19th International GSE Conference

for VSE, z/VM, KVM and Linux on IBM Z & LinuxONE

17 — 19 September 2025

Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen, Germany

GOLD SPONSORS

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www.21cs.com

21CS is a trusted leader in mainframe software innovation, delivering solutions that safeguard critical data, streamline recovery and migration, and provide industry-leading performance and capacity planning tools. For more than 30 years, the company has partnered closely with IBM to develop and enhance products that not only meet today’s market demands but also anticipate future technology trends.

Through this longstanding collaboration, 21CS has been entrusted with developing market-critical products within IBM’s portfolio, contributing significantly to the z/OS ecosystem since 1992. Its expertise spans foundational disk and tape migration solutions, establishing 21CS as the authority in data storage and tape migration technologies.

In June 2021, 21CS expanded its role in the mainframe landscape by entering an Agreement to License the z/VSE Operating System and Middleware Stack source code from IBM. The company released its first version of the operating system in 2022 and continues to enhance and evolve the platform, ensuring its long-term value and relevance for clients worldwide.

 
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https://www.csi-international.com/

CSI International (CSI) is an Independet Software Vendor (ISV) providing software and consulting solutions to IT organizations who use IBM’s z/OS and 21CS’s VSEn operating systems and related products.

In 1995, Connectivity Systems, Inc., (now CSI International) was founded to provide a native TCP/IP solution for the enterprises using the z/VSE environment. Appropriately named TCP/IP for VSE, it quickly became the de facto standard for the platform.

In 2002, Connectivity Systems acquired B. I. Moyle Associates, Inc. The acquisition of software and engineering talent enabled Connectivity Systems to expand its reach far beyond networking and VSE. The merged company provides z/OS and VSEn solutions addressing systems management, network performance, data management, production control, automation, and security.

CSI International continues to further develop, market, support, and introduce new industry-leading solutions that enhance, optimize, and extend the mainframe experience while reducing the overall cost of IT. Most recently, CSI International has developed Network Folding® to eliminate network congestion and z/Cobol™, a completely re-imagined compiler that allows existing COBOL code to take full advantage of the hardware innovations present in today’s IBM mainframes.
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Broadcom Mainframe Software specializes in DevOps, Security, AIOps, and Foundational software solutions for their enterprise. We provide z/OS, z/VM, and VSE solutions that help organizations accelerate, transform, and secure their IT infrastructures. We enable our clients to embrace open Mainframe modernization, integrate Mainframe Software as part of their cloud, and innovate to drive business forward. For more information, visit www.broadcom.com/products/mainframe.

SILVER SPONSORS

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Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, offering advisory, implementation and managed service capabilities to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. As the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, the company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com/de/de.
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www.nomain.com

Nomain is a startup building a next-generation mainframe modernization solution for enterprise clients.

Our unique approach empowers users from mainframe developers to business analysts to rapidly understand complex, large-scale mainframe systems—reducing the time from feature request to implementation from days to minutes.

By democratizing mainframe knowledge and providing a highly collaborative environment, our platform accelerates modernization efforts across all strategies: optimizing directly on the mainframe, encapsulating legacy systems, or executing a full cloud migration.
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www.rocketsoftware.com

Modernization.Without disruption.

Rocket is helping customers deploy innovative solutions that enable you to modernize without disruption by optimizing on-prem and embracing hybrid cloud strategies. Trusted by over 12,500 customers and 750 partners, and with more than 3,000 global employees, Rocket Software is the global technology leader and partner of choice. We empower the world's leading businesses on their modernization journeys, from core systems to the cloud, including most of the Fortune 500 and small and large enterprises in many industries. With Rocket Software, you maximize your data, systems, and infrastructure to deliver critical services that power our modern world.