Macro 4, the UK`s largest vendor of business-enabling systems management software, has released the latest version of its class-leading Fault Management software, DUMPMASTER. Version 4.7 of the product will help make OS/390 fault management easier and provide faster fault resolution - ensuring further reductions in down time.
Macro 4 is a strong voice in an "anti-stiffing" campaign to stamp out unfair pricing agreements in software licensing. While the new functionality provided by the PL/I Source Cross Reference feature will be chargeable, a basic upgrade to version 4.7 is provided to existing customers free of charge, under their existing maintenance agreement.
Tony Sudworth, product marketing manager at Macro 4, said; "Macro 4 is committed to helping companies reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of mainframe computing. Macro 4 users can rely on us to provide a continuous flow of developments towards cheaper and more reliable mainframe computing - at fair prices."
DUMPMASTER offers a sophisticated `post-event` program failure analysis solution designed specifically for OS/390 mainframe systems. Its unique user interface removes the need to interpret complex lines of code and navigate the dump by command line - users can simply tab to their choice of options and hit `ENTER`.
Key to the enhancements introduced in version 4.7 is the introduction of a DB2 Plan Display. This feature displays information from the DB2 BIND. The benefit to systems managers of this development is that DUMPMASTER automatically extracts all the details from the DB2 dump and presents them to the user in an easy-to-use `point and shoot` interface.
Also new to version 4.7 of DUMPMASTER is a feature that assists the debugging process of PL/I program failures. PL/I Source Cross Reference support enables DUMPMASTER to match a program abends with the associated listing of the program and provides the user with the ability to match the failure details directly to the source program listing.
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