P May - Links

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	HORIZONT produce OPC/Graph which provides a complete graphic tool for managing your OPC and TWS(Maestro) applications and plans, produces documentation, job nets, creates batch loader statements and internet ready output. I was very impressed when I saw a demonstration at the UK User Group. This product seems to offer it all. The UK distributers are Blenheim Software Ltd, tel 0208 763 9018, and in the USA contact Segus Inc. tel 800-327-9650. HorizonT also produce OPC/Audit, OPC/BatchAD, and OPC/BatchCP utilities. Check them out.
	ZOSTEROPS have a range of tools for managing TWSzOS, including VISUAL\|job with "Graphical Intelligence" to visualise job nets and more, TWS\|emon offering extended monitoring and operating and TWS\|easy which does all the thing you wished TWS did. Call Colin Reardon of Zosterops at +44 845 121 8335 for more details.
	Eric Loriaux hosts a large OS/390 web site with mirrors in the US and Belgium. It has hundreds of links - hey, I found Info/Man and OPC jobs advertised! He has a people section and invites your CV onto the site. Well worth adding to your bookmarks/favourite/hotlist!
	Tim Elliot has years of solid practical experience in systems management. Through his company Loudwater Systems Management Ltd (LSM) he provides consultancy on IT service management processes, Operations Efficiency and Batch Management and implementation support for the IBM/Tivoli product Decision Support for OS/390, (aka Performance Reporter for OS/390 aka EPDM). And more - check his web site
	Dave Alcock's PlanetMVS site web siteis packed with ~~MVS OS/390~~ zOS stuff.
	Dougie Lawson is not only an IMS guru but is also one of the few real experts on using Info/Man's web connector. He hosts his own web site.
	StreamFoundry market Mark Ransfield's ITIL compliant Info/Man web front end.
	infraWise, based in Cary, USA, are responsible for the ASIM product and many utilities that complement TSD390 (Info/Man). Until recently they were known as IRC.
	IRC International. market and support IRC products in Europe.
	IBM Redbooks contain practical information written by IBMers and customers. The Redbooks site lists all available; some available online. It takes time to print and distribute hard copy books, so increasingly this site is carrying softcopy of books currently being written.
	IBM UK Education catalogue lists the hundreds of courses IBM offer in the UK, with details, dates, and seat availability.
	IBM Corporation is at http://www.ibm.com and IBM (UK) is at http://www.uk.ibm.com If you want to find an IBMers email address try http://whois.ibm.com
	As a professional IT trainer, I am a Member of the Institute of IT Trainers which is the professional body for those in the IT training business.
	The GUIDE/SHARE EUROPE web site has information on working groups, conference schedules and contact names for the European and Nordic countries.
	Info/Man and OPC are part of Tivoli Corporation's Systems Managament portfolio Tivoli User Group information can be found at www.tivoliusergroup.com
	One of my interests is unusual wine varieties and on my Unusual wine labels site I feature labels from rare varieties, wines with funny names and more.
	The Pinotage Club promotes that interesting grape from South Africa. I am proud to be secretary of this cyber club and resource site for Pinotage lovers.
	The Stranglers are a great band. Needless to say I have all their records since their first album Rattus Novegicus. They have a well organised world-wide support organisation and an up to date web-site.
	http://www.pmay.com/maylink1.htm peter@pmay.com 3 November 2006