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CA Mainframe Network Management Newsletter
Version 07.01
January 31, 2007

In This Newsletter
Product News
> CA Simplifies Product Names
> Drop Support Notifications
> New Notifications
> Existing Drop Support Dates

General Information
> Connection List Enhancements in r11.5
> SmartTrace - Initiating Packet Traces From Connection Lists
> File Transfer Management Brochure
> Survey

Special Events
> Webcast Information
> CA NetMaster™ User Group Conference Call
> SHARE User Event - Tampa, Florida
> CA NetMaster™ at CA WORLD® 2007

Product News

CA Simplifies Product Names
Beginning January 30, 2007, CA is simplifying its product names. Our intention is to describe our products by what they enable you and your business to accomplish. Some names have already changed; others will change over the next 12-18 months as part of the planned development cycle. There is nothing you need to do. We have established a dedicated site at ca.com/productnames as a resource center where you'll find additional information such as frequently asked questions, customer service numbers, and a list of current product names and former names.

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Drop Support Notifications
New Notifications:
March 31, 2008:
CA NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP r11 (z/OS)
CA NetSpy® Network Performance r11 (z/OS)
CA NetMaster™ Network Operations for TCP/IP r11 (z/OS)
CA NetMaster™ Network Management for SNA r11 (z/OS)
CA NetMaster™ Network Automation r11 (z/OS)
CA NetMaster™ File Transfer Management r11 (z/OS)
CA SOLVE:FTS r11 (z/OS)

Existing Drop Support Dates:
No new notifications.

For more information, visit ca.com/supportconnect.

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General Information
Connection List Enhancements in r11.5
In CA NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5, connection lists are enhanced to provide you with additional criteria that allow you to quickly drill down to connections of concern when diagnosing network issues. Advanced connection lists now provide additional information derived from the Packet Analyzer, and SmartTrace can be initiated from listed connections. In addition, enhancements have been made to the WebCenter connection lists. See the Connection List Enhancements in r11.5 article for additional information about these enhancements and screen captures of the enhanced interfaces.

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SmartTrace - Initiating Packet Traces From Connection Lists
In CA NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5, connection lists are enhanced to let you use SmartTrace as a means to activate, view, inactivate, and delete TCP packet traces. See SmartTrace - Initiating Packet Traces from Connection Lists for additional information about the benefits of initiating tracing from a connection list.

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File Transfer Management Brochure
CA NetMaster™ File Transfer Management reduces the risks and increases the benefits of the file transfer process by alerting users to failing or failed transmissions, predicting when file transfers are liable to breach SLA's, and automating the monitoring and reporting of the file transfer process. For more information, read the brochure.

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Survey
We have created a survey to better understand how you use the product, the direction of your business, and your future business requirements. Please take the time to complete the survey available on SupportConnectSM.

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Special Events
Webcast Information
CA NetMaster™ r11.5 - New Capabilities for Effective Network Management

For more information about all of the exciting new management capabilities in CA NetMaster r11.5, which recently went GA, view the recording of our January 16 webcast. This webcast covers the following topics:
  • SmartTrace - A new way to perform TCP/IP packet tracing that is simple, powerful, and flexible
  • New and more intuitive ways to view performance data provided by the product's baselining capabilities
  • Increased functionality in isolating connections of interest for further diagnosis
  • Other enhancements

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CA NetMaster™ User Group Conference Call
You are invited to the next CA NetMaster User Group conference call on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. CST.

