- BATS -- BAY AREA TRANSACTION SYSTEMS USERS<BR> GROUP - CICS
B.A.T.S.

October 28,1998



 BAY AREA TRANSACTION SYSTEMS(BATS aka CICS BAUG)

Last meeting ...


The last meeting of BATS was May 28,1998. This was a 'help' meeting to see if we wanted to continue with the group. Only three people besides myself attended, and it was tentatively decided to disband the group - but to wait until summer was over to make a final decision.
9/29/98 I sent out an e-mail asking for help in making the decision: Do we disband the group or attempt to keep it going? The response was overwhelming in favor of trying to keep it going. The announcement of CICS ts 1.3, which is a 'web-oriented' release has received a lot of attention, which helped fuel this response. Therefore we will continue to try and keep BATS alive.


What's new?


Since my last letter there have been some new CICS Internet SupportPacs available at SupportPacs I will be adding a permanent link to this site in the interesting links section of our web page. The SupportPacs are:
  • CA85 - CICS Transaction Server- CICS Web Interface Guide
  • CA86 - Enhanced CWI Analyzer
  • CA87 - CWI Interface to REXX
  • CA88 - CICS Gateway for Java
  • CA89 - Web Access to CICS using Java Servelet

    • IBM is renaming the Domino Go Web Server (again). It will be called the Websphere Server. This contains a Java Servlet engine, and Java connectors. The connectors are programs and classes that assist you with interfacing your Java Servelets to CICS, IMS, DB2, And MQSERIES. The CICS Gateway for Java is included with WebSphere. More information onWebSphere can be obtained WebSphere . I will add a permanent link to this site. The WebSphere performance pack contains a load balancing component, a caching proxy server, and an enterprise file system. More information on this can be obtained WebSphere Performance Pac
    there is a wonderful intro to the CWI and the 3270 bridge. This redbook is titled CICS Transaction Server for OS/390: Web Interface and 3270 bridge and can be found at Redbooks . I am adding a permanent link to this page.

    ITEMS OF INTEREST!
    There is a new category of SupportPac's - Category 4. These pacs are submitted by third parties, and are not guaranteed by IBM, but are on an 'as is' basis. Currently there have not been any submitted for CICS, however if this takes off it has great potential.
    Interested in a third party product which runs under CICS Transaction Server? Hursley has started a wonderful new site     CICS Business Partners . This site has useful information regarding Third party vendors and their support of CICS TS.
    Next Meeting:     The next meeting of BATS is:
    Date: Wed Nov 11 1998
    Time: 9:00 -4:00 Bob Yelavich presents the CICS Roadshow
    4:00 - 5:00 BATS - The future of BATS
    Place: IBM
    425 Market, room 13/14
    S.F. CA.

    Agenda:

    CICS ROADSHOW

    BATS - its future Bob Yelavich will be here with a CICS roadshow. BATS will have a short meeting afterward to determine whether BATS should continue, whether it should be restructured (perhaps quarterly meetings would be better). We need ideas for new topics and help getting presenters for those topics. BATS is your group - help make it succeed!!
    November 11 agenda:
  • 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome, a short CICS video
  • 9:15 - 10:30 CICS Product Family update - status of CICS o n each platform, versions, relases etc; mention of key industry strategies, trends
  • 10:30 - 10:45 Break
  • 10:45 - 12:00 CICS support of the Internet, e-business/e-commerce gateways, CICS Web interface, MVS Web Servers
  • 12:00 - 1:00 Boxed Lunch & mingle
  • 1:00 - 2:15 CICS Transaction Server for OS/390 Overview - releases 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
  • 2:15 - 2:30 Break
  • 2:30 - 3:45 CICS TS fo r OS/390 Release 1.3 Technical Overview
  • 3:45 - 4:00 Summary, Q&A
  • 4:00 - 5:00 BATS meeting - The Future of BATS

    • To register for this free event send a note with:
    your name
    Event Location - San Francisco
    company name
    full street address with zip
    voice phone number with area code
    to SPOTLITE @ US.IBM.COM and refer to document number 0381. You will receive confirmation.

    If you have any questions please contact: Holly Sheffer
    Holly.sheffer@McKesson.com
    (415) 983-9497
    MckessonCorp.
    1Post Street
    San Francisco Ca, 94104


    INTERESTING LINKS!


     User Groups
    Toronto CICS UsersGroup
    Pacific CICSUsers group
    Ottawa CICS Users Group
    NewEngland CICS Users Group
    Bay Area DB2Users group
    SHARE CICS Project HomePage
    IBM Pages
    IBM TechnicalConferences
    IBM Link Products & Services
    IBMTIPS & TRAINING
    CICS Home page
    CICS user forum
    IBM Bookmanager - bookshelves
    IBM Redbooks
    CICS SupportPacs
    CICS IBM Business partner products
    OS/390 webserver - WebSphere
    Year 2000
    CICS year 2k
    IBM Year 2k
    Other Pages
    Geocit iesCICS page
    System 390 related items
    Employment Skills
    Consultants and Developers
    Vendors & VendorProducts
    MainframeDiscussion Groups


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    Bobs home now - check in to see fantastic photos from his trip BOBS TRIP