Rocket Software to Showcase Modern Mainframing @ SHARE in Providence

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com) today announced that key members of its technical team will be at SHARE August 6 - 11 in Providence (Booth 302) to discuss innovation and modernization in the mainframe environment. Rocket© engineers will lead nine sessions on topics ranging from data virtualization and integration of the Python and R programming languages into mainframe environments to how to entice Millennials to program a mainframe. Rocket experts will also be available on the expo floor (Booth 302) to demonstrate how Rocket's mainframe solutions can help organizations harness the power of the mainframe as a competitive weapon in their own environments. Additionally, Rocket will present SHARE attendees with a preview of its new terminal emulator for web and mobile devices.

"Mainframes are the perfect power tool for organizations that need fast processing and instant analytics," says Rocket Software CTO Bryan Smith. "There is so much innovation going on in Big Iron right now, and it is critical for organizations to be able to take advantage of these important new capabilities to drive their digital transformation and security initiatives."

    WHO:                        Rocket Software

    WHERE:                      SHARE Providence

                                Rhode Island Convention Center

                                One Sabin St, Providence, RI 02903

                                Booth 302

    WHAT:                        Presentations on Mainframe Technologies
                                 and Solutions

    WHEN:                       August 6 - 11, 2017

The scheduled list of presentations includes:

    TITLE                                 SPEAKER
    -----                                 -------

    Modern IMS Management                  Scott Tran (Software Engineer,
                                           Rocket), Rick Engel (IBM)
    ---------------------                 -------------------------------

    Enabling IMS Services to Application   Ron Bisceglia (Principal Software
     Developers                            Engineer, Rocket)
    ------------------------------------  ---------------------------------

    Lunch and Learn: The API Revolution    Bryan Smith (VP of R&D & CTO,
     on z Systems: Unlocking Your          Rocket)
     Mainframe for Accelerated Digital
     Transformation
    -----------------------------------       ------------------------------

    Three Hours to Mainframe - How to Get  Sean Grady (Software Engineer,
     Millennials Programming on Big Iron   Rocket), Ari Kenney (Engineering
                                           Intern, Rocket)
    ------------------------------------- ---------------------------------

    SDSF Enhancements and Product          Gary Puchkoff (IBM), Ken Jonas
     Direction                             (Principal Software Engineer,
                                           Rocket)
    -----------------------------         -------------------------------

    Machine Learning and the Modern        Azeem Ahmed (Managing Director,
     Mainframe - Why You Should Care       R&D - Data & Analytics, Rocket)
    -------------------------------       --------------------------------

    Big Cloud - Leveraging Cloud Storage   Janet Sun (Director of R&D,
     from the Mainframe                    Rocket), Louis Hanna (IBM), Joe
                                           Devlin (VP of Software
                                           Development, Rocket)
    ------------------------------------  --------------------------------

    Accelerate Digital Business            Bryan Smith (VP of R&D & CTO,
     Transformation with Mainframe Data    Rocket)
     Virtualization for Apache Spark and
     Machine Learning
    -----------------------------------       ------------------------------

    Collaborative Mainframing: How         Patrick Spedding (Senior
     Integrated Collaborative Analytics    Director, Rocket R&D)
     Can Leverage the Power of the
     Mainframe
    -----------------------------------            -------------------------

                                          Theresa Tai (IBM), Avijit
                                           Chatterjee (IBM), David
                                           Rhoderick (IBM), Peter Fandel
                                           (Director of Software
                                           Development, Rocket), Elpida
                                           Tzortzatos (IBM), Bryan Smith
    Cognitive Computing Open Forum         (VP of R&D & CTO, Rocket)
    ------------------------------        ------------------------------

    The Open Data Science Foundation:      Theresa Tai (IBM), Peter Fandel
     Anaconda for z/OS                     (Director of Software
                                           Development, Rocket)
    ---------------------------------     --------------------------------

    Recruiting and On-boarding             Kyle Beausoleil (Software
     Millennial Hires                      Engineer, Rocket)
    --------------------------            --------------------------

CONTACT: Richard Berman
PHONE & EMAIL: richard@verbfactory.com; 415 359 4906

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