an Pricing options: Workload/usage based, other application server

Company profile Oracle has a worldwide team dedicated to modernization and migration projects – the Platform Migrations Group. This team is part of Oracle Server Technologies (Oracle PDFlib GmbH Development) and has over 300 resources worldwide. These resources are knowledgable in legacy systems Address: and modernization, Oracle Grid Database, Oracle Fusion Franziska-Bilek-Weg 9, 80339 Munich, Germany Middleware, Oracle Development tools and Oracle Phone: +49 89 452 33 84-0 Modernization Alliance partners’ tools and products. Each Email: [email protected] modernization project is assigned an Oracle lead from Web: www.pdflib.com the Oracle Modernization Solutions team. The team has direct linkage into Oracle development, and has close Activity: Software vendor relationships with Oracle Product Managers. Specialist areas: Security; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; other Oracle’s PTS Modernization Solutions team has been a Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux key member for hundreds of modernization project over Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other the past four years. The team has engaged at a number of Unix, Linux, Windows, others levels including: architecture design, modernization tools Pricing options: One-time charge, processor/capacity- selection, modernization assessments, evaluation and based portfolio analysis, project scoping and estimating, proof of concepts, project advisor, hands on technical enablement, Company profile and trusted technical advisor. The projects have been for PDFlib GmbH is completely focused on PDF technology. oth Oracle customers, Oracle System Integrator partners, Customers worldwide use PDFlib products since 1997. The Oracle Independent Software Vendor partners, and Oracle company closely follows development and market trends, modernization partners. such as ISO standards for PDF. PDFlib GmbH products are distributed in 100 countries all over the world with The projects have spanned many industries and utilized major markets in North America, Europe, and Japan. a variety of modernization approaches. The projects have Customers of PDFlib GmbH are using the software for also encompassed many source technologies from DB2, automated and high volume generation and processing of

PDF documents in business and prepress workflows or for EMEA: +44 (0) 118 9591150. online billing systems. The development tools of PDFlib AsiaPac: +61 2 9581 7000. GmbH are readily available for all common environments of operating systems and programming languages. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Programming/testing Product/service information Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, z/Linux. The PDFlib Product Family Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, PDFlib is the leading developer toolbox for generating and Linux, Windows, other manipulating files in the Portable Document Format (PDF). Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, workload/usage PDFlib’s main targets are dynamic PDF creation on a Web based, other. server or any other server system, and to implement “Save as PDF” in existing applications. The PDFlib product family Company profile is available in three different flavors: PDFlib, PDFlib+PDI Pegasystems is the only BPM company consistently (PDF Import), and PDFlib Personalization Server (PPS). ranked by analysts as the industry leader for the past five PDFlib+PDI includes all PDFlib functions plus the PDF years, including both Forrester and Gartner. Import Library (PDI). With PDI you can open existing PDF documents and incorporate some pages into the PDFlib Pegasystems is furthermore a recognized leader in CRM output. by both Forrester and Gartner.

PDFlib Personalization Server (PPS) includes PDFlib+PDI Product/service information plus additional functions for variable data processing using Pega BPM, Pega CRM, Pega Healthcare Solutions, PDFlib blocks. Pega Decision Management, Pega Financial Services Solutions, Pega Life Sciences Solutions, Pega Insurance PDFlib PLOP Solutions, Pega Energy & Utilities Solutions, Pega PDFlib PLOP (PDF Linearization, Optimization, Protection) Manufacturing Solutions, Pega Government Solutions, is a versatile tool for linearizing, optimizing, repairing, Pega Communications Solutions. analyzing, encrypting and decrypting PDF documents.

PDFlib PLOP DS PLOP DS (Digital Signature) is based on PDFlib PLOP. PerfTechPro Additionally it offers the ability to apply digital signatures to PDF documents. It supports the latest trends and Address: standards in digital signature technology including PDF 4071 Heather Court, Northampton, PA 18067, USA. 2.0 according to the forthcoming standard ISO 32000-2 Phone: +1 855 737 3832 and PAdES (ETSI TS 102 778), which in turn is based on Email: [email protected] CAdES (ETSI TS 101 733). Web: www.PerfTechPro.com.

PDFlib TET Sales contacts: The PDFlib Text and Image Extraction Toolkit (TET) is a America: [email protected]. developer product for reliably extracting text, images and EMEA: [email protected]. metadata from PDF documents. TET optionally converts AsiaPac: [email protected]. PDF documents to an XML-based format called TETML which contains text and metadata as well as resource Activity: Software vendor. information. Specialist areas: System management. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS. Pricing options: Monthly/annual license.

Company profile Pegasystems PerfTechPro is a 21st-century IT Capacity and Performance Management company offering solutions Address: designed for busy, cost-conscious IT professionals who One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA. want maximum value and performance. Phone: +1 617-374-9600 Web: www.pega.com. PerfTechPro was borne out of decades of experience designing and selling IT capacity management solutions Sales contacts: for organizations of all sizes. Our company was specifically America: +1 617-374-9600.

106 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory formed to provide solutions to meet the affordability and Activity: Software vendor flexibility needs of today’s IT management professionals. Specialist areas: System management; programming/ testing, other PerfTechPro provides business value by ensuring Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE enterprise server resources are sized correctly for Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux, Windows maximum performance and cost-savings. We also take Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual great pride in making sure that we are easy to do business license, processor/capacity-based, other with, and simplify rather than complicate, our customers’ lives. Company profile hoenix Software International, Inc. is a major systems PerfTechPro delivers all the insight you need to maximize software development company, providing advanced the value and performance of your enterprise servers, software applications to enterprises around the globe. We and does it for a fraction of the cost of other Capacity and offer a wide range of products for the IBM and compatible Performance Management tools. mainframe platform, personal computers, and local and wide area networks. As a company focused only on IT capacity management tools, we can offer personal service and extremely Phoenix customers range from small entrepreneurial competitive pricing. companies to major federal and state agencies to Fortune 500 leaders in the automotive, telecommunications, and Product/service information insurance industries. PerfTechPro for z/OS is a software solution to provide automated data collection, analysis, reporting and Phoenix has been providing software since 1979. modeling. It is a Capacity Planning and Performance A privately held corporation not required to provide Measurement tool specifically designed for the cost shareholders with quarterly profits, it can focus on long- conscious and savvy 21st Century data center. range, customer-oriented projects and goals. Phoenix is PerfTechPro for z/OS is the next evolution in Mainframe nimble, quickly capitalizing on new hardware and software Capacity Planning tools, having been architected from technology with product enhancements. ground zero using the latest techniques. PerfTechPro for z/OS provides sophisticated capacity and performance Phoenix does business in all 50 states and around the management capabilities, affordable by any sized data world through our network of distributors. Corporate center. headquarters are located in the Los Angeles area of California. PerfTechPro is one of the first capacity management tools that provide automated collection, analysis and reporting of the SMF 113 Records produced by the CPU Measurement Product/service information Facility of IBM Mainframes. CONDOR®: A library management and program development system designed for use in all z/VSE® and z/ One of IBM’s most sophisticated advances, the CPU OS® environments. Measurement Facility can provide detailed information on how its hardware is interacting with specific workloads. (E)JES®: A universal JES management interface that lets Capacity management professionals can use this authorized users collect, view, and manipulate JES spool Information to see how data and instructions are moving data, parameters, and resources. In addition to the 3270 within processor cache and memory areas. interface, (E)JES is accessible from a web browser.

PerfTechPro for z/OS is designed to deliver sophisticated, FALCON®: An efficient, easy-to-use, on-line data entry affordable, easy-to-use solutions for IT management system that is fully- functional in IBM environments. professionals looking for fast, insightful help without high- Falcon64 is a complete Windows version of FALCON. cost, complex and time-consuming licensing requirements. Key/101®: (formerly Key/Master) A software solution for integrating data input via mainframe platforms, personal computers, data capture devices and networks.

Phoenix Software International PHX-Adders®: Allows you to handle decentralized or migrated data entry functions. Adders migrates and expands with your enterprise. Address: 831 Parkview Drive North, El Segundo, CA 90245, USA. PHX-KeyPlus®: An online data entry system that runs on Phone: +1 310 338 0400 IBM mainframe platforms. Email: [email protected] Web: www.phoenixsoftware.com © Arcati Ltd, 2017 107 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory

PHX-ODE®: An online tool designed for reliable heads- source code changes assist the supporting resources in down data entry, data entry application development and maintaining the converted application. sophisticated system control facilities. COBOL KeePIR duplicates the databases under DB2/400. zHISR®: A z/OS application profiler that generates hot spot analysis reports of customer, vendor or operating system program execution.

PKS Software

Address: Georgstraße 15, 88214 Ravensburg, Germany. PIR Group, Inc Phone: 0049 751/56140 229 Email: [email protected] Address: Web: www.pks.com 345 North Canal, Ste C202, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. Phone: +1 312 756 1000 Activity: Software vendor. Email: [email protected] Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy Web: www.pirgroupinc.com reengineering tools

Activity: Software Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Specialist areas: Programming/testing; web integration Non-mainframe platforms supported: System i and legacy reengineering tools; other Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/VSE license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i Pricing options: One-time charge, processor/capacity- Company profile based, other We are passionately committed to the maintenance and improvement of valuable legacy applications. We preserve Company profile investments in applications and staff. In doing so, we make PIR Group provides migration tools for legacy COBOL an important contribution to the corporate success and and RPG applications. We move legacy custom systems continuity of our customers.PKS stands for: that reside on the IBM mainframe and zOS systems to the more cost effective and Power i. The average migration • Intelligent Tools “Made in Germany”: We achieve a project takes less than six months and the customer first high degree of automation with custom-tailored tools year ROI is often in the millions of dollars. PIR Group has of the highest quality. This guarantees optimal cost- been and IBM business partner migrating IBM mainframe effectiveness at minimal risk for customers around the customers since 1998. world. • Implementation Expertise: We have a high degree of Product/service information specialized knowledge, traction, and are true go- COBOL KeePIR for the AS/400 automates the conversion getters. We not only look for solutions, but we also of legacy applications. Mainframe CICS online / batch implement them. programs are converted into native ILE COBOL, DDS and • Mutual collaboration: From our experience, we know CLP. MVS/VSE JCL is converted into CL. The mainframe that 1 + 1 = 3: The combination of application and database is duplicated under DB2/400. technological know-how is what makes our projects so successful. COBOL KeePIR guarantees identical functioning of the • Accountability: Our customers trust us when it comes to interactive screen and online processes. Automated the future of their most important applications. Both the conversion options can enhance the look of screens. owners and staff of PKS are aware of this responsibility Batch program processing time is reduced. The batch and are personally dedicated to the success of programs/reports function and look the same. projects. The JCL is converted one for one into CL. Product/service information COBOL KeePIR is designed to comment out the Optimizing Application Development mainframe source replacing with the appropriate ILE Eclipse based IDEs (RDz); application understanding; COBOL code and subroutines. The resulting documented improving code quality

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Adabas / Natural migration storage space while securely protecting data, in transit Adabas to RDBMS migration; Natural and Java and at rest. The combination of application, system, coexistence; Web 2.0 for Natural MAPs and ICSF integration make SecureZIP® for z/OS® an optimal solution for reducing processing times, Application transformation increasing operational efficiencies, and leveraging existing consolidation from 4GL to Cobol; zIIP Enablement - Cobol investments within the mainframe environment. SecureZIP to Java; custom-made transformation solution. for z/OS includes OpenPGP support enabling enterprises to encrypt and decrypt using OpenPGP keys in both ZIP and OpenPGP formats.

PKWARE

Address: Progress 201 E. Pittsburgh Ave, Suite 400, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA. Address: Phone: +1 414 289 9788 3005 Carrington Mill Boulevard, Suite 400, Morrisville, NC E-mail: [email protected] 27560, USA Web: http://www.pkware.com Phone: +1 800 876 3101 E-mail: [email protected] Sales contacts: Web: www.progress.com America: +1 414 289 9788 EMEA: +44 (0) 208 899 6060 Sales contacts: AsiaPac: +81 3 5456 5599 America: 800 876 3101 EMEA: 0800 169 1907 Activity: Software vendor. AsiaPac: 0120 209 613 Specialist areas: Security Activity: Software vendor Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy Non-mainframe platforms supported: System i, AIX, reengineering tools other Unix, Linux, Windows, others Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux Pricing options: Processor/capacity-based, other Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux, Windows Pricing options: Monthly/annual license Company profile The PKWARE Solution is the only complete solution for Company profile reducing, securing, moving and storing data across the Progress DataDirect is a leader in data connectivity and extended enterprise, both internally and externally, from mainframe integration software for corporate enterprises mainframes to servers to desktops and into the cloud. and independent software vendors, including IBM. PKWARE offers software solutions to critical IT problems, Progress DataDirect Shadow is the industry’s only unified namely the explosive growth of data, the need to secure integration platform for mainframe data access and SOA data, and the emergence of data in the cloud. PKWARE enablement. Shadow delivers secure, high performance offers the only total solution for reducing and securing data and scalable access to a broad range of mainframe data in motion or at rest, so data can be securely moved or and application environments – with unique capabilities to stored anywhere. The PKWARE Solution is used billions extend System z specialty engine exploitation beyond DB2 of times each day to manage risks associated with data for dramatically lower mainframe TCO. security breaches while avoiding increased storage costs with data reduction of up to 95% and improving service Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) is a delivery. PKWARE is a privately-held company based in global software company that enables enterprises to Milwaukee, WI with additional offices in New York, Ohio be operationally responsive to changing conditions and and the United Kingdom. customer interactions as they occur – to capitalize on new opportunities, drive greater efficiencies and reduce risk. Product/service information The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of best- Files that contain sensitive data, whether stored or in-class infrastructure software spanning event-driven being transmitted, need to be protected. SecureZIP® visibility and real-time response, open integration, data makes securing these files an effortless task. SecureZIP access and integration, and application development and is the industry leading security and compression utility deployment – all supporting on-premises and SaaS/Cloud that greatly reduces transmission times and required deployments.

Product/service information Company profile Shadow is the industry’s only single, unified platform for ProTech is an expert professional services firm specializing mainframe SOA enablement and data connectivity. From in Enterprise Systems Management, IT Service this single integration architecture, Shadow supports a full Management (ITSM/ITIL), and Data Center Automation. range of standards-based mainframe integration products: Utilizing both Direct-to-Client and partnered with firms such • Shadow z/Services comprehensive, bi-directional as IBM, CA & BMC, our company specializes in providing mainframe Web services to support SOA and consulting, training and software products for IBM Orchestration, including transformation ofbusiness Mainframe and Enterprise UNIX/Linux systems. logic and/or 3270 screens into reusable Web services, or data via SOAP interface, as well as support for Our training division, ProTechTraining.com trains over mainframe consumption of external, distributed Web 10,000 IT professionals each year from a curriculum of services. over 500 instructor-led courses in traditional and virtual • Shadow z/Events - a comprehensive facility for real- classroom, as well as a library of self-paced elearning time mainframe data change capture, transformation, offerings. ProTech provides open-enrollment and onsite and publishing in support of event driven integration, training courses worldwide. BI and data warehousing. • Shadow z/Direct - high performance data connectivity Product/service information APIs (ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET) to enable direct, SQL RMF Redux - Analyzes WLM data for better policy access and transactional support to a broad range of management implementation by creating real-time reports mainframe datasources. of actual SMF 70/72 records of system behavior. • Shadow z/Presentation - supports automatic presentation layer generation for extending screen- EZChange for OPS/MVS - aids in change control for OPS/ based applications to the Web. MVS data center rules and REXX applications.

Shadow’s unique exploitation of IBM’s new mainframe REXXexpress - a set of productivity tools and functions specialty engines allows customers who have purchased developed by literally thousands of hours working in the the System z Integration Information Processor (zIIP) ESM & DCA field. Let our experience help you! and System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP), the added benefit of diverting workloads to these unmeasured EZReport for OPS/MVS - Creates detailed management environments, which has the proven ability to dramatically reports for better analysis and “big picture” oversight of lower Total Cost of Ownership by up to 99% and improve customer’s data center automation efforts. performance. Please call for more information or product sheets on any of these software solutions.

ProTech Professional Technical Services

Address: QMSI-Quintessential Mailing Software 355 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA. Incorporated Phone: 800-373-9188 (international +1 412 810 8855). Address: Email: [email protected] 5800 Ager Beswick Road, Montague, CA 96064-9423, USA Web: www.protechpts.com Phone: +1.866.284.1001 Email: [email protected] Activity: Education, consulting, and software Web: www.qmsi.software Specialist areas: System management; data management; storage management; asset and change Activity: Software vendor. management; security; programming/testing; web Specialist areas: Other. integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS performance/management. Pricing options: Monthly/annual license Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, Linux, other Company profile Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other QMSI’s charter is to significantly reduce the cost of postal Unix, Linux, Windows, other processing for mainframe mailers. QMSI software is Pricing options: one-time charge exclusively IBM Mainframe. QMSI’s principals, developers

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- and customers - are accessible to anyone who sees Company profile the value in - and wants to learn about - lowering CPU RAI is a trusted supplier of best of breed point products for overhead, I/O resource utilization and overall processing z/OS and DB2 for z/OS with a reputation for superb and time ... with the guarantee of saving money! responsive support in mission critical situations.

