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Loriaux's System/390 home page (OS/390, MVS, VSE, VM, z/OS, Linux/390) - Software - Letter B.

This home page is built as a starting point for S/390 (OS/390, MVS, VSE, VM) system-programmers, application programmers and operators on the Internet. It's not just a directory of software and hardware products, but also a place where mainframe professionals can meet, introduce themselves, search for a new job, have their resume hosted. All services are FREE of charge for individuals as well as for companies. A search script is available online, so you won't have to loose your time to find something. This site is actually supported by the following company : Software Diversified Services (SDS). Be a sponsor too : It is a lot cheaper than you would expect ! Click here !

B&B Corp

B&B is a company created in 1989 by two engineers: Urbain Bennet and Michel Buisson.
Together, they have an experience of 52 years in this job, from IBM360 to INTERNET.
In 1980 they wrote the first MVS automatic operator "JACK".
From 1984 to 1990 they were the two designers and project managers for the most powerful file transfer program for french banks "TOM".
Contact : BNNB
- GSO (Generalized Subsystem Option)
GSO (Generalized Subsystem Option) is a product operating on IBM mainframe, compatible with MVS/XA, MVS/ESA operating systems. GSO makes it possible for the user to conceive, design and develop data communications between programmes from different environments, within a short laps of time. GSO allows the implementation of applicative servers and of the means to submit them to request. GSO can be used for applications running within the two addressing modes (24 and 31 bits) ; moreover it only requires storage over 16M.
Support for S/390 : requires MVS 5.2.2 or later versions
Product type : MVS Dynamic Data Exchange
- GSO-XCI (Cross Communication Interface)
GSO-XCI is a product that allows your site to execute IMS code from CICS and vice versa.
Support for S/390 : requires MVS 5.2.2 or later versions, CICS V4 or later, IMS V4 or later.
Product type : CICS-IMS Communication with data integrity
- BBeDate (BB extended date)
BBedate is standard Date/Time service routine. Its major functions are Date/time acquisition, direct computing, interval computing and formating.
BBeDate is a generalized service routine whose major functions are: Date/time verification, Date/time computing, Interval computing, Date/time formating (std <-> ISO, std <-> user)
Support for S/390 : BBeDate is written with "C" compiler and can be available on any machine running "C" compiler.
Product type : Date service routines

Barnard Software, Inc. Home Page

OPTI-CACHE for VSE is a revolutionary product providing a high-speed virtual storage software cache and enhanced hardware cache management at the dataset level yielding dramatic improvements in system performance
OPTI-WORKLOAD for VSE introduces the concept of performance groups to VSE/ESA. Performance group management results in a more equitable allocation of resources and greater overall system throughput.
OPTI-AUDIT for VSE manages the Year 2000 Conversion process. Monitors program activity and tracks usage. Allows you to report on which programs are used and more importantly which programs are not used.

Barr Systems

Barr Systems is committed to being the leader in providing premier products for:

• Document management that allow for viewing, distributing, archiving, and printing from anywhere to any printer
• ESCON and Channel attachment to the mainframe of our and our partner's applications

Contact : Barr Systems

Gary Bergman Associates, Inc

Advanced Debugging System for CICS product information, technical and sales support, free downloads, and other CICS and mainframe links.
Contact : Bob Naiburg
- Advanced Debugging System for CICS (ADS)

Product Highlights
• In use worldwide since 1974.
• Debugging at both source and object levels.
• Step by source line, machine code, or varied conditions.
• Storage protect and "fetch protect" monitoring.
• Insert code on-the-fly in attended and unattended modes.
• Operates by menus, action codes, and free-form commands.
• Multiple users can conference into a break-point session simultaneously.
• Supports Assembler, PL/1, C/370 and all versions of COBOL.
• Short term activation available without a CPU license.

