What is CICS (Customer Information Control System)? CICS (Customer Information Control System) is middleware that sits between the z/OS IBM mainframe operating system and business applications. As an ...

In a move to modernize its venerable line of mainframe-based CICS middleware, IBM on Wednesday introduced an updated version of its CICS Transaction Server that enables corporate IT administrators to ...

IBM is now conducting an open beta for the latest version of its CICS Transaction Server, which adds cloud-style CICS development, deployment, and operations. IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS ...

IBM last week rolled out a new version of its CICS Transaction Server software that will let users extend mainframe data to service-oriented architectures. CICS Transaction Server for z/OS v3.1 will ...

To start this CICS transaction, type ADYN from a clear screen. From there, ADYN presents a display similar to that of a command console. The command syntax roughly follows the same rules as the TSO ...

A user-friendly monitoring and diagnostic tool can help you avoid bottlenecks and downtime in the central mainframe transaction and connectivity engine. IT environments are increasingly complex to ...

This year at SHARE Pittsburgh (Aug. 4-9), the CICS Project will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its namesake. This anniversary is just one milestone in the long history of the CICS, including its ...