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The OS/390 operating system includes and integrates functions previously provided by many IBM software products. OS/390 is made up of elements and features. The elements deliver essential operating system functions. When you order OS/390, you receive all of the elements. The features are orderable with OS/390 and provide additional operating system functions.

End of service: End of service for OS/390 is September 30, 2004. IBM recommends that you plan your migration to z/OS well in advance of OS/390 end of service.

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OS/390 overview (summaries, specs, ref guides, and more)
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z/OS and OS/390 security
S/390 software usage pricing
z/OS and OS/390 calendar of events
Beyond OS/390 — z/OS, a robust operating system with 64-bit z/Architecture

z/OS is a highly secure, scalable, high-performance enterprise operating system on which to build and deploy Internet and Java-enabled applications, providing a comprehensive and diverse application execution environment.

Find out about z/OS and z/OS.e

What's new in z/OS V1R5.0 [ Summary | Specifics ]
z/OS V1.5 availability and z/OS V1.6 preview announcement letter
z/OS.e V1.5 availability and z/OS.e V1.6 preview announcement letter
What's new in z/OS V1R4.0 [ Summary | Specifics ]
z/OS home page

Find out about z/OS migration

Migrating to z/OS
z/OS V1.4 Migration - From OS/390 V2.10 to z/OS V1.4
   [ HTML | PDF ]
z/OS V1.5 migration manuals

Announcements
April 7, 2004 IBM e(logo) server zSeries 890 — A multipurpose server for an on demand world
March 24, 2004 IBM WebSphere MQ Workflow V3.5 release — Advanced production workflow with MQ and portal integration
March 17, 2004 IBM MQSeries Integrator Agent for CICS Transaction Server integrates CICS and IMS applications to create high-performance, scalable solutions
March 17, 2004 Software withdrawal: Selected features of IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS V8
March 2, 2004 IBM IMS Workload Router for z/OS V2.4 supports IMS V9 for improved system management
March 2, 2004 IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS V8 delivers 64-bit virtual addressing
March 2, 2004 IBM DB2 tools for z/OS support DB2 Universal Database for z/OS V8
March 2, 2004 Price changes: IBM Data Management Tools Software Subscription and Support programs
  [ More announcements ]
Wizards, LookAt, Hot Topics, and publication news
OS/390 wizards
OS/390 wizards
help you perform z/OS tasks more easily.


Latest OS/390 DOC APARs and PTF ++HOLD DOC data
Obtain the latest updates to OS/390 elements and features documentation.
  LookAt
LookAt improves OS/390 message retrieval.

Hot Topics newsletters
Hot Topics newsletters address key z/OS and OS/390 technical topics.

OS/390 V2R10.0 elements and features publications
Publications on the October 2003 OS/390 CD Collection Kit are available now in BookManager book (served as HTML) and Adobe® Acrobat® PDF format.

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[February 12, 2004]
End of service for
OS/390 V2.10 is 9/30/2004
  End of service dates
 announced for OS/390
  and z/OS releases
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