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IMS/RDz Teleconference by jsayles at Dec 1, 2009 8:08 AM

Join us on December 15th 7:00 A.M. EST for a free teleconference that will show you how Rational solutions on IMS 11 help you save time and money by: Offloading development cycles from the mainframe to the PC, Offering analysis tools and automatic feedback to indicate where possible coding errors have occurred, Requiring only a short learning curve for Windows®-like IDE for new developers and productivity-enhancing tools for experienced users, Using Wizards to generate and deploy Web service artifacts without changing original code - And much more…!

For details: http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/docs/DOC-3331

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2010 Rational Developer for System z - Free Distance Learning by jsayles at Nov 30, 2009 10:43 AM

If you're interested in signing up for the 2010 Distance Learning, or just want to learn more about this program, click here:
http://www-949.ibm.com/software/rational/cafe/docs/DOC-3303 ... Oh if you are interested, don't wait too long to sign-up.
The first (December 2009) class filled up over a week-end. No kidding.

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IBM Rational C/C++ and COBOL Development Tools for AIX Beta by cafe at Nov 13, 2009 9:50 AM

We are pleased to announce the IBM Rational C/C++ and COBOL Development Tools for AIX Managed Beta Program.

The Managed Beta program will engage users that are interested in deploying Rational C/C++ and COBOL development tools for AIX to evaluate code and provide feedback on their experiences. Participants will join developers and product management for discussions and have access to a private website. The website will include a tool for reporting problems and feature requests. This program is now open for sponsors to submit nominations for their customers/partners. More information

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Welcome to the IBM/Rational COBOL Cafe. Here you will find the latest technical information, business news, conference, seminar, web-cast and event information about COBOL and related z/OS, IBM i and AIX COBOL topics - including IMS, CICS, Rational Developer for System z and HATS.

You'll find this site a great destination to augment your existing resources as you design, build, deploy and maintain your COBOL applications on IBM systems.

Our café is open to everyone with an interest in COBOL - from entry-level programmers and students to 30+ year COBOL veterans. Network with the IBM developers, business partners and most of all, with each other, as you learn from and share experiences, hints and tips.


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