August 2005
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Keep up with the latest industry news on the COBOL Portal. more
A new Mainframe/Migration/Legacy section has been added to the COBOL Portal
A new Mainframe/Migration/Legacy section has been added to the COBOL Portal which contains valuable resources, white papers, etc. covering reusing and extending legacy applications. more 
Spring Issue of CLOSEUP, the Micro Focus company newsletter, is now available at /closeup
This issue contains the following feature stories:
- Micro Focus wins global award for excellent customer service fourth consecutive year
- Mainframe Migration article: An excellent way to reduce costs, improved agility and attain higher performance
- Micro Focus launches support for 64-bit Linux in Intel Itanium 2 Processor-based platform
- Micro Focus to offer single development environment based on Microsoft Visual Studio
- Customer success abstracts: Daimler Chrysler and Exigen Group
- Micro Focus Developer Forum 05
Changes to the Patches & Fixes link within the SupportLine Web site We are in the process of replacing the familiar Patches & Fixes link within the Self-Service menu of the SupportLine Web site with a new Product Updates link, as it is felt that the new link name is more appropriate for what is provided. Both links are currently listed and link to the same URL. In late August, the Patches & Fixes link will disappear and the new Product Updates link will remain. New Third Thursday WebCast Recording Available A new Third Thursday WebCast recording is now available for download and/or viewing. In this session, you will learn about Diagnosing and Resolving Problems in Production Applications: This is a one hour Micro Focus Webcast recorded file (WebEx recorded format .wrf), including audio and video. After clicking on the file, the WebEx Player(~2MB) will be downloaded and installed if needed, and will play automatically. DiagProb_07212005.wrf |
Faculty Workshop
Micro Focus is sponsoring a 3-day workshop for IT/IS teaching faculty to help with the demand for COBOL skills. The workshop will show you how your students can use new tools to revitalize old applications. You'll gain an appreciation of legacy applications as a prized corporate asset, as well as an understanding of the competitive advantage they provide to companies.
Guest speakers from IBM and Microsoft will share insights and information about their complementary efforts to train a new generation of corporate professionals. Using case studies, Micro Focus speakers will present on trends in legacy programming. Learn how corporations are reducing their costs through efficient use of legacy skills and leveraging new technologies on Windows, UNIX, Linux and z/OS. You will also learn about modern, open and extensible ways to integrate and deploy COBOL applications with J2EE and .NET.
The workshop host is Wilson T. Price, Professor Emeritus and author on computer information systems, he currently serves as a consultant and conducts workshops for college faculty on new technology pertaining to COBOL.
Work Shop locations
- August 8-10, 2005
- Loyola University Chicago• Chicago, IL
Register early to reserve your seat. www.microfocus.com/agp3day
Announcing direct sales, service and support for HP and Micro Focus customers Together, HP and Micro Focus agreed that better customer service could be offered by transitioning the sales and support of Micro Focus COBOL products back to Micro Focus. Micro Focus is delighted to welcome HP customers! We are committed to offering the highest quality products and services – as HP customers have come to expect. Micro Focus has been awarded the Omega NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for excellent customer service for the last four years. Now HP customers can also have direct access to our award winning technical expertise, which includes:
For more information visit: www.microfocus.com/hpconversion Or contact one of our dedicated HP conversion specialists who are ready and waiting to hear from you. |
Webcasts:
First Friday Webcast
Date: Friday, August 5, 2005
Time: 8:00 am (PDT)/11:00 am (EDT)
Topic: Taking the pain out of legacy integration
Transforming mainframe legacy into SOA-based Web services in hours!
This session describes a hassle-free method of transforming mainframe transactions into true business services without writing code or making application changes, and delivering them as standard components or Web services to new applications, channels and customers in hours instead of months. In this Webcast, you will learn how to identify, build, generate, test and deploy mainframe services using Micro Focus Mainframe Express Enterprise Edition.
The Webcast will feature a 5-minute introduction by Micro Focus and a 40-minute presentation by Droplets, followed by a 15-minute interactive Q&A with participating guests.
