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SUMMARY:Technical Introduction to CICS
DESCRIPTION:Ezriel Gross (IBM)\n\nSo, you are a z/OS or DB2 system adminis
 trator (system programmer) and quite familiar with your area of expertise.
  However, you are constantly working with those CICS (pronounced “Kicks”) 
 system administrators and wonder what this CICS thing is. Well then this i
 s the session for you. In one short hour, we will provide a technical intr
 oduction to CICS. It will cover what is CICS and who uses it. The differen
 ces between conversation and pseudo conversational programming, applicatio
 n services and more. Included are CICS connectivity options as well as how
  CICS applications can be accessed from the Internet.\n\nTrack: CICS\n\nAu
 dience Level: Introductory\n\nSession Chair: Lewis James (IBM UK, SHARE)\n
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