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» CICS - IBM home page for Customer Information Control System (CICS). Includes links to support, download, case studies, library, services, events and education. CICS is a transaction processing teleprocessing monitor that runs on z/OS and VSE/ESA, though there
» CICS Glossary - Common technical terms used when discussing IBM's CICS transaction processor and teleprocessing monitor. Hosted by the IBM Pittsburg lab, formerly Transarc.
» CICS Internet Connectivity - Describes options available for connecting CICS to the Internet.
» CICS Tips and Tricks - Technical help submitted by visitors and moderated by a CICS expert.
» CICS Update Journal - Xephon's monthly technical journal covering CICS. Older issues, including published code, available for free download.
» CICS: Bob Yelavich - CICS technical information from a retired IBM expert.
» Candle Computer Report - In-depth technical articles on mainframe and non-mainframe systems software, with and without Candle software present. Archives go back three years.
» DB2 Server for VSE & VM - IBM home page for Database 2 running on z/VM and VSE/ESA. Overview and associated products, with links to features and benefits, system requirements, success stories, news, events, education and support. Formerly named SQL/DS, DB2 is a relational databa
» DITTO/ESA - IBM home page for Data Interfile Transfer, Testing, and Operations Utility for ESA (DITTO/ESA). Overview of features with links to support, news, library and more information. DITTO runs on VSE/ESA, z/VM and z/OS.
» Data Processing FAQ - Although intended to provide answers to oft-asked mainframe technical questions, the questions are those that frequently come up in day-to-day work.
» GDDM: Graphical Data Display Manager - Available for z/OS, z/VM and VSE/ESA, with some components base elements included with z/OS.
» IBM Application Development Software - Includes WebSphere and VisualAge, as well as traditional programming language compilers and tools. Plus software management tools such as Software Configuration and Library Manager facility (SCLM).
» IBM End of Support Dates - IBM's official listing of the announced end of support date, if any, for each of their software products.
» IBM Storage Software - IBM home page for mainframe storage software, including DFSMS, DFSORT and DataCore SANSymphony, with a link to the TotalStorage Software Roadmap.
» IBM Transaction Systems - Starting point for information on IBM transaction processing software, including CICS, IMS/TM, WebSphere MQ (formerly MQSeries) and TPF.
» IBM-Main FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions - Common questions and answers about the IBM-Main discussion list.
» It was 40 Years Ago Today: Mainframe Celebrated - April 7, 2004, marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of the IBM System/360; programs and batch jobs written for the first S/360 would run on the IBM z890 mainframe announced today.
» Jaqui's Papers & Presentations - 10 years of technical conference papers and presentation notes by Jacqui Lynch of Circle4 Consulting. Performance, capacity planning and security, including VSAM, z/OS, Linux, TCP/IP and storage management.
» LISTSERV at the University of Georgia - RACF-L: RACF Discussion List
» Lemon Tree - An independent source of the latest news and other CICS technical information, including PTF status, articles, sample code and freeware.
» Linux on zSeries - IBM home page for Linux on the eserver zSeries (mainframe).
» LookAt Message Help Facility - IBM message lookup for z/OS, OS/390, z/VM and VSE/ESA. By operating system version number.
» MQ Update - Xephon's monthly technical journal covering WebSphere MQ, formerly MQSeries. Older issues, including published code, available for free download.
» MTS Era at the University of Alberta - A time line of computer-related events from 1971 to 1984, when MTS was the primary operating system at a Canadian university in Edmonton.
» MTS Fostered Creation of Computing Community - Written in 1996, as MTS was being shut down at the University of Michigan, a look back at how MTS influenced computing over 30 years.
» MTS at Wayne State University - A 1996 introduction to the use of MTS for students.
» MTS by Josh Simon - A University of Michigan-centric historic look at MTS, including a time line and anecdotes, as well as some information on the MERIT Network.
» MTS by Mark Riordan - A collection of information and links on MTS and MERIT (Michigan Educational and Research Information Triad) Network, including the MTS Help section with its description of MTS commands and related user documentation.