Register for this First Friday Webcast
Date:Friday, September 9, 2005
Time:8:00 am(PDT)/11:00 am(EDT)
Topic: Make the Transition to Micro Focus...
Announcing direct service and support for HP COBOL customers
Overview:
As of August 31st, HP is no longer providing support to customers that purchased Micro Focus Object COBOL Developer Suite™ (OCDS) or Server Express™ from HP or an HP reseller. Micro Focus is delighted to transition HP COBOL customers back to Micro Focus! In this Webcast you will learn the many benefits of moving to Micro Focus, including:
- Access to Micro Focus’ award winning technical expertise. Micro Focus has won the Omega NorthFace ScoreBoard Award for excellent customer service for the last four years. Our support includes:
- Worldwide 24x7 access to technical support
- Interim patches, fixes and service packs
- Access to an online technical library containing hundreds of documents and technical bulletins on your Micro Focus products
- Special offer! All HP customers currently using OCDS can now upgrade to Server Express at a 60% discount with the purchase of one year's maintenance.
- Features of Server Express over OCDS including performance enhancements.
The Webcast will feature a 45-minute presentation by a Micro Focus expert, followed by a 15-minute interactive Q&A with participating guests.
E-learning Every Third Thursday
Experience and learn from the knowledge of 25 years of evolving technology. Our expertise is available every third Thursday and delivered to you in the comfort of your desk.
Register for Third Thursday Webcast
Join our next Third Thursday Webcast, a FREE one hour e-learning session designed for the developer community.
Date: August 18, 2005
Web Cast Time: 8am PDT/ 11am EDT/ 4pm UKBST / 5pmCEST
Topic: Server Express
This session will explain the features of the development environment available in Server Express. It will examine all aspects of the Server Express functionality including both the development and deployment options supported by Application Server and Enterprise Server.
To register please visit www.microfocus.com/thirdthursday. We look forward to having you join us!
North American Events and Trade Shows
August 22-24, 2005 |
SHARE Technology Exchange |
September 18-21, 2005 |
Credit Directions Conference |
October 17-20, 2005 |
Gartner ITxpo |
European Events
France
9 Septembre 2005 |
Séminaires Cobol@Work - Année 2005 |
23 Septembre 2005 |
Tune In To Cobol - Année 2005 |
7 Octobre 2005 |
Séminaires Cobol@Work - Année 2005 |
21 Octobre 2005 |
Tune In To Cobol - Année 2005 |
4 Novembre 2005 |
Séminaires Cobol@Work - Année 2005 |
18 Novembre 2005 |
Tune In To Cobol - Année 2005 |
2 Décembre 2005 |
Séminaires Cobol@Work - Année 2005 |
16 Décembre 2005 |
Tune In To Cobol - Année 2005 |
Italy
Eventi in corso |
28-29 Settembre 2004 | |||||||||
HP Integrity Developer Forum by Magirus 1. laboratorio di porting e sviluppo, con la disponibilità di server, tools ed affiancamento da parte di esperti di hp e partner. 2. seminari tecnici di informazione ed aggiornamento relativo alle ultime novità tecnologiche a cura di hp e dei propri partner. 3. Workshop, principalmente rivolti al settore IT delle aziende, orientati a fornire tutte le indicazioni necessarie per migrare con successo applicazioni commerciali e basi dati. | |||||||||
Netherlands
Join the monthly Micro Focus Webcasts First Fridays WebcastsRegister for First Friday Webcasts at: First_Friday_WebCast Accelerate with Micro Focus Training! Take your COBOL skills to new levels with our hands-on training. And let Micro Focus expert instructors guide you on how to use the latest tools to take the legacy applications you work on, into the exciting worlds of .NET, XML and Web services. For more information and to register, visit us at any of the following regions:
Requesting Product Updates As a SupportLine customer, you can receive your FREE update to a complete version of the current release on CD by sending an email to Update@microfocus.com. You will need to provide your Name, Company, Phone, and Fax numbers, email address, shipping address, number of users, your current product serial number(s), and to which product or release you wish to Update. License Key Requests Along with the other recent changes, the address to use to request new license keys has changed. License Keys for AAI, EnterpriseLink, Mainframe Express, Mainframe Manager, Net Express, and Revolve products should now be requested in one of two ways. They should either be requested through the Request/Obtain License link, located on the SupportLine web page Self Service menu, or they should be sent to the new e-mail address of urk@microfocus.com. All