Our customers will tell you “QMSI prices are not based Product/service information on MIPS or MSUs and QMSI never increases costs for Our Smart Jobstream Series provides comprehensive and licensed CPUs; so there is no renegotiating - ever!” Adding reliable checkpoint / restart services for mission critical a CPU is easy and inexpensive. z/OS batch workloads. . Product information QCODE is the only modern USPS CASS-Certified software that takes full advantage of IBM’s zSystem hardware and software. QCODE can run on a zIIP (eliminating IBM’s Rocket Software MSU charges!) and QCODE’s unique DataSpaceDataBase (DSDB) is a significant reason for QCODE’s great Address: performance. Placing your page data sets on SSD (Solid 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, USA State DASD) devices, makes QCODE’s performance Phone: +1 781 577 4321 “amazing!” All while utilizing less CPU and I/O resources, Web: www.rocketsoftware.com and running faster than all other CASS products. Activity: Software vendor QSORT is the only single-purpose presort for First Class Specialist areas: System management; data Mail (cards, letters and flats) that does not contain all the management; storage management; asset and change extra code and overhead found in other multi-purpose management; security; web integration and legacy products. It’s the perfect complement to QCODE and ready reengineering tools; network performance/management; for the USPS Full Service requirements. other Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ QVIEW is a sub-second response time, online query tool VSE, z/Linux for USPS Zip4 database look-ups. It is a complementary Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, component of QCODE, and runs under CICS, IMS or CA’s Linux, Windows, other IDMS. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, Together or individually, these products provide the other most cost-effective, resource-efficient Postal Processing software available on IBM Mainframes. How is this Company profile possible? Because this entire software application suite Rocket Software is a leading global developer of software was designed by system-level software architects. products that help corporations, government agencies and other organizations reach their technology and business QMOVE is coming soon! goals. 1,100 Rocketeers on five continents are focused on building and delivering solutions for more than 10,000 customers and partners – and five million end users – in five key areas. These solutions are focused on Intelligent Infrastructure, Mobile, Cloud, and Big Data. Rocket is Relational Architects International engaged in business and technology partnerships with IBM, EMC, Fujitsu, HP Enterprise Services, Hitachi Data Address: Systems, Avaya, Motorola, Epicor, and many others. Visit 33 Newark St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 , USA us at www.rocketsoftware.com. Phone: +1 201 420-0400 Email : [email protected] Product/service information Web: www.relarc.com Rocket Mainframe Solutions provide software and professional service solutions that ensure effective Activity: Software vendor utilization of System z environments. Our mainframe Specialist areas: System management; data solutions: management; programming/testing Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS • Provide swift ROI - lower “per computing unit” cost than Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual x86 servers and reduce management overhead license, processor/capacity-based • Optimize transaction processing, delivering millions of

reliable, secure transactions per day also amongst peers in the industry, including systems • Meet demanding SLAs for performance/response integrators, consulting companies, ISVs and IBM times, uptime/availability and back-up/disaster recovery themselves. Our clients tell us that what differentiates us are our core values: reliability; agility; flexibility; and value. We help you maximize the value of your existing mainframe investments through our ongoing technology Already an IBM Business Partner, in 2016 RSM Partners evolution and expertise. You can count on Rocket also received Ready for IBM Security Intelligence Mainframe Solutions to enable you to: Validation as a leader in z Systems Security. • Achieve high availability and data protection from storage-aware data management Product/service information • Access and modernize System z applications RSM Partners offers: • Make your private cloud work for you Skills: reliable, skilled resources and consultancy – either And we can help you get even more out of your mainframe individually, or as a team – assisting; backfilling; or taking with newer technologies like zBX, IDAA, and zIIP. A full full responsibility for project delivery. listing of all of our products that can help make the most of your mainframe investment can be found here: http://bit. Services: Security; Migrations; Managed Services and ly/16jvoO4. Support; Cost Reduction. Security includes specialist software tools, penetration testing, best practices audit, remediating risk and compliance. Migrations cover software swap outs, storage and hardware migrations. RSM Partners Managed services can be provided to match customer requirements alongside 24*7 Incident Support. Cost Address: Reduction delivers best-in-class optimisation, licence cost The Courtyard, Buntsford Drive,Stoke Pound, Bromsgrove, reduction and workload consolidation. Worcs B60 3DJ, UK Phone: +44 (0)1527 837767 Software: Leveraging over 400 years of mainframe security Email : [email protected] expertise and experience, RSM’s security suite comprises Web: www.rsmpartners.com racfGUI, exceptionReporter, zDetect, Breakglass and Self Service Password Reset. A range of tools that help Sales contacts: manage and secure a mainframe environment, significantly America: +44 (0)1527 837767 easing basic RACF administration, password resets, EMEA: +31 (0) 6215 77328 control of temporary emergency access, plus exception AsiaPac: +44 (0)1527 837767 based security reporting complemented by our SIEM compatible dashboard, alerting you in real-time to security Activity: Consultant events of significance. Specialist areas: System management; data . management; storage management; security; programming/testing; network performance/management; other RSM Technology Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, z/Linux Address: Pricing options: Monthly/annual license Dralda House, 24-28 Crendon Street, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 6LS, UK Company profile Phone: +44 (0)1494 45 13 13 RSM Partners is a global provider of IBM mainframe Email : [email protected] infrastructure services and niche security software. Web: http://www.rsm.co.uk Working with many of the world’s largest organisations, no other partner can offer the same mix of z knowledge, Activity: Training expertise and real hands-on experience. RSM aims Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, Linux to address the headaches and challenges mainframe Pricing options: Monthly/annual license managers are facing by delivering assured mainframe skills; assured service delivery; and assured security. Company profile Founded in 1980, RSM is the UK’s leading independent Operating its own mainframes from high tech offices provider of technical education & training for users of IBM in the Birmingham area, RSM is a trusted ally to many mainframe systems. Working in partnership with the British in the mainframe industry – not just clients directly, but Computer Society (BCS), RSM has been instrumental 112 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory in developing and launching the Mainframe Technology Activity: Software vendor Professional series of examinations and qualifications. Specialist areas: System management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Product/service information VSE, z/Linux Publicly presented and customised, one-company training Non-mainframe platforms supported: Linux, Windows and education courses covering such areas as: z/OS, Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual CICS Transaction Server, DB2 for z/OS, WebSphere MQ, licence, workload/usage based. IMS TM & DB, WebSphere Application Server, TCP/IP for z/OS. Company profile SMT Data’s IT Business Intelligence (ITBI™) solution delivers transparency into the relationship between IT and business. This transparency allows the customers SAS Institute to optimize their IT infrastructure, operations, finances, and application development, resulting in significant cost Address: savings and better alignment with business needs. SAS Institute Inc, 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513-2414, USA Phone: +1 919 677 8000 Product/service information International Headquarters: ITBI Products: Software solutions that create complete SAS Institute GmbH, PO.Box 105340, Neuenheimer transparency of the interaction between IT and business Landstr. 28-30, 69043 Heidelberg, GERMANY operations. The SMT Data ITBI™ and TRANSPARNCY Phone : +49 6221 4160 software and services can be applied for the common Web: www.sas.com platforms both on mainframe and open systems, eg z/OS, Windows and Solaris. The solution provides you Activity: Software vendor with standard, dynamic report presented in a portal with Specialist areas: Data management vizualization for either PC, tablet, or smart phone.

Company profile • Business intelligence. With SAS business intelligence, you can integrate data from across your enterprise, and deliver fast access to self-service reporting and analysis to all levels of user. Easy-to-use interfaces SoftBase make it simple for decision makers to get the answers they need – saving you time while driving better Address: decisions. 20 Fall Pippin Ln Ste 202, Asheville, NC 28803, USA Phone: (800) 669-7076. • Analytics. With SAS, you can deliver analytic results Email: [email protected]. to all users to share insights and drive fact-based Web: www.softbase.com. decisions. Activity: Software vendor • Data integration & ETL. With SAS, you gain an Specialist areas: Data management; programming/testing integrated approach for managing your increasing Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS volumes of enterprise data. You can simplify the Pricing options: Processor/capacity-based, workload/ process of data extraction, transformation and loading usage while improving data quality and achieving true data integration. Company profile SoftBase is a leading provider of application testing and tuning solutions for IBM’s DB2® database utilizing the OS/390® and z/OS® operating systems. SoftBase SMT Data solutions enable our customers to build and maintain high-quality DB2 applications that run as reliably and Address: cost-effectively as possible. SoftBase was founded in 1987 Kongevejen 400B, 2840 Holte, Denmark and is recognized globally for our long term service and Phone: +45 3962 8887. commitment to our DB2 mainframe customers. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.smtdata.com.

Product/service information Activity: Software vendor TestBase™ Specialist areas: System management; data TestBase™, our test data management solution, allows management; storage management; asset and change you to quickly retrieve manageable subsets of referentially management; security; programming/testing; web intact data from DB2® databases around the enterprise, integration and legacy reengineering tools; other. thoroughly test and validate proper functioning of all DB2 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE, z/Linux application enhancements, and ensure that all sensitive Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other production data remains completely private during testing. Unix, Linux, Windows, other Using TestBase Slice™, Application Developers can now Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ manage their own test data and run unlimited tests to capacity-based, other properly verify that ALL application SQL code and changes are working properly. As a result, DBAs no longer need to Company profile maintain a multitude of test beds. The Software AG Group consists of four business divisions: Business Processes, Integration, Big Data and Batch Healthcare - Attach Facility Adabas-Natural. Software AG’s Adabas-Natural business Attach Facility™ reduces CPU costs by using patent- division provides software solutions for mainframes and pending technology to allow older applications to utilize modernizes mainframe-based IT systems. In this way, we multi-row FETCH, without code changes. Attach Facility ensure the long-term protection of customers’ investments. also enhances the batch DB2 environment by eliminating Adabas offers our customers an enterprise class database the use of TSO and allows the proper handling of step that is known for its ultra-high performance, scalability and abends and return codes. iron-clad reliability. For decades, the Natural development environment has been the foundation of hundreds of thousands of software applications that make up the Batch Healthcare - Checkpoint Facility technical backbone of core processes at large companies In the event that critical DB2 batch jobs do fail due to and government agencies. Today, customers modernize unforeseen health problems, the Checkpoint Facility™ their application infrastructures with Software AG’s help allows you to safely restart and complete these jobs by optimizing their performance and opening up their as quickly as possible to ensure that all critical online business-critical systems to new environments such as the applications are available when needed. Internet and digital business. The Adabas-Natural business line includes technologies such as database management, Batch Healthcare - DeadLock Advisor application development, and application modernization. DeadLock Advisor™ makes the job of pinpointing these issues and which job caused them effortless by placing Adabas and Natural messages in the joblog of both jobs involved in the Software AG is a member of zSeries® Partner in deadlock, timeout or resource unavailable condition. In this Development and actively adopts IBM® mainframe way, application developers can troubleshoot their jobs hardware and software innovations. In November 2012, without the assistance of a DBA. Software AG tested the latest version of Adabas, v8.2.5, and its add-on products on new IBM mainframe hardware and operating system software at the IBM System z® Benchmark Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Adabas attained incredible transaction speeds of more than 1 Million commands per second – a record speed on a commercial Software AG mainframe system. This new performance benchmark is more than triple the speed of a previously recorded Address: benchmark from 2006. Software AG achieved unmatched Uhlandstrasse 12, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany performance for OLTP environments, benefiting customers Phone: +49 6151 92 0 (Germany) with large mission critical applications that access huge Email: [email protected] Adabas databases. Software AG and IBM’s joint customers Web: www.softwareag.com with ultra high-end performance requirements, processing ever increasing volumes of data, now have no limits on the Sales contacts: growth of their business and virtually unlimited throughput America: 1 703-860-5050 (USA) or www.softwareag.com/ and scalability. During the testing, Adabas 8.2.5 also Corporate/contact_us. took advantage of new IBM z/OS functionality, such as EMEA: www.softwareag.com/Corporate/contact_us new support for zHPF I/O. zHPF facilitates support for AsiaPac: www.softwareag.com/Corporate/contact_us. IBM z/OS users, providing performance improvements in

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I/O activity. To dive into the detailed test results, please Enabling compliance with key regulations, and backed read the Adabas Performance Test white paper at www. by the award-winning SDS support team, E-Business softwareag.com/adabasperformance. Server features the industry’s most advanced algorithms and key management to encrypt and decrypt data. SDS E-Business Server software is easy to install and use, with straightforward APIs to integrate security with applications and processes. It is available on multiple platforms Software Diversified Services (SDS) including z/OS, Linux, Windows, HP-UX, and Solaris.

Address: VitalSigns for FTP (VFTP) secures, monitors, automates, 1322 - 81st Ave NE, Spring Lake Park, MN 55432-2116, and audits FTP traffic through z/OS servers and clients. USA Phone: 763 571 9000 VitalSigns for Network Automation and Control (VNAC) is Email: [email protected] an ideal, and lower-cost, replacement for NetView(TM) or Web: www.sdsusa.com NetMaster(TM).

Activity: Software vendor VNAC provides network and system automation, and Specialist areas: System management; security; network immediate, customizable response to performance alerts performance/management and system messages. VNAC makes it easy to issue Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ console commands to any system in a sysplex. VSE, z/Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: Other Unix, Linux, VitalSigns for IP (VIP) provides real-time, browser-based Windows management of TCP/IP networks. VIP is noted for breadth Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual of monitoring scope, for ease of use, and for minimal license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based demands on CPU resources.

Company profile VIP fully monitors IPv6, OSAs, DVIPAs, and data link Hundreds of the world’s largest enterprises and control. It fully monitors z/OS HPR connections.. government organizations rely on SDS, a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for multiple platforms, with a 30-year history of delivering award-winning support and customer-centric IT infrastructure solutions. Software Engineering GmbH SDS installed in your enterprise enables you to manage and protect your data and your brand, and drive more Address: value from your IT investment. Robert-Stolz-Strasse 5, 40470 Dusseldorf, Germany. Phone: +49 (0)211 96149 0 Our VitalSigns family of NETWORK products for z/OS is Fax: +49 (0)211 96149-32 built from the ground up as low-overhead, easy-to-use Email: [email protected] suite that employs web browsers to provide a modern Web: http://www.seg.de graphic interface to z/OS. www.seg.de/language=en/808/start

The VitalSigns suite provides a complete solution Sales contacts: to address the challenges of your z/OS NETWORK America: SEGUS Inc management. It easily pinpoints the source of network 14151 Park Meadow Drive, Chantilly, VA 20151 delays, and monitors the performance and availability of Email: [email protected] your z/OS network in real-time. Phone: +1-800-327-9650 Web: www.segus.com SDS E-Business Server is a comprehensive product that EMEA: [email protected] uses industry-standard PGP encryption to automatically AsiaPac: [email protected] protect corporate data within applications, email, file transfers, and transaction processing. Activity: Software vendor and consulting Specialist areas: Database performance, maintenance, Product/service information recovery The SDS E-Business Server enables you to securely and Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 cost-effectively exchange confidential information internally, Pricing options: Processor/capacity based, other and with partners and remote offices via the Internet.

Company profile Recovery HealthCheck for DB2 z/OS verifies all Recovery/ Software Engineering GMBH has been developing Restart relevant prerequisites of a production database. standardized DB2 software and providing DB2 consulting It also provides recovery time objectives for each object, services for more than 25 years. By combining intensive pinpointing the period of time that is required for a research with target-oriented development of new DB2 recovery. Recovery HealthCheck for DB2 z/OS makes the software products, we have established powerful skills prerequisites for a critical recovery scenario transparent in DB2 solutions. Driven by customers, consultants, and and enables proactive adjustments and optimization before other highly skilled DB2 users at our Design Councils, an outage occurs. we develop practical innovations to keep DB2 in the best shape.

Product/service information Software (Europe) Ltd RealTime DBAExpert insures high data availability, as Address: well as fast and secure recoverability, 24x7. RealTime Nibley House, Low Moor Road, Doddington Road, Lincoln, DBAExpert automates the management of DB2 for z/OS Lincolnshire LN6 3JY, UK databases. Using real-time statistics and user-defined Phone: +44 (0)1522 881300 thresholds, combined with continuous monitoring of DB2 Email: [email protected] objects, RealTime DBAExpert detects and responds to Web: www.software-europe.co.uk database problems immediately. Seamless integration with all job schedulers and existing IT procedures Activity: Software vendor secures existing investments and the exploitation of latest Specialist areas: System management; data technologies saves valuable resources. management; storage management; asset and change management; security, programming/testing, web Bind ImpactExpert completely automates the evaluation integration and legacy reengineering tools; network of access paths for static and dynamic SQL. Integration performance/management. into all existing rebind and bind procedures automatically Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 determines the rebinds and binds necessary to insure Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, consistent or improved performing access paths, as well as Linux to avoid those that are unnecessary. Used as a migration Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual aid, Bind ImpactExpert predicts the access paths that license, processor/capacity-based, other. will result under a new DB2 version and categorizes the changes into version-specific results. Company profile Software Europe was formed in April 1989 to market and SQL PerformanceExpert for DB2 z/OS insures well-tuned support mainframe systems software. We have exclusive SQL statements, which translates to efficient CPU usage, contracts to distribute supplier products in the UK and improved reponse time, reduced I/O activity and reduced Eire and market a variety of business solutions developed resource locking. SQL PerformanceExpert automates the at our Lincoln Office. Our client list includes many of the analysis of SQL performance (both static and dynamic) best-known UK blue-chip and FTSE 100 companies. We and identifies tuning changes that improve application provide frequent training courses and run product user performance, pinpointing problem areas and saving time groups and regular seminars for all clients, ensuring an and money associated with inefficient applications. It also unrivalled service 24/7. automates package management and catalog change management, as well as the optimization of performance Product/service information indexes. Products marketed and supported by Software Europe include: PiT Recovery for DB2 z/OS automates, controls, and • Consul zSecure Suite: consists of modular components speeds up all the necessary actions needed for a point that enable customers to easily administer their in time (PIT) recovery of ERP and CRM systems like mainframe, monitor for threats, audit usage and Peoplesoft, SAP, and Siebel. Pit Recovery not only configuration, and enforce policy compliance. generates, executes, and controls the necessary jobs, • ETF/A: a set of very powerful utilities to assist ACF2 it even weighs different scenarios like using DB2 image security administrators. copies, flashcopies, or even the new DB2 V8 RESTORE • Catalog Information Manager (CIM): covers all aspects SYSTEM feature. Additionally, it provides all the required of catalog management from maintenance and backup information necessary to forecast how long a specific to diagnosis and complete recovery. outage will last. • Cross Sysplex Manager: synchronous and remote data access.

• RMF Magic: zSeries disk subsystem analysis & Product/service information reporting, consolidates information from all hosts Products include: • SmartProduction: reduces the CPU resources required • Solimar Print/Director Enterprise – Client/server to run your batch workload, by identifying all your based enterprise output management solution that product inefficiencies. provides multi-level security, remote administrator and • Smart TS XL: an intuitive browser-based search engine operator access, email alerts, powerful job routing/ for the mainframe/mini environment. tracking capabilities, and industry leading data stream • E-SRF: a comprehensive security reporting facility transforms. designed specifically for information security and audit • iCONVERT – Stand-alone powerful transform engine professionals. for AFP environments that automatically routes • Capacity Magic: calculate the effective storage capacity mainframe and AS/400 print reports directly to of your current and future disk subsystems through an networked desktop and production PostScript printers, easy-to-use graphical dialog. viewing stations and archive systems. Files are parsed • Batch Magic: a powerful application for tape and batch and renamed with job events module. window tuning and capacity planning. • SOLscript – PostScript preamble that emulates • Disk Magic: provides users with a thorough and optimizes Xerox VIPP software by generating understanding of current disk subsystem performance DSC compliant PostScript, extending the reach of and enables them to make better purchase and VIPP applications to virtually all types and brands of configuration decisions. workgroup and production printers, as well as ERM/ COLD and archive systems. • SOLsearcher – Highly scalable and secure electronic document delivery and web presentation solution that enables organizations Solimar Systems to effectively index, store, search and retrieve Address: large collections of transactional and/or scannned 1515 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, USA documents. Ideal for B2B and B2C environments. Phone: +1 619 849 2800. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.solimarsystems.com

Activity: Software vendor. SQData Corporation Specialist areas: System management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Address: VSE, Linux, Other 4620 Sunbelt Drive Suite 202, Addison, TX 75001, USA Non-mainframe platforms supported: Windows, i5, AIX, Phone: 214.695.6484 other Unix, Linux Email: [email protected]. Pricing options: One-time charge, Monthly/annual license Web: www.sqdata.com.

Company profile Activity: Software vendor Founded in 1991, Solimar Systems Inc is a leading Specialist areas: Data management developer of enterprise output management solutions Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS for digital document creation, production and distribution Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, Other Unix, environments. Installed in thousands of sites around the Linux, Windows world, including nearly 40% of the Fortune 100, Solimar Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual solutions satisfy a wide range of customer requirements by license, processor/capacity based combining integrated connectivity, data stream transforms, print optimization, document re-engineering/repurposing Company profile and sophisticated print queue management with secure SQData is a leading provider of high-performance, web-based document presentation, distribution and near-real-time changed data capture, replication and tracking. data integration software for mainframe and distributed databases. SQData’s software allows customers to Experts in legacy and modern data streams, Solimar address a variety of business needs ranging from data solutions provide essential infrastructure to organizations conversions/migrations to active/active data replication to in a variety of industries including insurance, financial near-real-time population of data warehouses. services, banking, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, healthcare, government, education, retail, manufacturing, Product/service information utilities, distribution and print service bureaux. A leading enterprise-class data integration offering that

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 117 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory provides a cost-effective solution to multiple business provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end needs out-of-the-box. communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol. The company’s SSH Tectia solution Companies use SQData for: addresses the most critical needs of large enterprises, • Continuous Availability of Critical Applications financial institutions, and government agencies. With Keeping multiple databases synchronized in an active/ SSH Tectia, organizations can cost-effectively secure active or active/stand-by mode to ensure that critical their system administration, file transfers and application applications remain operational in the event of an connectivity against both internal and external security outage. risks. As the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol and other key network security technologies, SSH has • Eliminating / Reducing Costly ETL Processes for ten years developed end-to-end communications Leveraging changed data capture (CDC) to collect security solutions specifically for the enterprise. Currently only the data that has changed. Existing ETL can be more than 100 of Fortune 500 companies are using SSH enhanced to process the data changes or eliminated security solutions. SSH shares are quoted on the Helsinki altogether. Exchanges Main List.

