This year’s “Datacentre Solutions Award” (www.dcsawards.com) was presented on 23 May at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London (UK). The votes were tallied by 11:30 p.m. that evening and the winner of the category was announced.

Representatives from arvato Systems, creator of Streamworks, proudly accepted the crystal cup for Streamworks.

“We have made a great effort in recent years to develop our software hand-in-hand with our users and to improve it constantly. This award shows us that we have been on the right track with Streamworks in a highly competitive workload automation market,” says Dr. Jens Weitkamp, Business Development Manager at arvato Systems.

“The fact that this award was decided by vote means so much to us. It’s an indication that the people using our solution are satisfied with it, too, which is why they chose us as the winner,” adds Jan Wemmel, Director of Sales at arvato Systems.

Streamworks takes over the entire planning, maintenance, control, and monitoring of all automatable IT processes for companies. This is what sets Streamworks apart from conventional enterprise job scheduling solutions. The software, full of best practice processes from the arvato Systems data centers, can be easily and flexibly integrated into the IT infrastructure of any company. It also achieves the necessary process transparency and provides utmost efficiency thanks to its innovative price model.

Users, clients and potential customers are all excited by this added value – not only within the DCS competition, but also in daily business operations.

For more information about Streamworks, click here

Learn more about the APS ENTERprise and arvato Systems Partnership

APS Manager for Control-M 3.0 is available immediately and comes with significant enhancements:

• Zero installation for APS Manager Server components

APS Manager for Control-M includes two main components:
The APS Manager Console for Control-M and APS Manager Server for Control-M.

With the new architecture of version 3.0, the requirement to install and compile PHP, Apache and APS Manager Server for Control-M on the supported Control-M Server platforms has been eliminated.

This new SSH based architecture eliminates the installation process of the APS Manager Server for Control-M completely and simplifies the overall roll-out process of APS Manager for Control-M.

• Security and performance improvements

• Fix of minor issues

Peter Thiermann, Managing Director of APS ENTERprise comments on this new release:
“We have worked hard to combine the ease of use of web based monitoring, operation and administration for Control-M with a simplified rollout process. APS Manager for Control-M provides these capabilities in a unique way. We are very proud of this achievement for the benefit of our customers.” 

APS Manager for Control-M 3.0, including software and documentation, is available from the APS ENTERprise Downloads area. If you do not have access to the download area or in case of any other questions, please contact us.

We recommend upgrading to APS Manager for Control-M 3.0 as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

APS Advisor 3.0.0 is available immediately and comes with important enhancements:

• Significantly enhanced Active Directory integration

• Performance improvements

• Fix of minor issues 

APS Advisor 3.0.0, including software and documentation, is available from the APS ENTERprise Downloads area. If you do not have access to the download area or in case of any other questions, please contact us.

We recommend upgrading to APS Advisor 3.0.0 as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

VISUALjob for Control-M 8.2.1 is available immediately and comes with important enhancements:

• Enhanced Cross Reference capabilities:
• New “Not Like” query option
• New query criteria “DoMailTo”, “DoMailCc”, “DoMailUrgency”, “DoMailSubject”, “DoMailText”

• Enhanced SQL Server support:
• Support of Microsoft SQL Server (Express) 2012
• Improved SQL Server Authentication for statistical databases
• Simplified administration and creation of SQL Server based statistical databases

• Windows 8 Support

Instructions about upgrading from your existing installed version to VISUALjob for Control-M 8.2.1 are provided in the Installation Guide.

VISUALjob for Control-M 8.2.1, including software and documentation, is available from the APS ENTERprise Downloads area. In case you do not have access to the download area or in case of any other questions, please contact us.

We recommend upgrading to VISUALjob for Control-M 8.2.1 as soon as possible.

We would also like to remind you about another very significant enhancement: VISUALjobControl, covering JCL and script analysis,  is now part of your VISUALjob for Control-M license.

In case of any questions, please contact us.

