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CA IDMS™ Newsletter
Version 08.01
January 31, 2008

In This Newsletter
Product News
> CA IDMS™ r17 Beta Applications Now Being Accepted
> Cost-Benefit Analysis of DBMS Migrations
> CA IDMS™ Modernization in the News
> Seeking Development Buddies for CA IDMS™ Hibernate Dialect

Product Updates
> Current Releases With Service Pack Levels
> CA IDMS™ Quick Reference Guides

Special Events
> Free Webcast Series on CA IDMS™/DB Indexing
> CA IDMS™ Server r16.1 On-Demand Webcast Available
> CA IDMS™ Product Enhancement Ballot
> CA WORLD® 2008 Call for Speakers

Product News

CA IDMS™ r17 Beta Applications Now Being Accepted
The CA IDMS product team is now accepting registrations to participate in the CA IDMS r17 beta program. Participation in the beta program offers you the ability to validate CA IDMS r17 in your own environment, allowing you to give us feedback on product enhancements, quality, and the beta program.

As a participant in the beta program, you will communicate directly with the CA IDMS development team to investigate and address any reported problems, questions, or comments.

CA IDMS r17 beta customers will have early access to many new features that provide exploitation of new IBM hardware and software capabilities for increased performance and throughput, improved 24/7 capabilities, enhanced open access, and updated productivity features. See the CA IDMS r17 Beta Website for an overview of the key features for CA IDMS r17.

To apply for participation in the CA IDMS r17 beta program, please complete the CA IDMS r17 Beta Registration form.

Your contributions to this critical product test cycle directly relate to the success of the generally available (GA) release of CA products and ensure that we deliver solutions that are ready to meet your real-world requirements.

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of DBMS Migrations
As many organizations move to consolidate database management systems (DBMSs) or migrate from one DBMS to another, Gartner examines the issues faced in the decision-making process. Organizations considering these types of migrations should be concerned with all costs, including hidden costs, and risks of these migrations and consolidations.

Read report.

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CA IDMS™ Modernization in the News
The recent promotion of CA IDMS Server r16.1 to GA status has raised the public visibility of the CA IDMS modernization capabilities that are available today. Here are links to recommended reading for recent articles, customer stories, and press releases on CA IDMS modernization:

Why Legacy Databases Are Here to Stay

DHS mainframe data enters Web world

CA IDMS Database Updates Web, SQL Support

Modernizing CA IDMS Databases and Applications for SOA

CA IDMS Server r16.1 Eases Extension of Mainframe Resources via Web and Service Oriented Architectures

For detailed information on CA IDMS Server r16.1, see the article below.

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Seeking Development Buddies for CA IDMS™ Hibernate Dialect
As part of the CA IDMS modernization strategy, the CA IDMS development labs have an active research project to develop a CA IDMS Hibernate dialect for use with CA IDMS Server. Hibernate is open-source software that reduces Java application development costs by providing the ability to map an object model’s data representation to a relational data model and its corresponding database schema.

The CA IDMS dialect will enable Java developers with limited knowledge of SQL, JDBC, or IDMS to use Hibernate along with the CA IDMS Server JDBC driver to develop Java applications quickly that access CA IDMS.

If you are interested in testing out the CA IDMS Hibernate dialect as a development buddy, please complete the Development Buddy application. Be sure to select CA IDMS from the product list and enter that you are interested in the Development Buddy program for the
CA IDMS Hibernate dialect.

The Hibernate website provides detailed information about using Hibernate and its benefits.

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Product Updates
Current Releases With Service Pack Levels
The following tapes are generally available (GA) for the CA-IDMS products:

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

z/OS, VSE, z/VM, BS2000/OSD SP6 - 0710
CA-IDMS™ CMS Option SP6 - 0710

r15 (The base product, tools, and CA Endevor®/DB for CA IDMS™ are on the same tape.)

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

The following CD is GA for the CA IDMS Server. This release is compatible with CA IDMS r15 and r16.

CA IDMS Server r16.1 - 0710

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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CA IDMS™ Quick Reference Guides
Eight CA IDMS Quick Reference Guide handbooks are available for r16. You can use these guides as quick reminders of command syntax, valid entries for parameters, and other important information because they contain diagrams and lists of commands extracted from the CA IDMS reference guides.

CA IDMS Technical Document TEC444306 has detailed information on these guides and how you can order them.

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Special Events
Free Webcast Series on CA IDMS™/DB Indexing
CA is pleased to announce the next complimentary series of technical education webcasts. This two-part webcast series on CA IDMS indexing will benefit the new CA IDMS DBA and provide a refresher for the experienced DBA.

The first webcast, CA IDMS/DB Indexing, Part 1 of 2: Internals, is scheduled for February 14, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET. It will give an overview of the components in a CA IDMS index and the process of splitting and spawning index entries, as well as handling orphan index entries.

The second webcast, CA IDMS/DB Indexing, Part 2 of 2: Maintaining Indexes, is scheduled a week later on February 21, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET. It will build on the first indexing webcast. Topics to be discussed are common usage considerations when defining or loading an efficient CA IDMS index, and maintaining indexes to keep them performing at a high level.

So, mark your calendar and register now for February 14, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET for
CA IDMS/DB Indexing Part 1, and February 21, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. ET for CA IDMS/DB Indexing Part 2.

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CA IDMS™ Server r16.1 On-Demand Webcast Available
CA IDMS Server r16.1 was promoted to General Availability status in October 2007. This release offers valuable new compliance, security, and open access features in the CA IDMS JDBC and ODBC drivers.

If you want to learn about these features and the benefits they provide for increased
CA IDMS modernization, take a few minutes to listen to the On-Demand Webcast at Secure, Compliant, Standards-Based Web Access With CA IDMS Server 16.1.

No time to listen to the webcast? Then check out the CA IDMS Server r16.1 Product Brief.

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CA IDMS™ Product Enhancement Ballot
Members of the CA IDMS Product Line Community (also known as the IUA and EIUA) are invited to vote on a ballot of recently submitted CA IDMS customer enhancement requests (also known as DARs).

Only members registered on the PLC IDMS user community site can vote on the ballot of enhancement requests using CA's voting tool. If you are a currently registered member of the CA IDMS PLC, then you should have already received an email with a link to the ballot.

If you are not a member of the CA IDMS PLC, it is easy to join. To join the CA IDMS PLC, click Join PLC IDMS or visit causergroups.ca.com and complete the brief online registration form. You can direct any problems or issues joining the PLC to customerprograms@ca.com. After you are successfully registered, you will get an email with a link to the ballot.

The CA IDMS PLC enables CA IDMS customers to be part of a network of peers without geographical and physical limitations. If there is only one reason for you to join the PLC, it is to be able to provide one unified voice for product enhancements. The number of registered PLC members also helps drive funding for IUA and EIUA sponsored activities.

The CA IDMS development organization values the input from the CA IDMS PLC and uses the ballot results to help prioritize features for future releases of CA IDMS.

The ballot closes on February 8, 2008. Plan now to join the CA IDMS PLC and cast your vote.

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CA WORLD® 2008 Call for Speakers
CA WORLD takes place November 16-20, 2008, at the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo and Convention Center. In our continuing efforts to provide CA WORLD participants with presentations on innovative technology and successful customer implementations, we are looking for CA IDMS™ customers and partners who are willing to share their experience and skills at CA WORLD 2008. If you are interested in presenting a session or would like a session offered on a particular topic, please fill out the Call for Speaker form on the CA WORLD website.

If you are selected as a speaker, as a thank you, your CA WORLD 2008 conference registration will be waived. Please submit any proposals by February 28, 2008.

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