======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP April 24, 2001 More headlines at: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html ========================================================= ========================================================= SPONSORED BY: SDS ========================================================= Vital Signs VisionNet -- the economical performance monitor for everything on your OS/390 TCP/IP network. Vital Signs VisionNet provides fast, easy and cost-effective performance monitoring for your entirely OS/390 network. VisionNet provides real-time displays and historical data from a central data repository. It helps you gain control of your network traffic and pinpoint problems throughout your network. See a FREE demo at www.sdsusa.com <http://www.sdsusa.com> or call (800) 443-6183. ================================================== LEAD STORY: "Beware of getting lost in Linux hype" Sure, everybody loves Linux, but does everybody want it on the mainframe? Despite all the hype, some experts say users need to seriously examine their application needs before agreeing to implement the open-source operating system. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci546761,00.html For More Information: * To see if Linux is right for you, check out these search390 Best Web Links on the open-source operating system at: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1526,00.html * Do you have a specific Linux question related to S/390? Try to stump our Linux on S/390 expert at http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax285124,00.html * What do you think about Linux? Is it hot or all hype? Share your thoughts with the rest of the 390 community in our new Operating Systems Discussion Forum! Go to http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] ======================================================== TODAY'S OTHER S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ======================================================== [1] IBM to buy Informix database software [2] Unisys pins hopes on new servers [3] IBM beefs up consulting services with Mainspring acquisition [4] Global Services Unit gives IBM strong boost [1] "IBM to buy Informix database software" In a move that is sure to be a blow to database leader Oracle, IBM says it will buy Oracle's one-time rival Informix. It's got to be worth it to IBM. According to reports, Big Blue will pay $1 billion to seal the deal. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.nytimes.com/auth/login?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-ibm-informi.html [2] "Unisys pins hopes on new servers" Unisys says the goal of its recently introduced mainframe-class servers is to give users a way to continue taking advantage of their existing investments in proprietary Unisys environments while offering a reliable, mainframe-class system for running newer applications. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88-93_STO59896,00.html [3] "IBM beefs up consulting services with Mainspring acquisition" IBM has given a boost to its consulting services with the acquisition of Mainspring, a digital business strategy consulting firm. The deal is worth about $83 million and is expected to close in June. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/Components/Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=25958 [4] "Global Services Unit gives IBM strong boost" IBM announced strong earnings Wednesday which analysts say is tied to its Global Services Unit. Insiders believe the continued success of the unit, even during an IT spending slowdown, is directly tied to the diversity of its portfolio of solutions and services. SOURCE: VARBusiness http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/News/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=25932 ========================================================= SPONSORED BY: Landmark ========================================================= FREE PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION: Win the Network battle -- fight back with Landmark's TMON TCP/IP. Predict network issues BEFORE they impact users. Monitor both S/390 and non-S/390 stacks from a single point of control. TMON TCP/IP is your networks best defense. Request a free TCP/IP demo from Landmark at: http://www.landmark.com/offers/tcpip/register1.asp ========================================================= ========================================================= Linux on the mainframe: Hot or hype? Let us know what you think. Send your comments to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ========================================================= ========================================================= BEST WEB LINKS ========================================================= [1] "Running the gauntlet: The challenge of supporting the data center in the New Economy" What is the New Economy, and what does it mean for the IT professionals that have to support e-businesses searching for greater interconnectivity, data dependency and more availability? Understanding the economics of the e-business can help IT know how to support the technological strategies and support corollaries needed for success in the New Economy, as well as providing some hints for the future. SOURCE: Enterprise Systems Journal http://www.esj.com/fullarticle.asp?ID=140170836AM [2] "JustCOBOLJobs.com" This job-search site focuses---you guessed it--solely on positions for IT professionals with Cobol experience. Listings are spread across the U.S. and are updated frequently. You can also post your resume, take a salary survey, and shop for "Nerdware," which includes T-shirts, coffee mugs, and plastic black horn-rimmed glasses. What nerd could resist! SOURCE: JustCOBOLJobs.com http://www.justcoboljobs.com/jcobj.nsf =================================== TAKE OUR NEW SURVEY =================================== Don't miss out on your chance to be part of an extensive survey being conducted by search390.com and a handful of other techtarget.com sites. Here's your chance to weigh in on what platform or platforms your company uses to run mission-critical applications. Also, tell us what your ideal network would be and what you would do if you could make all of the technology decisions for your company. Just click on this link to take the survey NOW. http://www.insightexpress.com/ix/showSurvey.asp?id=26642&accessCode=5477574934&noemail=true ========================================================== THE LEARNING ZONE BOOK OF THE WEEK: ========================================================== UNIX for the Mainframer: The Essential Reference for Commands, Conversions, TCP/IP By: David Horvath This book maps that understanding to the UNIX paradigm without rehashing a lot of basic computing concepts or presuming prior familiarity with UNIX. UNIX for the Mainframer provides a complete orientation to UNIX for users in transition. It is also an outstanding reference volume for looking up the answers to specific questions. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0136328377&ac_id=54 ========================================================= THE MISSING LINK ========================================================== A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Coder by day, love machine by night" A few decades ago, Helen Gurley Brown's book "Sex and the Single Girl" enlightened the public about the love life of single females. A new "unscientific" poll from IT job site JustTechJobs.com may do the same for IT workers. According to the poll, adult male high tech workers have sex 37% more often than men in other careers. More than 7,500 men who work in information systems responded to a marketing poll question about sex habits. The results indicate they have sex 108 times a year, about 37% more often than respondents in a similar survey done by Men's Health magazine. So, if you're looking for a more active love life, get an IT job. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010423S0001 ========================================================== Do you know of other good Web resources or sites that we can add to our growing Editor's Picks collection? Let us know! Send an e-mail to Site Editor BJ Rama at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Please include the article's or site's URL. =========================================================== To Remove your email address from the distribution list for this specific newsletter "Reply" to this message with REMOVE in the subject line. You will receive an email confirming that you have been removed. To Remove yourself from additional distribution lists or to update your preferences, go to the search390.com registration page at: http://search390.techtarget.com/register
