December 2009 Newsletter

UltraQuest Version 5.5 Available Now for z/OS

UltraQuest Version 5.5 for z/OS is available now and features a new and improved UltraQuest Reporter Desktop environment, shared report output, suspended and extended data filtering, and much more.

Suspended and Extended Filtering for a Request

With version 5.5., you now have the ability to create a request so that when it is run from Reporter or from UltraQuest Library, the user is presented with the alternative to bypass the filtering criteria. Since filters often use prompted request variables to let the user running the request specify filtering criteria, giving the user the option of suspending the filters allows him to select “use all values” instead of applying filtering criteria to the request.

An extended filtering facility has been added so that the filtering can be applied to the whole path of a hierarchical database. An extended filtering expression on a child table will also filter out associated data in all parent tables in the path. Consequently, data that does not pass the filtering criteria is not included in the output.

These new filtering options and all the other new facilities in version 5.5 for z/OS can now be ordered for your UltraQuest site. Notification of the availability of this release has already been emailed to the main contact at your UltraQuest for z/OS site, providing the contact with the ordering details including the choice of CD, electronic (FTP), or tape cartridge for media type.

UltraQuest Version 5.5 for z/VM will be available in the first quarter of 2010.

Holiday Hours for NOMAD and UltraQuest Support

NOMAD & UltraQuest Support in the US will be closed on the following dates in December and January:

• Thursday, December 24, 2009

• Friday, December 25, 2009

• Friday, January 1, 2010

• Monday, January 18, 2010

For a production down/severity 1 issue on any of these dates, please leave a message in our Support hotline voice mail system:

888-328-7806 ( North America )

203-383-4709 (International)

Support will be paged, and will return your call, so please leave a phone number where you can be reached, and provide your account number. Typically, calls are returned within 30 minutes. If an hour has passed without a callback, please leave another voice mail message.

In an effort to better serve our customers, we are providing you an additional phone number to use in case the standard support phone numbers are inoperable for some unforeseen reason. This additional phone number is 972-899-5220, available during standard business hours, 8:30 AM- 5:30 PM CST.

UltraQuest Demos Featuring the Latest Release, Version 5.5

Sign up now for an UltraQuest demo and see the new Reporter desktop plus other new facilities in version 5.5:

The scheduled dates are:

• January 12th

• February 11th

• March 10th

Click here to register.

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