• Real-Time Business Event Detection Product/service information Detecting key business events as soon as they occur SSH Tectia is the leading end-to-end communications enables quick reaction while maintaining a competitive security solution for the enterprise. SSH Tectia is based on edge. the SSH Secure Shell and SSH’s other industry leading technologies, used by millions worldwide. SSH Tectia • Real-Time Business Intelligence enables secure system administration, secure file transfer Ensuring key business decisions are being made and secure application connectivity with centralized based on current data vs. data that is days, weeks or management throughout the internal and external network. months old. SSH Tectia provides transparent strong encryption and authentication and easily integrates into heterogeneous, • Data Conversions / Migrations multi-platform environments. Utilizing SQData’s ETL & CDC to perform data migrations for legacy modernization, data warehouse Secure System Administration offers system administrators population, etc. the ability to remotely manage servers in a heterogeneous operating system environment. SSH Tectia replaces legacy login (eg Telnet and Rlogin) and remote command execution methods with enterprise-class administator tools SSH Communications Security based on the SSH2 standard.

Address: Secure File Transfer enables secure automated and SSH Communications Security Corp, Valimotie 17, interactive file transfers throughout the network, both for FI-00380 Helsinki, Finland. internal and external file sharing. SSH Tectia provides Phone: +358 205007000. secure drop-in replacements for FTP and additional APIs Email: [email protected]. that facilitate effortless transition from legacy file transfers Web: www.ssh.com. to strong file transfer security.

Sales contacts: Secure Application Connectivity offers end-to-end America: +1 781 247 2100 / [email protected]. confidentiality, integrity, and authentication for application EMEA: +358 20 500 7000 /[email protected]. connections between workstations and servers. SSH AsiaPac: +81 3 3459 6830 / [email protected]. Tectia protects transparently both in-house developed and commercial business applications without the need to Activity: Software vendor modify the applications or the supporting IT infrastructure. Specialist areas: Security security right up to the mainframe. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, Other Unix, Linux, Windows Pricing options: One-time charge, processor/capacity SV Group based, workload/usage based Address: Company profile Albrechtova 32, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. SSH Communications Security is a world-leading

Phone: +385 1 2958740. of Visits to Web Sites – S3a, and other application and Email: [email protected]. system solutions . Web: www.svgroup.hr/

Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: System management; data management; storage management; asset and change Syspertec Communication management; security; programming/testing; network performance/management; Address: Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ 196 Bureaux de la Colline, 92213 Saint-Cloud Cedex, VSE, z/Linux France Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, Unix, Linux, Phone: +33 (0)1 46 02 60 42 Windows Email: [email protected] Pricing options: One-time charge, processor/capacity- Web: www.virtelweb.com based, workload/usage based Sales contacts: Company profile America: (925) 937-5816 / [email protected]. SV Group d.o.o. is a project-oriented IT company founded in 1995. Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Web integration and legacy Customers of SV Group solutions and services are reengineering tools companies whose activities have for years been dependent Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ on IT technologies and solutions that directly support their VSE, business. This is why our customers seek a reliable and Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, workload/usage proven partner to realize their IT projects based.

Product/service information Company profile SV Group d.o.o. provides you with: SysperTec is an international software publisher with over • Application development, 20 years’ experience of on-the-fly protocol conversion • Innovative, reliable IT solutions based on proven between mainframe and heterogeneous servers and technologies and concepts adjusted to your specific terminals. business needs, • Supervision of information projects and solutions The company’s objective is to sustain legacy applications design and implementation (‘Software Quality by integrating new technologies (TCP/IP, HTML, XML...) Assurance – SQA’), that raise productivity and modernize ergonomics. • Sale of hardware, software and services: SysperTec relies upon experienced System z mainframe • Hardware (IBM System z, IBM Power Systems, IBM experts who develop software solutions that simplify the System Storage), integration of applications and networks and facilitate • IBM Software (B2B Integration, Information communication from/to mainframe System z applications Management software, Lotus software, Rational and data. software, Tivoli software, WebSphere software, System z software, SPSS software), SysperTec‘s objective is to provide customized solutions • VMware software that allow the seamless evolution of Information Systems • Microsoft software including cost reduction, user comfort, high performance • RedHat software and simplicity of implementation. SysperTec also provides • Services provided by our certified experts, IBM services trainings and services to educate new and experienced and services provided by our partners, users to sustain critical applications. • Enterprise content management (ECM), SysperTec has licensed over 300 products worldwide in • IT asset management, banking, service, insurance, government, manufacturing, • IT infrastructure virtualisation, and distribution. • Secure data back up, • Proactive IT system and application monitoring, Product/service information • Proactive and reactive support and maintenance Virtel Web Suite extends legacy systems through web- of SV Group applications (Life Insurance, Office enablement. Management, Call Centre, New Croatian Personal Identity Card, Personal Identity Card for Foreigners, Developed on a unique and original architecture, Virtel Croatian Passport, National Border Management is a comprehensive web-enablement middleware that Information System – NBMIS), Statistical Monitoring © Arcati Ltd, 2017 119 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory serves legacy host applications such as CICS, IMS, Product/service Information Natural or TSO as web pages or web services over TCP/ We provide a number of products to help z/OS users: IP connections. Web-enabling extends the relevance and investment of critical legacy systems. It is simpler, faster, PassGen: a solution to generate one-time RACF and more cost effective than redeveloping, replacing, or passwords ( Passtickets ) – this allows applications off re-hosting. host to securely communicate with z/OS applications and • Virtel Web Access extends 3270 applications securely databases. Passgen is available in a native Windows to thin-client web browsers with “classic green screen” version and a Java version that executes on any system presentation and ergonomics. with a JRE. • Virtel Web Modernization creates rich web pages (GUIs) combining legacy 3270 data streams with Mimic: a solution to assist users migrating from JavaScript widgets and AJAX-based application Connect:Direct and CA-XCOM to another managed file features. transfer system. Mimic allows removal of existing products • Virtel Web Integration creates interactive connections by providing an emulation of existing products and between mainframe and web applications. converts existing systems to the users chosen replacement • Virtel IMS Extender simplifies calls to web services product. from IMS applications and keep web technology outside legacy IMS application code DR/VFI: a product that identifies critical files for Disaster recovery and compliance. Virtel Kix Suite improves web-initiated CICS transaction processing to rapidly reduce CPU consumption and Megacryption: a z/OS encryption and PGP suite for associated costs. complaince and easy to use encryption. • Virtel Transaction Gateway is a high-performance connector between CICS transactions and the web DataExhange: a publishing system to make z/OS data • Virtel Transaction Accelerator allows to process CICS available to any user with a browser independent of its Transactions faster and to reduce mainframe resources source. consumption.

Systemwerx T3 Technologies Inc

Address: Address: PO Box 1195, Bedford, MK42 8WY, UK 1408 Westshore Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33607, USA Phone: +44 207 0606601. Phone: +1 813 288 9800. Email: [email protected]. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.systemwerx.co.uk. Web: www.t3t.com

Activity: Software vendor and consultancy. Sales contacts: Specialist areas: System management, security, web EMEA: Concorde House, Trinity Park, Solihull, Birmingham integration and legacy reengineering tools. B37 7UQ UK. Phone +44 (0) 121 635 5571 Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, Activity: Integrator Linux, Windows. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS,OS/390, VM/VSE, Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Linux license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license

Company profile Company profile Systemwerx has, for over 10 years, provided our Since our inception in 1992, T3 has been dedicated customers with solutions to their business needs. to providing the mainframe community with more cost effective solutions than traditional systems. Our tServer is Our system specialists provide our customers with pratical now the world’s best selling mainframe under 80 MIPS and experience in the development of business applications has helped over 600 clients maintain and modernize their and exploiting operating system, networking, database, data centers. and cryptography across multiple platforms.

Product/service infromation needs, and they scale to thousands of servers in complex, Now T3 will be offering even greater choice as we heterogeneous and virtualized environments. introduce a new generation of plug-compatible mainframes (PCMs), capable of handling larger and more complex TeamQuest Performance Software uses a client/server environments, and based on technology originally architecture. Connections are made between the client and developed by Amdahl Corporation. With models ranging the server via TCP or HTTP for TeamQuest On the Web. to 300 MIPS and supporting 64-bit architecture, “Liberty” The client portion – TeamQuest Model, TeamQuest View, brings back freedom of choice to mainframe data centers. TeamQuest Alert, and TeamQuest On the Web – runs on your workstation or wherever you want to analyze the data. The server portion – TeamQuest Manager, which includes data collection agents and a performance database – is installed on each server you want to manage. (One TeamQuest Corporation exception is that, for IBM System z and i, TeamQuest Manager is installed on a separate system and retrieves Address: performance data from the server being managed.) One TeamQuest Way, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428, USA Phone: +1 641-357-2700 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.teamquest.com Techsys Software Services Inc Sales contacts America: [email protected] Address: EMEA: [email protected] PO Box 1070, Coppell, TX 75019, USA AsiaPac: [email protected] Phone: +1 972-725-9315. Email: [email protected]. Activity: Software vendor Web: www.techsyssoftware.com. Specialist areas: System management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS., OS/390, Linux, Activity: Consultant. other Specialist areas: System management; data Non-mainframe platforms supported: i5, AIX, other Unix, management; storage management; asset and change Linux, Windows management; security; programming/testing; web Pricing Options: One-time charge, monthly/annual integration and legacy reengineering tools; network license, processor/capacity-based, other performance/management Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Company profile VSE, Linux TeamQuest Corporation is the global leader in IT Service Optimization (ITSO). Specializing in software that helps Company profile IT organizations consistently meet service levels while Techsys Software Services LLC helps mainframe minimizing costs, TeamQuest provides quick and accurate technology providers who have a part-time, short-term, or capacity modelling and performance solutions. on-demand need for mainframe expertise. Our mission is to provide our customers with an affordable alternative Companies around the world trust TeamQuest to help them to hiring or outsourcing their systems management and improve IT service delivery while mitigating risks, allowing technical support staff, while saving them up to 80% on them to proactively optimize IT resources while minimizing staffing costs. If you can’t afford, or don’t want, a full-time infrastructure costs. TeamQuest software is especially well- mainframe systems programing or technical applications suited for use in heterogeneous and virtualized computing development staff, let us customize a support package environments. Complementing and supporting ITIL best to meet your needs. Give us a call at 877-390-4878 to practices, SOA and BSM goals, TeamQuest software can discuss help organizations manage IT from both the business and IT perspectives. Product/service information We provide the following types of services for our Product/service Information customers: TeamQuest Performance Software is made up of a suite of four integrated products that help organizations optimize • Mainframe Product Management Strategy IT services, from performance management and reporting • Mainframe Problem Diagnosis to event monitoring and capacity modelling. Products can • Mainframe Solutions Development be used individually or in combination to address various • Mainframe Installation, Customization, & Administration

• Remote Technical Support of z/OS, Z/VSE, Z/VM, and Company profile Z/Linux Systems TONE Software is a software development firm • Mainframe Staff Mentoring. specializing in business computing solutions for IBM mainframe platforms and several distributed platforms. Based in Anaheim CA, TONE is a privately held firm that answers to customers, not shareholders. TONE has built a reputation for delivering premier solutions, exceptional The Source Recovery Company expertise, and unparalleled customer service and support 24x7. Address: 1070 Applecross Drive, Roswell, GA 30075, USA TONE’s commitment to technology advancement is Phone: +1 770 667 5043. apparent, devoting over 25% of annual revenues to Email: [email protected]. research and development. TONE enjoys strategic Web: www.source-recovery.com. alliances with industry leaders such as IBM, Sun, Hewlett Packard, and AT&T. These relationships, together with Activity: Service provider TONE’s progressive development culture, ensure that our Specialist areas: COBOL or Assembler Source Recovery products deliver maximum benefit to each user.

Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Product/service information Pricing options: per program or engagement timeframe. TONE’s mainframe-based product line includes powerful solutions to manage the corporate IT infrastructure, and Company profile increase system and human productivity to meet the Source Recovery is the sole provider of the recovery of overall business objectives of the client. TONE’s solutions COBOL or Assembler source code from IBM MVS or VSE include OMC-FLASH JES2 and JES3 spool viewing and executable programs. Our company is an IBM Developer management; OMC-PRINT host and TCP/IP output routing Business Partner. We have recovered over 10 million and print management; DYNA-STEP dynamic STEPLIB lines of source code utilizing our patented ReSource™ and library management; ACC host console automation technology. and management; SyBridge VTAM interface to NetView; and VTAM application automation. TONE products are Product/service information marketed and supported throughout North America directly The Source Recovery’s primary service is to recover from the Anaheim headquarters, and across Europe, Cobol or Assembler source code. We support any version Australia, Asia, and South America through authorized of COBOL running on an IBM mainframe. Through our distributors. validation process, we are able to compare the recovered source to the original executable to guarantee the accuracy of our recoveries. Our recoveries are guaranteed to produce 100% functionally equivalent source code. Top Gun Technology Additional services include the recovery of copybooks and reconciling existing source to production executables. Address: 5500 Cottonwood Lane SE, #106, Prior Lake, MN 55372, USA. Phone: +1 952 226 9700 Email: [email protected]. Web: www.topgun-tech.com. TONE Software Corporation Activity: Hardware vendor. Address: Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux 1735 S. Brookhurst Street, Anaheim, CA 92804, USA Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Linux Phone: +1 714 991 9460 Email: [email protected]. Company profile Web: www.tonesoft.com. Top Gun Technology, a Veteran Owned Small Business, is your best source and logical resource to answer your Activity: Software vendor. questions regarding zSeries processors and related Specialist areas: System management; data management peripherals. We have the largest independent inventory Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, Linux of zEC12 & z196/z114 processors and older generation Non-mainframe platforms supported: Other Unix, Linux technology; whole systems, features and parts. Processors Pricing options: One-time charge; monthly license charge 122 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory and complete systems are certified and banded by IBM Company profile before they leave our technical center. Since founding in 1978, Trident Services has established a solid reputation for the excellence of our software, the Top Gun Technology’s management, product engineers responsiveness of our support team, and the expertise of and sales staff have an average of 25+ years experience our consulting staff. providing guidance to data center clients. We have built an infrastructure and team to support your hardware needs Trident Services, Inc is a committed member of the with helpful and forward-thinking planning and consultation. mainframe community and an IBM Business Partner for Our intent is to have you think of Top Gun Technology over 30 years. Since launching our first software solution as a “resource” - a company that you can rely upon for in 1988, we have continued to develop and enhance our thoughtful information, guidance and a unique approach software products and services to keep pace with industry to planning for and acquiring large-platform hardware and changes, emerging technologies, and client-driven needs. associated services at competitive prices that maximize your budget dollar. Our flagship product, zOSEM (zOperating System Environment Manager) is a powerful software tool of Product/service information strategic importance in the System Z environment. zOSEM Top Gun Technology is committed to being the industry’s is enabling customers to reduce & control ISV costs, most logical alternative to the manufacturer. We provide eliminate exit migration issues, and provides an easy to an independent view of the market with expert, in-house use DFSMShsm Optimizer which can dramatically improve solutions. Our goal is to offer options that cost far less HSM performance.. than the manufacturer’s or any business partner’s solutions in these areas: IBM System z :zEC12/2828, z196/2817, Product/service information z114/2818 & z10 Processors and Feature upgrades; IBM The latest version of our flagship product, zOSEM 6.2 (z Power Systems-Power7, Power7+, Power6 as well as Operating System Environment Manager), is a powerful previous generation pSeries and iSeries, IBM Storage software tool of strategic importance in the System Z for mainframe and open systems platforms: Disk, tape, environment. zOSEM now offers routing at the step-level, libraries & VTS; Brocade & IBM FICON directors, switches, which has a dramatic impact on ISV cost reduction. ISV blades & SFPs. HP(new/refurbished), Cisco, STK & step level routing routes single step program calls to a EMC hardware is also available. Call if you have surplus penalty LPAR or box, sized significantly smaller than your hardware, need data center consolidation or leasing entire environment, allowing you to reduce your key ISV services. licenses to the size of your penalty environment. Top Gun Technology – “Your Ultimate Data Resource”. Driven by a simple ISPF interface, zOSEM encompasses a multitude of features for improved control, throughput, and processing efficiency in a z/OS environment. zOSEM is enabling customers to reduce and control ISV costs, Trident Services eliminate exit migration issues, and provides an easy to use DFSMShsm Optimizer that can dramatically improve Address: HSM performance. 1260 41st Ave Suite K, Capitola Ca 95010, USA. Phone: +1 831 465 7661 Email: [email protected]. zOperating System Environment Manager is one solution Web: www. triserv.com. for total system management of z/OS, the goal is to simplify and modernize how we manage z/OS. Sales contacts: America: 800-887-4336 EMEA: 800-887-4336. AsiaPac: 800-887-4336 Triton Consulting Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: System management Address: Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS The Royal, 25 Bank Plain, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4SF, UK. Pricing options: Monthly/annual license, processor/ Phone: +44 870 2411 550 capacity-based. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.triton.co.uk.

Activity: Consultant Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS Specialist areas: System management; data Pricing options: One-time charge. management; storage management; security Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, z/Linux Company profile Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, Type80 Security Software is an IBM Business Partner Windows, other in software development and was founded by experts in Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual the areas of mainframe z/OS Systems Programming and license, processor/capacity-based, other Information Security. The company draws from a diverse background, from providing cybersecurity training to NATO Company profile counter intelligence, conducting enterprise-wide security Triton Consulting is a highly focused, independent data assessments for companies maintaining the nation’s management services provider. Renowned in the industry critical infrastructure, and developing high-level mainframe for our levels of DB2 expertise, we are proud to be the applications for major financial institutions. home of an IBM Gold Consultant, two IBM Champions and some of the most highly qualified DB2 experts in the world. Type80’s flagship product, SMA_RT, is a revolutionary host-based intrusion detection and alert notification product Product/service information for IBM mainframe computers running on the zSeries/ zTune Operating System. Type80’s products are designed Triton can help you to regain control of your software to protect information stored on IBM mainframes by charges by running an audit of your current environment detecting the presence of unauthorized and suspicious and identifying when and where the workload peaks occur. activity and delivering relevant alerts to SIM, SIEM and log consolidation software products in Real-time. By allowing Initial Analysis – Typically customers can reduce their peak quick and easy access to important Mainframe-specific CPU charges by a minimum of 3% with no performance security events, Type80’s products provide a valuable impacts whatsoever and many customers can reduce their role in helping organizations around the globe meet peak by 5% from this initial analysis. various Governance, Risk Management and Compliance regulations. Performance Tuning – The majority of mainframe users have significant potential for further reducing resource Product/service information consumption (and therefore costs) through performance Our primary software product is called SMA_RT (Security tuning of key workloads. This is especially true for Monitor Alerts in Real-Time). Our SMA_RT software those with older applications that haven’t been actively development began in 1998, the product availability was maintained for a while or who have lost some of their deep announced in 2002, and awarded a US Patent in 2007, middleware skills through retirement or redundancy. making it the first Real-Time mainframe intrusion detection, z/OS SIEM agent and log event processing software of its By tuning these workloads, ongoing software costs can kind. be reduced and mainframe upgrades potentially deferred. In addition, application performance will be enhanced and SMA_RT has been deployed across four continents overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduced. with commercial customers in the Financial, Banking, Payment Card Processing, Automobile Importers, Retail Our unique zTune service will identify potential mainframe Sales, International Hotel/Travel, Corporate Management, workload management improvements and could HealthCare, Insurance, Educational, Telecommunications immediately reduce your IT spend. and Home Security industries.

