The document summarizes an IMS Regional User Group meeting agenda that took place on May 14, 2015 in Omaha, NE. The agenda included presentations on using Java with IMS, IMS development tools, scaling applications with the IMS Catalog, and an IMS DB solution pack overview. It also provided notices about accepting food from IBM and important announcements about extended end-of-service dates for some IBM products.

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IMS Regional User Groups
Omaha NE, May 14, 2015
IMS RUG Advocate Yuhui Li
IBM Silicon Valley Lab

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Today’s Agenda – Omaha NE
• Welcome and Introductions
• What every Java developer needs to know about IMS: Richard Tran
• IMS Enterprise Suite Explorer for Development (IMS DB & IMS Mobile) :
Carlos Alvarado
• Lunch!
• Scaling your applications with the IMS Catalog : Richard Tran
• IMS DB Solution Pack overview with autonomics: Rick Engel
• Close Meeting / Steering Committee

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Notice to Employees and Representatives from GOE Entities
• At this IBM function, IBM is providing breakfast and lunch meals and/or
promotional items and considers this a normal business courtesy. U.S. Federal
government regulations and some state or local government agencies do not
permit their employees to accept food or refreshments from contractors
doing business with them.
• IBM provides this notice to assist you in ensuring that your acceptance of the
amenities is in compliance with your employer’s internal policies. If your
receipt of the amenities during your attendance and participation in the event
presents an issue, please advise IBM, and plan for alternate meal options.
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IMS hits the road
Central Canadian
DB2 User Group
CCDUG
June 8, 2015
Markham, Ontario
IBM @ InterConnect
February 22 - 26
Las Vegas, NV
WebSphere
Tivoli
Rational
Share
March 1 - 6
Seattle, WA
IBM IMS
Technical
Symposium
IMS Symposium
March 16 – 19
Wiesbaden, Germany
Call for Speakers for IBM Insight Conference in October opens in Q2!

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Important Announcement!
…..for users of IBM OS/VS DB/DC Data Dictionary and IBM
Application Development Facility (ADF) II…..
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The end of service date for IBM OS/VS DB/DC
Data Dictionary, V1.6.0 (5740-XXF) and IBM
Application Development Facility (ADF) II, V2.2.1
(5665-348) has been extended indefinitely from
the previously announced April 30, 2015 per
Announcement on December 16, 2014.

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IMS 13 Migration Workshop!
Missed it last year?
You can still register and listen to
the 3-day teleconference version
Set your own pace!
Get all of the materials for your
reference
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For more information and to register visit: bit.ly/IMS_13_Migration_Workshop
– Integration solutions and tooling that
support open integration technologies
– Enabling new application
development, including .NET and
mobile
– Extending on-demand access to IMS
transactions and data
– Optimizing data across the enterprise

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We have many IMS and IMS Tools Teleconferences on Replay
• IMS Tools – The Next Generation
• IMS on IBM System z: Optimized for Mobile!
• Mix it up: How your enterprise assets fit perfectly with IBM Bluemix
• Take Control of Your IMS Environment
• Do you Have Critical IMS Data? We can Show You How to Take Care of it
• IMS Catalog: Everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask
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ibm.com/software/systemz/events/calendar

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IMS Business Value Assessment Workshop
Help clients identify ways to get
more out of their IMS investment
•A proactive assessment
•Provides tactical and strategic
recommendations to:
– Increase benefits
– Lower costs
– Improve processing
efficiencies for IMS
applications
IBM or BP Services for
Deployment
Supported by
Subject Matter
Experts from
Development
Lab
Joint Proof Of Concept Client Implementation
IMS Value Assessment?
Project Kickoff Call
Data Consolidation and
Technical Assessment
Generate Recommendations and
develop workshop materials
Deliver Recommendations
Proposal for next steps.
IBM Client team follow-up
Discovery Workshop
For more details, send your request to ibmims@us.ibm.com
Still a no-chargeworkshop!

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IMS Customer Advisory Council
• Monthly e-Meetings
• NA Participants: Third Tuesday
• EMEA & South America Participants: Third Thursday
• Face-to-face Meetings
• Information On Demand (IOD) Conference
• Networking opportunities with
peer IMS experts worldwide
• Influence the strategic product direction of IMS!
For more details, send your request to ibmims@us.ibm.com

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“…every subject was successfully covered by the most
appropriate expert. While I was there at SVL, the program was
flexible enough so we could address certain topics which I
personally identified, that would benefit me at my home
location...”
IMS Customer Internship Program – 2015
“…a unique experience, where I was given the
opportunity to meet with the IMS developers and
testers at the IBM Lab, and work side by side with
them… It's incredible to meet people whose work is
known worldwide.”
• Great turnout for our April event. Start planning your visit
for October 2015!
• Sessions include: Installation, HALDB features, IMS OTMA
and Connect, application topics, and MORE!
• Should have at least 2-3 years of IMS experience
For more details, send your request to ibmims@us.ibm.com

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IMS ISV Community

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IBM Knowledge Center
 One-stop shop - IBM Knowledge Center is
your destination on ibm.com for all IBM
technical information and resources. It
replaces multiple sources of information
across IBM products.
 Initially... Knowledge Center combines all of
our existing information centers (IMS and
others) into a single web site that provides an
improved, filterable search capability and a
brand-new user experience.
 Over time… IBM Knowledge Center will be
the basis for a fusion of a wide variety of
sources including information centers, wikis,
developerWorks, Support, Redbooks,
PartnerWorld, and more.
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IMS Social Community!
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New IMS Videos Available!
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Explore the ReThinkIMS YouTube channel for demos, tutorials, and more!
bit.ly/IBMIMS_YouTube

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IMS Redbooks – there’s an App for that!
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