======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP May 17, 2001 More headlines at: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html ========================================================= ========================================================= SPONSORED BY: QIS ========================================================= Software testing is hard work - payback doesn't have to be! Not with QIS Test Tools. Architect's high-productivity NO-PROGRAMMING system tests text-based applications on Mainframe, HP/Unix, VAX, AS/400, more. Automatically builds easily maintained models during test execution. Data Generation, alternative processing, automated change made easy. Quickly shows application errors when replayed. For all SDLC phases - all test team members. QCIT tracks and manages multiple software testing projects. Test Document Repository. Status Reports by Application, Requirements, Defects, more. For a FREE Web Demo, Requirements Assessment and Information go to http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;2861648;5058249;t?http://www.qistest.com or call 800-557-9787. ================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY: "Nortel partners with EMC for metro storage nets" Nortel Networks has discovered that at least half of the traffic that runs across its OPTera metropolitan wide-area networking platform has been coming from mainframe customers with EMC Symmetrix storage systems. It makes sense then, that Nortel finalizes its deal with EMC, which involves joint sales and support efforts and guarantees that recommended configurations will work reliably together. SOURCE: the451.com http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci553138,00.html For more information: Check out these Best Web Links on storage at: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1462,00.html Mainframe storage concerns got you stumped? These tips will answer your questions. http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid10_tax284104,00.html ======================================================== TODAY'S OTHER S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ======================================================== [1] BEA systems up 11% after earnings release [2] IBM's change of direction [3] IBM sheds light on upcoming supercomputer [4] Take that! Linux beats MS in benchmark test [1] "BEA systems up 11% after earnings release" Despite feeling the pinch of a slowing economy and competition from IBM, shares of BEA Systems rose 11% Wednesday, a day after it released quarterly results and raised its earnings forecast for its current fiscal year. SOURCE: Reuters http://crn.com/Components/Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=26646 [2] "IBM's change of direction" IBM is king in the mainframe world and its IT services business is tops, too. And, while its software division lags behind these two markets in terms of revenue, some think IBM's software division is pretty hot and it's only a matter of time before it's sizzling. SOURCE: Information Week http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printArticle?article=infoweek/837/uwen.htm&pub=iwk [3] "IBM sheds light on upcoming supercomputer" Germany's most prestigious science institution has selected IBM to build an ultra-powerful supercomputer. Incorporating IBM's eServer POWER4 technology, the system is capable of running 3.8 trillion calculations per second and is expected to be the fastest non-classified supercomputer in Europe when completed in 2002. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2761604,00.html [4] "Take that! Linux beats MS in benchmark test" The Transaction Processing Performance Council released new data from tests that shows that IBM's upcoming DB2 7.2 release running on Linux 2.4.3 outperforms SQL Server 2000 running on Windows 2000 in the 100GB category. IBM said the data should quiet critics who still maintain that DB2 runs only on IBM hardware. Microsoft claims the tests were not a fair comparison and downplayed the Linux role in the test. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2760874,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 ========================================================= -------------------------- SPONSORED BY: SHARE -------------------------- SHARE, the premier user-run organization dedicated to S/390 and other enterprise-class computing professionals, presents SHARE in Minneapolis, July 22-27, 2001. The conference provides more than 1,000 hours of technical education, direct access to IBM developers and leading third-party vendors, and more than 2,500 front-line technicians with whom to share solutions and challenges. Visit http://www.share.org/minneapolis for online schedule of events, registration, and details. Register by June 29 to take advantage of advance registration discounts. ========================================================= -------------------------- SEARCH390 POLL -------------------------- Have you ever purchased a used or refurbished S/390? Let us know at http://www.search390.com/poll ========================================================= ========================================================= BEST WEB LINKS ========================================================= [1] "Focus on zSeries: S/390 & ClientSoft give leg up to Miami-Dade inspectors" Take an S/390 mainframe, IBM's ClientSoft middleware, and AT&T wireless handhelds and what do you have? An efficient and affordable solution to a building inspection backlog in the Miami-Dade County area. This case study examines how the agency successfullly leveraged its existing mainframe with new middleware and wireless technology for greater efficiency and fewer frustrations for buidling inspectors and clients. (April 22, 2001) SOURCE: Selling e-Server Solutions http://www.sellingeserver.com/artarchive//index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&ContentID=62 [2] "The BMC Software and Informatica solution for mainframe data access" When your company relies on mainframe systems, extracting, transforming, and moving data from source to target can be extremely challenging. This white paper recommends combining Informatica's PowerCenter with BMC Software's Enterprise Data Propagation for the optimum solution. Despite the glut of product information, the paper offers great background on data migration and Web access. 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Master every key DB2 database design optimization, including indexing, code and reference tables, and supporting the DB2 Catalog and Directory. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0132037955&ac_id=54 ========================================================= THE MISSING LINK ========================================================== A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Funny money equals more time" Money may not grow on trees, but it appears you can run some off in your basement with a PC, a quality printer and a scanner - but not without expecting to pay a stiff price if you're caught. The Secret Service has noticed a significant upturn in the circulation of counterfeit money and they've gotten downright proactive in fighting funny money makers. Anyone caught with equipment for manufacturing new bills or the paper they're printed on, faces 25% more prison time than past convictions brought, according to new guidelines issued by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The guidelines, which are the first to take into account a suspect's ability to counterfeit rather than the stash of bills they're circulating, don't take effect for six months. SOURCE: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/ipo/0,1350,43727,00.html ========================================================== 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. =========================================================== If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://search390.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. 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