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Greetings and thank you for subscribing to the CICSbuzz! This month's edition focuses onnewly available education and some exciting announcements from IBM for Javadevelopers! IBM Redbooks have just released the new 'Introduction to CICS' video course;ideal for getting new users, or even management, up to speed with the capabilities,technologies and value of CICS.

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New Video Course: Introduction to CICSThis exciting addition to the CICS Redbooks series takes things back to the basics.Looking at what an application server is, what it provides to developers, and whatdistinguishes CICS as a mixed-language application server. As with the Java courses, youcan take this for free here.

We've been using the course within IBM to help our new starters, and you can hear aboutsome of their experiences and reflections on the course in this podcast.

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IBM® Record Generator for Java™Building upon the previous AlphaWorks JZOS Record Generator, this fully-supportedoffering helps Java developers interact with COBOL and Assembler data structures. Findout more and download this utility at no additional charge here!

Open Liberty

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You guessed correctly! Open Liberty is exactly as it sounds; IBM has open sourced aversion of Liberty and it's available today. Java EE applications written to Open Liberty willrun in the fully supported, fully integrated version of Liberty in CICS, so start your OpenLiberty journey today! For more information, click here.

Blogs and articles

EJBs in Liberty JVM server – a Web Shop ExampleCalling all Java developers! This example shows how to create a simple onlinestore using EJBs; utilizing the support for the full EJB V3.2 specification availablein CICS TS. Read the blog here.

Developing an MQ JMS application for CICS LibertyJMS 2.0 support is now available in CICS TS V5.3 and V5.4. This article gives anintro into JMS and its use in CICS alongside IBM MQ. Find out more here.

Call an API from a z/OS application through z/OS Connect EnterpriseEditionGet to grips with the new capability in z/OS Connect EE which allows you to callRESTful APIs from a z/OS application written in COBOL or PL/I. This articledescribes calling a Watson Translation API using sample code available in theV3.0.1 open beta. Click here to find out more.

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Webinars and Events

CICS Asynchronous API zED TalkDiscover how to use the new asynchronous API support in CICS TS V5.4.Developers can use the API to easily adopt an asynchronous programmingmodel in their applications, particularly useful for solutions which call out toexternal services. Watch the replay here.

IBM Systems Technical UniversityGrow your skills with in-depth technical training from subject matter experts.Learn how you can harness the power of IBM Z solutions to help turn your ITchallenges into successes.

We have two upcoming Tech Uni session for IBM Z:9 - 13 October 2017 | Munich, Germany - Register here.13 - 17 November 2017 | Washington, D.C., USA - Register here.

Is a Monolith Standing in the Way of Your Digital Transformation?Refactor for Better AgilityLearn how 'DevOps for the Enterprise' software can help you refactor monolithicapplications, improving agility and paving the way for API creation. Click here towatch the replay.

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