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CA XCOM™ Data Transport® Newsletter
Version 08.01
January 31, 2008

In This Newsletter

Product News
> CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r3.0 SP2 for OpenVMS I64 is GA
> CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r11 SP1 (GL0707) for z/OS is Now Available
> Major Enhancements for r11 of CA XCOM™ Data Transport®
> Technical Document: Valid SERIAL_NUMBER for Certificates
> Listings of Technical Documents

General Information
> You Talked. We Listened. The New Online Support System.
> CA Product Naming Strategy
> Downloading CA XCOM™ Data Transport® Documentation on SupportConnectSM
> Support Services on SupportConnectSM
> Product Home Page for CA XCOM™ Data Transport® Products
> CA Takes the Lead in Priority Notification
> CA Statement Regarding IPv6
> CA Statement Regarding Section 508
> Hyper Subscriptions

Special Events
> CA WORLD® 2008, November 16-20, 2008, at the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo
and Convention Center
> CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r3.1 for z/VSE Overview Webcast Replay
> CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r11 Webinar Series Replays

Product News
CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r3.0 SP2 for OpenVMS I64 is GA
CA XCOM Data Transport r3.0 SP2 for OpenVMS I64 is GA and electronically available from the product download area on SupportConnectSM. When performing the product search, be sure to use "CA XCOM" as the product name in the "product" field.

CA XCOM Data Transport r3.0 SP2 for OpenVMS I64 is a port of our CA XCOM Data Transport r3.0 SP2 for OpenVMS Alpha release to support the use of the IA64 (Itanium, Integrity) hardware. The HP Integrity server is based on the Intel Itanium 2 dual-core processor technology.

See the Product Maintenance Letter for details.

To obtain a copy of CA XCOM Data Transport r3.0 SP2 for OpenVMS I64 in North America, please call 1-800-841-8743 or contact your local account representative. If you are outside of North America, please call your local account representative or the local CA office. Or, you can order CA XCOM Data Transport r3.0 for OpenVMS I64 using the CA XCOM Data Transport r3.0 order form on SupportConnect.

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CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r11 SP1 (GL0707) for z/OS is Now Available
On behalf of the CA team, we appreciate your business and the opportunity to provide high-quality, innovative software and services. As part of our ongoing commitment to customer success, we regularly announce updated releases and maintenance for our products.

We are pleased to announce the availability of CA XCOM Data Transport r11.0 SP1 (GL0707) for z/OS. This service pack includes all maintenance published prior to this update. By installing this service pack, you ensure that your systems are current on maintenance for r11.0.

We encourage you to visit our SupportConnectSM website for detailed information concerning this service pack, up-to-date support information, and the latest technical bulletins.

For a detailed list of updates included within this service pack, please refer to the Product Maintenance Letter (PML) below.

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Major Enhancements for r11 of CA XCOM™ Data Transport®
Please click here for a listing of Major Enhancements for r11 of CA XCOM Data Transport products.

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Technical Document: Valid SERIAL_NUMBER for Certificates
CA XCOM™ SSL transfer encounters a problem when [SERIAL_NUMBER] does not match to certificates. Click here for the solution.

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Listings of Technical Documents
See the links below for Technical Documents listed on the CA XCOM™ Data Transport® product home page for CA XCOM Data Transport for z/OS, CA XCOM Data Transport for Windows Family Server, CA XCOM Data Transport for Windows Family Professional, and various CA XCOM Data Transport for UNIX platforms.

Technical Document Index for CA XCOM Data Transport for z/OS

Technical Document Index for CA XCOM Data Transport for Windows Family Server and Windows Family Professional

Technical Document Index for various CA XCOM Data Transport for UNIX platforms

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General Information
You Talked. We Listened. The New Online Support System
Within the new CA Support Online System some things remain the same and some things are new and improved. Click here for more information. This is just the beginning. We have many new features to implement as part of a long-range plan to improve your support experience. We'll keep you posted as further enhancements come your way.

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CA Product Naming Strategy
CA is simplifying product names. We are only simplifying the product names - the performance and functionally you have come to trust in your current CA products will not be affected by this name change. If you are unable to find your product name on this site please reference the dedicated site at ca.com/productnames which we have established as a resource center where you'll find additional information such as frequently asked questions, customer service numbers, and a list of current names and former names.

The Unicenter® CA-XCOM™ Data Transport® product name has been changed to
CA XCOM™ Data Transport®.

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Downloading CA XCOM™ Data Transport® Documentation on SupportConnectSM
When selecting the Brand and Product, for all flavors of CA XCOM Data Transport, from the drop down menus in the Documentation Download area of SupportConnect, you must now select "CA" as the Brand and "XCOM Data Transport" as the product.

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Support Services on SupportConnectSM
Visit the Support Services page on SupportConnect for scores of information, from Contacting Technical Support, where you can find phone numbers by product, to Site Feedback, where you can find a form for reporting a SupportConnect broken link.

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Product Home Page for CA XCOM™ Data Transport® Products
Visit the CA XCOM Data Transport home page for comprehensive information for all of the
CA XCOM Data Transport products. Find Product News under the "What's New" area, search for Solutions and Patches under the "Solutions and Patches" area, and find individualized product pages for all of the CA XCOM Data Transport platforms under the "Technical Information by Platform" area. Each individualized product platform page contains a "Technical Information" area, where you can view and/or print product manuals, view other important information such as Drop Support dates, supported releases, and more.

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CA Takes the Lead in Priority Notification
To improve CA's handling of critical product problems (click here for a definition), CA is enacting the following improvements to its emergency notification process for enterprise Customers (click here for the information). These changes will ensure you are promptly advised and receive timely status of critical problems regarding you CA solution set.

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CA Statement Regarding IPv6
CA is currently evaluating relevant CA products to determine the compliance of such products with the requirements of the IPv6 internet protocol standard ("IPv6"). Click here for the statement.

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CA Statement Regarding Section 508
The 1998 Amendment to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act ("Section 508") requires that all agencies and departments of the US Federal Government make electronic and information technology accessible to Federal employees with disabilities and members of the public with disabilities who access certain federal resources. Click here for the statement.

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Hyper Subscriptions
Use this page to request automatic notification of hyper solutions that are considered critical for the proper operation of your CA product. The component list that is displayed represents the components and/or products for all of the licensed products for your site. You may request notifications for all components/products you are licensed for or only for desired components/products.

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Special Events

CA WORLD® 2008, November 16-20, 2008, at the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo
and Convention Center

Join us for CA WORLD 2008, taking place November 16–20, 2008, at the Venetian Las Vegas and Sands Expo and Convention Center. Our website is not ready yet for our 2008 event, but we are taking submissions for speakers. If you are interested in being a speaker, please click here and complete the online form: 2008 Call for Speakers.

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CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r3.1 for z/VSE Overview Webcast Replay

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CA XCOM™ Data Transport® r11 Webinar Series Replays
Replays for the CA XCOM Data Transport r11 Webinar Series:

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