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				<h2>Run Java where you want to</h2>
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          See the latest performance numbers comparing Java 8 to Java 21 with IMS workloads.
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							<h3>Java inside IMS</h3>
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									Maintaining your IMS applications with Java means easy-to-find skills, lower development cost, abundant tools, and DevOps-pipeline readiness
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									Running Java inside IMS delivers the best performance, with application and data co-located on IBM Z – no network latency!
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									Cost efficiency with Java on Z/OS through offload to specialty engines
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									Over 15 years of Java support in IMS makes it more than production ready for the enterprise
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							<h3>Java outside IMS</h3>
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								<li>Java applications can instantly access IMS transactions and data from anywhere, any platform</li>
								<li>Use industry standards like JDBC and SQL to directly access IMS data</li>
								<li>Expand your insights by giving Java analytics applications access to IMS data for data modeling</li>
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                    See how you can use the JDBC Universal drivers to build IMS
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              <h3>Cost</h3>
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                Java processing can be offloaded to specialty engines, which
                means you just saved some money.
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                Choosing Java means you have access to millions of skilled
                developers who can write IMS applications.
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                Running Java on z/OS, where your data resides, just saved you
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            Review our customer stories to learn how our clients have leveraged
            Java to enhance their IMS systems.
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                <h3>Java, COBOL, and IMS on IBM Z</h3>
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                  By Java-enabling existing IMS core banking functions, Fiducia
                  & GAD is accelerating the creation of new services while
                  extending the life and value of its applications.
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                <h3>IMS and Java on IBM Z</h3>
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                  Implementing IMS ODBM and IMS Catalog allowed Travelers to
                  leverage Java and SQL skills to access IMS and other data in a
                  single view.
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                <h3>IMS, SQL, and open data access</h3>
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                  A large North American bank was able to improve application
                  maintenance and lower costs by converting applications to Java
                  and running them inside IMS for best performance.
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