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ALCS (Airline Control System)

    IBM's Airline Control System (ALCS) is also known as Transaction Processing Facility/MVS (TPF/MVS). It runs the same application programs as TPF but under OS/390, MVS/ESA, and z/OS operating systems. OS/390 and z/OS have rich functionality which ALCS exploits. This includes MQSeries, APPC, RACF, Netview and TCP/IP. These combined together enable ALCS to provide an exceptionally rugged and flexible server for all your enterprise computing needs.

    ALCS and TPF systems are amongst the largest and most sophisticated transaction processing systems in the world. Typical ALCS applications include passenger and cargo reservations for airlines and railroads and financial services.

ALCS provides:

  • real-time transaction processing facilities,
  • high transaction rates
  • fast response times
  • 24/7 availability

ALCS supports

  • a wide range of communication facilities
  • connectivity with other transaction processing platforms
  • access to relational databases for business applications
  • advanced security features