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RSS mainframeReduce the Risk of Costly Data Breaches: Three Pillars of Data Protection
White Paper There are numerous regulations that govern the protection of private, personal and confidential data regardless of whether the data resides on a secure mainframe computer, desktop PC or mobile device such as a laptop PC. [02 Sep 2008]
WinTel Server 10 Times Less Expensive to Operate Than Linux Mainframe Audit Report
White Paper This report provides an auditor’s commentary of the Mainframe Linux Benchmark Project. It reviews the benchmark process and its appropriateness for the project at hand, the soundness of the methods used, and its likelihood for being reproducible. [02 Sep 2008]
Connectivity - IAPS: High Speed IPDS Print Server for Printers and MFP
White Paper The Intermate Advanced Print Server IPDS (IAPS IPDS) enables any PostScript or PCL5e compatible multi-function printing device to print AFP/IPDS from a zSeries (mainframe) or iSeries (AS/400) host. The IAPS IPDS features the very latest IPDS... [11 Aug 2008]
Business Continuity: No Longer Out of Reach
White Paper Advanced functionality that was first developed for mainframe environments has been improved over time, making it available to UNIX, Linux, and Windows environments. Business continuity has historically been out of reach for small- and medium-sized... [08 Aug 2008]
Skipton Building Society Guarding and Managing Data Integrity With One Complete Solution
White Paper In 1998, Skipton Building Society decided to embark upon a substantial upgrade to its IT environment, by replacing "Dumb" terminals connected to a mainframe environment, with a network of desktop computers, many of which were connected to the... [04 Aug 2008]
RedPrairie Case Study: UniDrug Distribution Group (UDG)
White Paper The system needed to address the limitations of a mainframe-based system which could not easily be integrated with other systems and restrictions imposed by paper-based, manually intensive processes that were costly to operate. [04 Aug 2008]
Dell Helps the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) by Providing the Hardware Infrastructure to Support a New Payroll Application to Ensure That Payroll Is Processed Accurately and on Time
White Paper Mainframe environment was nearing end of life and did not meet the growing requirements and performance demands of a countywide payroll application needed by OCDE. The Orange County Department of Education, located in southern California, takes... [04 Aug 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Accessing Operational Data in Mainframe VSAM Using SQL Server 2005 and Host Integration Server (Level 200)
White Paper Most daily operational data resides in host files systems, such as mainframe VSAM and the AS/400 physical files. Often, legacy programs written in COBOL and RPG control access to these data sources. To improve the processes, one need to collect and... [04 Aug 2008]
Microsoft Webcast: Infosys and Microsoft Present: Modernizing From Mainframes to Next-Generation IT Systems (Level 100)
White Paper Mainframe applications built decades ago were never meant to support such a changing environment. Since Windows Server 2008 provides power and performance equivalent to hundreds of mainframe MIPS, the cost model on which earlier applications were... [04 Aug 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Integrating Existing Information in IBM DB2 Using SQL Server 2005 and Host Integration Server (Level 200)
White Paper Many mission-critical applications run on IBM host mainframe computers, relying on structured data stored in IBM DB2 and IMS databases. Yet, most knowledge workers utilize Web and Office-based productivity, analysis and reporting tools. [04 Aug 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Secure remote access closes in
Comment In the 1960s and 1970s, the mainframe dominated and computing resources were generally centralised. Virtual private networks that use internet protocol security used to be seen as a nightmare. But next-generation IPsec VPNs are changing all that... [25 Jul 2008]
Axispoint Dramatically Improves Workflow at Insurance Industry Association
White Paper The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) used legacy mainframe applications to compile the data. Paper archives were also stored which incurred significant costs to the organization. As a non-profit agency with a strict budget... [18 Jul 2008]
IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z: "Tinker and Test"
White Paper Integrate, test, and deploy mainframe applications in a live test environment. Fun practical scenarios guided by self-paced exercises. Evaluate IBM Enterprise Modernization solutions for System z through hands-on experience in the IBM Enterprise... [17 Jul 2008]
Health Insurance Company Reengineers Call Center With CRM Solution
White Paper CSAs then had to manually enter the information into a mainframe for record keeping. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a health insurance provider headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, averages 6,500 customer service calls daily with a staff of 250... [11 Jul 2008]
A Performance Comparison of Dynamic Vs. Static Load Balancing Policies in a Mainframe - Personal Computer Network Model
White Paper Distributed computer systems can share job processing in the event of overloads. Load balancing involves the distribution of jobs throughout a networked computer system, thus increasing throughput without having to obtain additional or faster... [10 Jul 2008]
