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Open Mainframe Project Announces Zowe’s Long Term Support V3 Release Designed for Mission-Critical Applications and Data Processing, Ensuring the Future of the Mainframe

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Zowe increases product durability, stability and security with the support of a large open source community and a Conformance Program

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Open Mainframe Project, an open source initiative that enables collaboration across the mainframe community to develop shared tool sets and resources, announced the launch of Zowe‘s Long Term Support (LTS) V3 Release. Zowe, an open source software framework for the mainframe that strengthens integration with modern enterprise processes & tools, offers vendors and customers the ability to execute on modernization initiatives with stability, security, interoperability as well as easy installation and a continuous delivery model for receiving upgraded features.

According to the Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2024, the independent annual guide for users of mainframe systems, 85% of mainframe organizations will be adopting Zowe by the end of the year or have already adopted it into their modern enterprise solutions. 

“The continued success of Zowe as a community-driven project highlights the importance of the mainframe as an open platform supporting hybrid cloud architectures,” said George Decandio, chief technology officer, Mainframe Software Division, Broadcom. “The latest V3 release introduces new components that expand capabilities to client SDKs and additional IDEs, reflecting Zowe’s ongoing evolution to meet the needs of the mainframe ecosystem. Notably, this update enhances the Zowe API Mediation Layer, a key component our customers view as essential in transforming the role of the mainframe in their multi-platform environments.”

“Zowe’s progress underscores a broader commitment to open, interoperable standards, enabling organizations to maximize the value of their mainframe and IT infrastructure investments,” said Decandio. “Broadcom is proud to be a leading contributor to this community and is committed to supporting the project’s continued growth.”

Zowe, the integrated and extensible open source framework for z/OS, comes with a core set of applications out of the box in combination with the APIs and OS capabilities future applications will depend on. It offers modern interfaces to interact with z/OS and allows you to work with z/OS in a way that is similar to what you experience on cloud platforms today. Developers can use these interfaces as delivered or through plug-ins and extensions that are created by clients or third-party vendors. For example, Zowe V3 offers new support for the IntelliJ Zowe Explorer plugin as well as the simplified install wizard.

Some of the benefits of the LTS V3 include:

Durability: A refreshed number of core components that make up the software stack to give a secure stable shelf life, which ensures years of use with continued updates and support.Stability: The installation and configuration have been stabilized through V3. Organizations can confidently adopt the technology for enterprise use and upgrade when appropriate for their environment, minimizing the risk of disruption.Enhanced Security: An enhanced security posture by actively monitoring dependencies and upgrading them proactively. This helps mitigate risks associated with outdated or vulnerable dependencies, offering more robust security features compared to earlier versions.

“Zowe V3 is the culmination of five years of work by volunteers from around the world,” said Bruce Armstrong, IBM Z Principal Product Manager at IBM and member of the Zowe Advisory Council (ZAC). “I am particularly proud of the fact that Zowe has revolutionized access to z/OS-based services for thousands of next-generation developers and system programmers that will continue the platform’s success for decades to come.”

“Rocket Software is a proud founding contributor of Zowe,” said Tim Willging, Fellow and VP of Software Engineering at Rocket Software. “It’s been incredible to see the success and passion of the open source community in supporting hybrid cloud initiatives. The expanded capabilities in the V3 release will help accelerate an organization’s modernization journey and provide them with enhanced security, maintainability, and scalability needed to match their customers’ needs—now and in the future.”

Community Leadership
Zowe is a contributor-led community with participating vendors such as, but are not limited to, Broadcom, IBM, Phoenix Software, Rocket Software, and Vicom Infinity. As a result of their extensive collaboration, the following Zowe extensions have been transformed in Zowe V3:

Explorer for IntelliJ provides the developers within the IntelliJ IDEs with the capability to work with the z/OS platform.Kotlin and Java SDKs are Generally Available Extensions simplifying interaction with z/OS from the Java and Kotlin applications.The IMS service and the current CLI extensions are archived. IBM is working on replacements.

The Zowe Conformance Program is Updated with LTS V3 Guidelines
Aimed to build a vendor-neutral ecosystem around Zowe, Open Mainframe Project’s Zowe Conformance Program launched in 2019.  The program has helped Open Mainframe Project members incorporate Zowe with new and existing products that enable integration of mainframe applications and data across the enterprise.

