Computer Associates International, Inc (CA) has announced the immediate availability of an extensive range of e-business management solutions designed to support implementation of IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 2 Release 2 (CICS TS 2.2). The CA announcement coincides with the general availability of the latest version of this widely used mainframe transaction processor, ensuring that customers can fully leverage the power of CICS TS 2.2.
CA`s solutions for managing high-volume production CICS TS 2.2 environments span its Unicenter, eTrust, BrightStor, CleverPath, Advantage and AllFusion brands - providing the "day one" management, security and application integration capabilities essential for effective deployment of IBM`s new mainframe technology.
CA`s z/OS solutions enjoy immense popularity in the global mainframe market, especially among customers who need to integrate data centre management and administration with their broader, enterprise-wide e-business environments.
"Having CA`s e-business management solutions support CICS TS 2.2 right out of the gate is very important to our business, since we rely on these solutions to control, secure and optimise our mission-critical mainframe environment," said Giovanni Hoz, chief operating officer at e-utile, a leading Italian service and solution provider that is a joint venture between Siemens Informatica S.p.A and AEM S.p.A.
"Because of CA`s diligence and commitment to the z/OS platform, we will be able to start enjoying the business benefits of this new technology without delay."
"Northwest Airlines continues to find new ways to leverage our mainframe resources to expand our e-business capabilities," said Carl Carlson, senior security analyst at Northwest Airlines. "The data centre management solutions CA provides are critical to this effort, since they allow us to cost-effectively maintain optimum performance, while giving us full visibility into critical transaction processes."
In addition to supporting the new version of the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, CA provides full support for IBM`s CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA Release 1.1.1, the latest release of CICS for the VSE/ESA platform. CA solutions also support IBM z/OS Version 1 Release 2, the current release of IBM`s flagship operating system for its eServer z900 mainframe.
"CA is proud of our long history of support for CICS, which has enabled our customers to obtain competitive advantages by quickly leveraging new technology," said Nancy Newfield, CA`s vice president of product marketing, mainframe solutions. "By giving our customers the tools they need to successfully manage and secure this very robust and highly scalable transaction processor, CA is once again demonstrating its unwavering commitment to the mainframe as a critical e-business platform."
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Computer Associates International, Inc (NYSE: CA) delivers The Software That Manages eBusiness. CA`s world-class solutions address all aspects of e-business management through industry-leading brands: Unicenter for infrastructure management, BrightStor for storage management, eTrust for security management, CleverPath for portal and business intelligence, AllFusion for application lifecycle management, Advantage for data management and application development, and Jasmine for object-oriented database technology. Founded in 1976, CA serves organisations in more than 100 countries, including 99% of the Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit http://ca.com.
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