SupportConnect - Automation Newsletter, Version 05.07
  

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E-News
Automation Newsletter
Version 05.07
July 05, 2005

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation r11 SP1 is Generally Available (GA)
> Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4 Service Pack 3 is Generally Available (GA)

General Information
> Managing Linux Running as a z/VM Guest With Unicenter® Automation Point™
> Using Multiple OPSLOG WebView Windows
> z/OS Console Restructure Enhancements
> Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4.0 Demo
> Hyper APAR Notification

Special Events
> opsXchange Technical Training Seminar 2005

Product News
Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation r11 SP1
is Generally Available (GA)
We are pleased to announce the availability of Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS r11 SP1. This service pack includes all maintenance published prior to this date. Installation of this new service pack ensures that your systems are current on maintenance for Unicenter CA-OPS/MVS. When you are ready to receive this update, submit the order form on the product home page at SupportConnectSM or call 1-800-637-5858. For customers outside of North America, please contact your local Customer Support Group.

Also note the following End-of-Support Dates.
  • Release 4.4 - Support will end on May 31, 2005.
  • Release 4.5 - Support will end on October 31, 2005.

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Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4 Service Pack 3 is Generally Available (GA)
We are pleased to announce the availability of Unicenter Automation Point r4 Service Pack 3. Installation of this new service pack ensures that your systems are current for Unicenter Automation Point. When you are ready to receive this update, please submit the order form which you received in the mail, order online, or call 1-800-637-5858. For customers outside of North America, please contact your local Customer Support Group.

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General Information
Managing Linux Running as a z/VM Guest With Unicenter® Automation Point™
Click here to read how to use Unicenter Automation Point to gauge the general health of Linux regions running under z/VM.

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Using Multiple OPSLOG WebView Windows
Click here to read how OPSLOG WebView supports multiple windows per user. This feature may be helpful to supervisors and systems programmers who are multi-tasking to address several issues at once; however, such users should be aware of the limits of using multiple windows.

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z/OS Console Restructure Enhancements
As a reminder, we encourage you to again review the December 2004 E-News article which discussed what Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation users should do to avoid problems resulting from the z/OS Console Restructure enhancements.

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Unicenter® Automation Point™ r4.0 Demo
Unicenter Automation Point is a workstation-based automation solution that monitors and manages a wide variety of computing platforms from the mainframe in a central data center to a heterogeneous distributed processing environment. In this demo, we will highlight the powerful features and functions that make this solution one that can help achieve a high return on investment (ROI). To view this demo, visit the product page on SupportConnectSM under "Solutions & Patches."

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Hyper APAR Notification
Are you keeping track of the latest hyper APARs?

To learn how you can become more proactive with hyper maintenance for the various mainframe-based automation products and to download the hyper APARs, visit SupportConnectSM. From there, you can search our Knowledge Base by product using the keyword "hyper" to locate all the critical solutions.

If you are not registered to receive email notifications of new hyper APARs, you can register by logging into SupportConnect and selecting "Hyper Subscriptions" from the left menu.

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Special Events
opsXchange Technical Training Seminar 2005
opsXchange 2005, a technical training seminar for Automation enthusiasts, will be held September 12-16, 2005, in Pittsburgh, PA. This seminar will be of interest to any customers that have/use the CA suite of automation or real-time performance products, including:
  • Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation
  • Unicenter® Automation Point™
  • Unicenter® Network and Systems Management System Status Manager CA-OPS/MVS® Option
  • Unicenter® CA-SYSVIEW® Realtime Performance Management
opsXchange 2005 is a four-and-a-half-day technical training seminar loaded with technical sessions presented by CA, ProTech, and our automation customers. This year's seminar also features two days of education classes on September 12-13, 2005, with member, ProTech, and CA technical sessions starting September 14-16, 2005. This year's seminar is being sponsored by CA and ProTech in conjunction with the National opsXchange User Group. The cost of the seminar is listed below:

Seminar Registration
$750 - Early Bird Registration good June 21 - August 1
$775 - After August 1

Education Registration
$375 - Two-day education class for seminar attendees
$750 - Two-day education class for attendees NOT attending seminar

Watch for registration forms, agendas, and seminar updates to be available soon at ProTech's web page: www.protechtraining.com.

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