CICS

Application Platform Market Report 2021 - Global Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts 2021 - 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The "Application Platform Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Application Platform Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Traditionally, application platforms offered restricted services, platforms such as IBM mainframe offered CICS, and desktop PC only offered basic operating system.
  • The Application Platform Market is moderately consolidated with the presence of prominent vendors, including among others.
  • The prominent vendors in the market are leveraging the customer's existing application investments towards the transition to emerging architectures and programming paradigms.

GT Software’s Director of z Systems Dusty Rivers Wins IBM Champions Lifetime Achievement Award

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

GT Software , a mainframe modernization software company, announces today that Dusty Rivers, the companys Director of z Systems Software: IMS & CICS, has been selected to win the very first IBM Champions Lifetime Achievement Award for Z.

Key Points: 
  • GT Software , a mainframe modernization software company, announces today that Dusty Rivers, the companys Director of z Systems Software: IMS & CICS, has been selected to win the very first IBM Champions Lifetime Achievement Award for Z.
  • The IBM Champions Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an IBM Champion who stands above their peers by consistently excelling and positively impacting their community.
  • As director of z systems at GT Software, Rivers works with global companies to API-enable their legacy systems and connect them to modern technologies.
  • I am so happy and proud to announce Dusty as our first Lifetime IBM Champion for Z, said Meredith Stowell, Vice President, Z Ecosystem of IBM.

DARPA Recognizes UMass Professor Hava Siegelmann for Major Advances in AI

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

The award celebratesSiegelmann's creation, research and management of L2M, currently the world's most advanced and sophisticated AI initiative.

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  • The award celebratesSiegelmann's creation, research and management of L2M, currently the world's most advanced and sophisticated AI initiative.
  • She adds, "I credit UMass for supporting me to run a very advanced AI lab such that the government wanted to invite me.
  • "UMass, CICS Dean Laura Haas says of the honor, "I am extremely proud of Hava's service to DARPA and the nation.
  • Her award also cites "GARD," another major DARPA program shecreatedto establish theoretical ML vulnerabilities, characterize properties to enhance system robustness and createeffective defenses.

Compuware Announces Day One Support for IBM® CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® V5.6

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Friday, June 12, 2020

DETROIT, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Compuware Corporation , a BMC company and the leading provider of software for mainframe DevOps, is pleased to announce Day One support for IBM CICS Transaction Server V5.6

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  • DETROIT, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Compuware Corporation , a BMC company and the leading provider of software for mainframe DevOps, is pleased to announce Day One support for IBM CICS Transaction Server V5.6
    Compuware worked in collaboration with IBM to ensure that its solutionsincluding Compuware Abend-AID , File-AID , Strobe , Topaz and Xpediter work seamlessly for z/OS customers installing or upgrading to this newest version of IBM CICS Transaction Server.
  • CICS Transaction Server V5.6 delivers significant new capabilities that improve the developer experience as well as security, resilience, and management enhancements.
  • "Day One interoperability between Compuware products and IBM CICS Transaction Server V5.6 means customers can start taking advantage of powerful new CICS capabilities that enhance the developer experience, as well as security, resilience, and management improvements, when they upgrade to the new version of CICS," said Sam Knutson, Vice President of Product Management for Compuware.
  • "On July 1, Compuware will deliver our 23rd consecutive quarter of net new innovations, enhancements to classic offerings, CX improvements and more, aimed at helping our customers materially improve software development and delivery quality, velocity and efficiency."

Compuware Announces Day One Support for IBM® CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® V5.6

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Friday, June 12, 2020

DETROIT, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Compuware Corporation , a BMC company and the leading provider of software for mainframe DevOps, is pleased to announce Day One support for IBM CICS Transaction Server V5.6

Key Points: 
  • DETROIT, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Compuware Corporation , a BMC company and the leading provider of software for mainframe DevOps, is pleased to announce Day One support for IBM CICS Transaction Server V5.6
    Compuware worked in collaboration with IBM to ensure that its solutionsincluding Compuware Abend-AID , File-AID , Strobe , Topaz and Xpediter work seamlessly for z/OS customers installing or upgrading to this newest version of IBM CICS Transaction Server.
  • CICS Transaction Server V5.6 delivers significant new capabilities that improve the developer experience as well as security, resilience, and management enhancements.
  • "Day One interoperability between Compuware products and IBM CICS Transaction Server V5.6 means customers can start taking advantage of powerful new CICS capabilities that enhance the developer experience, as well as security, resilience, and management improvements, when they upgrade to the new version of CICS," said Sam Knutson, Vice President of Product Management for Compuware.
  • "On July 1, Compuware will deliver our 23rd consecutive quarter of net new innovations, enhancements to classic offerings, CX improvements and more, aimed at helping our customers materially improve software development and delivery quality, velocity and efficiency."

