Date: November 11, 1996
Location: Merrill Lynch, NYC
While we recover from the election, we can (for contrast) have an instructional and enjoyable MVMUA session. As we've been doing for the past several meetings, we'll have a focus on Internet technology, with a strategic session by founding MVMUA member Gabe Goldberg on why the Internet is so important to all of us, followed by a session by Vinnie Casale (fresh from his exciting quote in PC Week) on real-world experience of VM as a highly visible and successful web server. Not wanting to neglect traditional VM subjects, we'll also have IBM's Chuck Morse to tell us about the new features of VM/ESA Version 2 Release 2, and a technical session from David Kreuter of VM Resources, on how to use CMS's powerful CSL facilities for system and application programming.
This will be a valuable MVMUA meeting, and I look forward to seeing you there.
Jeff Savit, President
The MVMUA Board of Directors will report on MVMUA activities and will entertain questions, suggestions, and comments from the members.
9:15 AM - How the Internet, World Wide Web, and Technology will
Change Our Work and Communication
Speaker: Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing
The Internet is penetrating popular consciousness, culture and media. Despite some predictions of an Internet meltdown and some evaluations of the Internet as a fad (CB radio anyone?), it's safe to say that the Internet is here and will increasingly change how knowledge professionals work and communicate. This presentation contrasts old and new ways in which knowledge professionals work and communicate, and advocates widespread use of Web pages for individual and organizational benefits.
COFFEE BREAK: 10:30 to 10:40
10:40 AM - A CICS Application accessed through a VM Webserver.
Speaker: Vincent Casale, Lehman Brothers
You've heard all the talk about how beneficial web servers can be for accessing existing mainframe applications - since CICS is an important operating system, how about accessing its data or applications through a web application? In this presentation see a real example of a CICS application that has been reborn through a VM webserver and put onto our corporate intranet. Also in this session are examples of how to setup your VM environment and enable it to communicate with a CICS region, as well as a live demonstration.
LUNCH: 12:00 to 1:30
1:30 PM - VM/ESA Version 2 Release 2 Overview
Speaker: Chuck Morse, IBM
In September, IBM announced VM/ESA Version 2 Release 2, the release of VM/ESA that will provide support for the Year 2000. Chuck Morse of IBM's Washington Systems Center will describe the Year 2000 changes and the other new features of this release, including the CMS GUI enhancements, support for the newly announced IBM CMOS processors, 3590 tape support, REXX Sockets, Opens Systems Adapter support and much more. He will also provide a summary of recent enhancements to other VM/ESA products from IBM.
COFFEE BREAK: 3:00 to 3:10
3:10 PM - Creating a Custom Callable Services Library
Speaker: David Kreuter
This presentation will show how to build your own callable service library with custom routines. CSLs provide a flexible and powerful mechanism for getting independent services provided to any high level language. Step by step examples are shown including CMS commands and source code in REXX, PL/I and assembler.
4:45 PM - Problem Roundtable
Chaired by: Martha McConaghy, Marist College
The roundtable offers a forum for members to ask questions and bring up problems pertaining to VM. Answers are often forthcoming from other members or the IBM MVMUA representatives.
Jeff Savit Merrill Lynch 212/647-2084 jsavit@ml.com Gabriel Goldberg Computers and Publishing 703/556-9121 gabe@cpcug.org Vinny Casale Lehman Brothers 201-524-2034 Vincent_Casale@usccmail.lehman.com Chuck Morse Consulting Marketing Support Representative IBM Washington Systems Center 301/240-8724 USIBM38X AT IBMMAIL David Kreuter VM Resources Ltd. 905/660-3639 dkreuter@vm-resources.ca Martha McConaghy Marist College 914/575-3341 urmm@vm.marist.edu