Type80 Security Software Value-4IT Limited

Address: Address: 211 North Union Street, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314, 7 Wright Road, Long Buckby, Northampton NN6 7GG, UK. USA Phone: +44 (0) 845 0579386 Phone: (703) 717-6574 Email: [email protected]. Email: [email protected] Web: www.value-4it.com Web: www.type80.com Activity: Software vendor Activity: Software vendor. Specialist areas: Security 124 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 20072017 Vendor Directory

Specialist areas: System management; data straight-forward, competitive and no-small-print caveat management; storage management; asset and change pricing regimes. management; security; programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools; network Value-4IT are UK partners for Dino-Software, PerfTechPro, performance/management; other Technical Storage and zIT Consulting, supplying high- Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ function System z Mainframe Systems Management VSE, z/Linux solutions, with short-term ROI and optimized TCO, when Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, compared with similar products. distributed Unix, Linux, Windows Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based

Company profile Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Inc. Value-4IT are an independent software & professional services company offering diverse and in-depth business Address: facing experience for IBM System z Mainframe, UNIX, 6625 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 100 Linux and Windows platforms. Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA. Phone: 702-794-0014 Our experienced personnel provide our valued customers Email: [email protected]. with a wide range of business, process & technical skills Web: www.go2vanguard.com for maximizing the business value for IT resources within your organization. Activity: Software vendor Specialist areas: Security Therefore our philosophy is a combination of pragmatic Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS. and structured delivery via TCA, TCO, & ROI Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual methodologies, safeguarding the timely implementation license, workload/usage based, other of cost efficient IT solutions for business improvement initiatives. Company profile Vanguard Integrity Professionals provides enterprise Therefore our philosophy is a combination of pragmatic security software and services that solve complex and structured delivery via TCA, TCO, & ROI security and regulatory compliance challenges for large methodologies, safeguarding the timely implementation enterprises and government agencies around the world. of cost efficient IT solutions for business improvement With solutions for Identity and Access Management, Audit initiatives. and Compliance, Security Administration and Intrusion Detection, Vanguard automates processes necessary to Product/service information identify and mitigate the risks customers face. Vanguard’s Value-4IT are focused on delivering cost efficient and customers receive a rapid return on investment and are strategic IT solutions that meet or exceed business able to focus on other critical business needs thereby requirements. Our customer-facing personnel all have becoming more productive and more secure. For more many years experience working with leading IHVs, ISVs information, visit www.go2vanguard.com. and Professional Services organisations, designing and integrating value-added solutions for many global Blue Product/service information Chip customers. Security Management Solutions Vanguard Administrator - Automated security administration Through a combination of innovative and evolving Vanguard Advisor - Event detection, analysis, and reporting processes, the raison d’être of Value-4IT is to collaborate in Vanguard SecurityCenter - Windows-based security long-term and rewarding partnerships with our customers, administration of RACF becoming their trusted advisor, by consistently delivering Vanguard Enforcer - Intrusion detection and management timely and cost-efficient solutions. system for z/OS and OS/390 mainframe systems Vanguard Policy Manager- A “Best Practices” enforcer for Value-4IT also maintains an independent viewpoint of the z/OS Security Server RACF Commands IT market place and are ideally placed to provide pragmatic third-party input into technology selection and IT portfolio Compliance and Audit Solutions review for our customer base. We are honoured to have Vanguard Analyzer - System integrity and analysis been chosen to be the UK territory distribution channel for Vanguard inCompliance - Continuous system compliance a modicum of best-of breed software solutions, while we do so with a Software Asset Management (SAM) focus, using

© Arcati Ltd, 2017 125 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory verification license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, Vanguard Enforcer - Intrusion detection and management other. system for z/OS and S/390 mainframe systems Vanguard Policy Manager - A “Best Practices” enforcer for Company profile z/OS Security Server - RACF Commands On 1st November 2015, Verhoef Training became a 21 year old company. We deliver Technical Training for IT Access Management Solutions Professionals. With its roots firmly in the Enterprise Server Vanguard Authenticator - Scalable, modular, and integrated field, Verhoef is an independent training vendor with authentication solution for entire enterprise Official IBM and independent ’Grey’ courses encompassing Vanguard ez/SignOn - Enterprise identity management and Applications, Service Delivery, Systems and Database intrusion detection Support, Architecture and Infrastructure across all the Vanguard ez/Token - A two-factor authentication solution IBM operating system and subsystem platforms including: integrated with RACF for users logging on to the z/OS, z/VM, IBMi, AIX and Linux, CICS, DB2, IMS, mainframe WebSphere Application Server, WebSphereMQ, Integration Vanguard Tokenless Authentication - Delivers strong Bus, Rational, Tivoli, InfoSphere, Cognos, Connections, authentication capabilities by generating and sending a Business Process Manager and Web Content Manager. one-time use, time-sensitive passcode to a communication device the user already possesses: the user’s cell phone, Product/service information PDA, Blackberry and more JCL Vanguard ez/Integrator - Security programming tools that JES2 Operator Training allow your applications to inherit the enhanced security of System Programmer Fundamentals RACF SMP/E Vanguard ez/AccessControl - Extending RACF access and Parallel Sysplex identity management to desktops and servers WLM Vanguard PasswordReset - User reset of forgotten HMC passwords HCD Security Server Intrusion Detection Solutions USS Vanguard Enforcer - Intrusion detection and management z/VM system for z/OS and S/390 mainframe systems Storage Area Networking Vanguard Advisor - Event detection, analysis and reporting VSAM Vanguard ez/SignOn - Enterprise identity management and DFSMShsm intrusion detection. TCP/IP for z/OS DB2 SQL for z/OS or LUW DB2 Administration DB2 Data Recovery DB2 Performance and Tuning Verhoef Training Ltd IMS Fundamentals IMS Programming Address: IMS Transaction Manager Programming 11 Kingsmead Square, Bath BA1 2AB, UK Informix 11.7 Database or System Administration Phone: +44 (0) 1225 339705. Informix 4GL Email: [email protected]. WAS Administration Web: www.verhoef-training.co.uk WAS Problem Determination WAS Scripting and Automation Activity: Education WAS Performance Specialist areas: System management; data WAS Intelligent Management management; storage management; asset and change BPM Performance and Tuning management; security; programming/testing; web BPM Problem Determination integration and legacy reengineering tools; network WebSphere Portal performance/management, other WebSphere Portal Applications Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ WebSphere Transformation Extender VSE, Linux MQ Introduction Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, other MQ Administration for z/OS or Windows & Linux Unix, distributed Linux, Windows, other MQ Clusters Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual MQ Programming

Integration Bus Administration Product/service information Integration Bus Applications Established nearly 40 years ago by two senior ex-IBM CICS Command Level Executives, WDR is one of the UK’s leading IT specialists. CICS Application Development for SOA and Web Services The early years, through hands-on consultancy, training CICS Tailoring courses, seminars and systems development, were CICSPlex System Manager dedicated to improving performance and management TXSeries predominately in the IBM mainframe market. Always the Java SE6 niche company, WDR remains attracted to the difficult Jazz Team Server Administration challenges that others may miss. DOORS Foundation and Practitioner Customizing DOORS Using DXL WDR has since broadened its focus from mainframes to IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation, mid-range systems to networks and distributed systems to Tivoli System Automation the desk-top and server-based systems of today. Tivoli Monitoring Throughout, we have remained current in all these Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager activities. Tivoli Business Services Manager Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS WDR have an attractive office and training centre at Tivoli NetView Horsham, an old market town in West Sussex in the South Tivoli Storage Manager of England, and maintain facilities to give seamless support Assembler to our many prestigious clients. COBOL PL/1 REXX Connections Process Modelling with BPM Web Age Solutions Developing Applications in BPM Address: BPM Administration Suite 1, 436 York Road, Jenkintown, Montgomery County, BPM Problem Determination PA 19046, USA Developing websites using Web Content Manager Phone: +1 215 517 6540. InfoSphere Email: [email protected]. Guardium Web: www.webagesolutions.com DataStage QualityStage. Activity: Education Specialist areas: System management; data management; storage management; programming/testing; web integration and legacy reengineering tools Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 WDR Ltd Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, Windows Address: Pricing options: Other Park Lodge, 60 London Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1AY, UK Company profile Phone: +44 (0)1403 268251. Web Age Solutions supports the following technology Email: [email protected]. and methodology areas through training, mentoring and Web: www.wdr.co.uk consulting.

Activity: Consultant Mainframe – DB2 – WebSphere – WebLogic – Linux – Specialist areas: System management; data UNIX – Python – Java EE – OOAD – Spring – Hibernate – management; storage management; asset and change Oracle – Big Data – Service Oriented Architecture – Cloud management; security; programming/testing; web – Enterprise Architecture – Mobile Computing (Android integration and legacy reengineering tools; network and i/OS) – JBoss – HTML5 – Open Source–- Microsoft – performance/management, other Web services – AJAX – Data Warehousing – XML/XSLT – Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ Virtualization – ITIL – Web 2.0. VSE, Linux Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, AIX, Unix, Product/service information Linux, Windows Specific to our mainframe curriculum, we provide training in Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual subjects as diverse as MVS Concepts and Utilities,CICS, license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based COBOL, DB2, TSO/ISPF, IMS, z/OS Systems © Arcati Ltd, 2017 127 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Vendor Directory management and others. Our courses are developed by industry experts and run using IBM mainframe computers. Product/service information Xbridge’s DataSniff software product is the first step in PCI compliance - and is the world’s FIRST and ONLY automated data discovery solution for the mainframe. DataSniff helps you understand the extent of your PCI Xbridge Systems exposure and automatically defines the scope of your PCI initiative. Address: 1941 Landings Drive, Mountain View, CA. 940430, USA DataSniff’s unique capabilities allow clients to quickly and Phone: +1 866 356 1515 easily comply with data security regulations (PCI, HIPAA, Email: [email protected] SOX, HiTech Act, etc.) by searching for, discovering, and Web: www.xbridgesystems.com. mapping the location of potentially sensitive data at rest throughout the enterprise, then providing that data map as Activity: Software vendor a template for a pinpointed implementation of encryption, Specialist areas: Security tokenization, or deletion services. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390 Non-mainframe platforms supported: IBM i, Windows, DataSniff allows you to automate the mainframe data Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual discovery process, immediately define and manage license, processor/capacity-based, risk exposure, and finally bring your mainframes into compliance, once and for all. Company profile Xbridge Systems is committed to providing business- critical mainframe data access, query, delivery, discovery, and loss-protection solutions to companies that aspire to know their data.

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ZETO Katowice production z13s, test zBC12 and backup z114. The power of these machines is adapted to the needs of Address: our customers. Our Data Center has redundant server Zakład Elektronicznej Techniki Obliczeniowej w Katowicach infrastructure, including IBM Mainframe servers, disk Sp. z o.o., ul. Owocowa 1, 40-158 Katowice, Silesia, arrays, SAN, LAN and WAN infrastructure. Server room Poland meets the applicable standards and requirements of major Phone: +48 32 3589 268 customers. Email: [email protected] Web: www.zetokatowice.pl Our most important customer is The Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS). ZUS is one of the largest Activity: Software vendor financial institutions in Poland. The main product is the Specialist areas: System management; data computer system known as Rentier-Manager/ADABAS, management; storage management; asset and change which supports the activities of the Social Insurance management; security; programming/testing; web Institution in the area of services provided to Polish integration and legacy reengineering tools; network pensioners. Rentier-Manager/ADABAS is developed in performance/management Mainframe technologies. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, OS/390, VM/ VSE, zLinux We have high competence in: z/OS, z/VM, z/Linux, Non-mainframe platforms supported: Unix, Linux, Natural/ADABAS, CICS/TS, Complete, RACF/zSecure, Windows, other DFSMS/DFSMSHSM, REXX, JCL, TSM. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual license, processor/capacity-based, workload/usage based, We are interested in building sustainable cooperation with other customers and business partners. We have a lot of space for offices and IT equipment. We can make any remote Company profile work in customer’s or partner’s Mainframe environment. ZETO Katowice Sp. z o.o. is a company operating in the IT We work 24 hours a day. market since the 60’s of the twentieth century, providing IT . solutions for public and private sector.

Our main areas of activity are creation of dedicated IT systems, processing and data security, advisory services, mobile applications, solutions based on business analytics and Big Data. ZETO Katowice has extensive expertise zIT Consulting in the management, administration and operation of Mainframe infrastructure. Over 50 professionals work in Address: the mainframe environment. Moorstrich 38, 26349 Jade, Germany Phone: +49 4454 206 9897 We have expertise in project management (PRINCE2, Email: [email protected] Scrum). We design and deliver IT services using the best Web: www.zit-consulting.com practices of ITIL. Sales contacts: We are constantly improving implemented The Integrated America: +1-866-464-3724 Management System of Quality and Information Security EMEA: +49 4454 206 9897 (international standards ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001). AsiaPac: +61 2 62348014. The main objective of that management system is to adapt the business processes and standards to market Activity: Software vendor requirements as well as efficient identification and Specialist areas: System management. reduction of critical information security risks. Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS. Pricing options: One-time charge, monthly/annual Product/service information license, processor/capacity-based ZETO Katowice meets the requirements of existing legislation, especially in the field of protection of personal Company profile data, the confidentiality of the data entrusted and any zIT Consulting GmbH specializes in MLC optimization: license agreements. reduce your monthly license cost while - often - even improving your service level agreements by optimizing the In our Data Center, we have three IBM machines: WLM settings.

Our products are and always have been a direct result of zSoftware our consulting assignments and are therefore very much based upon practicaly experiences. Address: Kloosterwei 320, 2361 XR Warmond, The Netherlands Our consultants and developers have many years of Phone: +31 71 3011178. experience in IBM’s z/OS area, zIT consulting itself is Email: [email protected]. an IBM certified ISV and IBM Development Partner. Our Web: www.zsoftware.nl. solutions can also be found on IBM’s Global Solutions Directory. Activity: Software vendor Specialist areas: asset and change management, other Product/service information Mainframe platforms supported: z/OS, VM/VSE Reduce your MLC charges, fast and easy: In many data Non-mainframe platforms supported: AIX, other Unix, centers the largest single monthly invoice is the IBM’s z/ Linux, Windows OS Monthly License Charge. With our products zDynaCap and zPrice Manager and our consulting services we are Company profile specialized in automated capacity optimization. The new, zSoftware specializes in analysing your Software Portfolio, very clear and very straightforward approach focuses on the workload, Software licenses and Software contracts. balancing capacity over LPARs and on optimized defined Based on the outcome of a health check, zSoftware capacity settings. advises you on saving software software costs and therefor optimizing the value of you Software Assets. MSU savings range from 5% to 25%, which often implies immediate reduction of the MLC invoice ranging from 3% This service is not limited to your IBM-zEnterprise platform, to 20%! but can be executed cross platform.

Contact us for more information and for a first analysis, giving you an idea about the possible savings in your environment: [email protected]. Visit our Website at: www.zit-consulting.com.

Virtual IMS user group

Virtual CICS user group

The Virtual IMS user group can be found at at www.fundi.com/virtualims. The Virtual CICS user group can be found at at www.fundi.com/virtualcics. They are independently-operated vendor-neutral sites run by and for their user communities. Look out for their regular webinars and newsletters.

by TrevorMedia Eddolls Guide A guide to sources of information for IBM mainframers Newsletters, magazines, user groups, and social networking information resources for the z/OS environment

Although there are now relatively few publications focusing specifically on the mainframe, there are plenty of ways to gather information and comment on large systems. Apart from traditional magazines, there are numerous e-zines, blogs, discussion groups, and other online resources, and this guide offers a personal selection for readers to sample. A list of the main mainframe user groups is also included, which are one of the best sources of information available. Please feel free to suggest other sites/titles for inclusion in the next edition of the Yearbook (email [email protected]).

Enterprise Tech Journal IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe Edition Whereas its predecessor, zJournal, IBM Systems Magazine also comes in AIX, IBM i, was purely mainframe focused, Power, and Linux on Power versions. The content this journal describes itself as is online with regular e-mail newsletters. being for IT technicians in the www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/ world’s largest multi-platform enterprises. The associated Web IBM Data Magazine & Analytics Hub site at enterprisesystemsmedia. In the spring of 2015, IBM Data magazine was com contains articles, news, jobs, consolidated into the IBM Big Data & Analytics events, and a store. Hub. There are headings for Use Cases, Industries, enterprisesystemsmedia.com/magazines/ Analytics, Technology, Events, Around the Web, enterprise-tech-journal/ and For Developers. www.ibmbigdatahub.com/technology/all Enterprise Executive Formerly Mainframe Executive, Mainframe Market Information Service (MMIS) this is the sister publication to Through Arcati’s MMIS Enterprise Tech Journal, and is subscription service, Barry aimed at IT managers in the world’s Graham keeps users up largest multi-platform enterprises. to date with mainframe It is a less technical, but no less hardware and software informative, than ETJ, and both are pricing trends and helps available as flipbooks.. them to negotiate the best deals. The full MMIS enterprisesystemsmedia.com/magazines/ service includes the detailed quarterly Mainframe enterprise-executive/ Market Monitor as well as phone/e-mail support. The monthly e-mail Mainframe Market Bulletin is Enterprise Systems also available separately. Based on the once-celebrated Enterprise Systems www.arcati.com/mmis Journal, the Enterprise Systems Web site and newsletter did provide some very interesting SearchDataCenter articles and discussions on mainframes and other TechTarget publishes a range of Web-based platforms. It claims to provide high-end datacenter newsletters, and under the ‘Topic’ drop-down and server solutions. It has a regular newsletter, menu, you can find a number of datacenter topics, and there are white papers available too. but nothing specifically for mainframes any more. www.esj.com searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/

SHARE’s Five Minute Briefing: Data Center diverse products and services, architectures, and Database Trends and Applications publishes a business solutions. Titles help users: prepare for number of Five Minute Briefing newsletters, but IBM certifications; master implementation; and the Data Center title should appeal directly to support IBM products and solutions; and educate mainframers. Published in and inform. conjunction with user group http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/ibmpress/ SHARE, the newsletter provides an excellent IBM Redbooks weekly round-up of relevant IBM Redbooks publications provide a wealth of announcements. real-world installation, configuration and usage www.dbta.com insights into myriad technologies with a multitude of titles. IBM Publishing http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/ IBM’s publishing arm covers the company’s

IBM mainframe technologies. That’s at www. Mainframe social media millennialmainframer.com. In addition to the ever-growing number of blogs focusing on mainframe-related topics, it’s now Also worth a look is Marc Wambeke’s Mainframe possible to interact with mainframe-minded people Watch Belgium at mainframe-watch-belgium. on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social blogspot.com. media. And don’t miss the Mainframe World blog at IBM has its IBM Mainframe Insights blog at: it.toolbox.com/blogs/mainframe-world/, written by mainframeinsights.com. There are CICS blogs at: Arcati associate Trevor Eddolls. developer.ibm.com/cics/. And there are IMS blogs at developer.ibm.com/zsystems/connect/ There’s always something interesting in the CA Technologies blog at http://blogs.ca.com/. They IBM Destination z hosts a variety of bloggers, seem to cover quite a wide range of topics. who write on different topics each week. It also hosts a variety of articles. You can find the blog Willie Favero’s Getting the Most from DB2 for at destinationz.org/Community/Evangelizing- z/OS and System z blog is at it.toolbox.com/blogs/ Mainframe.aspx. db2zos. Other DB2-related blogs are: DB2utor by Troy Coleman at ibmsystemsmag.com/ Planet Mainframe publishes blogs each week.It Blogs/DB2utor/; and An Expert’s Guide to DB2 describes itself as, “The world’s premiere resource Technology by Chris Eaton at it.toolbox.com/blogs/ for leading-edge mainframe technology”. You can db2luw/. And, not to be missed, Craig Mullins’ DB2 find the blogs at: planetmainframe.com/blog/. Portal blog at db2portal.blogspot.co.uk/.