of the previous e-mail addresses used for obtaining new license keys are now invalid. Articles and demos to inform you about functions and features of your Micro Focus products Net Express Dynamically Bound RTS error Deploying an application created with Net Express and running on Application Server for Net Express may sometimes result in a Dynamically Bound RTS Error. This article describes the error and the usual correctable caused for the error. more Installing Net Express Application Server License Database Silently Many customers have asked whether it’s possible to set up the Net Express Application Server license database silently. This article covers the steps and provides examples of how this can be accomplished. more Handling Radio Buttons in a Dynamic Table Within Net Express v4.0, the Form Designer has a limitation with regard to handling radio buttons in dynamic tables. There is, however, a way of determining which radio button has been selected within a dynamic table. This article describes the steps needed to accomplish this. more Mainframe Express XDB Server Logging Parameter Enhancement Within the Mainframe Express v3.0 release, the XDB Server logging parameters have been enhanced for ease of use. This article describes the details of this enhancement. more Revolve SCRIPTS - UNUSED ANALYSIS The Scripts tool enables you to extend your project analysis with the use of provided scripts. There are 9 categories of scripts: Cross Reference Reports; Data Rationalization; Parsing Problems; Project Management; Record Analysis; Standards Checking; Unused Analysis; Utilities and HTML Reports. This is part 7 of a 9 part series. more Server Express Indexed Files with Many Duplicate Keys Defined When migrating Indexed files to Micro Focus COBOL product environments and when there are many duplicate keys defined, there is a limit on the number of times the same value can be specified for an individual key. This article discusses these limits in relation to the different file types that are available so the best file format choice can be made. more 32/64bit Compile with Oracle & Server Express Oracle with Server Express can be use in either 32 or 64bit mode. This article describes how to setup your environment and Oracle to be able to compile and deploy your application for 32 or 64 bit operation. more Are you aware of the Product Withdrawal Schedule Information within the Micro Focus Product Advisory pages? This schedule shows the planned (or past) withdrawal dates of Micro Focus products and their successor products. It is advisable for you to check this schedule from time to time, so you can stay up to date on the near term plans for the Micro Focus products that you are using.
The full Product Withdrawal Schedule can be found on the Micro Focus web site at: Micro Focus Forum If you haven't visited the new Micro Focus Forum, you should check out what other users of the products are doing there. The COBOL Portal Have you visited the new COBOL Portal lately? Have you visited the Micro Focus SupportLine web page? Have you registered for access? If you haven't you should! By accessing the SupportLine web page, you can: 1. Submit issues directly to our support operation just as you would over the telephone. Issues submitted through the website given the same priority as telephone inquiries. 2. View the status of the cases you have submitted to Support, whether you opened them through the web or through a telephone call to us. You may also update the information on your open cases to provide additional information. 3. You can view the status of any product defect reports you have submitted to us. There are self-help services available on the SupportLine web page that will allow you to find answers to a variety of product questions, provide you with a concentrated sub-site for Net Express information and examples, and give you access to the Micro Focus Forum user community messaging area on the COBOL Portal. If you haven't registered and visited our SupportLine web page, you owe it to yourself to see what you have been missing. Click on the following links to register (all you need is your personal information and your product serial numbers) to access the SupportLine web page and start benefiting from these services. Register for an online SupportLine account Please Help Improve Communication Within The Micro Focus User Community If you know of any users of Micro Focus products, development support team members, technical architects or any other parties who would be interested in receiving future issues of this communication each month, please direct them to the registration page where they can register. | |||||||||
