9:00AM

CICS in the On Demand Environment
Abstract:
This session shows how the latest version CICS TS and it’s run-time eco-system of tools assist the evolution to on demand computing through integration, openness, autonomic computing, and virtualization in an SOA Environment. How it provides better integration with other products and platforms, supporting IBM's commitment to open standards, improved manageability through autonomic computing features, simplified user interfaces for administration, and finally, reduction of outages and extended scalability through virtualization, assuring flexibility for growth and expansion.

10:15AM

CICS Migration Considerations and Tools That Can Help
Abstract:
Thinking about a CICS upgrade, but not sure which version you should upgrade to? This session will cover the options available with CICS TS 2.3 and CICS TS 3.1 and review which one best suits your goals and environment. We will also discuss various tools to assist in planning your migration. For example, IBM offers tools that can help you analyze and optimize the functionality, performance and efficiency of CICS systems, therefore reducing costs and improving end-user satisfaction while boosting your organization’s on demand capabilities. Product solutions to be discussed include CICS TS V2.3, V3.1, CICS Interdependency Analyzer and CICS Configuration Manager.

11:15AM

Improving the Productivity of Mainframe Developers with Problem Determination Tools
Abstract:
Every minute your zSeries applications are down in production your company is loosing money. IBM's Problem Determination tools are much more than just ISV replacements. Problem Determination tools hold the key to zSeries testing, production, abend resolution for today's applications and platforms including the latest CICS TS V3.1, DB2 V8 and IMS V9. This is an update on the latest versions of the Problem Determination Tools and an insight into how IBM has taken this tool set to the next level with COBOL Modernization, WAS for zSeries, dump analysis and much more that is necessary for many of these new platforms today and in the future.

1:00PM

Optimize your CICS Systems for Mixed-Workload Environments
Abstract:
Want to make the most of your existing CICS applications without having to change them? Need to balance workload for higher availability? Under pressure to achieve aggressive service objectives? This session will cover the IBM tools that help you understand the complexities within your CICS systems, so you can analyze and optimize performance, and modernize your applications without having to change them. This session will focus on the following IBM tools: CICS Business Event Publisher for MQSeries, CICS VSAM Transparency, CICS Interdependency Analyzer, CICS Performance Analyzer.

2:10PM

Integrating CICS Applications: Strategic Options
Abstract:
This session aims to answer the many questions from customers asking about best methods for providing connections from a particular client or server environment to a CICS asset, typically a business logic program with a COMMAREA interface. Over the years, CICS has made available a large choice of protocols, interfaces and APIs to connect to and from CICS servers. Standard architectures and interfaces such as SOAP, JCA and Java RMI, and standard transport such as JMS, HTTP, CICS sockets and APPC are discussed.

3:00PM

Getting the most out of ISPF
Abstract:
If you’re an ISPF user, you may have found it to be time-consuming and not as user friendly as you would have liked. That is why IBM is offering the ISPF Productivity Tool (known as SPIFFY by Isogon). In this session, discover how this tool can increase productivity by giving programmers easy access to functionality that would normally require more time-consuming navigation within ISPF. Completely integrated with ISPF, IBM ISPF Productivity Tool provides functionality from any ISPF screen into the standard ISPF Browse, Edit, Member lists and Dataset lists. It lets you turn ISPF into a centralized, object-oriented development center that dramatically improves performance.

3:30PM

WDz and WDz Remote / Application Development Applications
Abstract:
The session shows how to build and deploy composite CICS and WebSphere applications using IBM WebSphere Studio tooling and Enterprise Compilers. Composite applications are assembled from independent and sometimes conflicting component parts, and use Web services standards as well as non-standard interfaces of older applications. We’ll review the tools you need to deal with these complexities. We’ll also demonstrate how to enhance the value of your current traditional assets and achieve efficient reuse of these assets in a mixed-workload environment.