======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP July 12, 2001 More headlines at: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html ========================================================= SPONSORED BY: Postmaster Direct ========================================================= Get free offers from reputable merchants for products that you are interested in. Pick from over 50 categories of interest, modify your profile at any time to suit your needs, and receive only the email that interests you when you subscribe today. Just click on the link below and get your account up and running: http://search390.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/ ======================================================== LEAD STORY: "IBM WebSphere outpacing BEA, global market" IBM's WebSphere is growing faster than competitor BEA's offering, a new report from IDC on the application server software market found. WebSphere's growth rate in 1999-2000 was twice the industry average, at 258%, the report found. SOURCE: Web Host Industry Review http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/ibm710.cfm For more information about Web and middleware issues for mainframes, see these search390 Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1466,00.html Or see this search390 Q&A about Web-enabling mainframes: http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci540582,00.html ======================================================== NEW FEATURED TOPIC ======================================================== The ABCs of XML Mainframers with at least a passing interest in Web development should consider XML. It's not as hard to learn as Java, but it is an increasingly important skill to have in your quiver. Check out our resources about XML. http://search390.techtarget.com/home/0,,sid10,00.html Speaking of XML, search390 user "ClinchcoMan" posted this in our Operating Systems Forum and would love it if you could help: "Any chance that XML Extenders can be retrofitted to DSN510 FMID...for those of us who do not plan on going to OS/390 2.7, DB2 V7 right away? Like via PTF?" Have an answer for ClinchcoMan? Then post it now and be a 390 OS forum hero! http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] While you're there, see if you can help "falseid" with his/her security problem: "I'm encountering a problem with security. A programmer has catalogued a job containing a SAS program with a (not declared) dynamic allocation of the Internal Reader. This job was executed using an automatic scheduler whose ID was SYSOPR equivalent. Referring to an external file (or database table), the programmer could then submit an arbitrary JCL accessing all files in the system. The bottom line is that we have an ID masking almost impossible to prevent (as far as I know) unless checking all the code of our SAS programs! Maybe there's something I don't know?" Maybe you know! Share your ideas with "falseid" now. http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] ======================================================== TODAY'S OTHER S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ======================================================== [1] IBM cuts jobs as part of routine evaluations [2] CA World: Exhibitors criticize attendance, logistics [3] IBM develops a security monitor for wireless network [4] The falling high-tech tide hasn't dragged down IBM, yet [1] "IBM cuts jobs as part of routine evaluations" On the heels of laying off nearly 1,500 workers in its global services unit, IBM is letting go other employees in its personal computer business and its sales and distribution operation. The job cuts are part of routine evaluation of workers' skills, said an IBM spokesperson. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.crn.com/Components/Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=28124 [2] "CA World: Exhibitors criticize attendance, logistics" Some exhibitors at Computer Associates International's CA World user conference said they may skip next year's event because of the low attendance and technical problems at this year's CA World. CA World drew more than 20,000 attendees last year while this year's drew 10,000 according to CA. Though some exhibitors think the figure is closer to 6,000. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/11/010711hnattend.xml [3] "IBM develops a security monitor for wireless network" IBM announced this week that it has developed the first security monitor to keep hackers and intruders out of corporate local wireless networks. The wireless security monitor ensures data and e-mails are secure as they fly through the air riding on radio waves. SOURCE: Reuters http://news.cnet.com/investor/news/newsitem/0-9900-1028-6550356-0.html?tag=ats [4] "The falling high-tech tide hasn't dragged down IBM, yet" IBM has managed to keep its head above the technology waters around it, but rumors of a profit warning and the current recession in the technology sector have many wondering if Big Blue is immune to the downturn in technology stocks. SOURCE: The Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate/D/20010711/wxvox11?hub=&tf=tgam/realtime/fullstory_Bus.html&cf=tgam/realtime/config-neutral&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&slug=wxvox11&date=20010711&archive=RTGAM&site=Business&ad_page_name= ======================================================== ======================================================== Take Our New search390 Poll: Microsoft has been criticizing the General Public License open-source software model, saying that it undermines the commercial software sector and hurts innovation. What is your opinion of Microsoft's position? Let us know at http://www.search390.com/poll ========================================================= BEST WEB LINKS ========================================================= [1] "Infocrossing and S/390 Linux: an ASPs story" Infocrossing, Inc., a New Jersey application service provider, makes heavy use of Linux on IBM S/390 mainframe architecture for hosting services. In this article, you can take a virtual walk through Infocrossing's heavily protected computer buildings and learn about the inner functionings of the company. SOURCE: LinuxPlanet http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/3050/1/ [2] "Tivoli Storage Manager version 3.7.3 & 4.1: Technical Guide" >From this site you can download a PDF version of this Redbook that describes the backbone of the Tivoli Storage Management product. You'll get a description of the product, complete with any updates added to the package. SOURCE: IBM http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg246110.html?Open ========================================================== ========================================================= CALLING ALL DINOS! ========================================================= July's tip of the month contest has started! This month's prize is an awesome King T-Rex radio control dinotronic dinosaur chosen with all of you dinos in mind! To submit a tip, or to check out this month's prize and contest rules, click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz750651_cts750650,00.thml ========================================================= ========================================================= THE MISSING LINK ========================================================== A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Tech words redefine Oxford dictionary" Word to your lexicon! More words whelped from the womb of technology have penetrated the pages of the "Concise Oxford Dictionary." The latest version not only includes "MP3," "e-book," and "digital divide," it even defines those text abbreviations you're forced to use to save space on a tiny screen. "RUOK," "OIC," "KWIM" (know what I mean?) and "BCNU" are all collected and defined in an appendix, along with a stash of emoticons. :) SOURCE: The Associated Press http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6552782.html?tag=lh ========================================================== 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]. 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