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H&W announces enhanced functionality and performance in 6.5 release of industry-leading SYSB-II software

H&W Computer Systems, Inc. has announced the release of the 6.5 version of its industry-leading SYSB-II® software, which allows customers to keep mainframe CICS applications online while batch updates VSAM files.

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First-ever mainframe application availability reveals insights from Enterprise Tech Journal readers

H&W has published the first-ever report about mainframe application availability based on responses to a new survey that ETJ conducted. The report discusses uptime expectations; impact of downtime on users, the business units, and systems; and the causes of planned and unplanned downtime.

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H&W announces CICS 5.1 support for its software portfolio

H&W Computer Systems has announced support for its software running under IBM's CICS Transaction Server, version 5.1. This support is available for H&W's SYSB-II®, SYSD®, CPMS®, WebTek®, SYSJ®, and SYSM® software.

H&W routinely invests time and resources in testing for compatibility with new releases of IBM's CICS and z/OS to give customers confidence in its software, on which data centers throughout North America rely. By employing quality development and testing processes, H&W strives to maintain its first-rate reputation, earned over the past 30 years in the business-to-business software market.

H&W's enterprise software is a key component of the business and IT operations of many Fortune 500 companies and other organizations of all sizes. The company aims to ensure that its software is always ready to operate seamlessly and help customers meet their goals.

H&W releases 2012 report revealing results of third-annual z/Journal CICS survey

This 2012 report shares responses that IT professionals gave in the third annual z/Journal CICS survey. The report also compares the results to responses from the same survey conducted in 2011 and 2010 and discusses new data. Topics covered include the importance of CICS in the modern IT environment, challenges and how respondents address them, and the relationship between CICS and the business-critical data it relies on.

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H&W announces support for IBM's latest z/OS release

H&W Computer Systems, Inc., a preferred enterprise software provider, today announced Day One support for its software running under IBM's z/OS operating system, version 1.13.

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