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Technical Environment

Information Technology Services

Mainframe Technolgy
IBM 9672 RC6, Generation 6 CMOS
EMC5700 Symmetrix Raid-S Mirrored DASD
with appropriate CACHE and ESCON channels
*Hardware is upgraded to increase capacity as required.

Mainframe Operating Systems Supported
Z/OS
OS/390 (MVS)
VSE/ESA
VM/ESA
LINUX/390

  • On Line Interactive Systems including: CICS, DB2/SQL
  • Control Functions: Report Balancing, Verification of Source Documents, Quality Control, Output Distribution
  • Batch Processing Systems including: Automated Scheduling, Restart/Recovery, Tape Management System
  • VM Incremental Back-up
  • Online Programming Development
  • Printing Facilities: Normal Stock, Special Forms
  • Tape Support: 3480/3490 (IDRC Supported), 3420 (1600/6250 BPI), 3590, VTS
  • IBM Magstar Virtual Tape System

Network Environment and Services

  • OC-48 SONET connection to telco with multiple redundancies
  • Multiple vendor frame relay connectivity
  • Support of private line connection to clients at OC-3 and all sub-rates
  • Fully equipped Network Control/Network Operations Center and Help Desk
  • Multi-protocol networking capabilities
  • LAN/WAN planning, design, implementation and testing
  • Network analysis (protocol, traffic, performance, capability, etc.)
  • Network device configuration management, software release maintenance, performance analysis, fault isolation and testing
  • Network security planning and administration (firewalls, access control, intruder detection, crypto, etc.)
  • Internet access
  • Internet services (web, e-mail, e-commerce, etc.)
  • TCP/IP network services administration on diverse hardware/software platforms (NT, Unix, mainframe, Linux, etc.)
  • Support for legacy SNA networks
  • Linux on IBM mainframe
  • Network disaster recovery planning and testing

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Facility Highlights

  • 30,000 Total Square Feet raised floor
  • 24 Hour Security Service
  • Environmental Control Access - CCTV
  • Local and Remote workstation connectivity to all operating environments (CRT’s, personal computers, LAN’s, etc.
  • System availability 7 days/week, 24 hours/day
  • Uninterruptive power supply
  • Generator back-up facility
  • Separate Environmentally controlled Tape Library
  • Onsite parking

Security/Diaster Recovery

Data Security Controls Include:
RACF
ACF2
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Disaster Recovery Back-up Plan:
Availability of HOTSITE remote processing
Telecommunications Back-up
Offsite storage of critical data

Technical Support
Operating System Specialists
Customer Service Technical Specialists
DASD Management
Application System Specialists
Performance and Tuning
Help Desk 7 days/week, 24 hours/day

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Mainframe Outsourcing | Hospital Data Center Consulting | Business Continuity Services |
Colocation & Internet Hosting | Remote Computing | Tape Conversions | Systems Programming & Support |
 
Network Design Installation & Maintenance

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