There’s the Millennial Mainframer blog, which they Alan Radding describes himself as a 20-year IT describe as a fresh look at all things mainframe. industry analyst and journalist covering mainframe, It’s primarily aimed at college students and midrange, PC, web, and cloud computing. His early mainframe professionals interested in DancingDinosaur blog – Mainframe computing in

the 21st century – can be found at dancingdinosaur. at www.linkedin.com/groups/2008475; amongst wordpress.com. many others.

There are a number of very insightful blogs at There’s the CICS Special Interest Group at IBM’s developerWorks. Have a look at developer. www.linkedin.com/groups/1534227; IBM CICS ibm.com/dwblog/. at www.linkedin.com/groups/4304249; and the Virtual CICS user group at www.linkedin.com/ Other interesting blogs are: Drunken Data, ablog groups/3847862. about storage and data management at www. drunkendata.com/; Jeff Jonas by Jeff Jonas at For IMS there’s IBM IMS at www.linkedin.com/ jeffjonas.typepad.com/; and Irving Wladawsky- groups/1949922; and the Virtual IMS user group Berger by Irving Wladawsky-Berger at blog. at www.linkedin.com/groups/379256. irvingwb.com/blog/. Another interesting blog is James Governor’s Monkchips site (www.redmonk. In future, LinkedIn might consider using vanity com/jgovernor). names like Facebook does.

For the latest data center news and trends, On Tumblr there’s Mainframe Tumblr at http:// there’s the IT Knowledge Exchange at mainframe50.tumblr.com/. They say that the itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/data- Mainframe Tumblr is your hub for exploring IBM center/. mainframe-enabled innovation. Follow us for stories, insights, videos, and datagrams that IBM pages can be found on Facebook at www. celebrate a different System z theme each week facebook.com/IBMsystemz for just IBM mainframes: and show how the mainframe is empowering big at www.facebook.com/DB2community for DB2; at opportunities in both new and familiar areas. www.facebook.com/IMSFans for IMS; and www. facebook.com/IBMCICS for CICS. If you go to YouTube (www.youtube.com) there are numerous short videos about mainframes and The Virtual CICS user group is on Facebook mainframe-related topics. at www.facebook.com/VirtualCICS. And the Virtual IMS user group is at www.facebook.com/ On Twitter, here’s a fairly random assortment of VirtualIMS. good tweeters to follow: @IBMzSystems, @IBM_CICS, @IBM_DB2, There are mainframe-related discussions @IBM_Informix, @IBM_InfoSphere, on LinkedIn. For example, there’s the IBM @IBMdatamag, @IBMDB2, @IBMSTG, MAINFRAME - Unofficial Group at www.linkedin. @_PeUR, @ARCserve_Europe, @MariaWinans, com/groups/670987; Mainframe (COBOL, @WarrenWhitlock, @ajzander, @Attachmate, JCL,DB2,CICS,VSAM,MVS,Adabas/Natural) @BarrySchrager1, @Bcrusso, @bethflood, Experts at www.linkedin.com/groups/910927; @BigData_paulz, @BMCMainframe, Mainframe Experts Network at www.linkedin.com/ @BMCSoftware, @BobThomas_ESM, groups/55779; and System z Advocates at www. @bosnews, @BrillTechnology, linkedin.com/groups/155723; for mainframers. @BTRG_MikeMartin, @CAmainframe, @CAUKI, @CenSoft, If you’re interested in DB2 there’s DB2 Professionals @craigmullins, @cristianmolaro, @crshnburn, at www.linkedin.com/groups/45375; IDUG: @DaniSchererBMC, @dianegjohnson, International DB2 Users Group at www.linkedin. @DTurnerBlogs, @GlobalKnowledge, com/groups/46747; DB2 for z/OS at www.linkedin. @GreerJP, @herbpayne, @IDUGDB2, com/groups/1171547; and DB2 for z/OS DBAs @iixpeering, @ironarchitect, @Isaac_Yassin,

@jodiraquel, @jondbray, @KCandLoveData, @vidierre, @VirtualCICS, @VirtualIMS, @wcfink, @kennethfogarty, @Macro_4, @Maintec_Inc, @wfavero, and @zOShelpForums. @martinpacker, @MattBullamore, @MichaelDag, @microfocus, @mitzihunter, @MSFTBusinessUK, It may not be a definitive list, but it’s a good place @mwambeke, @myzcommunity, @pablocabra, to start! @PlexSpy, @rochanet2, @russellbonner, @Sheena_Seguin, @simonbu, @susvis, In addition, there are lots of mainframers on @Syncsort, @sysprog101, @t_eddolls, Google plus, and there are now mainframers @Tanglewould, @TeamARIN, @termalabs, using Instagram (eg @ibm, @ibmsports, @ThFalissard, @ToolboxforIT, @tweet2thousif, @ibminterconnect, @t_eddolls).

Other online information listserv.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html RACF-L Wikipedia A discussion group that focuses on RACF. Although not a newsletter or journal, Wikipedia is listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=RACF-L a great online encyclopaedia that is written and maintained by its readers. The editors work hard to Assembler-List make sure that valuable content is not vandalized, A discussion group that focuses on Assembler. and the site contains a surprisingly up-to-date www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe? range of mainframe-related definitions. SL1=ASSEMBLER-LIST&H=LISTSERV.UGA.EDU http://en.wikipedia.org/ IMS IBM-MAIN listserv A discussion group that focuses on IMS. The IBM Mainframe discussion list has been http://imslistserv.bmc.com/scripts/wa- maintained for many years by the University of BMC.exe?A0=IMS-L Alabama, and continues to be well supported. Unlike the high-level blogs, this is the place for very CICS specific technical discussions. Subscribers can A discussion group that focuses on CICS. sign up to receive useful summaries of message https://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/ threads. wa?A0=CICS-L

Mainframe user groups • SHARE. The oldest (1955) and probably most influential IBM user organization with SIGs The IBM mainframe world has attracted numerous focusing on various aspects of IBM software, user organizations and special interest groups hardware and security. Known as GUIDE/ (SIGs). Most hold regular meetings and SHARE in Europe and Interaction in Australia. conferences, often with satellite groups and http://www.share.org chapters throughout the world. Here are a few http://www.gse.org of them: http://www.interaction.com.au

• zNextGen is part of SHARE, and invites people • International zSeries Oracle SIG for companies who are new to enterprise computing, in a new licensed for Oracle on z/Linux and/or z/OS. role with z Systems servers, or working as new http://www.zseriesoraclesig.org z Systems professionals, to participate. http://www.share.org/page/meet-the-znextgen There are also two large user organizations for data center managers with a focus on • CMG. The Computer Measurement Group is infrastructure (including mainframe): widely supported and specializes in capacity planning and performance issues (mainframe • AFCOM (http://www.afcom.com) and increasingly distributed). There is a large network of CMG organizations worldwide. • 7x24 Exchange http://www.cmg.org (http://www.7x24exchange.org)

• IDUG – International DB2 User Group. Apart from the Virtual IMS user group (www.fundi. http://www.idug.org com/virtualims), regional IMS user groups include the long-established Dallas/Fort Worth group and • TPFUG – TPF User Group (yes, it’s still out a number of newer ones. there, handling 5000 transactions per second). http://www.tpfug.org Canada has CIPS, Canada’s Association of IT Professionals, which has been in existence since • Global WebSphere Community. 1958 and can be found at http://www.cips.ca/. http://www.websphereusergroup.org/

Compiled by Trevor Eddolls of GlossaryiTech-Ed

Glossary of Terminology Definitions of some mainframe-related terms

This glossary is intended as an aide memoire for experienced mainframers and a useful reference for those new to the z/OS world. If you would like to suggest any new entries for the next edition, please send them to [email protected] (we will even list you as a contributor!).

3270 Access method IBM’s family of dumb, block-mode synchronous screen IBM-specific jargon for software that moves data and printer terminals, which became the standard for between main storage and I/O devices. terminal/mainframe connectivity. ACF/VTAM 3270 data stream Advanced Communications Function / Virtual Format used by 3270 devices for communication, and Telecommunications Access Method is IBM’s proprietary much used for emulation to make PCs look like dumb telecommunications software. terminals. ACID 5250 This acronym describes the properties of a transaction. Terminal standard for the iSeries/400, System/3x etc. Atomicity refers to a transaction’s changes to the state – either it all happens or nothing happens. Consistency ABARS refers to the state of a transaction. It must not violate Aggregate Backup And Recovery Support. A disaster any of the integrity constraints associated with the state. recovery feature within DFSMShsm for automatically Isolation refers to the transaction not being affected by creating files containing back-ups of critical data. The others. Durability refers to the survival of changes to main use of ABARS is to group all the datasets relating state after a transaction completes. to a particular application together. ACL (1) Abend Access Control Lists control which users or groups of ABnormal ENDing. IBMspeak for an unexpected users can access which files and programs. They are termination to a program run, eg a crash. part of the security system and are checked by RACF.

Above the line ACL (2) In z/OS, z/VM, and VSE/ESA, above the line refers to Automated Cartridge Library. Synonymous with ATL virtual/real memory locations with an address greater (Automated Tape Library). than 16MB. The 16MB limit resulted from earlier operating systems supporting 24-bit addressing. ACO Automated Console Operations. Automated procedures ACB that replace or reduce the number of actions an Access Control Block. The control block used to tie an operator takes from a console in response to system application program to a VSAM dataset. or network activities.

Access control ADA Enforcing rules governing use of computer resources Programming language much loved by the military by restricting both the use and type of use to authorized (ADA is a US government standard), which uses it for individuals and the computer resources they are writing systems for controlling guided missiles and the responsible for. like. Withdrawn August 1994.

Address Resolution Protocol a multi-purpose utility. Also known as IDCAMS because The Internet Protocol (IP) used to dynamically map IP that is the program name. addresses to physical hardware Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. APAR Authorized Program Analysis Report. An official report Address space of a software error to IBM. Also used to refer to the patch The virtual storage allocated to an executing task in a supplied by IBM to fix the error (PTF is the correct term). mainframe. Generally used within z/OS to mean the space used by one of batch job, system task, or TSO API user. Application Program(ming) Interface. Documented programming procedures to access a given piece of Agile software; typically an entry point name and parameter A modern alternative to waterfall models of project list. The re-use of APIs can speed up application development in which requirements and solutions development. emerge through collaborative working between developers and users. It results in rapid changes and APL innovative solutions to problems. A Programming Language, conceived within IBM by K E Iverson, and popular on the mainframe in the late ’70s AIX and early ’80s to support end-user activities. Advanced Interactive eXecutive. IBM’s version of Unix for mid-range systems (System p). It is one of APM four commercial operating systems that are certified Application Performance Management monitors and to The Open Group’s UNIX 03 standard. It is cur- manages the performance and availability of software rently supported on IBM Power Systems alongside applications in order to meet business needs. IBM i and Linux. App AJAX This usually refers to a mobile application found Asynchronous Javascript And XML is a way of on Android and Apple smartphones and tablets. creating interactive Web applications using a group of technologies together. These technologies include Applet XHTML (or HTML) and CSS; the Document Object A small application program written in the Java that Model; and the XMLHttpRequest object. can be retrieved from a Web server and executed in a browser. AMASPZAP z/OS batch utility to apply a fix directly to object codein APPN situ. Often protected against unauthorized use because Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking architecture is of its additional ability to make direct changes to disk. an enhancement to SNA architecture. It can handle dynamic multipath routing. AMODE Addressing MODE. Attribute of z/OS programs ARM indicating the length (in bits) of the addresses used Automatic Restart Management is a sysplex-wide in the program. Introduced in MVS/XA to differentiate integrated restart mechanism that can restart MVS between the then new 31-bit addressing that expanded subsystems after an abend, restart workloads on the addressable space from 16MB (24 bit) to 2GB. z/ another MVS image after an MVS failure, and restart OS introduced 64-bit addressing. a failed MVS image.

AMS AS/400 Access Method Services. z/OS and VSE subsystem Application System/400. IBM’s mid-range processor, for performing various data-related actions on VSAM announced in June 1988. It was replaced by the IBM and ICF catalogs, including defining VSAM datasets, Power Systems in April 2008. and deleting and copying most dataset types. In short,

ASCII Bandwidth American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A measure of how fast a network can transfer A modification of the international code which has information, originally measured in Hertz (Hz), but now become a de facto standard (except for IBM which also used for any measure of network throughput. The more uses the EBCDIC code) for transmitting data. Uses precise definition: frequency range within a radiation seven bits plus a parity bit, and includes alphanumeric band required to transmit a particular signal. Measures and control characters. ASCII must be converted to the difference between the highest and lowest signal EBCDIC for uploading to IBM mainframes. frequencies in millions of cycles per second.

ASM BASIC Auxiliary Storage Manager. The part of z/OS that looks Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. after the I/O operations relating to paging – specifically Universal interactive programming language. the pages and page slots on external storage (typically DASD). Batch An accumulation of data brought together for processing Assembler or transmission, usually unattended. Less formally, Programming language that allows the user to get the processing of such data, as opposed to online close to the hardware on IBM mainframes. Assembler processing where a user is present to respond statements correspond one-to-one with mainframe, interactively. machine-level instructions. BCD ATL Binary-Coded Decimal. A binary-coded notation in Automated Tape Library (also known as Automated which each of the decimal digits is represented by Cartridge System – ACS, tape silo, or silo). Type of a binary numeral. This differs from the pure binary mass storage system (MSS) in which industry standard notation, where the entire number is represented as a tapes are loaded by a robotic arm. single binary numeral.

Augmented reality BCS Using a device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to The Basic Catalog Structure and the VVDS are the two view an object, such as server, and see on that device parts of the ICF catalog. The BCS contains dataset and additional information about the object – such as alias names and volume serial numbers. performance information. BCU Auxiliary storage A Balanced Configuration Unit comprises processor All storage needing a channel I/O to access it (basically memory, I/O, storage, and DB2 resources. It is the cache, SSD, disk, tape, mass storage). smallest combination of these that work together efficiently. As more work is added to the system, AWLC so more BCUs can be added. This avoids any one Advanced Workload License Charges is a new monthly component being too big in terms of the others. licence pricing metric from IBM and applies to z196s. BDAM Backout Basic Direct Access Method allows programmers to A process that removes all database updates performed access specific blocks of data on DASD. by an application that has abended (qv). Benchmark BAL An agreed workload used as a standard against which Basic Assembler Language. The machine language on to compare the performance of different hardware/ the original S/360 from which the modern Assembler software. For a benchmark to be useful it needs to be languages are derived. a public standard.

Big Data BMS The SNA/APPN command used to activate an LU-LU Basic Mapping Support. An interface between CICS session following the successful completion of the SNA/ and an application to control the movement and APPN session initiation processing. presentation of datastreams to and from a dumb terminal. BMS allows data to be displayed without Big SQL allowing for display-dependent formatting characters. This allows users to access Hadoop-based data using familiar SQL statements. It utilizes InfoSphere Boolean BigInsights. An operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra.

Bimodal IT Boot Gartner’s management of IT model where one strand To prepare a computer system for operation by loading is very conservative and unwilling to change and the an operating system. other strand embraces rapid application development and is tightly linked to business needs. BPAM Basic Partitioned Access Method is a low-level access BIND method used to access Partitioned DataSets (PDSs). The SNA/APPN command used to activate an LU-LU session following the successful completion of the SNA/ BSAM APPN session initiation processing. Basic Sequential Access Method, along with QSAM, is an access method used to access sequential datasets. BIOS Basic Input/Output System. The I/O component of a Bus simple operating system defining the interface between Generic term in data communications to describe a the operating system and the outside world. wiring topology (such as that used in Ethernet) in which devices are connected along a single linear medium. Bitcoins Bitcoins originated in a 2008 concept paper by Satoshi BYOD Nakamoto. Bitcoins are a virtual currency that are Bring your own device is the policy many companies ‘mined’ by solving complex algorithms and are usually are adopting to allow employees to bring their own stored in a digital wallet. Bitcoin exchanges are mobile devices (laptops, tablets, and smartphones) to completely private, which makes them popular with their workplace, and to use those devices to access criminals! Many legitimate companies offer products privileged company information and applications. for sale using bitcoins. BYOI BLOB Bring Your Own Identity is the growing practice of taking Binary Large OBject. A generic term for a file containing a validated identity with you and so not needing to some kind of binary data (text, image, document, remember different user-ids and passwords for different sound, etc). Typically BLOBs can be transferred and environments. There are security issues. manipulated across a wide range of platforms. Byte Block A string of 8 bits that represents one EBCDIC character. A string of data elements, such as characters, words, The IBM mainframe architecture is organized around or physical records, that are recorded or transmitted the concept of the byte. as a unit. C Bluemix A programming language developed at Bell Labs in Bluemix is an open-standards, cloud-based platform for 1972, so named because its predecessor was named building, managing, and running all types of apps, for B. Unix was written in C. Web, mobile, big data, and smart devices. It includes Java, mobile back-end development, and application monitoring, all provided as-a-service in the cloud. © Arcati Limited, 2017 139 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Glossary

C/C++ Channel adapter An optional, separately priced feature of z/OS, available Hardware unit to attach a channel to a processor. with or without Debug Tool. The C/C++ IBM Open Class Library is included with z/OS, but is only enabled when Channel attached C/C++ is licensed. Devices that are directly attached to the processor by cable rather than over a communications link. Cache High-speed buffer between a fast device and a slow Channels device. In large IBM systems cacheing may take CICS TS 3.1 introduced a replacement for size- place in the CPU (in main or expanded storage), the restricted COMMAREAs – they are channels and controller, device head-of-string, or the device itself containers. Any number of containers can be passed (eg in a track buffer). It is used to reduce access time. between programs and they are grouped together in channels. Capacity on Demand Processors can be purchased with extra capacity CHPID already on-board but not functioning. When extra CHannel Path IDentifier. A single byte binary value used capacity is required at a site, it is turned on. This is to uniquely identify each channel path on an eServer non-disruptive and customers don’t pay for the extra zSeries and previous mainframe systems. capacity until they start using it. CICS Catalog Customer Information Control System. General A dataset that contains information about other purpose TP monitor for terminal-oriented and inter- datasets, eg type, location, size, format. The z/OS system transaction processing in z/OS and VSE/ESA master catalog usually also contains entries for user environments. Now with added SOA. catalogs. CICS Explorer CCL This is a system management tool for CICS systems Communication Controller for Linux (CCL) on zSeries that’s based on the Eclipse platform. runs the Network Control Program (NCP) software product in Linux, enabling users to get rid of their legacy CICSplex 3745 communication controllers running NCP-based A CICS complex (CICSplex) is a group of inter- SNA workloads to zSeries servers. communicating CICS systems.

CDS CICSPlex System Manager (CPSM) Configuration DataSet. This provides system management as well as automation and workload management. CGI Common Gateway Interface. A mechanism used CKD by HTTP servers to invoke arbitrary programs for Count Key Data is a way to format disk drive using additional processing of certain requests; typically, cylinder number, track number, and physical record. those involving database access. Client/server Change management Generic term for systems (also known as server/ The methodology for planning and controlling software requester) in which one machine provides a range of changes. services to one or more other machines.

Channel CLIST A specialized computer used in the IBM mainframe Control language used to manage interactive architecture to control transfers between devices and applications in the z/OS TSO environment. Largely the processor unit. The channel offloads some of the superseded by REXX. processing associated with I/O from the main CPU.

