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SupportConnect - Advantage CA-IDMS/DB Database Newsletter, Version 07.01

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CA-IDMS®/DB Database Newsletter
Version 07.01
January 19, 2007

In This Newsletter

Product News

	>	CA-IDMS® 2006 Year in Review
	>	CA-IDMS® Development Buddy Program
	>	CA-IDMS® Database Server Option r16.1 Beta Program
	>	CA-IDMS® "Follow The Sun" Support
	>	CA-IDMS® and Daylight Saving Time

Product Updates

Current Releases With Service Pack Levels

General Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Special Events

	>	CA WORLD® 2007 and Webcast on Modernizing CA-IDMS®
	>	User Group Hot Line
	>	Instructor-Led Training (ILT) for CA-IDMS®
	>	CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in North America
	>	CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in Europe

CA-IDMS® 2006 Year in Review
2006 was a very active year for CA-IDMS. Here are some of the highlights:

New team members. The year got off to a good start with the addition of several new CA-IDMS team members. The CA Mainframe Center of Excellence in Prague graduated its first CA-IDMS class in early 2006. The first job assignments for these new CA-IDMS engineers are as members of the CA-IDMS Quality Assurance team. Since then, several other Prague mainframe graduates have also joined the CA-IDMS team. Additionally, veteran CA-IDMS development and product management personnel returned to the
CA-IDMS team after working on other projects within CA.
CA-IDMS r16 SP4. In July 2006, we released CA-IDMS r16 SP4, which introduced the new express REORG utility and enhancements for compliance and audit reporting. The press release is on the CA website at: ca.com/Press/PressRelease.aspx?CID=91031.
CA-IDMS Road Map. A new CA-IDMS Road Map was published in September 2006. You can read it or download it from the SupportConnect^SM CA-IDMS product page.
Webcasts. During 2006, we gave three public webcasts on CA-IDMS r16 SP4, CA-IDMS Road Map, and SOA with CA-IDMS. These webcasts are available for replay at ca.com/idms through the Webcast replays link and on the SupportConnect CA-IDMS product page from the Webcast Replays link.
Publicity. The SP4 announcement generated a lot of publicity through articles and interviews. Here are some of the highlights:
- Application Development Trends and Enterprise Systems Journal both printed an article based on an interview with CA's Mark Combs, Senior VP and Business Unit General Manager, and Greg Beedy, Director, Product Management for CA-IDMS: www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=18915 and
  www.esj.com/news/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1991.
- Database Trends and Applications (DBTA):
  www.dbta.com/datacenter/archives/7-10-06.html#3 and www.dbta.com/datacenter/archives/7-17-06.html#1
- DM Review: www.dmreview.com/article_sub.cfm?articleId=1059368
- Coverage in India: www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=12976&magid
- Coverage at SearchWinIT.com: searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1198731,00.html
- Coverage at IT News Online:
  www.itnewsonline.com/showstory.php?storyid=4645&scatid=4&contid=3
- CIOL from Mumbai:
  www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=86431

The CA-IDMS product team wishes you a successful and happy 2007.

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CA-IDMS® Development Buddy Program
The CA-IDMS development team is actively seeking Development (Dev) Buddies to participate in early testing of CA-IDMS r17. By participating in the Dev Buddy program, you can provide feedback on individual features before the code is frozen. CA-IDMS r17 has a wealth of new functionality for improved open access, hardware and software exploitation, availability, performance, and ease of use. The CA-IDMS Road Map contains an overview of the planned features. We are targeting the start of CA-IDMS r17 Dev Buddy testing for sometime in June 2007. We encourage you to plan your summer schedule now to include some time for this opportunity to work directly with the CA-IDMS development team. The Dev Buddy website has more information about the program and directions for signing up to be a Dev Buddy.

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CA-IDMS® Database Server Option r16.1 Beta Program
The CA-IDMS Database Server Option 16.1 release is targeted for beta availability in April 2007. Features included in this release are SSL support, IPv6 support, external identity auditing, support for primary and foreign key metadata functions, and enhanced support of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Watch the CA Beta Program website for information to be posted soon about the upcoming beta program. We welcome your participation in this beta program.

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CA-IDMS® "Follow The Sun" Support
Customers who experience a severity one issue situation with CA-IDMS and call Technical Support during non-business hours may now receive a callback from a person that they may not normally have spoken to in the past. In an ongoing effort to provide world-class technical support at any hour or geographical location, the CA-IDMS team has implemented the "Follow The Sun" support process. This process provides emergency after-hour support to resolve severity one issues by using our worldwide expertise.

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CA-IDMS® and Daylight Saving Time
See CA's Statement Regarding the New Daylight Saving Time Change: March 11 -
November 4, 2007.

