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*IMS Presentations and White Papers*
Title	Abstract	PDF	HTML	Slide show presentation	MP3	Last Updated
Moving to the IMS Common Service Layer	Learn more about the Common Service Layer--an architecture to improve the systems management capabilities for IMS systems.	1.47MB			7.8MB	06/08
IMS Version 10 Performance Summary	This paper illustrates the performance characteristics of IMS Version 10.	1.18MB				01/08
IMS 10 Transaction Manager and Connectivity Enhancements	This presentation provides important information about IMS 10 Transaction Manager and Connectivity Enhancements.	6.3MB			6.9MB	11/07
IMS Version 10 Overview	Find out about the exciting enhancements to IMS V10.	456KB		PowerPoint Presentation * 4MB		11/07
IMS: What's new and What's next	This presentation covers enhancements, solutions, and what's next, ensuring business growth in a challenging business environment.	2MB		PowerPoint Presentation * 5MB		11/07
The Power of IMS SOA Solutions	Find out more about SOA and IMS.	2.4MB			23.9MB	10/07
Migrating to IMS 10	Learn about what steps must be taken to successfully migrate to IMS Version 10.	481KB			8.2MB	10/07
Information On Demand Technical Conference Presentations: Fall 2007	2007 conference presentations in PDF format		Link to PDFs			10/07
IMS 10 and DBRC Enhancements	This presentation provides important information about IMS 10 DBRC Enhancements.	902KB			6.1MB	09/07
Maximize Availability with IMS 10 Dynamic Resource Definition and Online Change Enhancements	Learn about Dynamic Resource Definition and Availablity Enhancements.	3.01MB			8.78MB	08/07
IMS Version 10 System Enhancements	The purpose of this presentation is to provide informaiton about enhancements in IMS Version 10.	1.23MB			6.58MB	07/07
Position for IMS V10's Member Online Change with Global Online Change Migration	The purpose of this white paper is to describe the required migration tasks to transition from using Local Online Change to Global Online Change. While the primary focus will be on migration, the benefits of Global Online Change will be discussed and its commands will be summarized.	572KB				07/07
An IMS Overview of the Business Value of IMS	Listen and read about the enhancements and business value delivered with IMS Version 10.	3.8MB			39.1MB	06/07
IMS V9 What's new since GA	Learn how you can use IMS Version 9 enhancements to provide solutions in your Web-based and high availability environment.	1.24MB				04/07
IMS On Demand integration Solutions for a Service Oriented Architecture	This session overviews IMS solutions and how to extend IMS applications and data to the Internet/Intranet and into the world of Java, EJBs, and XML. Also discussed are application developer tools for building IMS On Demand solutions, XML database support in IMS, and future directions.	2.73MB				04/07
SOA and composite business application solutions with IMS	IMS transactions interoperate with client applications, leveraging open standards and using flexible tooling support.		HTML Format			01/07
IMS SOAP Gateway – An SOA solution for IMS transactions	A description of IMS SOAP Gateway and the Web service solutions it provides using IMS.		HTML Format			01/07
IMS Overview	What IMS is and the value it offers, its strategy and solutions, and how customers use it.	4MB		PowerPoint Presentation 5.9MB		01/07
Information On Demand Technical Conference Presentations: Fall 2006	2006 conference presentations in PDF format		Link to PDFs			11/06
IMS Trace Table Measurement	Document demonstrating some performance characteristics and observations of the performance impact of The IMS Trace Facility Table Traces.	164KB				10/06
IMS Product Update	IMS October 2006 Webcast			PowerPoint Presentation * 3.29MB		10/06
IMS On Demand Database Access and IMS Control Center	An overview of IMS Database Access And Connectivity and the IMS Control Center.			PowerPoint Presentation 6.72MB		07/06
IMS Transaction Manager on Demand	An overview of IMS SOAP Gateway, IMS Connector for Java and IMS MFS Web support.			PowerPoint Presentation 4.65MB		07/06
