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Transaction Server solution for businesses
About IBM CICS
IBM® CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® has evolved into a powerful mixed language application server, enabling developers to write and modernize applications using the languages and tools best suited to business needs and their skills. Supported languages and frameworks include Java®-based OSGi, Springboot®, Jakarta® EE, Eclipse® MicroProfile, and Node.js®-based runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, and COBOL, C/C++, and PL/I. CICS is able to scale applications to support high-transaction workloads in a secure, robust, cost-efficient environment. Develop new applications or extend existing, mission-critical services with new interfaces. Unleash your creativity with our support for a wealth of different programming languages. Develop in CICS Transaction Server just as you would develop any other application, with plug-ins for familiar tooling such as Maven®, Gradle®, Zowe®, and UrbanCode Deploy®.
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