New Releases by Paul Rogers

Contains ten selected articles on strategy from the Harvard Business Review. Includes writings on how to build a company''s vision, reinventing a business model, and the secrets to successful strategy execution.

The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is an eleven volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you would like to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to consolidate your e-business applications, the ABCs collection will serve as a powerful technical tool. This IBM Redbooks publication describes the functions of the Infoprint Server. It will help you install, tailor, configure, and use the z/OS Version 1 Release 7 version of Infoprint Server. Topics covered in this volume are the following: Infoprint Server UNIX System Services overview Infoprint Server customization Print Interface IP PrintWay NetSpool Infoprint Central User interfaces to Infoprint Server The contents of the volumes are as follows: Volume 1: Introduction to z/OS and storage concepts, TSO/E, ISPF, JCL, SDSF, and z/OS delivery and installation Volume 2: z/OS implementation and daily maintenance, defining subsystems, JES2 and JES3, LPA, LNKLST, authorized libraries, SMP/E, Language Environment Volume 3: Introduction to DFSMS, data set basics storage management hardware and software, catalogs, and DFSMStvs Volume 4: Communication Server, TCP/IP, and VTAM Volume 5: Base and Parallel Sysplex, System Logger, Resource Recovery Services (RRS), global resource serialization (GRS), z/OS system operations, automatic restart management (ARM), Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) Volume 6: Introduction to security, RACF, Digital certificates and PKI, Kerberos, cryptography, zSeries firewall technologies, LDAP, and Enterprise identity mapping (EIM) Volume 7: Printing in a z/OS environment, Infoprint Server and Infoprint Central Volume 8: An introduction to z/OS problem diagnosis Volume 9: z/OS UNIX System Services Volume 10: Introduction to z/Architecture, zSeries processor design, zSeries connectivity, LPAR concepts, HCD, and HMC Volume 11: Capacity planning, performance management, WLM, RMF, and SMF

This volume comprises a selection of Professor Paul Rogers'' best essays on security issues from the Cold War to the war on terror and the Iraq War, arguing that the dominant Western socio-economic security paradigm is fundamentally misguided and unsustainable.

-- World''s leading security expert asseses prospects for a war with Iran --Iraq stands on the edge of civil war. As sectarian killings escalate, and troops become more deeply entrenched, is there any prospect of an exit strategy? Leading security expert

This IBM Redbooks publication describes the implementation of RACF℗ʼ in z/OS℗ʼ Version 1 Release 8. This release continues to deliver industry leadership for security. Improvements have been introduced to further enhance the security-rich environment z/OS users rely on. These enhancements include: - RACF support for virtual key rings to treat the collection of all the certificates owned by one user ID, including the SITE and CERTAUTH reserved user IDs, as an independent key ring. The use of the CERTAUTH virtual key ring will help to eliminate the need to manually create multiple real key rings for SSL-enabled z/OS client applications such as FTP. - RACF template extensions allow templates to expand beyond their current 4K size. - RACF supports the use of passwords longer than eight characters, now called password phrases. - The RACF access control module exit, DSNXRXAC, has changed substantially with DB2℗ʼ version 9. A RACF administrators can now define a security rule before an object is created and preserve the rule for a dropped object. In addition, RACF general resources for member and group profiles can be used by an installation to protect multiple DB2 resources with a single RACF profile. - A new parameter on the IRRUT200 utility tells the utility to activate the backup data set printed to as output. This is accomplished by the utility internally issuing an RVARY ACTIVE for the backup data set after the copy is complete. IRRUT200 and IRRUT400 utilities now check whether their output data sets are active primary or backup RACF data sets on this system. - RACF in z/OS V1R8 provides a solution to some functional gaps in the way that change logging of RACF profile updates were reflected in z/OS LDAP, and an enhancement is made to LISTUSER to demonstrate whether password enveloping is enabled for a user. In addition to describing the new features, this book includes detailed steps for implementing these enhancements. It explains how to configure them for your installation and how to use them to increase the security of your environment.

This volume explores in close detail the events and factors leading up to the second Gulf War in 2003 and considers whether war with Iraq was inevitable. Nick Ritchie and Paul Rogers argue that after the election of George W. Bush, conflict between Iraq and the United States was probable, and that after 9/11 it became virtually inevitable. They begin by setting the story of Iraq, Bush and 9/11 within the broader context of the importance of the Persian Gulf to enduring US national security interests and go on to examine the intense politicking that surrounded the conflict and still reverberates today. The authors examine US policy towards Iraq at the end of the Clinton administration, the opposition in Congress and Washington’s conservative think tanks to Clinton’s strategy of containment, and the evolution of Iraq policy during the first eight months of the Bush presidency and the growing pressure for regime change. They also explore the immediate focus on Iraq after the attacks of September 11 that marked a watershed in US national security policy and chart the construction of the case against Iraq through 2002 and the administration’s determination to end Saddam Hussein’s regime at all costs. The Political Road to War with Iraq will be of great interest to all students and scholars of US foreign policy, war and peace studies and international relations.

