Introduction to zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP)
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This paper was originally presented to the 2005 Annual UK-CMG Conference in Warwickshire, UK. At that time, details on z/9 109 server and z/OS V1R7 were not available. That paper was accepted for presentation by the Computer Measurement Group at the 2005 CMG International Conference. The CMG Program Committee required that the final paper be submitted no later than September 16 . By that paper submission th
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