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Current Releases With Service Pack Levels
The following tapes are generally available (GA) for the CA-IDMS®/DB database products:

r16 (The base product, tools, and AllFusion® Endevor®/DB Change Manager for CA-IDMS® are on the same tape.)

z/OS, VSE, z/VM, BS2000/OSD	SP4 - 0603
CA-IDMS® Database Option for CMS	SP4 - 0603

r15 (The base product, tools, and AllFusion Endevor/DB Change Manager for CA-IDMS are on the same tape.)

z/OS, VSE, z/VM, BS2000/OSD	SP7 - 0506
MSP	SP3 - 0208
CA-IDMS Database Option for CMS	SP7 - 0506

The following CD is GA for the CA-IDMS® Database Server Option. This release is compatible with CA-IDMS r14.1, r15, and r16.

CA-IDMS Database Server Option	r16 - 0510
CA-IDMS Database Server Option	r5 - 0306

To place an order for any of these service packs, please visit ca.com/supportconnect or call CA at 1-800-637-5858.

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Frequently Asked Questions
Mixed-Case Password Support

Question:
Starting with z/OS 1.7, installations have the option to use mixed-case passwords. Does
CA-IDMS® support mixed-case passwords?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
Our site is not ready to require the use of mixed-case passwords. Will the application of these APARs or the installation of a CA-IDMS Service Pack that contains these APARs require the use of mixed-case passwords?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
What does this mean for sites that use CA-IDMS internal security?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
We require our users to sign on to use IDD, OLQ, and so on. Once these APARs are applied, will we have to require mixed case passwords to use these applications?

Please click here for the answer.

Microsoft Windows Vista Certification

Question:
We are upgrading our PCs to Microsoft Windows Vista. Will we need a new version of
CA-IDMS Server, CA-IDMS Visual DBA, or CA-IDMS QuickBridge?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
CA-Visual Express® is included with CA-IDMS Server. Will this product work with Microsoft Windows Vista?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
I understand that Microsoft Windows Vista is not shipped with WinHelp. Will the help facilities still work with CA-IDMS products?

Please click here for the answer.

Question:
Microsoft Windows Vista has tightened security. How does this impact data source configuration?

Please click here for the answer.

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CA WORLD® 2007 and Webcast on Modernizing CA-IDMS®
Coming soon: CA WORLD 2007
Coming sooner: Webcast on Modernizing CA-IDMS

CA WORLD 2007, being held April 22-26, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be here before we know it. Register here for the conference by February 14, 2007, and you can save $200 on the registration fee. If you are a member of IUA, EIUA, or another CA-IDMS user group, you can save an additional $200 on the registration.

Why should you come to CA WORLD 2007? For one thing, to learn how to modernize your
CA-IDMS systems. As a CA WORLD 2007 preview, on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, CA will present a 30-minute webcast on modernizing IDMS using a variety of approaches, highlighting CA WORLD 2007 sessions from CA customers and partners that drill down into specific aspects of modernizing IDMS. The webcast will also describe the other CA-IDMS sessions, programs, and opportunities at CA WORLD 2007.

For maximum flexibility, the Modernizing CA-IDMS webcast will be presented at 9:00 a.m. ET and again at 2:00 p.m. ET. By registering for the webcast, your name is automatically entered in a drawing for a chance to win a nice prize at CA WORLD. Those registered webcast participants attending CA WORLD 2007 are eligible to win when they attend DI210SN, the CA-IDMS Birds of a Feather (BOF) session on Monday, April 23, 2007, at
5:15 p.m. ET. You must be at the BOF session to win.

So register for the webcast now, make your plans to come to CA WORLD 2007 to be eligible for the prize, and share your insights and experiences on modernizing IDMS.

To register for the 9:00 a.m. ET webcast, click here.
To register for the 2:00 p.m. ET webcast, click here.

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User Group Hot Line
CA supports more than 250 user groups. For information about recognized CA user groups, attending a user group meeting, or establishing a user group in your area, please visit CA User Groups.

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Instructor-Led Training (ILT) for CA-IDMS®
A new CA-IDMS Boot Camp for the Advanced DBA course has recently been added to the
CA-IDMS education curriculum. This course offers intensive IDMS training by compressing topics from several advanced CA-IDMS courses into five days. The CA Mississauga, CAN (Toronto) Learning Center is offering this class (IDBC01) from Monday, February 19, through Friday, February 23, 2007. For more information on this course, visit the CA Education website.

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CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in North America
CA Education provides CA-IDMS/DB Database Recommended Learning Paths to take the guesswork out of training people in key job functions throughout your organization. Each path is personalized by job role and product, allowing the user to move from core product knowledge to advanced skills, and, if desired, to CA certification.

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CA-IDMS®/DB Database Technical Training in Europe
CA Education currently offers several CA-IDMS/DB database training courses throughout our European Learning Centers. Please select the applicable country link to view the courses offered and their schedules:

Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

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