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Mainframe Operating Systems: Perspective
3 November 2005
 
Mary I. Hubley   MaryAnn Richardson  

With support for open standards, languages and object programming models, mainframe operating systems can work with Internet and Java-enabled applications. Interoperability technologies allow the applications to work with mainframe transaction applications and let them run on the mainframe itself.




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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Technology Basics

1.1
    
 Mainframes as the Foundation of IT Infrastructure

1.1.1
    
 Mainframe Automation
1.1.2
    
 Application Integration
1.1.3
    
 Server Virtualization

1.1.3.1
    
 Linux on the Mainframe
1.2
    
 Unix and Windows on the Mainframe
1.3
    
 Running Java on the Mainframe
2.0
    
 Technology Analysis

2.1
    
 Protecting the Mainframe Within the Information Systems Infrastructure
2.2
    
 New Pricing Models

2.2.1
    
 Who Benefits From On-demand Pricing Models?
2.2.2
    
 Closing the Mainframe Skills Gap
3.0
    
 Business Use
4.0
    
 Technology Leaders
5.0
    
 Insight

    
 Recommended Reading


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Table 1.  
 Mainframe Operating Systems
 



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