BMC Software, Inc.

2101 CityWest Blvd.

Houston, TX 77079

Control-M is BMC Software’s workload automation and solution that integrates the management of critical workload processes from one focal point of control. It maximizes automation by providing cross-application and cross-platform (mainframe AND distributed systems) scheduling capabilities, such as job dependencies, workload balancing and event based job execution. Control-M prevents scheduling problems from developing into business problems.

SMA

3939 Glade Valley Drive

Kingwood, TX 77339

Software & Management Associates’ (SMA) OpCon/xps is the world’s most advanced real time, event-driven user defined business process automation technology for today’s complex IT infrastructure. It’s one robust and efficient tool that does the work of many, reducing IT costs, complexity & risks by automatically responding to changes in your environment. OpCon/xps supports more platforms, applications and operating systems than any other IT automation tool in the world – including everything IBM.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA FAQS® Automated Systems Operation is a systems operations solution that automates the process of responding to console messages and provides an online platform for operators and systems programmers to gain easy access to a variety of system information and debugging aids. Automating the process of responding to the growing volume of system messages improves the consistency of data center operations and frees valued operator resources to act on more complex data center issues.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA SYSVIEW® Performance Management is an intuitive tool for proactive management and real-time monitoring of z/OS environments. Easy to implement and use, it provides a vast array of relevant performance information, and enables performance analysts to zero in on problems and resolve them quickly. Users can gain access to information through a REXX application programming interface, batch job streams, and many different 3270 interfaces.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA VM:Sort™ for z/VM allows you to sort your files in ascending or descending order and merge separate files into a single file. Fixed-length and variable-length records, tape and reader files and up to 16 disks at a time can be sorted. CA VM:Sort for z/VM simplifies processing, reduces the potential for errors and enhances productivity. Users can rearrange and delete fields before or after sorting and write user exits to create records, delete records, and change data in existing records.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA SOLVE:Operations Automation manages and automates mainframe system resources and events from a desired state perspective. Routine resource management tasks and system startup and shutdown are automated so human error is minimized. Ongoing operational changes within your organization are efficiently absorbed into the automation knowledge base to help ensure service availability no matter how much or how often work processes change.

Software Diversified Services

6010 Earle Brown Drive

Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

The SDS FTP Monitor (SFM) provides control, security, real-time monitoring, and complete auditing of FTP traffic for z/OS FTP servers and clients. With common web browsers and secure internet connections, learn which files were transferred, whether the transfers succeeded, which user IDs were responsible, and more. Easily script mainframe batch jobs to perform routine transfers. Take precise control over which users are allowed to execute which FTP commands.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA VM:Manager VM Management Suite for Mainframe Linux is an integrated suite that offers automated operations, service level management, security, backup and recovery, performance management and storage management. It helps sites control costs, improve performance, increase user productivity and get the most from z/VM systems that support Linux.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA VM:Account™ is a comprehensive resource accounting, reporting and capacity management system that provides a complete picture of system usage. CA VM:Account can be used to track and chargeback resource usage, perform capacity planning, enforce budget limits and provide overall accounting reporting on your z/VM and mainframe Linux systems.

CA

One CA Plaza

Islandia, NY 11749

CA VM:Director for z/VM is an efficient and comprehensive directory and disk space management system for z/VM. It significantly reduces the time required to manage the resources defined in the z/VM directory and prevents costly errors in DASD mapping. In addition, CA VM:Director for z/VM provides shared file system (SFS) management, support for the IBM Systems Management Application Programming Interface (SMAPI), and an external security manager interface.