General Resources	Programming Languages
	CICS, WebSphere MQ	DB2
	Operating Systems	System/390
	Users Groups	Training
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Press articles about the evolving role of the mainframe, grouped under "System/390"

  General Resources

		Redbooks	International Technical Support publications (On line catalog and select excerpts)
		IBMLink	WWW access point for IBMLink
		Technical Support	Problem solving Databases, Corrective Service, etc. (IBM)
		Technical FLASHes	Combined site for WSC and Networking Systems Flashes, tech white papers, FAQs
		CBT Tape Site	Collection of freeware/open-source code for MVS and OS/390 developers
		Cathcart's Corner	Java for OS/390, Linux, Host as the Web Server, and other papers
		Applicat'n Development	App development & data mgmt software:   ISPF, DFSORT, IMS, WebSphere MQ, .
		MVSforums	Help Boards and Technical FAQs on Programming Languages, CICS, JCL, ...
		Eric Loriaux's Links	Eric's compendium of useful web resources about MVS, VM, VSE, ...
		Other MVS Pages	Bruce Gillispie's list of personal MVS pages: Mark Zelden, David Alcock, ..
		Murphy's laws, etc.	A French slant, by Thierry Falissard, an unrepentant mainframer in Paris
		Mainframe Dictionary	A dictionary of mainframe terms and acronyms (Software Diversified Services)

    Programming Languages

		High Level Assembler	High Level Assembler for MVS/VM/VSE and HLASM Toolkit;  and the Library
		Assembler Coding	Assembler Hints and Tips, with sample code, by Les Smith
		SimoTime	Library material: Assembler Connection, COBOL Connection, VSAM ...
		IBM COBOL Family	About VisualAge/COBOL, COBOL for z/OS, etc.  See also the Library
		COBOL manuals	IBM bookshelves for COBOL
		The COBOL Center	Well arranged set of pointers to COBOL-related information, also COBOL Books
		CobolReport	A plethora of current COBOL-related resources (Object-Z Systems)
		Language Environment	LE Home Page, also the Library, and SHARE Presentations (require Acrobat Reader)
		Java for OS/390	Java 2 Technology Developer Kit for OS/390, Ver 1.4, is announced
		Java Discussions	Java technology discussion forums and Newsgroups (IBM's developerWorks)
		CAO4	A new OS/390 System Programming language (CAO4 AG, Zurich-Dietikon, Switzerland)
		Perl for S/390	Archive of articles from perl-mvs@perl.org - at Max-Planck-Institut, Munich
		PL/I	Home Page of the PL/I product family
		REXX	REXX Language page at IBM Hursley
		NetRexx	Blend of REXX and Java to enable REXX programmers to create Java code

   CICS, WebSphere MQ, ..

		Transaction Systems	A jump-off point for info from IBM on CICS, WebSphere MQ, IMS, etc.
		CICS Home page	Info about CICS Transaction Server on all platforms;  Also Support
		WebSphere and TS	WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
		CICS publications	IBM bookshelves for CICS.  Also:  Library.  And PDFs at O'Reilly, Germany
		CICS Tips	CICS Tips & Tricks (at the web site of ADS)
		CICS-to-Net	Notes on CICS Internet Connectivity (Crossland Consulting)
		WebSphere MQ	News, case studies, whitepapers, etc., about MQSeries.  Also Using MQ

  DB2

		DB Management	A jump-off point for info on DB2, Java/JDBC for DB2, Tech Library, Net.Data, ...
		DB2 for OS/390	Now shipping: DB2 for z/OS and OS/390 Ver 7. See Availability and Service
		Data Mining	Intelligent Miner for Data for OS/390
		DB2 OLAP Server	OnLine Analytical Processing with DB2 OLAP Server for OS/390
		DB2 Manuals	IBM bookshelves for DB2, for various platforms
		DB2 Magazine	Online issue, 4th Quarter 2003
		German language Site	A German language DB2 site (Gernot Ruban);  and one in French

   Operating Systems

		OS/390	V2.9, focus on E-business, better UNIX support. See Xephon Industry News
		z/OS	The 64-bit OS, "the next generation of the OS/390", for zSeries 900 machines
		IBM HTTP Server	HTTP Server for OS/390 V1.3, "Pwered by Apache; Tivoli ready"
		OS/390 Library	Web accessible Library of OS/390 material.   See also V2.9 publications
		ISVs Compatibility	Info about compatibility of vendor products with z/OS. Also: OS/390
		UNIX System Services	OS/390 UNIX System Services, part of standard OS/390. See also:  Library
		TPF Home Page	Transaction Processing Facility and the The Airline Control System (ALCS)
		TPF Docs	Manuals for Transaction Processing Facility V4R1
		VM/ESA, z/VM	Home page of VM operating system
		VSE/ESA	Home page of VSE/ESA.  See also: WAVV, World Alliance of VSE and VM
		VSE	Mailing/Discussion List and Resources for VSE - VSE-L (Wayne Mery)

   System/390

		zSeries Servers	Home page of  "the Integrated Platform for e-business on zSeries". Also: Library
		eServer Magazine	Mainframe edition subscription.  See also:  The Mainstream e-newsletter
		G5/G6 Servers	Feb 2000 announcement of new features & functions. See Xephon's news report
		Parallel Sysplex	Configuration assistant, CF structure sizer, etc.
		Host as WebServer	A case for Mainframe as a web server (Enterprise Systems, June 2002)
		Mainframe Skills	Mainframe skills are at a premium again (Computerworld, March 4)
		Cobol Veterans	About Legacy Reserves, a resource for retired COBOL programmers (Computerworld)
		BigIron Sales	zSeries sales help IBM's 3rd quarter (InformationWeek, Oct 22)

   Users Groups

		SHARE	Next conference: February 22 - 27, 2004, in Long Beach, California
		CICS Users Groups	List of UGs at Pacific CICS Users Group, PCICSUG
		DB2 Users Groups	List of UGs at International DB2 Users Group, IDUG
		VM User Groups	VM User Groups around the world
		VM and VSE	WAVV, World Alliance of VSE and VM

    Training

		IBM Training	Classes & schedules for the US.  Also:   Australia   Canada   France   Germany   UK
		ProTech	Mainframe, data center automation, C/S, and Internet subjects - US and Canada
		MVS Training	Classes in various US locations on JCL, REXX, etc. (also at customer sites)
		Trainer's Friend	Mainframe related courses, in Colorado, Washington, and at customer sites
		Themis	Classes on CICS, DB2, MQSeries - North American locations
		Michel Castelein	OS/390-related training in Belgium (in Dutch, French, or English)
		Verhoef	Varied mainframe courses in the U.S. Also in the UK, and S. Africa
		MQSoftware	Training in all aspects of WebSphere MQ;  most classes in Minneapolis, MN
		DataTrain	Computer Based Training for mainframe/midrange systems, distributed world wide
		Mainframe Books	On varied mainframe disciplines, also PC subjects (Mike Murach & Associates)
		Technical Conferences	International Conferences on DB2 and IMS, WebSphere Portal, zSeries, ...

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