VISUALjob for TWS 7.0.0 is available immediately and comes with important enhancements:

• Enhanced TWS 8.6 feature support:
• Flowcharting of Cross TWS scheduler dependencies (shadow jobs)
• User defined fields
• Visualisation of TWS Current Plan job dependencies in the Gantt Chart Workload Analysis

• Enhanced SQL Server support:
• Support of Microsoft SQL Server (Express) 2012
• SQL Server Authentication for statistical databases
• Simplified administration and creation of SQL Server based statistical databases

• Windows 8 Support

• Improved TWS and VISUALjob synchronisation:
• Consideration of deleted TWS applications
• New templates for import and synchronisation processes

• Improved User Guide:
• New section describing the design and maintenance of TWS definitions in more detail

• New Flowchart Printing option:
• Suppress 45 degree-lines that fill up the application cluster

• Enhanced Web Reporting:
• Application descriptions are now visible in the overview page

Instructions about how to upgrade from your existing installed version to VISUALjob for TWS 7.0.0 are provided in the Installation Guide.

VISUALjob for TWS 7.0.0, including software and documentation, is available from the APS ENTERprise Downloads area. In case you do not have an access to the download area or in case of any other questions, please contact us.

We recommend upgrading to VISUALjob for TWS 7.0.0 as soon as possible, especially if you are running TWS for z/OS 8.6.

We would also like to remind you about another very significant enhancement: VISUALjobControl, covering JCL and script analysis,  is now part of your VISUALjob for TWS license.

In case of any questions, please contact us.

APS ENTERprise will begin marketing Streamworks immediately. This sales partnership will allow APS ENTERprise to extend its solution expertise in the area of workload automation. The exclusive agreement enables arvato Systems to expand its Streamworks customer base on German-speaking and international markets.

Streamworks from arvato Systems is a professional software solution for intelligent and automated process scheduling in data centers and in-house IT organizations. The program sets new standards for cross-company workload automation systems. Based on a state-of-the-art modular processing server, heterogeneous environments can be flexibly integrated in a client-enabled workload automation architecture via version-independent, streamlined agents.

Streamworks architecture clearly sets itself apart from competing solutions thanks to its easy-to-use user interface for business and power users, the integration of mobile end devices, and the simple rollout of new Streamworks releases.

The use of state-of-the-art design principles allows Streamworks to efficiently automate IT processes. This also helps keep the costs for adjusting existing IT processes to new requirements as low as possible.

Added value services such as a FileSystemWatcher or support for ERP systems via certified interfaces (to SAP, for example) make Streamworks a complete solution.

In order to boost the commercial appeal of Streamworks versus other competing products, APS ENTERprise and arvato Systems jointly developed a highly attractive and fairly priced pay-per-use license model. This makes it easier for new Streamworks users to get started, while offering them an excellent overall experience using the state-of-the-art Streamworks Workload Automation Suite over the long term.

“Mapping business processes in IT systems and the accompanying high level of automation are absolutely essential for companies above a certain size. We use Streamworks for approximately 3.5 million automated IT processes every month. For our customers with full-scope outsourcing, Streamworks allows us to work effortlessly with heterogeneous IT landscapes and maintain control of our customers’ processes at all times. With APS ENTERprise we now have a qualified sales partner on our side that can leverage its expertise in workload automation to provide us with the best possible support in the marketing of Streamworks,” says Jörg Depping, Vice President Strategy & Business Improvement at arvato Systems.

“We are delighted to be able to offer current and prospective customers a technically and commercially attractive workload automation solution in Streamworks. We are very familiar with user requirements thanks to our many years of experience as a provider of supplementary solutions to effectively use existing scheduling environments. Streamworks makes many things easier and better. Streamworks’ intelligent design, together with the reliability of arvato Systems, won us over straight away,” adds Peter Thiermann, Managing Director at APS ENTERprise. 

About arvato Systems

arvato Systems is a systems integrator with a solid reputation. We not only implement standard software, but also offer tailor-made, industry-specific and individually developed solutions. More than 2,000 dedicated employees at 25 sites throughout the world are always there for their customers. As part of the arvato network, a leading European BPO provider belonging to Bertelsmann, we have the unique capability to create entire value chains and combine IT with other arvato services to deliver an integrated services offer from one source. The strength of arvato Systems lies in the intelligent combination of systems integration and planning, operation and support. Our customers appreciate the way we bring in-depth industry know-how, cross-platform expertise, a true partnership approach, and genuine entrepreneurial spirit to the table. Our solutions pave the way for your success.

www.arvato-systems.com

About APS ENTERprise

APS ENTERprise software consulting gmbh (APS ENTERprise) was founded in 1996 in Mönchengladbach (Germany) with the mission of creating enhanced solutions for the batch production that provide the best return on investment possible to our customers. New requirements created by challenging projects in production management could no longer be completely fulfilled by professional services and the existing products of established providers. Based on this,
APS ENTERprise has developed some of the most beneficial value added solutions on the market and has become an acclaimed provider.

