General Discussion & Announcements

I started in MV January 8, 1982 after a major layoff at Novell. Prime Information at a Salt Lake City, Utah/Birmingham, Alabama based trucking company. I worked mostly with small-ish companies most of my career until I became the IT Manager for Kingsdown Mattress in Mebane, North Carolina in the early 90's. That was part of my involvement with bedding manufacturers, supporting software by one Paul Anderberg (a long-time friend and a co-worker at a couple employers pre-MV and during).Serta Mattress licensees were our biggest customers. Ultimately (no, no pun), I took the position of IT Manager at the Salt Lake City Serta plant not to long after Paul moved to Idaho and left the business.Then to Colorado for a couple years and Texas for a dozen (finishing up a stint in Texas at Neiman Marcus as their UniVerse DBA and then securing a Development position at Rocket Software) landing finally at E*Trade Advisor Services in Centennial, Colorado (formerly Trust Company of America) where I antic

Hi,My name is Duncan Fowler and I am currently employed by Lancer Insurance Co. in beautiful Long Island, New York. I've been working with Pick/multivalue systems since the 1970s and currently am working on a UniVerse system.  Look forward to learning more about Rocket's plans and contributing where appropriate.------------------------------Duncan FowlerLancer Insurance Co.------------------------------

Ask Rocket is a new series that gives Rocket customer a chance to ask questions directly to our Executive Leadership Team. The Team answers all questions posed, but once a quarter we select a few questions for the ELT team to answer and share publicly. Earlier this week, this quarter's answers were shared in the Ask Rocket Kickoff blog post. The ELT will answer another round of Ask Rocket questions again later this year. If you have a question for anyone on the Rocket leadership team, you can send it in by filling out this form. Even if your question is not picked for the blog post, you will receive an answer.What do you think of the first round of conversation, and what would you like to ask?------------------------------Cj HathawayRocket Software------------------------------

Prior to the launch of this Forum, Rocket Software offered a small community to beta test a small number of products. Over time, that community became a lively discussion area for support of Rocket's efforts with open source languages and tools for IBM z/OS. Many of this Forum's members came from the old community.Last week, we started the first of two phases to migrate content from the old community to this Forum, and completed the effort early Tuesday morning. Over 1000 posts and replies were brought into the Forum, primarily in the Open Source Languages and Tools for z/OS discussion area. While many discussions have been credited to their creators and participants, a large number of posts and replies are attributed to an "Archive User". This content was created by members of the old community that haven't yet joined the Forum.Phase two of the migration will commence in the first half of September. This phase will migrate content created in the old community after phase one, and will

A team of Rocketeers is creating a new design for delivering web-based documentation for Rocket products. We are seeking Rocket customers for a 10-minute call to discuss what they like, dislike, and want in product documentation. If you are willing to chat, send your contact information to psharon@rocketsoftware.com. Thanks!------------------------------Phyllis SharonPrincipal Technical EditorRocket Software------------------------------

The Rocket Forum is for you, our valued customers and members.How are we doing? What can we do differently? Is there a feature you would like to see? We welcome your thoughts, comments or feedback about how we can improve your experience.------------------------------Charles Dane Rocket Software------------------------------

This post may be updated as new questions arise.What is the Rocket Forum?The Rocket Forum is the place where all are welcome to discover, engage, learn, share knowledge and network with other members and Rocketeers. Here you'll find discussions about Rocket products and services, news and updates, help and support, events and activities, documentation and how-to guides, and videos.Do I have to be a customer to join the forum?Not at all. The forum is open to anyone with an interest in anything Rocket. While you don't need to join the forum to read content, membership is required to participate.What happened to the other Rocket Software Forum?The Rocket Software Forum was a community focused on a small list of Rocket products. We wanted to offer our members more capabilities and products to discuss, on a platform allowing the forum to grow. We also ensured all the other forum's membership and content moved with us.Can I get help with a product?We encourage our forum members and subject m