Cloud computing Compression A new name for something similar to client/server Generic term for a method of reducing the amount of computing. A user launches a browser and clicks a link. space needed to store data, by encoding the data. This Somewhere else an application launches and work is is achieved through the elimination of empty fields, done. The mainframe seems to have always worked gaps, redundancies, and unnecessary data to shorten in this way. Organizations like Microsoft, Amazon, and the length of records or blocks. Google are trying to become big players in this ‘new’ paradigm. Connector One way of integrating CICS applications as Web CMOS services is to use connectors on the mainframe and Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. A chip use native interfaces to permit tight integration with the technology used widely by IBM in its processors, target application. superseding the water-cooled ECL chips on the mainframe. Containers CICS TS 3.1 introduced a replacement for size- CMS restricted COMMAREAs – they are channels and Conversational (originally Cambridge – the lab where containers. Any number of containers can be passed it was built) Monitor System. Operating system running between programs and they are grouped together in under VM, and providing timesharing and program channels. Channels are deleted when no programs development facilities. are using them.

COBOL Control Point Programming language, very widely used for SNA/APPN/HPR functionality that performs commercial applications on the mainframe. Some authorization, directory services and configuration sources suggest that CICS and COBOL account for management. 85% of all transactions processed. CORBA Communication Server Common Object Request Broker Architecture. Set of IBM’s all inclusive, multi-platform, software bundle that standards for distributed object management from the provides a plethora of terminal emulation, Web-to-host, Object Management Group (OMG). and networking capabilities. Coupling Compile Generic term used to mean connecting of processors The translation of a high-level programming language together into a more or less tightly-knit computing (source program) into a machine language program complex. Used specifically by IBM to mean the (an executable program). connection of multiple eServer zSeries processors in a Sysplex. Compiler A program that translates high-level programming Coupling Facility languages into machine language programs. Hardware from IBM, where common tables can be shared in a Sysplex, for high-speed cacheing, update Composite applications locking of shared data, list processing and workload A composite application is an application built by balancing between multiple processors. combining multiple services. This tends to mean taking part of a really useful mainframe application CPC and combining it with some other code so that the Central Processor Complex. mainframe application becomes available over the Web

CPU DataPower Central Processing Unit. Processor. The part of a IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances is a family computer that executes instructions. of pre-built, pre-configured rack mountable network devices that accelerate Web services deployments CRM while extending SOA infrastructure. Customer Relationship Management refers to the way organizations manage their relationships with Dataset customers - including finding, marketing to, selling to, A unit of data storage and retrieval consisting of one and servicing these customers. or more data records. Outside of the IBM mainframe environment, people call them files. CTG CICS Transaction Gateway provides J2EE standards- DB2 based access to CICS applications, which means it’s Database/2. Relational database management system an easy way to make existing CICS applications part first announced for mainframe environments in 1983. of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Originally promoted as an end-user tool, but is now IBM’s preferred DBMS for just about everything and CTC runs on all platforms. Channel-To-Channel connections would link two mainframes and provide high-speed communication. Debug The human problem determination process for Cylinder software. Literally, to remove bugs. The tracks, in an assembly of magnetic disks, that can be accessed without repositioning the access DEDB mechanism. Data Entry DataBases are one of two types of IMS fast path database. These databases do not have indexes DASD and are stored in VSAM files. Direct Access Storage Device. IBMspeak for disk. Defragmentation DAT The use of a software utility to improve access Dynamic Address Translation. The process by which and retrieval time by rewriting fragmented data to virtual addresses are converted into real addresses contiguous sectors of a computer storage medium. during instruction execution. Denial of Service Data dictionary An insidious, carefully-orchestrated attack on computer A data dictionary (DD) is a database containing systems or networks to overload their resources with a information about the way items of data are used. barrage of requests in the hope of discovering overload- Typically a DD contains details of data names, data induced vulnerabilities within the targets or to just usage, data structures, data models, and so on. disrupt the mission-critical activities of an enterprise.

Data lake Device A data lake is a repository of data stored in its natural Any computer peripheral, such as tape or DASD, or format. This could be in a Hadoop-based repository. any object that appears to be a peripheral.

Data mining DevOps The practice of using a data warehouse for highly Part DEVelopment and part OPerations, DevOps complex, ad hoc queries. is a philosophy emphasizing the collaboration and communication between software developers and Data warehouse other IT people, so that building, testing, and releasing General term for a collection of database, middleware, software, can happen rapidly, frequently, and more and query tools that allow fast, flexible access to near- reliably. operational corporate data.

DFSMS DLSw Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem. An Widely-used SNA/APPN(/NetBIOS)-over-TCP/IP element of z/OS and also available for z/VM, as transport mechanism which, however, unlike EE, does DFSMS/VM. The idea is that you simply tell the system not support SNA COS or routing. about your storage, back-up, performance, and other requirements of the data, and the system does the rest DMZ for you. Of course, it’s not really that simple. A De-Militarized Zone is used in the on-going war against viruses and malware etc. Typically, one DFSMSdfp computer accepts incoming data and send outgoing DFSMS Data Facility Product. A component of DFSMS data. Behind it is a firewall, and behind that is the that provides functions for storage, data, program, and protected LAN. device management, in conjunction with distributed data access. Enables the definition of the services Domino to be assigned to new datasets. Handles catalog Web server technology from Lotus (June 1996), which management and access methods. allows browsers to interact with Notes and access Notes databases. Now closely integrated with WebSphere. DFSMSdss DFSMS DataSet Services. An optional, separately DRaaS priced feature of DFSMS that handles device migration, Disaster Recovery as a Service is the replication and copy, space management, and dump/restore. It hosting of physical or virtual servers by a third-party to also converts existing data between non-SMS and provide failover in the event of a catastrophe. SMS volumes, and provides an interface for storage administrators (ISMF). EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. DFSMShsm Coded 8-bit character set (giving 256 characters) used DFSMS Hierarchical Storage Manager. An optional, by IBM mainframes. separately priced feature of DFSMS. It is a sophisticated automated system for both back-up and hierarchical e-business storage management. It includes an ISPF interface Used to refer to business transactions that use the for end users who wish to migrate, recall, back-up, or Internet. recover individual datasets, or to override the default migration and/or back-up parameters. ECI The External Call Interface is used by CICS to allow DFSMSrmm non-CICS programs to invoke programs under CICS. DFSMS Removable Media Manager. Its goal was to integrate the system managed storage principles of Eclipse DFSMS into all removable media, most notably tape Eclipse is an Open Source IDE. IBM’s version is sold and optical. as WebSphere Studio Workbench. The Eclipse platform comprises the platform run-time, the workspace, the Disruptive technology workbench, the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT), the Henry Ford said: “If I had asked people what they Version and Configuration Management (VCM), and wanted, they would have said faster horses”. That’s an the help system. Eclipse comes with a large number example of a disruptive technology – something that of plug-ins. The user interface for Eclipse is known as changes the way people do things. the workbench.

DL/I EE Data Language/I. The I is the Roman numeral One. The HPR-over-UDP/IP, created by committee and codified data manipulation language within IMS DB. DL/I is also in RFC 2353 in 1998, which permits SNA/APPN the product name for IBM’s VSE/ESA implementation networking, replete with native COS and routing, across of IMS DB. IP networks.

EJB ESM Enterprise JavaBeans. A server-side, transaction- An External Security Manager is software that controls oriented extension to the JavaBeans component model access to applications and data externally. RACF is an specification published by Sun. EJB are JavaBeans, but External Security Manager. have no user interface and are designed to run within a special EJB container. In principle, any properly coded ESS EJB should run within any fully compliant EJB container. The Total Storage Enterprise Storage Server, code- named shark, is a high-speed data storage product. Enqueue The z/OS expression (often abbreviated to ENQ) for EWLC requesting resource serialization. ENQ can be used to Entry Workload Licence Charges allow customers only put a user-named entry in the system resource queue pay for peak z/OS usage, not for full machine capacity. in order to prevent another program using a serially usable resource. FBA Fixed Block Architecture is a way of formatting disk Enterprise Extender drives where space is allocated in fixed-length blocks Enterprise Extender (EE) is a combination of SNA rather than cylinders. encapsulated in IP packets, so it can be thought of as a kind of protocol. FDBR Fast DataBase Recovery creates a separate IMS EPI control region (the Fast Database Recovery region) A CICS External Presentation Interface service is an to monitor an IMS subsystem. If it detects a failure, it implementation of a service that can be created from a will recover any database resources that are locked 3270 terminal. EPI provides communication with 3270 by the failed IMS, so they’re available for other IMS terminal-based CICS applications. subsystems.

ERP Fibre optic channel Enterprise Resource Planning systems try to integrate Channel technology which replaced copper bus-and- all the data and processes that exist within an tag channel cables with fibre-optic links. organization into a single unified system. FICON Error log FIbre CONnection. Mainframe channel that implements A dataset or file that contains a record of machine the ANSI FCS transport. Each FICON channel checks on device errors, which are stored for later can handle over 4,000 I/O operations per second, analysis. equivalent to eight ESCON(qv) channels. The FICON channel link speed is 100MB/sec full duplex, compared ESB with 17MB/sec simplex with ESCON links. An Enterprise Service Bus is a software architecture construct that is standards-based and flexible. It is an Firewall attempt to separate the service being called and the Specialized software designed to prevent unauthorized required transport medium. access to a computer system while permitting validated, non-harmful interactions to get through. ESCON Enterprise System Connectivity. The high-speed Flat file fibre-optic channel architecture (using a serial, packet- Any file (dataset, mainframe parlance) stored in a file switched protocol) first available on ES/9000 and access method without an index which, of course, 3090Js and many peripherals. Replaced by FICON in eliminates all relational DBMSs. May 1998, though still available.

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Floating point GDPS One of several methods of storing numbers on an Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex is an IBM mainframe and most other computers. Similar to application to manage z/OS remote copy configuration scientific notation, such as 3.75 times 10 to the 25th and storage subsystems, to automate various tasks, power, only it is 2 or 16 that is taken to some power. and perform failure recovery for a sysplex located at two sites. FLPA The Fixed Link Pack Area is an area of storage GTF containing modules loaded at IPL time. Generalized Trace Facility. An optional z/OS utility that records system events, which can be used for problem FORTRAN diagnosis. FORmula TRANslation. A programming language best suited for engineering, scientific, and mathematical GUIDE applications. Guidance for Users of Integrated Data processing Equipment. For many years, an international user Fragmentation group for users of large IBM equipment. Main GUIDE When an operating system writes data to disk or other interests were in applications and the commercial world. storage media, and there is insufficient contiguous Depending on the area of the world you live in, it either space, the data is then written to discontiguous stepped aside for SHARE or merged with SHARE (now sectors. The result is fragmented data. Fragmentation GUIDE/SHARE in Europe, for example). can cause increased data access times because the operating system must search different tracks for Hadoop information. An open-source software framework for storage and large scale processing of data-sets, ie Big Data. On FTP a mainframe, it runs in a Linux partition (Linux on File Transfer Protocol is an application layer protocol System z). that uses TCP and Telnet services to transfer bulk data files between machines or hosts. Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) A filesystem used to store Big Data. FWLC Flat Workload License Charge. A flat monthly charge HALDB for a software product, no matter what size of zSeries High-Availability Large Databases are the newest server it is being run on. (since V7) IMS databases. They are like souped-up very big full-function databases. Gamification A way of making using the software more fun – like HBase in a game – and so people are more likely to do it. It This is a non-relational, distributed database, written has applications in mundane tasks such as updating in Java that is used to store Big Data. a knowledgebase. HCD Gateway Hardware Configuration Definition is an interactive tool One way of integrating CICS applications as Web used to define the hardware configuration. services is to use gateways, which run off the mainframe on middle tier servers and may well use HDA traditional methods, such as screen scraping. Head/Disk Assembly. The read/write head and associated bits and pieces that read data from disks. GDG The implication is also of a sealed unit, at least from Generation Data Group. Collection of (z/OS non-VSAM) the customer perspective, as opposed to a removable datasets all with the same logical name (GDG Base disk pack. Entry); the individual datasets are uniquely identified by the generation number which is stored as part of the dataset name.

HFS IBM i Hierarchical File System comes with Linux and refers An operating system running on IBM Power Systems. to the way files are stored. It was originally named OS/400 and ran on AS/400s.

HiperBatch ICF A way of running batch jobs in hyperspace, so there Integrated Catalog Facility contains catalog information was far less I/O and things ran faster. about datasets. It is made up BCS and VVDS.

HMC ICF Hardware Management Console used to manage Integrated Coupling Facility is a component of a Parallel hardware. Sysplex. It allows multiple processors to share, cache, update, and balance data access. Host A computer system that is a server and/or serves ICSF attached terminals. Often used to refer to mainframe. Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility is part of MVS security, protecting data on the mainframe. HPR High-Performance Routing is an extension to APPN IDAA (IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator) networking providing improved routing performance This high-performance appliance integrates IBM and reliability. Netezza and zEnterprise technologies, providing fast results for complex and data-intensive DB2 queries on HSA data warehousing, business intelligence, and analytic High-Speed Adapter is the name for subchannels on workloads. some servers. IDCAMS HTML Access Method Services. Multi-purpose batch VSAM HyperText Mark-up Language is a “mark-up language” utility program. for defining the structure of a document – eg Web pages. IDE Integrated Development Environment. Salesmen say it HTTP stands for “It Does Everything”, and unlucky customers HyperText Transfer Protocol is the protocol used to as “I Do Everything”! An IDE could be a glorified text request, transfer, and display hypertext documents. editor right up to all-singing all-dancing software like Eclipse and Visual Studio. Hub A generic term for a device that has a single connection IEBCOMPR to the host and many connections for other devices to z/OS Compare Datasets utility does a logical compare connect to it. of datasets. Replaced by SuperC in ISPF/PDF.

I/O IEBCOPY Input/output. Refers to the transmission of data into z/OS Library Copy utility for copying members of or out of a processor’s memory. This would include a partitioned dataset (PDS), unloading a PDS into communication lines and peripherals such as disk a sequential dataset and back again. Unloading is drives. especially useful for copying a PDS to tape.

ICETOOL IEBGENER An enhanced DFSORT utility that includes the OUTFIL z/OS Sequential Copy/Generate Dataset utility. feature. Replaced by ICEGENER in DFSORT and several non-IBM products.

IEBPTPCH IMS Connect z/OS Print-Punch utility for producing a hard copy of This is an integrated TCP/IP gateway for IMS, allowing datasets and library members. Replaced by ISPF/ user-written applications to access IMS data and PDF’s hardcopy capabilities. transaction services from any TCP/IP client. It also supports callout from IMS applications to outside IEBUPDTE services. z/OS Update Dataset utility. Can only be used for PDS members and sequential datasets with fixed-length IND$FILE records no greater than 80 bytes in length. Mainframe file transfer program.

IEHLIST Info/Man z/OS List System Data utility for listing a VTOC or the IBM Information/Management. Software problem, directory of a PDS. change and configuration management software. Now called Tivoli Information Management for z/OS. IEHMOVE z/OS Move System Data utility for moving or copying Internet of Things (IoT) logical collections of operating system data. Replaced This refers to devices such a remote sensors, CCTV, by DFSMSdss. weather satellites, etc that will be monitoring thrughout the day, and producing data that can be captured and IETF analysed. Internet Engineering Task Force. An open community of network designers, operators, vendors, and IOCDS researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet Input/Output Configuration DataSet. The dataset architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. specifying the I/O devices that can be connected to a mainframe. IFL Integrated Facility for Linux. Dedicated Linux processor IOCP on the zSeries. Input/Output Configuration Program. The program describing the I/O configuration to the channel IIOP subsystem. Internet Inter-ORB Protocol is an object-oriented protocol that makes it possible for distributed programs IP written in different programming languages to Internet Protocol. An Internet protocol that routes data communicate over the Internet. through networks. IP acts as an intermediary between the higher protocol layers and the physical network. It IML does not provide error recovery or flow control. Initial Microcode (sometimes Machine) Load. The first step in starting up a mainframe, during which the IP address firmware is automatically copied into the machine. The numerical Internet Protocol (IP) address of an Internet computer. Every computer has a unique IMS numerical IP address. IPv6, which offers 64-bit Information Management System. Vintage but addressing, is meant to replace IPv4, which only offers extremely powerful system for transactional workloads, 32-bit addressing. One day, all the addresses available still underpinning many of the world’s business-critical with 32-bit addressing are meant to be used up! applications. Composed of two systems: Database Manager (IMS DB) and a Transaction Manager (IMS IPL TM). Initial Program Load. The first part of the process of loading an operating system into a machine. IMS catalog The IMS catalog contains information about IMS program resources, database resources, and relevant application metadata that IMS controls.

IRC J2EE Inter-Region Communication is a CICS facility providing Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition. The Java Software communication between CICS regions using functions Development Kit (SDK) tools, APIs, and run-time (ie such as Multiregion Operation (MRO) and Distributed execution) environment targeted at Java developers Program Link (DPL). building enterprise-class, server-side applications.

IRD Java Intelligent Resource Director. z/OS feature for An object-oriented programming environment redistributing workloads on the fly. developed by Sun towards the end of 1995. Java creates applets which can be downloaded across the ISHELL Internet, and which will allow clients to interact with ISHELL (ISPF Shell) is the name of the panel displayed objects on the Web and intranet servers. after issuing the ISH command. It can be used to view files and directories. Java Virtual Machine The facility allowing Java applets/source code to run ISPF on a computer. Interactive System Productivity Facility. Menu and screen management system. JavaBeans A platform-independent, software component ISPF/PDF technology for building reusable Java components ISPF/Program Development Facility. ISPF facility called Beans. The JavaBeans component model providing access to application development services specifies how to build reusable software components, for end users and programmers. Incorporates C and how the resulting Beans describe their properties to REXX programming support, and some support for visual rapid application development tools, and how programmable workstations. they communicate with each other. Beans can be combined to create applications or applets. ISV Independent Software Vendor. A software vendor JavaScript which isn’t part of and/or doesn’t belong to a hardware An interpreted scripting language. manufacturer. JCA IT4IT J2EE Connector Architecture is used to connect CICS This Reference Architecture prescribes holistic with a J2EE platform. management of the business of IT with continuous insight and control, enabling ‘Boundaryless Information JCL Flow’ across the entire IT Value Chain. It provides Job Control Language. The language used on the prescriptive guidance on how to design, procure, and mainframe to describe the steps of a batch job (files implement the functionality needed to run IT. The end- to be used, programs to be run, etc). to-end, ‘how to’ emphasis of the IT Value Chain and IT4IT Reference Architecture also enables the state of JDBC services that IT delivers to be systematically tracked Java DataBase Connectivity. An API that is designed across the service life-cycle. for use by Java database applications, and has the same characteristics as Open Database Connectivity ITIL (ODBC). Information Technology Infrastructure Library. ITIL provides a framework of best practice guidance for IT JDK service managers. The actual ITIL publications cover Java Development Kit. Software development kit from areas such as service strategy, service design, service Sun consisting of a Java compiler, a debugger, standard transition, service operation, and continual service Java classes, and a Java run-time (ie JVM) for Unix. improvement.

JES2 and JES3 Kilobit Job Entry Subsystem 2. One of two batch processing 1024 bits, or 2 to the 10th power, when referring to subsystems available for z/OS, both developed in the processor storage, real and virtual storage, and channel 1960s and with a different heritage and different control volume. However, when referring to disk storage statements. Each reads batch jobs in, schedules their capacity it is 1000 bits. Abbreviated as Kb. execution and spools their output. JES2 is by far the more popular. Kilobyte 1024 bytes, or 2 to the 10th power, when referring to JMS processor storage, real and virtual storage, and channel The Java Message Service is a Java API to message- volume. However, when referring to disk storage oriented middleware (MOM). capacity it is 1000 bytes. Abbreviated as KB.

