New Version of Isogon's SPIFFY Tool for IBM Mainframe Programmers Adds Enhanced Work-Saving Features.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Powerful New User Features Increase IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) z/OS and ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility) A full-screen editor from IBM for writing application programs. It is also used to develop dialogs for interactive terminal sessions. Programmers' Performance with "Cut 'n' Paste," Global Configuration, and Permanent Command List Upgrades Isogon i·so·gon n. A polygon whose angles are equal. Noun 1. isogon - an equiangular polygon polygon, polygonal shape - a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides , the leading provider of mainframe Software Asset Management (SAM) solutions and IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. system tools, today announced enhancements and upgrades to its SPIFFY spiffy - /spi'fee/ 1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or exceptionally well-designed interface. "Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?" This was common mainstream slang during the 1940s. 2. productivity tool for IBM's Interactive System Productivity Facility (operating system) Interactive System Productivity Facility - (ISPF) Something to do with IBM's OS/390. http://s390.ibm.com/bookmgr-cgi/bookmgr.cmd/BOOKS/ISPDGD02/COVER?SHELF=ISP5BK01. (ISPF) for Mainframe programmers. SPIFFY version 5.8 is now available with a number of enhancements that significantly boost ISPF user productivity and increase administrative management features. Isogon's development team has added multiple features that include improved "OLIST" performance, "Cut and Paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another. " functionality, enhanced "COPY" functionality to include Alias members, increased "Permanent Command List" size, enhanced support for the "Table-Handler" feature, and administrative user overrides with a new "Global Configuration" settings panel. Isogon's SPIFFY has increased the daily performance and productivity of countless IBM mainframe programmers using ISPF tools. Because SPIFFY is tightly integrated into ISPF functionality it acts as a centralized, object-oriented development center. SPIFFY offers immediate access to a substantial new set of tools designed specifically for ensuring high productivity across any programming team. Version 5.8 has improved functionality in several critical areas. The new version has boosted "Object List - OLIST" performance by moving ISPF tables to the "Table-Handler" tables; this allows for almost unlimited list sizes. Administrators can create global OLISTS that users can now view and save as desired. SPIFFY's "Cut and Paste" functionality now supports an unlimited number of clipboards with unlimited widths, as well as complete emulation of ISPF's "Clipboard Manager." "These enhancements to SPIFFY are driven by Isogon's total commitment to create and support the most advanced IBM z/OS system support tools in the industry," said Ron Nabors, Isogon's Senior Vice President Sales and Chief Marketing Officer. "We continually take ISPF user feedback and suggestions to our SPIFFY development team in order to drive priority enhancements that will have a measurable impact on ISPF use and productivity gains. Beyond those improvements, we also understand the value of each administrator's time and have added more features that cut how much time they spend managing their SPIFFY user and software upgrades." About Isogon For the past 20 years, Isogon has provided dependable and innovative solutions to the Global 2000 community. Isogon has helped these organizations achieve the next level of IT Asset cost and compliance risk control offering an integrated suite of cross platform inventory, usage, and contract management software. In addition, Isogon offers tools that take programming efficiency to the next level--tools that increase programmer productivity and satisfaction. Established in 1983, Isogon is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , with consulting and sales offices in North America and London, in addition to business partners throughout the world. To learn more about Isogon, call +1-800-568-8828 or visit www.isogon.com. Isogon, SPIFFY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Isogon Corporation. |
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