Support for S/390 : All versions of CICS (including CICS/Transaction Server) for MVS, OS/390, and VSE.
Product type : CICS - Testing and Debugging

BETA Systems Software

Data centers worldwide use BETA Systems Software's solutions to automate time consuming and error prone manual tasks and for proactive systems management. For more than 13 years, BETA Systems has provided software products which make the mainframe MVS-OS/390 operating system and related products more useful and accessible. BETA Systems' suite of products automate key areas of the data center, focusing on issues such as process, enterprise, document, and storage management.
- BETA 42 - Process Scheduling Manager
An automated system for coordinating, scheduling, and executing the processes in the Datacenter. BETA 42 will run your daily operations according to plan: monitoring events, submitting jobs, checking resource availability, noting priorities and watching out for errors. BETA 42 is flexible and simple to learn and use.
Support : MVS
Product type : MVS Batch Scheduling
- BETA 44 - Process Planning Manager
Provides PC graphics of your scheduler's network. Allowing you to view the job flow in an on-line graphic display, calculate critical paths and provide insight into the timing and interaction of batch jobs defined to the scheduling system.
Support : MVS
Product type : CA7 OPC OPC/ESA AUTOSYS ZEKE CA-SCHEDULER FLOWCHARTING CRITICAL PATH
- BETA 45 - Process Control Manager
BETA 45 provides an overview of batch operations. BETA 45 will quickly identify problems and failures that lead to reruns and delays. Using scheduling and SMF data BETA 45 compares the planned schedule against the actual batch run.
Support : MVS
Product type : BATCH ANALYSIS
- BETA 54 - Storage Monitoring Manager
BETA 54 Storage Monitoring Manager is a new multiplatform client/server-based solution for managing a complex of tape clusters, in real-time and with a point-and-click interface. Additionally, by monitoring all the ACS-related information in the system, BETA 54 can detect inconsistencies and avert potential problems.
Support : MVS
Product type : TAPE - Storage Monitoring Manager
- BETA 55 - Storage Optimization Manager
BETA 55 helps you use your tapes, cartridges and ATLs to their maximum capacity. With just a few stacking runs, BETA 55 will reduce your stock of active tapes and if you use an Automated Tape Library, BETA 55 will free up slots so that you're using your robot as effectively as possible.
Support : MVS
Product type : TAPE OPTIMIZATION ATL SILO
- BETA 77 - Process Setup Manager
This system offers an efficient, automated method for planning, creating, organizing and standardizing JCL. Menu-driven JCL management, online job preparation and standardized naming conventions help to better organize job preparation and job management in the DP center. BETA 77's unique interpreter language uses building blocks instead of procedures. Writing time and expense are considerably reduced and redundant JCL can be completely avoided. BETA 77 automatically archives JCL when changes are made. BETA 77 protects production runs by distinguishing between test and production levels. Only tested jobs and procedures go into production, reducing the danger that any manual intervention tends to produce.
Support : MVS
Product type : JCL - Process Setup Manager
- BETA 85 - Storage Backup Manager
BETA 85 Storage Backup Manager provides a user-friendly, panel-driven interface for managing IBM's DFSMShsm storage management system. BETA 85 displays all HSM data in clearly structured panels. The information is presented on all HSM-managed volumes - primary, ML1, ML2, backup and dump cartridges - according to various criteria as well as down to a dataset level. Users can locate files within seconds and submit the necessary recall command.
Support : MVS
Product type : DFSMShsm - Storage Backup Manager
- BETA 88 - Enterprise Security Manager
BETA 88 is a complete RACF administration, auditing and reporting tool. With its unique synchronized database BETA 88 provides up to date view of your RACF system without impacting the RACF database.
Support : MVS
Product type : RACF ADMINISTRATION AUDITING REPORTING
- BETA 91 - Enterprise Quality Manager
BETA 91 detects errors in production before reports are even printed or distributed on-line. Whether the error is due to an incorrectly scheduled job, the wrong input dataset, incorrect recovery from a problem or a programming or data entry error.
Support : MVS
Product type : REPORT BALANCING
- BETA 92 - Process History Manager
BETA 92 is a cost-reducing JES system output manager. Fast problem resolution is possible through automatic error recognition and message notification. Easy-to-use filtering criteria provides quick access to the necessary job information. Since BETA 92 is job-based - not log-based - the larger job log can be archived off-line while quick access is maintained to the online summary at minimal DASD cost.
Support : MVS
Product type : JES SYSOUT LOG MANAGER
- BETA 93 - Document Distribution Manager
BETA 93, is a comprehensive state of the art print management system. It includes modular components that allow information to be received from distributed platforms throughout the enterprise, processed and distributed to the end user in an online format or printed on any printer connected to the system.
Support : MVS
Product type : REPORT DISTRIBUTION

BGD Software Inc.

