IBM CICS is a family of mixed-language application servers that provide online transaction management and connectivity for applications on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS and z/VSE.
IBM Hursley, near Winchester in the UK, where much of CICS development is done.
Beginning of a CICSGEN stage one module, 1982
Chart showing a particular task invocation of CICS, 2010
A diagram showing one site's relationship between z/OS and CICS, 2010
IBM mainframes are large computer systems produced by IBM since 1952. During the 1960s and 1970s, IBM dominated the computer market with the 7000 series and the later System/360, followed by the Syste
CICS
…Control System) is a family of mixed-language application servers that provide online transaction management and connectivity for applications on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS and z/VSE. CICS family products are designed as middleware and support rapid, high-volume online transaction processing. A CICS…
IBM 704 mainframe at NACA in 1957
IBM 1401 undergoing restoration at the Computer History Museum