As an aside to this discussion of IBM VSAM: Does anyone remember what happened with TYMVSAM from Tymshare Corp? It was supposed to be some emulation of VSAM processing for CMS programs using standard CMS files.
/Tom Kern --- Dave Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I second this. This will also my employers plans > to ditch VM as the auditor will not allow us to use > unsupported software on mission critical systems > > --- "Jones, Ian H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thank you Mark. This is directed at IBM - > > > > Auditors do not care tuppence whether a product is > > 'stable'. If a > > product is used to support a production workload > > they expect it to be > > *supported*. An auditor's reaction will vary from an > > 'observation' that > > an unsupported product is being used, to a > > recommendation that use of > > the product be discontinued. In a business > > environment where auditors' > > reports can cause a company to lose a contract, no > > one can afford to use > > unsupported software. > > > > > > Ian Jones > > UKOSG - Infrastructure Specialist > > EDS > > ITO - UK mainframe Software Services > > 4 Roundwood Avenue > > Uxbridge, UB11 1BQ > > > > Phone: +44 (0)20 8754 5636 > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.mainframe.uk.eds.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gillis, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 19 June 2006 22:24 > > Subject: Re: RES: VSE/VSAM for VM > > > > I received the following reply from Gerhard Zierl > > from IBM in April: > > > > "...The news is that after assessing the situation > > the product stays > > withdrawn from market. Toady VM/VSAM is used in very > > stable environments > > by customers who have the product already licensed > > and installed for a > > long time, IBM hasn't seen new customers to this > > product for a long > > time. Therefore we do not see any problem associated > > with the withdrawal > > from market.. z/VM 5.2 customers can use their old > > VSAM distribution > > tape which they have received with their current > > version of z/VM. > > > > Same is true for end of service. The last APAR was > > 2001 (more than 5 > > years). Before that there was one (new function) > > APAR in 1999 and 2 > > defect APARs in 1996. VM/VSAM is a very stable > > product. In addion > > VM/VSAM is used by customers in mature and stable > > environments, no new > > applications, no major changes, etc... I would > > assume the same applies > > to your product. So the risk of encountering a > > severe problem is > > extremely low. > > In case customers decide they have a critical need > > to have service > > beyond the EOS-date, then there is in general an > > option to ask IBM for a > > charged service extension agreement." > > > > Mark. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