Leading security expert analyses the implications of war in Iraq, and the possibility of an attack on Iran and its consequences.

In this IBM Redbooks publication, we describe how to configure the various components of an e-business solution to exploit the availability and scalability benefits of zSeries and Parallel Sysplex using multiple LPARs running Linux for zSeries and z/OS. This publication applies to WebSphere for z/OS V6, and is a continuation of the project evaluating high availability using WebSphere for z/OS V5 and V4. Presented in three parts (theory, systems setup, and availability tests), we cover workload balancing, the use of HTTP sessions, various architectures, and how to set up and test your infrastructures. Considerations for configuring the systems and applications in an e-business environment are also examined, and we address such questions as: - Should there be separate front-end systems for running the WebSphere Application Server? - How should e-business components be configured to minimize or eliminate the impact of a system outage? - What is the best way to communicate between the WebSphere systems and the back-end application systems? - What is the impact on the end user if there is a failure in one of the front-end or back-end systems?

This IBM Redbook describes problem diagnosis fundamentals and analysis methodologies for the z/OS system. It provides guidelines for the collection of relevant diagnostic data, tips for analyzing the data, and techniques to assist in identifying and resolving of Language Environment, CICS, CICSPlex/SM, MQSeries, VTAM, and DB2 problems. Also described are some diagnostic procedures that are not purely z/OS, but that are related to the various platforms (UNIX and Windows) where IBM software executes and interacts with z/OS in a Client/Server or distributed framework topology. This document shows you how to: - Adopt a systematic and thorough approach to dealing with problems - Identify the different types of problems - Determine where to look for diagnostic information and how to obtain it - Interpret and analyze the diagnostic data collected - Escalate problems to the IBM Support Center when necessary Diagnostic data collection and analysis is a dynamic and complex process. This redbook shows you how to identify and document problems, collect and analyze pertinent diagnostic data and obtain help as needed, to speed you on your way to problem resolution.

Radical critique of the ''war on terror'' by leading media commentator and peace scholar.

Voyage is a French course with grammar and progression at its heart designed to help teachers cover all the requirements of the National Curriculum. The course provides clear explanantions and a variety of practice activities, making learning and teaching easier. It fully integrates differentiation to meet the needs of a wide-ability range and includes regular assessments such as end-of-unit tests at Key Stage 3 and examination practice at Key Stage 4. It addresses the information and communication technology component of the National Curriculum.

Contemporary and motivational French course with grammar and progression at its heart, Voyage helps teachers to cover all the requirements of both the Revised National Curriculum and the new QCA Scheme of Work for Key stage 3.

Zickzack neu new German spelling is a four-stage course leading a wide ability-range of students to success.

This series provides full preparation of the National Curriculum, Standard Grade and Junior Certificate. Students'' books, online teacher''s material and copymasters have been revised to incorporate the new German spelling. It provides lively, differentiated activities which cater for a wide range of abilities. Assessment is fully integrated at all stages.

Presenting contemporary French course with grammar and progression, this title helps teachers to cover the requirements of the Revised National Curriculum. This Teacher''s Book provides teachers with support in planning and delivering their lessons. It contains answers to exercises from the Students'' Book and the Copymasters.

Zickzack neu new German spelling is a four-stage course leading a wide ability-range of students to success.

Presents a four-stage course leading a range of students to success. This title provides preparation of the National Curriculum, standard Grade and Junior Certificate. It also includes Students''Book, Online Teacher''s Material and Copymasters that incorporate the German spelling. It provides activities which cater for a range of abilities.

Although forest health may be difficult to define and measure, a strong demand exists for assessment of forest conditions at various state, regional, and national scales. Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) is a national program designed to measure the status, changes, and trends of forest conditions annually. This report presents a broad view of forest health issues affecting the Interior West region of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. We found that the forests of the Interior West have changed considerably in the past century. What is more difficult to assess is whether humans have promoted change that is irreversible, or whether the change we see in the forested landscape is within healthy bounds. Discussions of forest health and forest cover change, the developed and wildland interface, insect and disease disturbances, watershed health, biodiversity, and air quality comprise the body of this report. This initial report sets the stage for more in-depth reports on forest health in the Interior West by introducing the FHM program, defining "the forest" regionally, discussing prominent issues, and displaying summary FHM data taken from 1996-1999. A website address is provided on the inside back cover of this report to solicit reader suggestions for improving future FHM reports.