Our software – our virtual compilers – automate the process of transmitting your source code to a remote compile machine where it is compiled using your existing IBM or third party compiler.   We then transmit the object code and listing back to your datasets.  The process is seamless to users, developers and operators.

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The SYSPOINT Virtual Compiler (SVC) directs your source code and any other pertinent information (i.e., copy book info) to a remote compile machine, where it is compiled using your IBM or third party compiler, and returns the completed module back to you.  As a result, the “virtual compiler” performs exactly the same functions as your existing compiler – but with a minimum 30% savings over your existing compiler costs - and increased mainframe utilization. 

The SVC can be hosted on a designated mainframe in your data center (insourced) or hosted by SYSPOINT (outsourced.)

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SYSPOINT charges a fixed percentage of what IBM charges you, so you know in advance exactly what your savings will be. 

You can estimate your savings now by using the Savings Calculator at www.syspointusa.com.

SYSPOINT charges on the same month-to-month basis as IBM, so there’s is no risk. 

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SYSPOINT utilizes all available security measures, including RACF, PassTickets, VPN, etc.

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SYSPOINT SVCs support invocation from CALL, LINK, or ATTACH in the same manner as the actual IBM compilers.

See our product documentation at www.syspointusa.com for details.

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You continue to run any pre-compiler before your compile jobstep just as you do now. You pass the output of the pre-compiler to the SYSPOINT Virtual Compiler just like you would to the IBM compiler.

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Using the same process as for pre-compilers, you continue to run that product exactly as you do now and have the virtual compiler pass its output to your post-processor.

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You continue to link-edit as you do now. SYSPOINT does not replace the link-edit or binder, which is a part of OS/390 or z/OS DFSMS, not a separate product.

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One of the functions that the virtual compiler performs is scanning.  SYSPOINT Virtual Compilers scan your source code for COPY statements and transmitting the appropriate members just like your SYSIN dataset. In other words, COPY and BASIS (and PL/I, Fortran, and C-include) present no problem for the virtual compiler. Everything is transparent to your programmers.

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For most compiles, the virtual compiler uses up to 70% less CPU time than the IBM compiler because it off-loads most of the work of the compile to the remote compile machine. For example, one typical customer COBOL compile of 5489 statements used 3.91 CPU seconds – as opposed to the IBM compiler which was used to consume 6.02 CPU seconds on the same mainframe – a 35% savings.  Nearly all compiles will save you CPU resources. ______________________________________________

Less than you think. That 5489 statement compile (above) required the transmission of about 1.8 megabytes of data – including source code, control statements, listing, and object code. A typical corporate T1 line runs at 1.5 megabits or about .2 megabytes per second – so that’s less than ten seconds worth of data. Depending on how busy your mainframe is, the elapsed time to complete the entire process may actually take less time than they do now.

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We pass whatever options you code to the actual IBM compiler, so we support every IBM compiler option except the seldom-used facility that lets you write a compiler exit to do your own compiler I/O.

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SYSPOINT is committed to keeping all of our compilers up to current IBM maintenance levels.

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Contact SYSPOINT at www.syspointusa.com or info@syspointusa.com to start saving money now.