http://www.mainstar.com/images/MSLogo.jpg News from Mainstar Software Corporation http://www.mainstar.com/ News from Mainstar Software Corporation http://www.mainstar.com/resources/eletter/currentissue/index.htm April 27, 2007 news@mainstar.com Copyright 2006 Ó Mainstar Software Corporation Antares, a rapidly rising star in the outsourcing industry, faces the challenge of providing nonstop data availability while ensuring business resiliency for its clients.

In this article, Ken Rodger discusses how Antares takes advantage of Mainstar’s solutions to meet its objectives - and minimize expenses.

- Read this article. http://www.mainstar.com/pdf/000-0514_Antares_WP.pdf April 27, 2007 news@mainstar.com Copyright 2006 Ó Mainstar Software Corporation The integrated catalog facility (ICF) is the key control structure that provides access to your z/OS data. Gain insight into this crucial structure through an in-depth eLearning course. You’ll receive recorded webcasts that you can view whenever your schedule permits, and you can ask the instructor questions at any time via e-mail.

Topics will include:

• ESDS: The VSAM Building Block
• ESDS + ESDS = KSDS
• Conceptual View of the Catalog, AIXs, and Paths
• Physical View of the Catalog, Part 1
• Physical View of the Catalog, Part 2
• VVDS/VTOC Records
• BCS Records
• Backup and Recovery
• Diagnosing and Correcting Problems
• Defining Catalogs

Register for this course today. https://www.mainstar.com/services/training/elearning/elearningreg/index.asp April 27, 2007 news@mainstar.com Copyright 2006 Ó Mainstar Software Corporation Is your HSM wasting valuable resources, performing unnecessary or redundant work?

Answering this question may be harder than you think. Without an effective HSM tool, it's almost impossible to determine where HSM could be wasting resources, how the resources are being wasted, how many resources are being wasted, and how you can correct this issue. Without knowing it, your company could be wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars or more annually.

Conditions in DFSMShsm environment known for wasting valuable system resources include:

• HSM data set thrashing
• Recalling old, unneeded data
• Lost or corrupted migrated and backup data
• Control data corruption

Attend this seminar to learn how to stop wasting valuable space and resources - and start enjoying serious savings!

• Identify and avoid migration thrashing to reduce system workload and wasted cycles.
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• Reduce the resource needed for maintaining a healthy and accurate DFSMShsm environment.
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By keeping tabs on how your DFSMShsm environments are performing and implementing a regular audit schedule, you can achieve significant hard-dollar savings.

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