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Document Author:	James Shaw		Document ID:	PRS268
Doc. Organization:	Washington Systems Center		Document Revised:	05/03/2009
Product(s) covered:	SOFTCAP

Abstract: SOFTCAP is PC-based tool that will evaluate the effect on z/Architecture and S/390 processor capacity when migrating to newer levels of software, including z/OS or OS/390, CICS and IMS. In addition, SOFTCAP can assess the effect on capacity when converting from 31-bit to 64-bit addressing, which is supported on zSeries processors by z/OS and OS/390 V2R10. Results are presented in the form of tables.

Product Name: SOFTCAP Product Version: Version C3.4a Operating System: Windows XP/Vista Change Date: 03/11/2009 Approximate Size: 76MB Click on icon to down load package Click on the icon to view the User Guide . What's new Special Notice regarding Windows 2000 Important notice concerning Java Runtime Installation of SoftCap on Windows XP Download the SoftCapJ.EXE file to a temporary location on your PC. Execute SoftCapJ.EXE using RUN under the Windows START button, or by executing it from a MS-DOS prompt. The installation files will be extracted and SETUP will be automatically invoked. Simply respond to the InstallShield prompts. Upon completion, the extracted install materials are automatically purged. The IBM Java v5.0 runtime environment will automatically be installed along with this SoftCap package. If you already have the IBM v5.0 Java runtime installed please use the SoftCapC.EXE file instead. Note: The IBM JavaTM Runtime Environment provided herewith shall only be used with the SoftCap tool. Note that the SoftCap User's Guide is now available. Disclaimer The performance data contained in this tool was derived by IBM in a controlled environment. A customer's actual performance results may vary significantly. Accordingly, IBM provides no representations or assurances that a customer will obtain the same or similar results. Users of this tool should verify the applicability of the data for their specific environment. To use this, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader version that supports your operating platform. The latest versions of these readers are publicly available without charge from the Adobe Web site, found at http://www.adobe.com/ ; click on "Get Acrobat Reader".

Classification:	Software	Category:	Planning and Design
Platform(s):	Cross-Platform	S/W Pillar(s):	System z
O/S:	Windows 98; Windows NT; Windows 2000	Keywords:	executable file, zosmigr