CIC Services, LLC announces the formation of Knox Reinsurance Company, Inc.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CICS Services, LLC (CICS) announced today the launch of a new reinsurance pool for property and casualty coverages.

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  • KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --CICS Services, LLC (CICS) announced today the launch of a new reinsurance pool for property and casualty coverages.
  • Knox Reinsurance Company Inc., referred to as Knox Re, is licensed and regulated by the North Carolina Department of Insurance.
  • Brokers for quality insureds and existing captive owners are encouraged to visit https://captivatingthinking.com/bundled-captive-insurance-program/ , or contact CIC Services directly at 865-248-3044.
  • CIC Services, LLC is a risk management and consulting firm, specializing in the formation and operation of captive insurance companies for our clients nationwide.

Researchers to Present Supply Chain Climate Vulnerability Index

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --University of Maryland researchers will present findings supporting their recently completed "Climate Change Variability/Vulnerability Index" in a complimentary webinar, hosted by software firm and project partner Resilinc , at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8.

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  • COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --University of Maryland researchers will present findings supporting their recently completed "Climate Change Variability/Vulnerability Index" in a complimentary webinar, hosted by software firm and project partner Resilinc , at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 8.
  • The index provides "a critical snapshot of the vulnerability to climate change of the supply chain of an individual business," adds co-presenter Michael Gerst , Assistant Research Professor with ESSIC/CICS.
  • The Department of Defense using the index to help game out short-to-long-term scenarios of climate change impacts on military base networks and forward positions around the world.
  • The UMD team will also be presenting at an upcoming Global Supply Chain Resiliency Conference event on June 11, 2019, in Thousand Oaks California.

New Bundled Captive Insurance Program Reduces Net Premiums by Up to 40 Percent

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Captive insurance is a formal method of self-insurance that enables businesses and business owners to keep all or a portion of insurance profits.

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  • Captive insurance is a formal method of self-insurance that enables businesses and business owners to keep all or a portion of insurance profits.
  • Insurance profits can be invested and carry over from year-to-year, making the captive stronger financially and helping control the cost of traditional insurance.
  • The CICS Bundled Program makes a captive insurance company a viable option for many mid-market companies that may not have previously been candidates for a captive program.
  • The Bundled Program can be an ideal fit for the following businesses:
    Businesses interested in pursuing the Bundled Program can contact CIC Services for an initial no-cost analysis of their current insurance program to help determine if owning a captive insurance company through the Bundled Program is the right fit by visiting the CIC Services website at captivatingthinking.com or calling (865) 248-3044.

Dynatrace Extends AI-Powered Software Intelligence Platform to Hybrid Mainframe Environments

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Friday, April 12, 2019

Software intelligence company, Dynatrace , today announced that it has extended its AI-powered platform to include IBM Z support for CICS, IMS and middleware.

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  • Software intelligence company, Dynatrace , today announced that it has extended its AI-powered platform to include IBM Z support for CICS, IMS and middleware.
  • This gives customers precise information about the performance of digital services across hybrid environments; from modern cloud applications to the mainframe .
  • Because Dynatrace provides end-to-end hybrid visibility, customers can optimize new services, catch performance degradations before user impact, and understand exactly who has been impacted by an incident.
  • To learn more about how Dynatrace can help your business, visit https://www.dynatrace.com , visit our blog and follow us on Twitter @dynatrace .

HostBridge Publishes 'Guide to Creating CICS Web Services'

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

STILLWATER, Okla., Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --HostBridge Technology, the company that pioneered JavaScript on the mainframe to enable CICS integration, announces the availability of a free resource: " Guide to Creating CICS Web Services ."

Key Points: 
  • STILLWATER, Okla., Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --HostBridge Technology, the company that pioneered JavaScript on the mainframe to enable CICS integration, announces the availability of a free resource: " Guide to Creating CICS Web Services ."
  • The HostBridge " Guide to Creating CICS Web Services " describes for enterprise architects and mainframe developers the steps involved in doing so.
  • What CICS web services are and why they are the ideal way to integrate CICS applications.
  • How mainframe and middle-tier developers can work together to implement CICS web services.