======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP June 14, 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;2970062;5058249;k?http://www.qistest.com or call 800-557-9787. ========================================================= LEAD STORY: "The big mainframe is still king" Can you build a mainframe environment without a mainframe? This columnist ponders the question. SOURCE: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/Analysis/1123180 More on this topic: Do you think the mainframe will REMAIN king? Share your opinion with colleagues in our Sound Off forum at http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83ff9 ============================= SEE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MISSING! ============================= If you haven't been to our discussion forums lately, you've missed out on some great Q&A's revolving around, you guessed it, Linux. User "Ahmed" wanted to know if it was necessary to have Xserver to use xdm. See what our Linux on S/390 Expert Jan Lahmann said about Xserver and xdm at: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] But wait, there's more... "Craiglei" wanted to know if he could use a 3270 terminal to connect Linux on mainframe. Would you like to know the answer? If you would, simply go to http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] and see what out Linux Expert had to say to Craiglei. Do you have Linux on S/390 questions, or have your own answers to the above questions? If you do, go to the OS forums! What are you waiting for??? ======================================================== TODAY'S OTHER S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ======================================================== [1] Quick Takes: Mainframe allies [2] IBM eServers outperform Sun in Java benchmark [3] 'Premium processing' for H-1Bs draws praise, criticism [4] IBM executive touts promise, challenges of e-business [5] Fujitsu to take on software giants [6] IBM and Vignette to expand alliance [1] "Quick Takes: Mainframe allies" IBM to manage mainframe for Allied Holdsings; Trilogy becomes Teracloud and releases new SRM product; Serena out with new Web portal;and NetEx upgrades networking product. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci747604,00.html [2] "IBM eServers outperform Sun in Java benchmark" IBM continues to position its eServer as a solid fit for Java developers, touting the line's superior performance over comparable offerings from Sun in the SPECjbb2000 server-side Java benchmark. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/breaknewsdisp.asp?ID=4612 [3] "'Premium processing' for H-1Bs draws praise, criticism" Charging fees for H-1B visa applications has raised concern among critics who doubt it will have the intended effect of a shorter leadtime. However, proponents applaud the measure. SOURCE: Computerworld http://idg.net/ic_623106_1794_9-10000.html [4] "IBM executive touts promise, challenges of e-business" IBM Vice President Irving Wladawsky-Berger said during a keynote address at the eBusiness Conference and Expo on Tuesday that e-business has matured to the point where now it's time to focus on its potential. But for e-business to reach its potential, the challenges of providing self-managing systems, integration and flexibility, and access to expertise must be met, Wladawsky-Berger said. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://idg.net/ic_623002_1793_1-3921.html [5] "Fujitsu to take on software giants" Fujitsu plans to import its family of e-business software, currently sold in Japan, to the North American market, which is dominated by Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and others. Later this summer, its San Jose, Calif.-based subsidiary, Fujitsu Software, plans to release in the United States its application-server software that runs e-business and other Web site transactions. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-6258078.html [6] "IBM and Vignette to expand alliance" IBM and Vignette will expand a 10-month-old partnership that integrated Vignette's V/5 e-business applications with IBM's WebSphere platform. Under terms of the new agreement, Vignette will make its content, integration, and analysis applications available on IBM's AIX and DB2 platforms. Vignette is optimizing support for J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) in its content management applications for IBM's WebSphere. SOURCE: Computerworld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/13/010613hnibmvignette.xml ====================================================== SPONSORED BY: IONA ====================================================== Live Webcast: "Adapting your Mainframe for e-Business with JAVA." Join IONA's Mary Ryan, Senior Product Manager of OS/390 Products for a webcast on Tuesday, June 19th as we show you how to adapt your mainframe for e-Business with IONA's iPortal OS/390 Server. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;2979403;5058249;s?http://iona.contigo.com/iccdocs/seminarDesc.shtml?id=419534&mode=cal&tz=EST ======================================================= ======================================================= HURRY! TIME IS RUNNING OUT... ======================================================= On our Tip of the Month contest for June. The contest will run to the end of June, which is right around the corner! Send us your tip and you'll be eligible to win an awesome prize. THIS MONTH'S PRIZE -- A Palm Vx Ultra Slim Handheld! Check out the tips, rate a tip, or submit one of your own today! Just go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid10_tax1642_prz_cts,00.html ======================================================== ======================================================== Take Our search390 Poll: What percentage of your storage is outsourced to SSPs? Let us know at www.search390.com/poll ========================================================= BEST WEB LINKS ========================================================= [1] "Web/QuickRef free demonstration" At this page, readers can try out Web/QuickRef, a demonstration version of Chicago-Soft's Web-based interface to MVS/QuickRef. The demo is executing live on the company's Multiprise 3000 mainframe system and is available for public use for an unspecified but limited time. The product provides instant online access to message descriptions and programming information on MVS and OS/390 systems. SOURCE: Chicago-Soft Ltd. http://s390.quickref.com/ [2] "Mainframes.com downloads" Here are some pretty neat downloads for mainframes. Although not terribly extensive in quantity, the list is definitely rich in quality. Includes items such as MVS, OS/390, and z/OS freeware. One of the best things about this page is its links to other freeware sites. SOURCE: Mainframes.com http://www.mainframes.com/downloads.html ========================================================== ========================================================= THE MISSING LINK ========================================================== A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Experts: Birds are imitating cell phones" Just imagine walking under a tree - you think you hear your cell phone ring - but there's no call at all. It's the call of the wild. A bird expert in Australia says his country's so-called "mimic birds" are now parroting the sounds of cell phone rings. Mostly the males do it; they're showing off to potential mates and telling other birds "this is my territory." Apparently they're also saying, "Hey babe, Nokia makes it ring, but I make it sing." SOURCE: The Associated Press http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/science/06/12/birds.cellphones.ap/index.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 would like to sponsor this or any TechTarget newsletter, please contact Gabrielle DeRussy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================== If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. 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