Software provides secure access to multiple systems.
Press Release Summary:
Session Manager for z/OS® v1.2 provides access from single terminal to multiple z/OS or OS/390® systems. Self administration allows applications, profiles, and users to be added, deleted, or updated by end user. Dynamic menus allow users and applications to be administered by way of definitions in External Security Manager. Command exit and application output exit allow all inbound commands and datastreams to be processed before being displayed to user.
Original Press Release:
IBM Session Manager for z/OS V1.2 Provides Improved Facilities for Simple and Secure Access to Multiple Systems from One Terminal
Overview
Session Manager for z/OS® V1.2, a VTAM® or TCP/IP session manager, provides access from a single terminal to multiple z/OS or OS/390® systems. This release offers a range of enhancements,
particularly to administration functions, together with functions
offering improved usability.
New administration capabilities include self administration, which allows applications, profiles, and users to be added, deleted, or updated by the end user. Dynamic menus allow users and applications to be administered by way of definitions in an External Security Manager, including RACF® . This can be done from a single point of control. It is now possible to hide menu entries from end users. A new capability allows Session Manager to be administered by a batch job, easing the potential administration overhead for mass updates for large sites.
Other new functions include enhancements to the multiple sign-on capability to enable it to be easily configurable and to enhance
the query and stop user commands with respect to multiple users.
A command exit and an application output exit now allow all inbound commands and datastreams to be processed before being "actioned" or displayed to the user. The CLEAR key can now be specified as a menu escape; and if any menu escape (not
just the CLEAR key) is entered twice within a predefined time, then the escape sequence is sent to the application rather than causing an escape to the menu. Also introduced is the ability to disable startscript when starting sessions, a duplicate
session removal enhancement and multiple profiles.
Key prerequisites
OS/390 V2.10, or z/OS V1.2, or later
Planned availability date
August 6, 2004
At a glance
Session Manager for z/OS offers access from a single terminal to
multiple z/OS or OS/390 systems. V1.2 delivers a range of valuable enhancements:
· New administration capabilities
· Improved usability
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This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative,
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