The management team at APS ENTERprise has their roots in consulting, specifically in the batch production area. This experience has been leveraged to incorporate real world problem resolution into its products.

APS ENTERprise is a 100% privately owned self sufficient company with no debt and no external investors; which consequently results in no outside influence regarding product direction. Our customers are our most important asset. As such, product management decisions are based on the needs and feedback of our user community. Continually enhancing its solutions based upon this customer input has allowed APS ENTERprise to thrive as a result.

In 2006 APS|ENTERprise Software Inc. was founded in New York to provide product sales and support directly to customers in North America.

Today the APS ENTERprise solution portfolio offers leading IT products, experienced customer orientated staff and management, and last but not least the ability to solve our customers tasks practically, economically and reliably!

www.apsware.com

For more information about Streamworks, click here.

APS  VISUALjobControl 1.0.0 is available immediately and adds valuable JCL and script analysis capabilities to the VISUALjob product line:

• Tabbed browsing and analysis of JCL
• Tabbed browsing of scripts and documentation
• JCL Cross Referencing

APS ENTERprise, a leading provider of value added solutions to improve the effectiveness of workload automation solutions, today announced the availability of APS VISUALjobControl.

APS VISUALjobControl has been designed to assist Workload Automation professionals and Application Developers to analyze JCL and Scripts. Unlike traditional JCL cross reference tools, APS VISUALjobControl takes full advantage of the modern Windows user interface, resulting in the most up-to-date, easy-to-use and fastest way to view, analyze and report on JCL and Scripts.

Steffen Heinke, Head of Development of APS ENTERprise software consulting gmbh explains:

“With APS VISUALjobControl, we take JCL and Script analysis and documentation to the next level. Thanks to intensive beta testing and valuable customer input, APS VISUALjobControl becomes a perfect compliment to our VISUALjob product family.”

APS VISUALjobControl is part of active VISUALjob for TWS and
VISUALjob for Control-M licenses and can also be licensed stand-alone.

For more information on APS VISUALjobControl, click here.

About APS ENTERprise software consulting gmbh
APS ENTERprise software consulting gmbh, Germany (APS ENTERprise) is a leading provider of value added solutions to improve the effectiveness of workload automation solutions. APS ENTERprise was founded in 1996 in Mönchengladbach, Germany with the mission of creating enhanced solutions for the batch production that provide the best return on investment possible to its customers. Over the years, APS ENTERprise has developed some of the most beneficial value added solutions on the market and has become an acclaimed provider.

APS Sysview for Control-M 2.0.9 is available immediately and comes with many important enhancements:

• Performance has been optimized when retrieving Sysouts from the longterm archive
• New Metadata collection process provides a 30% reduction in network traffic
• New Sysout collection exceptions allow read job name exceptions from a file
• New Options to define Sysout retention right down to the individual job name
• New Option to provide a daily email status report to Administrators with detailing active datacenters and the volume of data collected during the last 24 hour period

APS Sysview for Control-M 2.0.9, including software, documentation and detailed release notes, is available from the APS|ENTERprise Downloads area.

We recommend upgrading to APS Sysview for Control-M 2.0.9 as soon as possible in order to take advantage of the improvements.

The Installation Guide contains a detailed description how to upgrade from APS Sysview for Control-M 2.0.8 to APS Sysview for Control-M 2.0.9. If you are running pre-2.0.8 release and you would like to upgrade to APS Sysview for Control-M 2.0.9, please contact the APS|ENTERprise Customer Support.

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VISUALjob for Control-M 8.1.0 is available immediately and comes with functional enhancements and corrections.

• Password administration and security enhancements

• Corrections of smaller problems
  as detailed in the release notes.

We recommend upgrading to the new version 8.1.0 of VISUALjob for Control-M in order to take advantage of the enhanced password administration and security capabilities.

VISUALjob for Control-M 8.1.0, including software, documentation, detailed release notes and upgrade instructions, is available from the APS|ENTERprise Downloads area.

In case of technical questions, please contact the APS|ENTERprise Customer Support.