CA announces day one support for z/OS release 1.6

Computer Associates International, Inc today announced "day one" support for IBM`s z/OS and z/OS.e version 1.6 across its Unicenter, eTrust, BrightStor, Advantage and AllFusion brands.

This continues CA`s unbroken record of same-day support for every release of the z/OS operating system. Through close cooperation with IBM during its z/OS Early Test Program, CA has upgraded its industry-leading portfolio of mainframe management solutions to support z/OS v1.6, which is designed to meet customers` evolving performance and scalability requirements.

z/OS v1.6 supports the zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP), a specialised and economical execution environment for Java, which can be leveraged by workloads with Java cycles, such as CA`s Unicenter NetMaster network management solutions. CA management solutions are also taking advantage of the new zArchitecture instructions and coding techniques in z/OS v1.6 to further optimise mainframe management.

"The strategic role of the mainframe continues to strengthen as customers leverage its power and performance to make the transition to on-demand IT architectures that can more closely and dynamically align with changing business priorities," said David Hodgson, senior vice president of mainframe systems product development at CA.

"CA`s same-day support for the important new capabilities of IBM`s z/OS v1.6 enables customers to continue making that transition in pursuit of greater operational efficiency, reduced exposure to risk, and optimised business value."

Compatibility charts for the new releases are available at http://ca.com/products/zos/ for z/OS 1.6 and at http://ca.com/products/zos_e/ for z/OS.e 1.6.