FYI, there's a medium-sized IBM announcement today (PDF link) during SHARE week:
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/3/897/ENUS206-043/ENUS206-043.PDF Summary: 1. DB2 SQL Performance Analyzer V3.1 for z/OS 2. IMS Database Recovery Facility V3.1 for z/OS 3. IMS High Performance Change Accumulation Utility V1.3 for z/OS There's also a service update for SQL PA to integrate with OMEGAMON XE PM and PE. And there's this new Statement of Direction: "IBM plans to deliver a DB2 cloning tool in the future. This tool will be based on FlashCopy technology and provide a fast, convenient method of creating a clone of a DB2 system. Included in this new tool will be: * The ability to rename and catalog data sets * Fix volume internals * Update any required DB2 internal information "A future announcement will provide more details and availability dates. "All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice." - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Enterprise Software Architect, z9/zSeries IBM Japan, Ltd. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