JNDI KSDS Java Naming and Directory Interface is really two APIs Key Sequenced DataSet is a type of VSAM dataset in used to keep track of, and access, dispersed data. which the physical location of records is controlled by the key used. JNI The Java Native Interface is a programming interface LAN for writing Java native methods and embedding the Local Area Network. A generic term for the transport Java virtual machine into native applications. mechanism for a local (eg site or building) network. The thing that makes current LANs special is their intimacy JSON with the connected machines; effectively the LAN acts JavaScript Object Notation is an open standard format as an extension to the internal bus of the attached using human-readable text to send data objects as an system, and allows a single system to be built from alternative to XML. physically dispersed components.

JSP Language Environment JavaServer Pages. Uses XML-like tags and scriptlets LE provides a common run-time environment for major to encapsulate logic that fills out the dynamic content programming languages. The common library of run- of HTML pages. time services includes message handling, condition handling, storage management routines and time/date JVM functions. see Java Virtual Machine. Latency Kantara Initiative A measure of response time. On a disk drive, how long This is an organization dedicated to advancing it takes for the first bit of requested data to rotate under technical and legal innovation related to digital identity the head. In a network, the minimum elapsed time for a management. It isn’t a standards body, buts make message to be transmitted, consisting of the aggregate recommendations to standards bodies about digital delay contributed by the communications links and identity management. devices along the way.

Kerberos LDAP Security system for Unix environments derived from Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. An Internet MIT’s Project Athena. Uses a trusted server to ensure directory management standard that provides a that there are no unwanted systems in the network. consistent way to manage user access to network resources, such as information, applications and Kernel systems. The core of an operating system that performs basic functions such as allocating hardware resources.

LDS LPA Linear DataSet is a type of VSAM dataset that can Link Pack Area. The z/OS area used for resident be kept permanently in memory thus improving programs, eg those programs which are most frequently performance. used and (usually for performance reasons) should not be loaded by each application program from libraries Legacy system stored on disk. The description given to any system that’s been around longer than the programmer who wants to change it. LPAR Some ‘legacy systems’ can be comparatively recent Logical PARtitioning is a way of dividing up a and, despite popular perceptions, they are certainly processor’s capacity. not exclusive to the mainframe. LSR Liberty profile Local Shared Resources. A technique for improving This is a cut down version of the WebSphere Liberty CICS performance by the sharing of a common buffer product. It provides a way for CICS, IMS, and DB2 pool for VSAM datasets. users to easily allow their applications to link to apps running in mobile devices and the Internet of Things. LU SNA’s software interface (or ‘port’) through which end LIFO users gain access to the SNA network. Last In, First Out. A queuing technique where the most recent addition to the queue is processed first. Also LU 6.2 known as a push-down stack. SNA’s protocol suite for program-to-program communications. Linear Dataset A VSAM dataset type, similar to an ESDS, but which LUW always has 4096 byte blocks, and which can be kept Logical Unit of Work is the amount of work that will be permanently in memory for enhanced performance. backed out in the event of a failure. For example, a CICS transaction is processing away happily and then Linux something goes wrong. The LUW defines how much An Open Source Unix variant that seems to run on of what has been processed will be backed out and everything from workstations (where Microsoft haters how much that occurred previously can be left. Large insist it will replace Windows) to mainframes (where LUWs are efficient providing that failures are rare. Small IBM has spent bags of money making it run well). LUW use processing power, but are more efficient for recovery after a failure. Listener An application that ‘listens’ for input on a line and then M2M acts on it. Machine-to-machine is used when talking about machines, devices, and equipment that can Load module communicate with each other. And that communication A program in a form that can be loaded into memory can be wired or wireless. for immediate execution. MAC Logical Partitioning Media Access Control. Generic term for the way in A way of dividing up a processor’s capacity under PR/ which workstations gain access to transmission media. SM into physically separate areas (LPARs or Logical PARtitions) for resilience, performance or security reasons.

Macro Microcode A preprocessor (precompiler), and the statements Although it can have very specific alternative meanings, it processes, for Assembler. Generates Assembler its most common usage is as a synonym for firmware. instructions and machine instruction mnemonics as well as allowing assembly time conditional logic. Microsecond 1/1,000,000 of a second. Mainframe A high-performance computer serving many people Microsoft at once and running many different applications The company that made the shrewd move of persuading concurrently. IBM to use its DOS operating system for the IBM PC. The rest is history. Man-in-the-Middle Data siphoning scheme where fraudulent software Middleware manages to insert itself, undetected, between two Though it defies definition, its primary role is to provide network partners by actively emulating the two partners connectivity and other shared services between being deceived. platforms. There are numerous types.

MapReduce MIME A process used on Big Data at runtime that maps the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. An encoding data and reduces it. format allowing e-mail messages containing a variety of media forms (audio, video, image, and text) to be Master catalog sent across the Internet. The z/OS catalog where the search begins for a dataset. MIPS Million Instructions Per Second (or Meaningless MCM Indicator of Processor Speed). A crude and not very The MultiChip Module (MCM) contains the Central meaningful way of expressing raw computer power, Electronic Complex (CEC) of a S/390 system. widely used for comparing the power of different mainframe models and for demonstrating the futility of Measured usage comparing the mainframe with other platforms. The method of charging for software based on the monthly usage. Same as Usage-based pricing. Mirroring The technique of constantly maintaining a parallel copy Megabit of critical datasets, so that the duplicate data can be 1,048,576 bits. Abbreviated as Mb. used if there is a problem with the main data.

Megabyte MLPA Roughly one million bytes – actually 1,048,576 bytes. The Modified Link Pack Area is an area of storage used Abbreviated as MB. to contain re-enterable routines from APF-authorized libraries. MFLOPS MegaFLOPS. One MFLOPS is one million floating MobileFirst point operations per second – a common measure of MobileFirst is a set of mobile software, services, and numerically intensive compute power. solutions for businesses offered by IBM.

MIB MOM Management Information Base. Generic term (often Message Oriented Middleware. For example, used specifically in relation to the SNMP management WebSphere MQ. protocol) for the database of the objects managed in a network – usually a LAN.

MongoSQL Multiplexer This is an Open Source NoSQL database that uses A generic device (also known as a mux) that combines JSON-like documents with dynamic schemas for speed. data from two or more devices, transmits the data as a single datastream over a high-speed communications MPF medium, and disentangles (de-multiplexes) the data Message Processing Facility. A utility in z/OS that at the other end. controls message display and message processing, typically to suppress unnecessary system messages. Multi-point A first step towards automated operations. Communications configuration in which a single primary node communicates with two or more secondary nodes MQSeries (which cannot communicate with one another, except Messaging and Queueing Series – see WebSphere through the primary). Also known as multi-drop. MQ. MVS MRO Multiple Virtual Storage. In z/OS’s long history, MVS Multi-Region Operation is a function of the CICS Inter- has the honour of being its name for the longest Region Communication facility enabling communication period (about 20 years), and the operating system is between CICS regions. still referred to as MVS by many mainframe technical specialists. Popularly believed to stand for Man Versus MSDBs System. Main Storage DataBases are one of two types of IMS fast path database. These databases do not have Nanosecond indexes and are stored in VSAM files. 1/1,000,000,000 of a second.

MSS NAS Mass Storage System is hardware for storing large Network Attached Storage. amounts of archive data, typically involving the use of a jukebox mechanism to retrieve discrete data cartridges. .NET .NET is a Microsoft strategy for creating Web services. MSU In essence, a Windows user should be able to run Millions of Service Units. Measure of mainframe applications locally or over the Web without noticing compute power, used selectively by IBM as an the difference. Visual Studio .NET is a development alternative to MIPS. Opinions vary as to how the two environment that is currently available. metrics compare. NetView MTBF SNA network management product. Announced Mean Time Between Failures. The average value of mid-1986. Although it started off life as a rather half- the length of time between consecutive failures under hearted bundling of various mainframe-centric network stated conditions of a system. management products (including NCCF, NLDM, NPDA, VNCA, and NMPF), by mid-1995 it had turned MTO into a fully-fledged distributed network management Master Terminal Operator. Software enabling a terminal system, with a strong focus on distributed Unix boxes to control a subsystem, eg CICS. as network management workstations. Replaced by Tivoli NetView and other products. MTTR Mean Time To Recovery or Repair. The average time required for corrective maintenance. See also MTBF.

NFS OLE Network File System. Set of Unix protocols (originally Object Linking and Embedding. Microsoft-sponsored developed by Sun Microsystems) for file sharing across standard for moving and linking data and other objects a LAN. Built on top of Ethernet and TCP/IP. between applications and systems in Windows.

NJE OLTEP Network Job Entry. JES facility enabling multiple hosts On-Line Test and Execution Program. IBM engineer’s to share job queues and system spools. tool for analysis of hardware problems.

Node OLTP In SNA, a total unit of network-attachable functionality, On-Line Transaction Processing. Generic term for high- realized in software, that gets implemented within a throughput, very resilient transaction systems. OLTP device or runs on a computer. tends to be used to refer to systems with some degree of fault tolerance. NoSQL NoSQL databases don’t have to use SQL, but may. OMG They are different from traditional relational databases.. Object Management Group. A group of vendors responsible for standards for object management and Notes interoperability including CORBA, UML, MOF and Lotus groupware product that IBM took on in June ’91. CWM. IBM joined in 1991.

OAuth OMVS This is an open standard for authorization. It allows The OMVS command is used to invoke the z/OS Unix people to access third-party Web sites using their shell.From here you can use shell commands or utilities validated Facebook or Twitter IDs. requesting services from the system. You could also write shell scripts and run shell scripts or programs OCR written in C. Optical Character Recognition. OCR software is used to convert scanned documents into machine-readable Online Reorganization (OLR) text files. Using OLR with IMS HALDBs, the databases remain available to applications throughout the OLR ODBC reorganization process. Open DataBase Connectivity. An API created by Microsoft that allows Windows applications to access Open Systems relational databases, such as DB2 and Oracle, and Computer systems that provide either interoperability, other data sources using SQL statements. portability, of freedom from proprietary standards, depending on your perspective. OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer. An OEM is a OpenEdition manufacturer who makes a product and sells it to ‘Open’ version of MVS that was replaced by Unix another company, which puts its own badge on it and System Services in z/OS and OpenEdition Shell and sells it to the end user. Utilities in z/VM.

OLAP OpenID On-Line Analytical Processing. A term coined by This provides a way for users to consolidate their digital database guru Ted Codd and used to refer to multi- identities by having a single OpenID when connecting dimensional analysis and reporting applications of the to different Web sites. EIS and Information Warehouse type.

ORB Outsourcing Object Request Broker. A specialized object that allows The notion of contracting out part or all of your IS other objects to communicate with each other to make function to an outside organization. Used to be often and receive requests and responses. used synonymously with facilities management, although strictly speaking facilities management OS/390 involves delegating responsibility for the whole service Replacement for MVS, announced in 1995. Now rather than just part of it. superseded by z/OS, but still used in some mainframe sites. PaaS Platform as a service provides a platform, allowing OSA customers to develop, run, and manage Web Open Systems Adapter is an integrated hardware applications without the complexity of building and feature allowing zSeries 900 platforms to provide maintaining the infrastructure typically associated with connectivity directly to clients on LANs. developing and launching an app.

OSA Express Page Open Systems Adapter-Express are an IBM adapter An essential process within virtual storage technology. family consisting of integrated hardware features that Fixed sized blocks (typically 4096 bytes) of memory are are designed to provide direct connection for zSeries freed up by writing their contents to a paging device and S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers G5 and G6 to until any virtual address within that block is referenced. high speed routers and switches, to other high speed servers, and to clients on LANs. Parallel Sysplex See Sysplex. OSAM (Overflow Sequential Access Method) This is an IMS-specific access method that optimizes Parity bit the I/O channel program for IMS access patterns. A binary digit check bit appended to a group of binary digits to make the sum of all the digits, including the OTC appended binary digit, even or odd, depending on One Time Charge. An initial license charge. Caused a whether Even or Odd Parity is being used. furore when the concept was introduced, but people seem to have got used to it now. At the beginning Parmlib of 1999, OTC was dropped from any mainframe Parameter Library. A dataset in z/OS containing software product for which a monthly charge option parameter settings. The most important is SYS1. was available. PARMLIB which contains parameter settings for z/OS and many key subsystems. OTE Open Transaction Environment was introduced with Parse CICS TS 1.3. Its aim is to open up the CICS application The analysis of the operands entered with a command execution environment, allowing applications to be in addition to the creation of a parameter list for the defined to execute under their own TCBs within CICS command processor. It can also refer to the initial and allowing CICS to better exploit multiple processors. processing of source code by a compiler, when it divides up each program statement into its component OTMA (Open Transaction Manager Access) parts, also known as tokens. This IMS facility is a transaction-based connectionless client/server protocol that functions as an interface for PASCAL host-based communications servers accessing IMS Programming language, mainly used in academia, TM applications using the Cross Systems Coupling though even there it is rarely seen these days. Facility (XCF).

Patch PERL A code modification to correct a reported problem that Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. A is sent to software product users after the release of general-purpose Unix scripting language, which a product. is popular for writing CGI programs. Its speed and flexibility make it well suited for form processing and PAV on-the-fly page creation. Parallel Access Volumes are used to eliminate I/O supervisor queueing against DASD. Thus improving the Petabyte performance of anything accessing the disk devices. 1024 terabytes (TB) – 2 to the fiftieth power, or 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes. Abbreviated as PB. PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect. Extremely popular PF key PC bus standard originally promoted by Intel and soon Program Function key. A single keystroke can be used supported by IBM, even though it meant dropping its to perform a specific command. beloved MCA. PGP PCMCIA Pretty Good Privacy. Encryption technology which uses Personal Computer Memory Card International the public key approach. Messages are encrypted using Association. Industry-standard interface (not just for a public key, but can only be decoded using a private memory, but for modems, network interfaces, etc) for key kept by the intended recipient of the message. laptop and notebook computers. Phishing PDF A malicious scheme to obtain the credentials necessary Portable Document Format. File definition format used to access a secure system by masquerading as that by Adobe Acrobat. system and fooling people into entering the sought after credentials. PDS Partitioned DataSet. A z/OS feature that is really made Picosecond up of datasets within a dataset. Each PDS is made 1/1,000,000,000,000 of a second. A time span during up of zero or more members. Each member has all which even would not be able to put up prices. though all members share the same attributes: those that were defined for the PDS when it was allocated. PING Each member has a one to eight character name that Packet INternet Groper. A test of reachability in TCP/IP follows the same rules as a level of a standard z/OS networks. A PING is a program used to test the ability dataset name (DSN). Each PDS has a directory of its to reach destinations by sending an echo request and members, which can also (optionally) contain other waiting for a reply. information, known as Statistics, which are maintained by software such as the ISPF/PDF editor. Pipeline In Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, a PDSE pipeline is a set of processes chained together. Output Partitioned DataSet Extended. Software which enables from one process is then input for the next process until the space freed by expired or deleted PDSs to be all the processes have executed. reused. Introduced in 1989 in an attempt to address the limitations of the PDS. PL/I Programming Language/One. Language developed by Peer-to-peer IBM. A sort of love-child of COBOL and FORTRAN, it A form of distributed system in which all participating was widely used on the mainframe for many years but nodes can function as both client and server. never quite achieved the ‘universal standard’ status that IBM had hoped.

Plain text PR/SM Data that is not encrypted. Typically refers to data while Processor Resource/Systems Manager. Logical it is being transmitted across a network. partitioning hardware technology that makes a single system, even if it has only one processor, look like PLPA multiple systems each of which is a Logical PARtition Pageable Link Pack Area is part of memory containing (LPAR). system-level programs that may be run by multiple address spaces. Private area Area within z/OS which contains the user’s own data/ Polling programs. Generic name for a method for controlling devices (eg networked workstations or terminals), in which Private key a computer calls (polls) each device in turn to see A key known only to the sender or receiver of an whether it wants to communicate. encrypted message.

POP Problem State Principles of Operation. The name of the manual A term used in performance measurement to indicate that defined the S/360 and subsequently the S/370 when the machine is performing end-user work. The architecture. opposite is Supervisor State, when the machine is spending time generally managing itself. Port Generic noun and/or verb. As a noun, it means a point PROLOG at which data can enter or leave a data network or PROgramming in LOGic. Language mainly used for individual device; as a verb it means to convert a piece developing artificial intelligence and expert systems. of software written for one environment so that it runs in another. PROP PRogrammable OPerator. A facility in z/VM that allows POSIX remote control of a virtual machine, enabling limited Portable Operating System Interface Standard. automation of routine operator activities. Operating system interface standard from the IEEE, designed as a procurement reference standard for Proprietary ensuring source-level application code portability. Proprietary is used to refer to architectures and standards owned by a hardware or software vendor. PostScript The term is usually used in opposition to ‘open’. Language/protocol cum page description language developed by Adobe Systems for driving high-resolution Proxy server page printers. A server that receives and fulfils requests intended for another server. Power Systems Originally, IBM had the System i running IBM i (OS/400) PRPQ and the System p series running AIX or Linux. In 2008, Programming Request for Price Quotation. IBM IBM merged the two lines of servers and workstations terminology for a customer request for a price quotation under the same name, Power Systems, with identical on alterations or additions to the functional capabilities hardware and a choice of operating systems, software, of system control programming or licensed programs. and service contracts. PSLC PPP Parallel Sysplex License Charge, a monthly license Purchasing Power Parity is Gustav Cassel’s theory charge designed to support the design of a Parallel (1920) that, in an efficient market, identical goods must Sysplex cluster. In a fully qualified Sysplex environment, have only one price. PSLC software charges are based on the total MSU value for only those machines where the products execute.

PSW RAM Program Status Word. A hardware register (double Random Access Memory, also known as system word) in the mainframe. The PSW contains the address memory, is the amount of physical memory that is of the next instruction to be executed and, when an addressable by and directly accessible to the processor application or system software error occurs, why it chips on the motherboard. happened and other status information. Ransomware PTF This is downloaded software that stops you using Program Temporary Fix. An official IBM temporary your PC. The software will usually ask for money patch to a program – often less temporary than IBM before control of your computer is given back to you. and its users would wish. PTFs are distributed on PUTs. Just running anti-virus and anti-malware software is Sometimes the term APAR is used instead of PTF. not enough these days. Examples of ransomware include: Brolo, Crowti, FakeBsod, Krypterade, Reveton, Public key and Tescrypt. The number of ransomware attacks is A published key value used as one of the two keys in increasing all the time. public key encryption. RAS PWFI Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability – the three The pseudo wait-for-input option means an IMS MPP most desirable properties for IBM computers. region can stay scheduled until another input message appears, avoiding additional application program RDBMS termination and rescheduling. Relational DataBase Management System. Database system based on relational principles. DB2 is IBM’s QMF preferred RDBMS for just about every platform. Query Management Facility. Query and report-writing system for DB2 with some analysis and graphics Read-only mode features. A mode that does not allow updates to the data being read. QSAM Queued Sequential Access Method is an access Real storage method for communicating with sequential datasets. The combination of central and expanded storage. Also known as processor storage. RACF Resource Access Control Facility. Security and Red teaming access control system under z/OS and z/VM. The z/ This refers to the practice of viewing a problem from OS version is a component of SecureWay Security an adversary or competitor’s perspective – and that Server, but is also available as a stand-alone product. usually means looking at issues with security. RACF authorizes access to resources (datasets, mini-disks, TSO/CMS/CICS/IMS TM log-on, etc) and Redbook logs unauthorized access attempts and accesses to A more readable version of an IBM manual protected datasets. Relational database RAG A type of database that allows information in one set Red/Amber/Green status lights used to indicate in an of database tables to be connected to information in easily interpretable way the status of a system, with another set of tables without requiring duplication of red indicating poor system health. information.