Converting IMS Logically Related Databases DBDs to HALDB	This White Paper describes the changes to database descriptions (DBDs) that are required when an IMS database is migrated from a non-HALDB database type to HALDB.	309KB				07/06
IMS State of the Union Tridex	Learn about the state of IMS in 2006 as presented by Greg Lotko, Director of IMS Products, to TRIDEX, the New York City IMS user's group.	6.4MB		PowerPoint Presentation (7 MB)		06/06
IMS and XML -- the perfect couple	IMS provides XML document processing with IMS applications, and storage of XML data in IMS databases.	25KB				06/06
Taking Autonomics to a New Level in IMS Version 9	IMS V9 further develops IMS autonomic capabilities, easing IMS operations and manageability.	33KB				06/06
IMS Full Function Database Design Guidelines	This document is intended to assist users in designing and tuning IMS full function databases. It provides advice on choosing parameters in DBDGEN. It explains the considerations one should understand in making these choices.	434KB				02/06
Solutions for IMS Connectivity	IMS provides a variety of solutions for providing access to IMS applications and data as Web services.	1.2MB				03/06
Building a great foundation: Use your existing IMS systems as a hub for On Demand business	Article describing using IMS in an On Demand environment		HTML format			01/06
IMS Technical Conference Presentations: Fall 2005	2005 conference presentations in PDF format	Link to PDFs				10/05
IMS Today *	See how IMS V9 solutions can help your enterprise (presentation that corresponds to the Flash video)	643KB		PowerPoint Presentation * (2.7MB)		10/05
IMS Today video	See how IMS V9 solutions can help your enterprise (Flash video)			Download presentation (3.34MB)		10/05
IMS: The Best Protection Against Identity Theft	A commentary on the contemporary value of IMS security in the wake of identity theft (white paper)	19KBB				10/05
IBM WebSphere Information Integrator Classic Federation for z/OS in an IBM Information Management System (IMS) Environment	How WebSphere II and IMS work together to provide distributed access to IMS data (white paper)	530KB				09/05
The Business Value of IMS V9	Learn about the business value of IMS V9	213KB				07/05
OSAM: The Healthy Alternative to VSAM	Why OSAM, an access method that can be used for IMS databases, is almost always preferred to VSAM.	1.8MB				08/05
IMS Version 9 Overview	Find out about the exciting enhancements to IMS V9	5.7MB		PowerPoint Presentation * (2.5MB)		07/05
IBM DB2 and IMS Information Management Technical Conference 2005, Vienna	IMS conference presentations in PDF format	Link to PDFs				06/05
The Current State of IMS	A White Paper from the IMS Product Director discussing IMS current status and future direction	104KB				05/05
IMS Version 9 HALDB Online Reorganization	As a part IMS V9, HALDB Online Reorganization allows HALDB databases to remain available for update by applications throughout the reorganization process.	IBM Techdoc Link to PDF				03/05
IMS V9 Installation & Migration Tips	Planning information for installations migrating to IMS Version 9, including prerequisite software and APARs.	IBM Techdoc Link to PDF				02/05
IMS V9 Value Brochure	Summary brochure of the business value that IMS V9 provides.	90KB				01/05
Converting IMS/SMU Security to RACF with IMS Version 9	Presentation describing how all SMU usage can be replaced with RACF security	1.9MB		Powerpoint Presentation * (445KB)		12/04
Using the APPC/OTMA Synchronous SMQ Support with IMS V8	This paper describes the IMS shared-message support in IMS Version 8 for APPC/OTMA synchronous transactions.	375KB				11/04
IMS Version 9 Performance Summary	This paper illustrates the performance characteristics of IMS Version 9.	900KB				11/04
IMS Technical Conference Presentations: Fall 2004	2004 conference presentations in PDF format	Link to PDFs				11/04
IMS Version 9 Presentation Guide	Find out about the exciting enhancements for IMS V9	4.7MB		Powerpoint resentation * (2.1MB)		02/05
