Virtual IMS Connection

Meeting »
At the last meeting of the Virtual IMS Connection user group, Tom Harper, an IMS Product Author with NEON, gave a presentation about Specialty Processors. Copies of previous presentations are available for download here.

The meetings take place at 10:30 CST (which 4:30 GMT) and 10:30 CDT (which is 3:30 GMT) during Daylight Saving Time. Because Summer Time and Daylight Saving Time start and end dates differ in different countries, take care to get online for the meeting at the correct local time!
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Newsletter »
The latest User Group newsletter is available for download. The contents include a summary of the recent presentation by Henry Sobieski about IMS Modernization: Making the Business Case. The contents also include future meetings and dates, a round-up of the latest IMS-related news, recent IMS Redbooks, and IBM's IMS newsletter.
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Earlier issues are available here.

News Update »
SOA Software has launched its mainframe SOA solution SOLA for IMS transactions.
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IMS Tools»
If you're an IMS user then the Tools page on this Web site contains a list of all the software that runs alongside IMS.

If you're a vendor, then please make sure that the information about your software is complete and up-to-date.

IBM's IMS Newsletter»
IBM’s IMS newsletter is now online. The inaugural edition is dated 31 March 2009.
More information can be found in the newsletter.

IBM's Redbooks»
The latest IMS Redbook to be published is entitled: Powering SOA Solutions with IMS.
More information can be found in the newsletter.

Suggestion Box »
Do you have a hot topic in mind that you think other IMS users would like to hear about? Know of a dynamic speaker who can educate and entertain? Send us a note!
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Sponsorship Opportunities »
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