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Description of  Customer Information Control System: Learn CICS : is designed for software programmers who would like to understand the concepts of CICS starting from scratch (MAINFRAME DEVELOPMENT)

CICS stands for Customer Information Control System. CICS was developed in 1968 by IBM. CICS allows users to develop and execute online application in an MVS environment. CICS has become the most commonly used server for Internet applications. CICS is a transaction processing system which is also called as Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) Software. CICS is a data communication system that can support a network containing hundreds of terminals. This book is designed for software programmers who would like to understand the concepts of CICS starting from scratch. This book will give you enough understanding on CICS from where you can take yourself to higher levels of expertise. Before proceeding with this book, you should have a basic understanding of COBOL programming. A basic knowledge of MVS and TSO/ISPF subsystem will help you grasp the concepts of CICS better.