Dear Member, This week's member update includes the following: * Experiencing the power of the platform -- for free * Cobol & Java: A programmer's one-two punch * New Best Web Links Category - Downloads * New Developer Tip * Submit a Tip - Win a Palm Vx! * Live Audio/Visual Event * Discussion Forums * New Poll! * 390 Job of the Week * Learning Zone Book of the Week * Special Report Giveaway EXPERIENCING THE POWER OF THE PLATFORM - FOR FREE IBM has an offer, few developers will be able to refuse. In an effort to promote the platform and the open source operating system, Big Blue is letting developers tryout Linux on the mainframe for free. http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci554758,00.html COBOL & JAVA: A PROGRAMMER'S ONE-TWO PUNCH COBOL isn't going away, but that doesn't mean programmers shouldn't think about learning another programming language, such as Java. A COBOL guru gives tips on adding a second language to your resume. http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci553985,00.html NEW BEST WEB LINKS CATEGORY - Downloads Find the downloads you're looking for in the following categories: *Software Downloads *Server Downloads *Storage Systems *Non-IBM Sites Go to the Best Web Links Page and click on "Downloads": http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/ NEW DEVELOPER TIP! *S/390's new RELATIVE and IMMEDIATE instructions In this tip, Jim Keohane reminisces about his days at C.A., where he worked on the CA-Optimizer series of IBM COBOL Compiler add-ons that further improved cpu performance of the resultant object code. http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci553886,00.html Check out all the recent tips submitted by your peers: http://search390.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid10_tax1642,00.html SUBMIT A TIP - WIN A PALM Vx! Become a 390 Hero by submitting your tip (as many as you want) today and you could win a Palm Vx! For more details click below: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz550161_cts550144,00.html Benefit from our online postings of 390 tips in our "Expert Technical Advice" section of search390.com in the lower left area of the home page http://www.search390.com. This is your chance to take advantage of valuable 390 info from the trenches - expert tips, tricks and shortcuts submitted by your peers (and you!). Check out all the key tips that have already been posted: http://search390.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid10_tax1642,00.html LIVE AUDIO/VISUAL EVENT Be sure to join us this Thursday at 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 GMT) for a informational audio/visual event, "Spotlight on Compensation and Careers: Hot Technical Skills." This Live Expert Q&A will cover which technical skills are the best ones to add to advance your career and increase your salary? 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Click below and tell us: http://www.search390.com/poll 390 JOB OF THE WEEK Software Developer - Serena Software International, Woodland Hills, CA To learn more, click below: http://search390.techtarget.com/flipdogFrame/0,289215,sid10,00.html?text=&loc=world_US&srch=Developer+and+%28S390+or+%22S+390%22+or+S%2F390%29&job=1 LEARNING ZONE BOOK OF THE WEEK *Mainframe Assembler Programming Master the skills you need to take advantage of the booming market for mainframe programmers with this great resource. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?sku=0471249939&dept%5Fid=202&ac%5Fid=54&accountnumber=&couponnumber= SPECIAL REPORT GIVEAWAY Data Warehousing. Business Intelligence. CRM. Three terms that should ultimately translate into return on the bottom line. 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