The Virtual CICS user group is an independently-operated vendor-neutral site run by and for the CICS user community.
The Virtual CICS user group was established as a way for individuals using IBM's CICS TS systems to exchange information, learn new techniques, and advance their skills with the product.
This Web site provides a central point for coordinating periodic meetings (which contain technically-oriented topics presented in a webinar format), and provides articles, discussions, links, and other resources of interest to IBM CICS practitioners. Anyone with an interest in CICS is welcome to join the Virtual CICS user group and share in the knowledge exchange.
The Virtual CICS user group is free to its members.
We are pleased that Fundi Software is able to help us maintain the independence and existence of this user group.
6 March 2012, 10:30 Central Standard Time
At the next meeting, Jim Martin with Fundi Software, will be discussing "Analyzing CICS function shipping applications using Transaction Analysis Workbench".
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The meetings take place at 10:30 CST (which 4:30 GMT) and 10:30 CDT (which is 3:30 GMT) during Daylight Saving Time. Because Summer Time and Daylight Saving Time start and end dates differ in different countries, take care to get online for the meeting at the correct local time!
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The new User Group newsletter is available for download. The contents include information about future meetings and dates, a round-up of the latest CICS-related news, and recent CICS articles.
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The newsletter is also available in flipbook format here.
Earlier issues are available here.
You can now find out what's going on in the CICS world and with this user group by following us on Twitter here or you can become a fan on Facebook here or Join the group on LinkedIn here.
If you're a CICS user then the Tools page on this Web site contains a list of all the software that runs alongside CICS.
If you're a vendor, then please make sure that the information about your software is complete and up-to-date.
A complete list of Tools available to CICS professionals can be found here.
Compuware has announced Strobe 4.3, its mainframe application performance management solution, which now includes improved CICS transaction reporting.
Viaserv has announced Version 4.5 of ViaSQL, which is now able to provide CICS 4.2 support.
IBM CICS System Management: New CICSPlex SM WLM Features in Version 4.2 by Mayur Raja and Dave Williams in zJournal (December 2011/January 2012).
Common COBOL/VSE Applications for Use in CICS and Batch Environments by Garry Hasler in zJournal (December 2011/January 2012).
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.2: Scalability Enhancements by John Tilling in zJournal (December 2011/January 2012).
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.2 and Threadsafe Database Control for IMS by Russ Evans in zJournal (December 2011/January 2012).
The brand new 2012 edition of the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook has now been published. Click here to visit the download page. The Yearbook is available in PDF format and is completely FREE.
Do you have a hot topic in mind that you think other CICS users would like to hear about? Know of a dynamic speaker who can educate and entertain? Send us a note!
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