To date, 77 products have implemented extensions based on the Zowe framework and earned these members conformance badges.

Zowe will also be featured in several sessions at Community Day at IBM’s TechXchange on Monday, October 21. Check out Open Mainframe Project’s complete schedule here.

Additional Resources:

Zowe GitHub RepositoryZowe Community WebsiteGetting Started documentation siteOpen Mainframe Project’s I am a Mainframer Podcast

About the Open Mainframe Project
The Open Mainframe Project is intended to serve as a focal point for deployment and use of Linux and Open Source in a mainframe computing environment. With a vision of Open Source on the Mainframe as the standard for enterprise class systems and applications, the project’s mission is to Build community and adoption of Open Source on the mainframe by eliminating barriers to Open Source adoption on the mainframe, demonstrating value of the mainframe on technical and business levels, and strengthening collaboration points and resources for the community to thrive. Learn more about the project at https://www.openmainframeproject.org.

About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, OpenChain, OpenSSF, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, Zephyr, and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Media Contact:
Maemalynn Meanor
Maemalynn@linuxfoundation.org 

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77% of Graduates Admit: “We Aren’t Ready For The Real World”

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New YouScience report reveals a systemic design gap in American education as record-high completion rates fail to produce students with a clear, intentional direction for their lives

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience®,the leading education technology company transforming college and career readiness through its award-winning platform YouScience® Brightpath, today released its annual Post-Graduation Readiness Report. The findings expose a growing gap in American education, with rising graduation rates not translating into real-world readiness.

Drawing from a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 students from the graduating classes of 2022 through 2025, the 2026 report identifies a “readiness crisis” that has become the new normal.

Key findings from the report include:

The readiness gap: 77% of graduates describe themselves as only moderately, slightly, or not at all prepared for life after high school.The confidence baseline: 69% of students lack strong confidence in their post-graduation plans, a figure that has held steady as an ongoing trend, not a temporary disruption.The end of the default to a college degree: Four-year college enrollment has fallen from 55% in 2019 to 36.7% in 2026, this is no longer a temporary decline, but a permanent reset in how students approach their future.The majority is no longer college-bound: 63.3% of graduates are choosing pathways outside of a traditional four-year university, including community college, trade school, workforce entry, or no defined plan.A generation navigating without a map: 62% of students are “drifting” into their future without intentional, deliberate plans.The power of aptitude discovery: When students receive structured support to understand their natural talents, their sense of preparedness nearly triples (13% to 33%) and confidence more than doubles (19% to 41%).

“The 2026 findings confirm that our education system is optimized for the wrong outcome. Completion is up, but clarity is not,” said Edson Barton, CEO of YouScience. “The failure is architectural. We have built a system that measures credits and GPA rather than self-knowledge and direction. To close the readiness gap, we must shift our focus from getting students through high school to getting them ready for life.”

The report also highlights deepening inequities across the country. Female students are more likely to feel unprepared (46% vs 41% of males), and the Western United States reports the lowest preparedness levels in the nation at 50%. Furthermore, public school students report the lowest confidence and preparedness levels compared to all other school types, highlighting a significant challenge for equity in education.

To close the readiness gap, YouScience calls for a fundamental shift toward four core capabilities:

Discover: Building self-knowledge through aptitude discovery before high-stakes decisions are made.Plan: Connecting learning to intentional, personalized pathways well before graduation.Validate: Providing certifications and real-world projects that translate learning into recognized credentials.Connect: Linking students to internships and employer partnerships at scale.

“Students are not unmotivated; they are navigating a system that wasn’t designed to guide them,” added Barton. “The data shows that when we provide students with the tools to discover who they are and where they can go, the results are transformational. It is time to update the system’s design to match the realities of the modern workforce.”

To read the full 2026 Post-Graduation Readiness Report, or see how Brightpath equips schools to drive real student outcomes, visit youscience.com.

About the report
The 2026 Post-Graduation Readiness Report is the fourth annual study examining how recent high school graduates navigate life after graduation. Based on a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 students from the classes of 2022–2025, it provides critical insights into evolving trends in student confidence, preparedness, and the structural changes required to support the next generation.