Web enable your MAINFRAME ! OS390 MVS or any other MAINFRAME can be WEB Enabled in a matter of minutes ! Visit the home of MAINFRAME/Web Reports !
Contact : BGD Software
- MAINFRAME/Web Reports
MAINFRAME/Web Reports is an automated publishing tool that intercepts mainframe printout and converts it to plain HTML pages while creating an index to all pages. Then it publishes the whole report as a new directory on web server via FTP.
Support : MVS/OS390, VM, TCP/IP. Requires TSO, Rexx and ISPF for online componenet. Generated HTML is compatible with Netscape 2.0+ and/or MS IE 2.0+.
Product type (keywords) : mainframe web internet intranet distribute distributed distribution report reports reporting page pages generator generate generating convert converting publish publishing tool rexx pds pdse sequential fb fba cc carriage control html cgi script unix windows nt

B I Moyle Associates, Inc. (a subsidiary of CSI International)
(complete summary also available).

B I Moyle Associates, Inc., or just BIM, is an independent systems software and consulting company specializing in VSE, MVS, and CICS program product development and marketing. BIM also performs contract VSE, CICS, and VM systems programming and related consulting, and provides computer time services.
BIM develops and markets software products principally designed to improve VSE, MVS, and CICS system usability, improve productivity of users, improve system performance and reliability, and reduce costs. Over 3000 products have been installed in more than 20 countries. BIM products are listed in the Products section.

Blockade Systems Corp.

Welcome to the Blockade Systems Corp. web site. Blockade Systems develops, markets and supports enterprise-wide network security systems that greatly enhance authentication, administration and auditing of network entry points into corporate computing facilities. All Blockade products are designed to tightly integrate into their respective environments so that existing infrastructure is leveraged to its maximum usage.
- BLOCKADE for Shiva LanRover
Blockade for LanRover enhances the functionality of the Shiva remote access server by providing centralized administration, extended user authentication and enhanced logging and auditability. With Blockade for LanRover, all security management is centralized on the MVS platform using RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret.
- BLOCKADE for IBM 8235
Blockade for IBM 8235 enhances the functionality of the IBM remote access server by providing centralized administration, extended user authentication and enhanced logging and auditability. With Blockade for IBM 8235, all security management is centralized on the MVS platform using RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret.
- BLOCKADE for 3COM AccessBuilder
Blockade for AccessBuilder enhances the functionality of the 3COM remote access server by providing centralized administration, extended user authentication and enhanced logging and auditability. With Blockade for AccessBuilder, all security management is centralized on the MVS platform using RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret.
- BLOCKADE for IBM's LAN Distance
Authenticate remote access on LAN Distance using RACF, ACF2 or TOP Secret BLOCKADE connects the LAN Distance server to the mainframe via an LU 6.2/CPI-Clink Integrated support for tokens from Security Dynamics, Digital Pathways, CRYPTOCard and others.
- Blockade for IBM'S LAN Server
Administration of LAN Server users centralized around existing RACF or ACF2 definitions. Record LAN Server access audit records in SMF Additional support for a number of remote communications solutions including IBM's LAN Distance, Shiva LAN Rover and 3Com Access Builder.
- Blockade for NT (User Authorization API)
Blockade for NT User Authentication API provides NT applications the ability to perform user authentication against user profiles stored in the RACF, ACF2 or TopSecret databases on the MVS platform.
- BLOCKADE Enterprise Security Server
Secure Distributed Platforms with RACF, CA-ACF2 or CA-TOP SECRET; Integrated support for random password tokens from Security Dynamics, Digital Pathways, CRYPTOCard and others; Host based security server supports multiple remote access solutions; eliminate duplicate security data bases; support for random password tokens.
- Blockade for MVS (SNA Network Security)
Blockade for MVS provides network security for SNA/VTAM networks. Every attempt to establish a session is validated by Blockade using access rules and profiles for users, terminals and applications stored in the RACF, ACF2 or TopSecret databases.

BMC Software
(complete summary also available).

BMC Software, Inc. is a worldwide developer and vendor of Cooperative Enterprise Management Solutions that improve the management of business-critical applications and data, as well as optimize the performance of that critical data in complex computing environments. BMC Software also partners with leading vendors throughout the computer industry to provide its customers with integrated enterprise-wide data, system, application and network management solutions.
BMC Software has a 17-year history of industry-leading product development for large scale computing environments. It is leveraging this knowledge and strength in the management and movement of data to introduce new solutions for total enterprise-wide computing. BMC Software is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and currently offers more than 150 products.

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