Re: AS400 iSeries connecting to z/OS

2014-03-21 Thread Victor Gil
Thanks to everyone responded. The question was posted on behalf of our AS400 team so I don't know the specifics and will follow up as soon as I get them. [Although RPG has been mentioned as one of the development languages] Thanks again! -Victor- ---

Re: AS400 iSeries connecting to z/OS

2014-03-20 Thread Timothy Sipples
Victor Gil writes: >We may need to enable batch jobs running on AS400 to SYNCHRONOUSLY >access data residing on the mainframe [say, on DB2 or on a VSAM >file]. We might need a bit more information here. What is the runtime for these batch jobs? (There's more than one choice on IBM i.) Are these RP

Re: AS400 iSeries connecting to z/OS

2014-03-20 Thread Jantje.
On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:21:08 -0500, Victor Gil wrote: >We may need to enable batch jobs running on AS400 to SYNCHRONOUSLY access data >residing on the mainframe [say, on DB2 or on a VSAM file]. For DB2, I would use DDF. On iSeries, you can use three-part-names in SQL, no problem. Did

Re: AS400 iSeries connecting to z/OS

2014-03-19 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2014-03-19 20:21, Victor Gil pisze: Gents, We may need to enable batch jobs running on AS400 to SYNCHRONOUSLY access data residing on the mainframe [say, on DB2 or on a VSAM file]. DB2 - DB2 connect, odbc, itp. VSAM - maybe NFS? -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- Treść tej wia

Re: AS400 iSeries connecting to z/OS

2014-03-19 Thread Roberto Halais
Check out IBM's Websphere MQ series. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Victor Gil wrote: > Gents, > > We may need to enable batch jobs running on AS400 to SYNCHRONOUSLY access > data residing on the mainframe [say, on DB2 or on a VSAM file]. > > Is anyone doing this and if yes what would be the r

AS400 iSeries connecting to z/OS

2014-03-19 Thread Victor Gil
Gents, We may need to enable batch jobs running on AS400 to SYNCHRONOUSLY access data residing on the mainframe [say, on DB2 or on a VSAM file]. Is anyone doing this and if yes what would be the recommended methods? TIA! -Victor-

iSeries

2012-09-04 Thread Dale Miller
My memory may be rusty on the details, but I recall: McDonald's either sued or was preparing to sue Clan McDonald over the use of the name "McDonald". McDonald's prevailed in court over the use of "McCoffee" (IIRC) by a firm or restaurant. The decision, as reported in the media, forbade p

Re: iSeries

2012-09-03 Thread Charles Mills
-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: iSeries On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > A line in the sand was drawn here: > > Amstar Corp. v. Domino's Pizza Inc., 615 F.2d 252 (5th Cir. 04/08/1980) > [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH CIRCUIT > [2]

Re: iSeries

2012-09-03 Thread zMan
On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > A line in the sand was drawn here: > > Amstar Corp. v. Domino's Pizza Inc., 615 F.2d 252 (5th Cir. 04/08/1980) > [1] UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH CIRCUIT > [2] No. 79-3650 > [3] 1980.C05.41966

Re: iSeries

2012-09-03 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:19:57 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: >Two identical tradenames do not necessarily infringe on each other. The test >is the likelihood of customer confusion. Would a mattress buyer be likely to >think IBM was behind a Serta iSeries? Would a computer buyer imput

Re: iSeries

2012-09-03 Thread zMan
> > On Sep 3, 2012 12:21 PM, "Charles Mills" wrote: > > Two identical tradenames do not necessarily infringe on each other. The > > test is the likelihood of customer confusion. Would a mattress buyer be > > likely to think IBM was behind a Serta iSeries?

Re: iSeries

2012-09-03 Thread John McKown
What about an ad which would say "For a restful night's sleep, get an IBM iSeries ." Meaning that companies can depend on an iSeries to run reliably at all times' vice a Wintel solution. OK , not likely. On Sep 3, 2012 12:21 PM, "Charles Mills" wrote: >

Re: iSeries

2012-09-03 Thread Charles Mills
Two identical tradenames do not necessarily infringe on each other. The test is the likelihood of customer confusion. Would a mattress buyer be likely to think IBM was behind a Serta iSeries? Would a computer buyer impute Serta's reputation to an IBM iSeries? The question has gotten tough

iSeries

2012-09-01 Thread zMan
Does IBM know about this: http://www.goodbed.com/mattress-line/serta-iseries/ Surely iSeries was trademarked?! Of course, Monster Cable has/had a "zseries" at the same time that IBM did. They owned the domain zseries.com, although they never used it (it seems to be owned but not i