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It's here! IBM® CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® V5.4, a truly unparalleled mixed-language application server, is available now. Not only does this release include supportfor Java™ EE 7 Full Platform and a new asynchronous API, but we've satisfied over 70customer requirements! Find out about this incredible release in this newsletter.

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Java EE 7 Full Platform SupportCICS V5.4 enables developers to create powerful Java applications and easily integratethese within their existing solutions. To help our users get started we have created anumber of IBM Redbooks video courses, and have sample code for you to use in GitHub.

New Asynchronous APIWe also introduced a powerful API designed to help developers minimize idle time in theirapplications, by easily adopting a parent-child logic model to run workloads concurrently.For a quick overview of this model, check out our video.

More on the CICS TS V5.4 releaseLast week Fraser Bohm and Andrew Bates gave a technical overview webcast on CICSV5.4. The replay is now available on YouTube or here, and is a great way to get anunderstanding of what is in this release.

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Blogs and articles

CICS Continues to Innovate With Transaction Server V5.4This article from Nick Garrod and Amy Reeve in IBM Systems Magazine gives anoverview of the key features delivered in CICS V5.4.

Using CICS policy to restrict the number of asynchronous child tasksThe CICS asynchronous API provides a simple, supported way to improveefficiency and reduce response times via asynchronous processing. Read more

Controlling the flow of work into CICSCICS TS V5.4 utilises the z/OS WLM health API (IWM4HLTH) as a means ofcontrolling the flow of work into a CICS region. Read about how to use this here.

CICS PA V5.4 supports the worlds most powerful mixed languageapplication serverFind out what’s new in CICS Performance Analyzer V5.4 in this blog.

What's new in CICS Explorer V5.4Discover the latest features which help you operate and interact with CICS moreeasily than ever, read more.

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Events and conferences

IBM Systems Technical University, August 8th -10th, Sao Paulo, BrazilGrow your skills with in-depth technical training at Club Med Lake Paradise inSao Paulo, Brazil. Learn how you can harness the power of IBM Systemssolutions to help turn your IT challenges into successes.Register here!

SHARE, August 6th - 11th, Providence, Rhode IslandThis event is your one-stop shop for enterprise IT education. SHARE Providencewill be crafted to help enterprise IT professionals expand knowledge, enhanceskills and increase organizational efficiencies. Register now!

Training and education

Java Redbooks SeriesLearn about architecting Java solutions in CICS with our IBM Redbooks videocourses. Each course consists of a series of video lectures addressing variousaspects of using Java in CICS. Complete the courses here.

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