MAINFRAMES

Operating system
Z/OS, OS/390

Programming Languages
COBOL,PL/I,ASSEMBLER,REXX,JCL

Database
DB2,IMS,VSAM

Online
CICS
 Advantages
 Concurrent users
 High Processing Speed
 Storage
 TSO
 Multiprogramming
 Multiprocessing
 Security
 Reliable
 Batch Processing
 Domains
 Banking
 Finance
 Insurance
 Market Research (Retail)
 Telecom
 So far
 Mainframes is a very stable
environment
 It has been there in the Software
Industry for more than 40 years
 No new technology can totally
replace Mainframes because of its
architecture and efficiency
 Current trend
 Around 80% of Mainframes projects
are maintenance projects
 Only 20% or less are development
projects
 The reason being the cost factor. The
hardware maintenance cost and the
initial investment required is too
high.
 Current trend
 Migration projects are the current
trend in the market
 Reasons:
User friendly screens
Maintenance cost
 Future
 A survey to determine the current
demand for mainframes found that
more than half of the respondents
still have major applications running
on mainframes
 In DBA
 We are working on mainframes right
from the day company started.

We are experts in PL/I, IMS but we

have also worked on COBOL, DB2
Projects.
Our clients:
ACNielsen, Blue Cross Blue Shield