Please join us to hear CA Development talk about CA NetMaster EE and APPN/HPR Monitoring. The NetMaster User Group provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge, experiences, resources, and questions. This forum can help you realize and maximize the value of this powerful suite of network management products. At the request of the president, CA technical staff can be available to discuss various topics and answer questions. The products discussed during these meetings include the following:

CA NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP
CA NetMaster™ Network Management for SNA
CA NetMaster™ Network Automation
CA NetMaster™ File Transfer Management
CA NetSpy® Network Performance

Webcast and Bridge Information:

Click Here to Join Live Meeting:

Date: February 7, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Subject: Net Master User Group Webcast - February 7, 2007
Meeting URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cai/join
Meeting ID: QP9XCT
Meeting Key: q'%F93b
Role: Attendee
Audio Conferencing (Toll): +1 (706) 679-8701
Audio Conferencing (Toll-free): +1 (888) 827-2241
Participant Code: 9313423598

If you require an International Toll-free number or have any questions regarding the webcast or the NetMaster User Group, contact Jeannine Martinello at jeannine.martinello@ca.com.

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SHARE User Event - Tampa, Florida
The CA Network Management products will be on display at the upcoming SHARE User Event in Tampa - February 11-16, 2007. Additionally, Grant Gibson, Senior Software Engineer, will be presenting Session 3736 - Using Application Transparent Transport Layer Security
(AT-TLS). This highly informative, non-product specific session is well worth adding to your schedule. Stop by the CA booth for a chat, or contact John Klonaris to arrange a more formal meeting with our CA staff in attendance.

See you in Tampa!

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CA NetMaster™ at CA WORLD® 2007
Join the CA NetMaster team and your industry colleagues for exciting and informative sessions on the latest release of CA NetMaster as well as discussions about the product road map.

As the largest global gathering of CA business partners, customers, executives, and IT leaders, CA WORLD is carefully structured to help organizations leverage their investment in CA and CA Partner solutions.

CA WORLD offers you a comprehensive set of activities. Through content-rich sessions, visionary keynotes, in-depth training, hands-on labs, and unparalleled networking opportunities, CA WORLD focuses on the solutions, trends, and innovations that will help your organization to reduce costs, optimize service levels, strengthen security, and align IT investments with your business needs.

Do you feel you could be getting more value out of CA NetMaster products?

CA WORLD is the ideal place to network with NetMaster developers and product management to gain in-depth knowledge about NetMaster. The NetMaster team has planned a number of activities and forums for you to learn more about the suite of products and its features, including session presentations, hands-on labs, open forums, user meetings, Exhibition Center, Technical Campground, and the Client Value Corner. By utilizing all these opportunities, you can achieve your objectives to gain additional benefit from this powerful suite of products. CA staff is available to assist you throughout CA WORLD.

Are you interested in learning more about the new features in CA r11.5?

Attend the SmartTrace - Real-time Packet Tracing for z/OS session. SmartTrace is CA NetMaster's new and advanced real-time packet tracing feature. In this session, you will learn the details of SmartTrace and maximize its benefits in your organization. In addition, two hands-on labs will help you learn how to use SmartTrace. Another useful session is Maximizing the Value of CA NetMaster r11.5. Learn about all the exciting new enhancements in this release and the value they represent to your organization.

Do you want to discuss any issues you may have with your current installation of CA NetMaster or in regards to upgrading to r11.5?

Visit the Technical Campground where you can discuss your issues and questions with developers and other technical staff.

Additional CA NetMaster sessions include the following:

CA NetMaster - Road Map and Forum
Join us for an interactive discussion with Product Management and CA NetMaster developers about how you would like to see the products evolve.

Best Practices in Managing Your Mainframe Network with CA NetMaster
In this session, we will discuss best practices as they relate to what to monitor and how to monitor your IP network; we will also highlight some of the newer functions in CA NetMaster, such as baseline alerting.

IPv6 and Mainframe Networking
If you are involved with the management of a mainframe network, you need to understand IPv6 and how it affects your mainframe networking environment.

CA NetMaster User Meeting
Join other CA NetMaster users to learn how they are getting the most out of CA NetMaster. You can also learn more about the CA NetMaster User Group and how to join.

Remember to visit the Exhibition Center where you can see demonstrations of all the latest solutions and product features.

For more information about CA NetMaster at CA WORLD and how this event can help you achieve your specific objectives, contact John Klonaris.

Click here for information and registration details about CA WORLD.

Early bird registration through February 14, 2007 - save $200!

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