IMS is Strategic	An executive level White Paper by the IMS Product Director describing how IMS continues to be vital for our customers and for IBM	48KB				06/04
IMS Service Highlights	2004 SHARE presentation that highlights IMS maintenance and product service	5.4MB				04/04
IMS HALDB Database Administration	A presentation for database administrators that includes partitioning, reorganization, and recovery of HALDBs	IBM Techdoc Link to PDF				03/04
Introduction to IMS V9 Integrated Online Reorganization	IMS Technical Conference presentation about IMS V9 HALDB Online Reorganization	147KB		Freelance Presentation (347KB)		10/03
IMS Full Function Database Use of VSAM Buffer Pools	Find out how VSAM builds buffer pools and subpools and how IMS assigns data sets to these pools		HTML Format			09/03
IMS Version 8	Highlights of IMS V8 enhancements	428KB				06/03
Migrating to IMS HALDB (High Availability Large Database	A presentation highlighting the capabilities of HALDB		HTML format			05/03
IMS Shared Message Queues Implementation Considerations	An overview of implementation considerations for a successful migration to using IMS shared message queues.	64KB				05/03
Positioning IMS Version 7 and IMS Version 8 On zSeries	Describes the enhanced business value of IMS Version 7 and 8	62KB	HTML format			04/03
2003 IMS One-day Technology Seminar Presentations	Presentations about IMS strategy and direction; see what's new with IMS Version 7; and highlights of IMS Version 8.	225KB				03/03
IMS Version 8 Performance Summary	A white paper summarizing IMS V8 performance	101KB				11/02
IMS Connect Strategy: Providing IMS Connectivity for a Millenium	A white paper summarizing IMS Connectivity directions	207KB	HTML format			10/02
Z21 - IBM Storage Conference session	Find out about ultra high performance and availability using IMS, Parallel Sysplex, and the Enterprise Storage Server	2.2MB		Freelance Presentation *		09/02
Security Options and Considerations	A whitepaper detailing the security options for IMS/Open Transaction Manager (OTMA), IMS Connect, and the MQSeries-IMS Bridge Application.	480KB	HTML format			07/02
Application Design and Programming with HALDB	A presentation decribing possible changes to make when migrating to HALDB		HTML format			06/02
Tuning PSB Pools Containing Large PSBs for Scheduling Performance	A whitepaper on customer performance problems, specifically with severe scheduling delays, after migrating to Shared Queues.	40KB				06/02
Analysis and Tuning of IMS Scheduling Using PWFI		621KB				05/02
DBRC RECON Security	A white paper describing DBRC RECON Security	15KB	HTML format			05/02
IMS BMPS and Batch Jobs Using DB2 in a Parallel Sysplex	Article about IMS BMPS and batch jobs using DB2 in a Parallel Sysplex	13KB	HTML format			05/02
IMS in a Parallel Sysplex	A presentation on IMS in a Parallel Sysplex	540KB				05/02
Using GENJCL.USER to Allocate IMS HALDB Data Sets	Article about using GENJCL.USER to allocate IMS HALDB data sets	19KB	HTML format			05/02
Using GENJCL.USER to Allocate IMS HALDB Data Sets	Article about using GENJCL.USER to allocate IMS HALDB data sets	19KB	HTML format			05/02
HALDB Documentation Updates	A sneak preview of HALDB updates to the IMS documentation	86KB				03/01
HALDB Migration: From PDB to HALDB Hints and Tips	A customer presentation from the IMS Technical Conference Hamburg 2001	3.6MB				03/01
High Availability in an IMS Environment	IMS XRF and Parallel Sysplex: A Positioning Paper	1MB				01/01
IMS High Availability Large Database (HALDB)	An overview of HALDB capabilities and benefits.	1MB				10/00
IMS Database Buffer Handlers (A Performance and Tuning Point of View)	An overview of full function buffer handlers and IMS Monitor reports	411KB
IMS Version 6 Overview	Introduces what's new in IMS V6	19KB
IMS Monitor Report	Learn how to check on the performance of your IMS system or to diagnosis performance problems.		HTML Format			11/00

* - This presentation includes speaker notes. To view speaker notes using PowerPoint, go to 'View>Notes Page.'