RAID Set of redundancy standards for disk subsystems (RAID 0-6), developed by the University of Berkeley and adopted by the RAID Advisory Board.

RESTful SAN REST (Representational State Transfer) is an Storage Area Network. architectural style used to build Web services that are lightweight, maintainable, and scalable. A service based SAP (System Assist Processor) on REST is called a RESTful service. It links mainframe A System Assist Processor is a specialized processor applications with mobile and cloud apps. that assists a central processor on a mainframe.

REXX SCEM Restructured EXtended eXecutor language. A widely Supply Chain Event Management examines all possible used job control language, REXX has become a events and factors that might disrupt a supply chain. replacement for existing procedural languages such as CLIST. REXX is an effective programming language in SCM its own right with powerful string processing facilities. Supply Chain Management applies to all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process RJE inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to Remote Job Entry. Dedicated RJE terminals include point-of-consumption. It is the process of planning, 2780/3780 or 3770. implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain as efficiently as possible. RMF Resource Measurement Facility. On-line performance Screen scraping and resource monitor for z/OS. Also includes a A programming technique for interacting with online formatter for printing performance reports. An optional, host applications that generate text-only display output. separately priced feature of z/OS. The display output is read (scraped) right off a virtual screen by the workstation-based software and input RPG generated on a virtual keyboard. What the user sees Report Program Generator. Programming language is quite different, and usually includes a GUI. widely used on the eServer iSeries 400 and its predecessors, AS/400 and System/3x. As its name SDEPS (Sequential Dependents) implies, originally used mostly for report generation Sequential dependent segments (SDEPs) may be and very strong sort/merge facilities, where it can be included in an IMS Data Entry Database (DEDB). used completely non-procedurally. SDSF RRDS System Display and Search Facility. Online tool for Relative Record DataSet is a type of VSAM file. Each programmers and operators monitoring jobs awaiting record is accessed directly by its record number. execution in the JES2 input spool queues and, most commonly, viewing the printed output of batch jobs in RSM the Held output spool queues, to save printing it on Real Storage Manager. The part of z/OS that controls paper. real memory. Serial number SAF Term used to denote the machine which you own Security Authorization Facility can be used for example today, which may be very different from the one you with CICS to divert requests to an ESM (External originally bought. Security Manager – such as RACF). In this way, security can be added to an operating system of subsystem. Server A device providing database information, or Web pages, SAML any other information. It usually has a number of clients Security Assertion Mark-up Language addresses the or users of this data. issue of Single Sign-On (SSO). The SAML specification defines three roles: the principal (typically a user), the identity provider (IdP), and the service provider (SP).

Service Level Agreement SMF Generic term for an agreement between a user and the System Management Facilities. Function within z/OS people providing a computer service. The SLA specifies which collects data on all system activities for use in such things as response time, availability, etc. accounting, performance monitoring, capacity planning, etc. SMF creates log entries (SMF records) of this data. Service Unit The basic charging unit in usage-based pricing. SMP/E System Modification Program / Extended is used to Servlet install most software products. A Java applet, without a user interface, that is executed on a Web server. Often used to replace CGI routines, SMS because they support dynamic HTTP requests. System Managed Storage. The philosophy of letting the computer system manage the storage of data rather SFM than having it done by a human data administrator. Sysplex Failure Manager is used when one of the systems in a parallel sysplex fails. It is responsible for SMTP recovery of the system and subsystem. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The protocol allowing the transmission of e-mail messages across the Internet. SGML Standard Generalized Mark-up Language. The SNA canonical mark-up language from which HTML and Systems Network Architecture. IBM’s extremely XML are derived. powerful but complex data communications architecture defining levels of protocols for communications between Shift left terminals and applications, and between programs. This is an approach to software testing and system While SNA-only networks have all but disappeared, testing in which testing is performed earlier in the life- SNA applications are still very much in evidence in the cycle. That means it’s moved to the left on the project large enterprise. timeline. Similarly, quality and security can be moved earlier in the software life-cycle. Although, I’m sure SNMP you’ve spotted the flaw in the thinking – if too much Simple Network Management Protocol. Unix protocol is shifted to the left, then everything is back where it originally developed for management of TCP/IP started! networks.

SIGP SOA SIGnal Processor. A Service-Oriented Architecture is a collection of services that communicate with each other. The Skeuomorphism services are self-contained and do not depend on is making one thing look like something else, eg making the context or state of the other service. Mainframe the digital interface look like a paper one - you often see applications become available to Web browsers it with calendar applications that look like desktop paper and now mainframe applications can call other Web calendars. The GUI emulates real physical objects that services. the user will be familiar with. Including skeuomorphism in a UI design is a good idea because it makes an SOAP unfamiliar interface look like something familiar - and, Simple Object Access Protocol. A lightweight form of therefore, its use becomes more intuitive. middleware for accessing services, objects, and servers in a platform-independent manner. SLA A Service Level Agreement is a formally negotiated Sockets agreement between two parties (the IT department Software interfaces that allow two Unix application usually being one of them) where the level of service programs to talk to one another using TCP/IP protocols. is formally defined.

Spool SupportPac Simultaneous/Shared Peripheral Operation On-Line. A SupportPac is supplied by IBM and contains DASD storage used as a temporary storage area complementary software, which may be new utilities, between devices – eg printer and processor. or class libraries, or things that IBM thinks will make the product more usable or work better. SQA System Queue Area. Storage area in z/OS. SVC SuperVisor Call. An interface to operating system SQL functions that is used to protect the operating system Structured Query Language. IBM and ANSI standard from inappropriate user entry. It can also refer to the (they diverge and converge regularly with the passage SVC Assembler mnemonic or machine language of time) for access to relational databases. instruction it represents.

SRB Swapping Service Request Blocks are requests to execute a The process of transferring a complete program service routine and they are usually initiated by system between main memory and auxiliary storage (usually code executing from one address space to perform an disk). action affecting another address space. Syncpoint SRM A point in a transaction’s life when updates are System Resources Manager. Software which is meant committed. In a distributed environment, where the to improve throughput by optimizing the use of system transactions may be across several databases, the resources. syncpoint enables the commit to be delayed until all the participants can commit simultaneously. SSCP SNA’s System Services Control Point, in an hierarchical SYSGEN network, typically implemented on a mainframe within System Generation. The process of creating a VTAM, that is responsible for directory services and customized version of an operating system. In the IBM configuration management. Now superseded by the environment this was a complex, error-prone and time- peer-to-peer oriented functionality of APPN/HPR consuming process. control points. System i SSL Formerly iSeries and now called just i – a later The Secure Sockets Layer is a much-used protocol incarnation of the AS/400 family of hardware that runs for managing the security of messages sent over the on Power hardware. Internet. System p Stand-alone dump Formerly pSeries – this is the latest incarnation of the A display of all used memory locations, typically stored RS/6000 family of hardware. on DASD or tape, created with a program that does not required the operating system to be functioning System z normally. Formerly zSeries – this is the name for mainframes running z/OS and/or z/VM and/or other operating Superuser systems. A user ID with minimal security restrictions. SYSOUT Supervisor State z/OS output intended for a printer. The name A term used in performance measurement to indicate comes from the JCL DD parameter SYSOUT, where when the machine is spending time generally managing SYSOUT=A means send the output to the JESx Class itself. The opposite is Problem State, when the machine A spool queue. is performing end-user work.

Sysplex Threadsafe SYStem comPLEX. A processor complex which is Originally introduced with CICS 3.2, threadsafe refers formed by loosely coupling System/390 processors to the ability of an application to process multi-threaded together into a single unit (using channel-to-channel programs at the same time safely. adapters or ESCON/FICON fibre-optic links); the processors are synchronized using the Sysplex Timer, tn and can be managed as a single system image. Refers to tn3270, tn3270e and tn5250 collectively or interchangeably. Tablet For many executives, the must-have device is an iPad tn3270 from Apple or an Android device from Samsung and Specialized TCP/IP telnet protocol which provides other suppliers. As a consequence, these now need to compatibility with a 3270 datastream by emulation of be connected to corporate data, with all the concomitant the screen buffer. Used for mainframe host access security issues. across the Internet and internally within organizations to replace SNA terminal-to-host access with TCP/IP. TCB Task Control Blocks represent tasks executing within tn3270e an address space. There are usually several TCBs Improved version of tn3270 that supports colour, the associated with each address space, so more than one 3270 System Request key and other capabilities not task could be running in any one address space at any present in tn3270. one time. TCBs are created when a program issues the ATTACH macro to initiate a new task. TPF Transaction Processing Facility. Low-function but high TCP/IP performance mainframe TP monitor for very large Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Set communications systems. Derived from ACP (Airline of protocols for the network and transport layers of Control Program), which was derived from PARS a packet-switched data network, most notably the (Programmed Airline Reservation System). Internet. Developed in the US for the Department of Defense ARPAnet system and has become the de TPIPE facto standard for most forms of data communication. IMS Connect communicates with IMS through logical connections called transaction pipes (TPIPEs). telnet The remote, or virtual, terminal protocol for the Internet. Transport layer Allows users to log-in to their home machine from any The network layer responsible for quality of service other machine, or vice versa. and accurate delivery of information, ie error detection/ correction occurs here. Terabyte 1024 gigabytes or 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. Abbreviated TSO as TB. Time Sharing Option. These days, everyone just says TSO when they mean TSO/E. TeraFLOPS 1000 GigaFLOPS, a measure of supercomputer TSO/E performance. Time Sharing Option/Extensions. An element of z/OS that provides an on-line interactive environment for Third platform programmers and users. Best known for the ISPF/PDF This is meant to represent the next phase of the IT environment that runs on TSO/E. Can also be used to revolution. The first platform is the mainframe; the test batch programs. second is the PC; and the third comprises cloud services, mobile computing, social networking, and TXSeries big data analytics. A merging of CICS, Encina and IBM Transaction Server.

UCB VIPA (Virtual IP Addressing) Unit Control Block is used to control access to devices. This frees hosts from depending on a particular physical network interface for communication with a TCP/IP UDDI stack. Universal Description Discovery and Integration is a directory model for Web services. UDDI is a Virtual storage specification for maintaining standardized directories A technique for giving programs the illusion that they of information about Web services, recording their have massive quantities of main storage to themselves. capabilities, location, and requirements. The technique works by allowing programs to address lots of virtual memory, but making the operating system Unified Resource Manager page the required data in and out of real main store The Unified Resource Manager is an integrated and to and from a paging device at the appropriate System z management facility responsible for platform time. The technique enables cheap DASD to be used management on z196s. This tool set enables clients instead of expensive main storage. to install, monitor, manage, optimize, diagnose, and service resources and workloads from a single point. Virtualization A way of dividing up a computer’s components and Unit of work sharing them in order to maximize their usefulness. The statements executed between one commit point and the next – usually a group of SQL statements which VM would need to be rolled back as a group if any single Virtual Machine. Mainframe operating system which statement in the group could not be executed. It’s the can act as a hypervisor, enabling users to run multiple basic recovery unit. OSs on a single machine. There are two components to VM – the hypervisor itself, which provides resources Unix to the virtual machines; and CMS, which provides A misspelling of UNICS (UNiplexed Information conversational and timesharing facilities. VM was and Computing Service). A hardware-independent on the way out when IBM discovered a new role for operating system originally for minicomputers. the software: z/VM can host hundreds (technically thousands) of Linux images on the mainframe at a Unix System Services fraction of the cost of distributed hardware. A full function Unix implementation under z/OS that complies with the POSIX standard. Originally VOLSER introduced as OpenEdition. Volume Serial Number. The key identifying a tape or other storage volume. Maximum six characters. Most Usage pricing installations use a six-digit VOLSER for in-house tapes The principle of charging for software on the basis of to easily differentiate them from DASD volumes. the amount of work done, eg the number of transactions or the amount of batch data processed. Volume The unit of physical storage. Originally the volume User catalog equated to a single disk or tape, but logical volumes In z/OS, an ICF catalog created to reduce the number are more the norm today, especially with most current of entries in the Master Catalog, thereby improving DASD devices emulating previous products and VTS performance. doing volume stacking on tape.

VIO VSAM Virtual I/O. Hyper-efficient z/OS paging technique. Virtual Storage Access Method (aka Very Slow And Simulates DASD using real storage and so avoids the Mysterious). IBM mainframe proprietary software for overhead of channel activity. direct (by key or by record number) or sequential processing of fixed and variable length records on DASD.

VSE technologies that are available over the Internet and Virtual Storage Extended. For many years, VSE was identifying the companies that are using them, like IBM’s principal operating system for small to medium- Google Earth, Flickr, etc. size mainframes. A few years back it looked as if VSE support would slowly be withdrawn, but customer WebSphere support is strong and the re-dubbed z/VSE now looks An IBM Internet-focused software platform that supports set to continue for some time. e-business applications and sits at the heart of IBM’s middleware strategy. The foundational products are VTAM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ. Virtual Telecommunication Access Method. The main SNA subsystem resident in the mainframe, which WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty manages session establishment and data flow between profile terminals and application programs, or between This is a cut-down version of WAS containing only application programs. the features required by the applications used on the server. VTOC Volume Table Of Contents. The area of a disk used to WebSphere MQ (WMQ) store the directory of components, including datasets, Originally MQSeries. IBM software/middleware that held on that volume. Anything that takes DASD space provides a message queuing infrastructure; it sits on is listed in the VTOC. For example, the index and data various systems in a heterogeneous environment, components of a VSAM KSDS file are listed in the providing integration between disparate systems and VTOC, but not the cluster name, which is only listed applications. in the catalog. WebSphere Optimized Local Adapters (WOLA) VVDS A part of WAS for z/OS that provides a low-overhead The VSAM Volume DataSet along with the BCS make communication mechanisms for exchanging high up the ICF catalog structure. The VVDS is a special volumes of messages. type of ESDS. It is created automatically whenever a VSAM component (including a BCS) is allocated on a Web service volume which does not yet have a VVDS. The VVDS Web services are essentially “mini” applications that is always called SYS1.VVDS.Vvolser. include a description of what another application does, how to accesses it, and what data it requires. They are VWLC often utilized in integration projects where disparate Variable Workload License Charge. IBM software systems may have difficulty interacting with each other pricing scheme that allows users to license a product without the use of the common standards. for a capacity less than the total capacity of the system. Replaced by AWLC on zEnterprise mainframes. WLM Workload Manager. Feature within SRM for simplifying WAS the management of system resources such as CPU WebSphere Application Server. IBM’s Java application and storage. eWLM reportedly adds the ability to define server. WAS for z/OS version 6.0.1 supports J2EE 1.4 business performance objectives across disparate and many mainframe-specific functions. systems.

Watson Explorer Workload License Charges Watson Explorer combines content and data from An IBM software licensing scheme which charges different systems and presents it in a single view. according to required software capacity, not hardware capacity. Web 2.0 A practically meaningless term in itself (the Web is not software with version and release numbers) that can be used as a way of highlighting some of the new

WSAT z/OS Connect Web Services Atomic Transaction is now supported z/OS Connect is built on IBM WAS Liberty profile in CICS TS 3.1. Web services can be configured to running on z/OS, and is a gateway providing a way take part in an extended or global unit of work. This is to discover and invoke applications and data on z/OS known as an atomic transaction. Recoverable updates from mobile, cloud and Web applications. are not committed or backed out until instructed to do so by the Web service. Z/TPF The latest version of the Transaction Processing WSDL Facility, a low-function but high-performance TP monitor Web Services Description Language is the standard for very large data communications systems. format for describing a Web service. A WSDL definition describes how to access a Web service and what z/VM operations it will perform. WSDL (along with SOAP The latest version of the much-loved Virtual Machine, a and UDDI) is one of the three foundation standards of hypervisor that enabled users to run multiple operating Web services. systems on a single machine.

WSRR zAAP WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is used A Java co-processor for the z890 and z990, which with WebSphere in SOA environments. allows customers to offload Java application processing without paying software costs for the additional capacity. WTO Write To Operator. A message sent to the mainframe Zap operator console from JCL or an application program. Affectionate name for various utilities (AMASPZAP, aka SUPERZAP in z/OS), which can be used to apply XML a fix directly to object code in situ. Zapping is a bad eXtensible Mark-up Language is a W3C recommendation thing – it creates programs in which the object code and provides a standard approach for describing, does not agree with the source, and which are hence capturing, processing, and publishing information. totally unmaintainable.

X-Terminal zBX A type of terminal developed in the Unix world that The zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) on provides a GUI type environment (usually X-Windows) operates as a tightly-coupled extension to the z196 without the need for a programmable workstation. and z114 mainframes through a high-performance private network. Users then add POWER7 or System z/Architecture x blades to four racks. IBM’s latest architecture for mainframes and peripherals. Zero day vulnerability z/OS This is a hole in a piece of software that is unknown The latest incarnation of MVS, the principal operating to the vendor. system for the IBM mainframe. Announced in October 2000, it brought with it support for 64-bit addressing and a broad range of technical innovations. As well as running on zSeries machines, it also runs on System/390 G5 and G6 processors and Multiprise 3000 systems.

164 © Arcati Ltd, 2017 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Glossary zFS Zombie computers zSeries File System is a Unix file system that can be These are used to spread e-mail spam and launch used in addition to HFS. zIIP distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks. z9 Integrated Information Processor. A co-processor similar to zAAP (the idea is that you pronounce them Zombie data ZIP and ZAP), but designed to off-load DB2 work and This is old forgotten data that you thought you’d deleted, integrate data across the enterprise. Like zAAP, you pay but hadn’t. for the hardware but do not incur IBM software charges for the additional capacity. Minimum requirement: z9- Zombie programs 109 with z/OS 1.6 or later and DB2 V8. These are the programs that hackers use to gain access to your computer. They are often called ‘bots’. zIIP z9 Integrated Information Processor. A co-processor similar to zAAP (the idea is that you pronounce them ZIP and ZAP), but designed to off-load DB2 work and This glossary is based on the former Xephon integrate data across the enterprise. Like zAAP, you pay publication, the Handbook of IBM Terminology. for the hardware but do not incur IBM software charges for the additional capacity. Minimum requirement: z9- 109 with z/OS 1.6 or later and DB2 V8.

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Mainframe hardware timeline 1952-2016 Mainframe operating system development

Mainframe hardware timeline 1952-79 Source: Mark Wilson and Staffan Tylen

1979 IBM 1977 431/4341 IBM 3031/3032/3033 1976 IBM 1973 S/370-138/148 IBM S/370-115 1972 IBM S/370-125/158/168 1971 1971 IBM IBM S/360-135 S/360-22 1970 IBM 1969 S/360-25 IBM S/360-195 1968 IBM 1966 S/360-25 IBM S/360-91 1965 IBM 1964 S/360-44/75 IBM 1962 S/360-30/40/50 IBM 1440/7094 1960 1959 IBM IBM 1410/1730 1401/1620 1958 1957 IBM 7090 IBM 709 1954 1953 IBM 704/705 IBM 701/702 1952 © Arcati Limited, 2017 167 Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2017 Mainframe evolution

Mainframe hardware timeline 1980-2015 Source: Mark Wilson and Staffan Tylen

2016 2015 IBM z13s IBM z13 2013 2012 IBM zEnterprise BC12 IBM zEnterprise EC12

2011 2010 IBM zEnterprise 114 IBM zEnterprise 196 2008 2008 IBM z10 IBM z9EC/BC 2005 IBM z9 2004 2003 IBM IBM zSeries 890 zSeries 990 2002 2001 IBM IBM zSeries 800/900 Multiprise 3000- 2000 H30/H50/H70 IBM 1997 S/390-PES G5/G6 IBM S/390-PES G4 1994 1990 IBM S/390-PES IBM ES/9000

1985 1983 IBM 3090 IBM 4361/4381 1982 1980 IBM 3083/3084 IBM 3081

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