About YouScience
YouScience® is the leading education technology company dedicated to empowering individuals with the data and credentials needed to succeed in school, career, and life. Its award-winning platform, Brightpath, is the only College & Career Readiness solution built for both compliance and impact—powered by scientifically backed aptitude discovery, industry-recognized certifications, and meaningful career connections. YouScience currently serves more than 13,400 educational institutions and millions of users nationwide.

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goeasy Ltd. Announces Timing of First Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 28, 2026 /CNW/ – goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), (“goeasy” or the “Company”), one of Canada’s leading consumer lenders focused on delivering a full suite of financial services to Canadians with non-prime credit scores, will release its first quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

The company will hold its first quarter 2026 earnings conference call for analysts and investors on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Call Details

Local – Toronto: +1 (416) 945-7677
North American Toll Free: +1 (888) 699-1199

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Participants may listen to the webcast by registering via the following link https://app.webinar.net/wRYMgAD0jeA. A recorded version will be available under the same link immediately following the conclusion of the conference call.

To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register and enter your phone number at https://emportal.ink/4sYSTIF to receive an instant automated call back.

A recorded playback of the conference call will also be available until May 20, 2026 by calling North American toll free +1 (888) 660-6345, or +1 (289) 819-1450, passcode 25661 #.

About goeasy

goeasy Ltd. is a leading Canadian provider of non-prime consumer lending solutions, offering a suite of financial products through its easyfinancial, easyhome, and LendCare brands. goeasy offers unsecured and secured instalment loans, point-of-sale financing, and lease-to-own merchandise through its omni-channel model, which spans online, mobile, and hundreds of locations nationwide.

Driven by its team members’ dedication to expand access to credit for underserved communities and helping customers strengthen their financial futures, goeasy has proudly served more than 1.6 million customers while building an award-winning culture. Shares of goeasy Ltd. are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol GSY. For more information, visit www.goeasy.com.

For investor inquiries, contact:

James Obright
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Capital Markets
investor_relations@goeasy.com 

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Consultwebs Releases 2026 Digital Marketing Predictions: Navigating GEO, E-E-A-T, and AI-Driven Search Volatility

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Consultwebs, the nation’s premier legal digital marketing agency, is proud to announce the publication of its 2026 Digital Marketing Predictions for Law Firms.

RALEIGH, N.C., April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This strategic guide is designed to help attorneys maintain authority and credibility in a “Generative Engine” era.

Strategic Analysis by Industry Leaders
The report is anchored by the work of Grant Brott, Tanner Jones, and Magnus Simonarson. Under the leadership of President Magnus Simonarson, Consultwebs has leveraged its 26+ years of historical data to forecast the emergence of a “Human-First” digital era.

Director of Strategy Grant Brott provides a deep dive into Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), a critical new discipline. As Google integrates AI more deeply into Search, Brott predicts that “Prompts = Zero-Click” behavior will become the norm. To counter this, Brott said firms must prioritize E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trust) and lean into traditional media-outreach tactics to keep their brands visible to AI site crawlers like those from ChatGPT.

Maximizing Authority in 2026
VP of Business Development Tanner Jones highlights that firms must “skate to where the puck is going” by diversifying visibility across diverse channels.
The report identifies several high-authority signals for the upcoming year:

Informational Gain: Content must deliver unique, intent-driven value that goes beyond generic word counts to solve specific user “prompts”.

Voice and Accessibility: Voice-enabled inputs and inclusive web design will be standard for high-performing legal sites.

Video SEO: As LLMs begin surfacing video content in chat responses, video SEO on platforms like YouTube and TikTok has become critical.

First-Party Data: For PPC, a robust first-party data strategy is essential to navigate tightening privacy regulations and improve ad targeting.

The “Human-Centric” Design Shift
A major prediction for 2026 is the rise of “Human-centric” copy as a counterbalance to “AI fatigue”. The analysis concludes that while AI tools can automate grunt work, “Human perspective will stand out in a sea of AI-generated content”.

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Law firms looking to thrive in 2026 can download the full analytic report at Consultwebs.com to explore detailed predictions on SEO, PPC, Social Media, and Video Marketing.

About Consultwebs
Founded in 1999, Consultwebs provides custom digital marketing solutions for law firms, focusing on measurable ROI and long-term growth.

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