» MTS in 1969 - Pictures and a description of MTS as it was at the University of Michigan in 1969.
» MTS: A Definition - A description of the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) operating system from an on-line mainframe-centric dictionary.
» MTS: A History - Susan Topol's 1996 history of MTS from the University of Michigan perspective. Focuses on the early years.
» MainFrameForum: Mainframe Bulletin Boards - Categorized discussion forums as well as gateways to mainframe UseNet lists.
» Mainframe Month On-line Journal - A free monthly publication from Xephon providing access to complete Adobe PDF copies of two year old editions of their fee-based technical journals covering CICS, DB2, MQ, z/OS, VSAM, RACF and TCP/SNA. Most articles include code, which can be downloaded
» Mainframe Programming - Muraleedharan's links and abstracts of articles on systems software topics, including z/OS, DB2, CICS, DFSMS and RACF.
» Mainframe VM & VSE Page - Links compiled by Johan van Arendonk.
» Mainframes.com - Mainframe programming information, including a large dictionary and links to downloads and manuals.
» Mainstar Software: Resources - Although focused on z/OS storage management, many of the VSAM documents, for example, also apply to VSE/ESA and z/VM. White papers and other articles, much of it vendor-neutral.
» Mike Murach's Mainframe Books - Publisher of books on COBOL, DB2, CICS, z/OS JCL, TSO, VSAM, IMS, and VSE/ESA. Sample chapters and code can be downloaded.
» NaSPA: Network and Systems Professionals Association - User group. Primary focus is z/OS systems programming.
» Operating Systems for IBM Mainframe Servers - IBM starting point for mainframe OSs. Links to home page of each OS, with brief descriptions: z/OS, z/OS.e, Linux on zSeries, z/VM, TPF and z/VSE.
» RACF Glossary - A selection of terms, with definitions, taken from an appendix found in most IBM RACF manuals.
» RACF Update Journal - Xephon's quarterly technical journal covering RACF and related security considerations. RACF is IBM's access control software for z/OS and z/VM. Older issues, including published code, available for free download. Click on RACF Links for Xephon's favorite
» SHARE CICS Project - Information on the CICS activities of the SHARE user group.
» Sysprog.net - News, programming tips and technical information for z/OS and mainframe Linux applications and systems programmers.
» TCP/SNA Update home page - Xephon's quarterly technical journal covering TCP/IP and SNA on the mainframe. Older issues, including published code, available for free download. Click on TCP Links for Xephon's favorite Top 10 Web links.
» TPF Family Libraries - Access to the IBM TPF Product Information Center, on-line manuals for TPF, TPFDF, EOCF/2, TPF Operations Server and IIOP Connect for TPF, and order information for CD-ROM and printed manuals.
» TPF Resource Page - A collection of links to TPF, ALCS, ACP and other mainframe information and resources. From TravelGlobe.biz.
» TPF: Transaction Processing Facility - IBM home page for TPF. Despite the name, TPF can be run as a stand-alone operating system on IBM mainframes.
» Technical IT Audit, Euro and Security Articles - Includes many mainframe-related articles. From Audit Serve.
» Tivoli Glossary - Terms used by IBM subsidiary Tivoli. Glossary can be used on-line or downloaded in Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format.
» Transaction Servers and Tools eNews - An IBM monthly publication focused almost entirely on CICS.
» VSAM Demystified - An IBM redbook covering basics, performance, recovery and management, with sample code in an appendix. Viewable on-line or downloadable as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file.
» VTAM for z/VM and VSE/ESA - IBM home page for Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM); the z/OS version is part of Communications Server. Includes links to the latest version's announcement letter, documentation and storage estimates.
» WAVV: World Alliance of VSE and VM - User group spun off from GUIDE in 1995 and similar to SHARE, with annual conference aimed mainly at VSE/ESA and z/VM systems programmers.
» WebSphere - Large IBM product family encompassing middleware and other application delivery software that provides Web-based access to an organization's application software. Including WebSphere MQ, the former MQSeries.