======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP July 26, 2001 More headlines at: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html ========================================================= SPONSORED BY: Landmark ========================================================= Looking for 64bit architecture? Need z/OS support? Look no further! Landmark has the solution. To learn more, sign up at http://www.landmark.com/offers/tt/mvs/register.asp. Qualified S/390 professionals will receive a FREE copy of Bob Johnson's award winning book, "UNIX as a Second Language". ======================================================== LEAD STORY: "SHARE: Research before you negotiate" Knowing a company's strengths and weaknesses give businesses a competitive edge when negotiating software. 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To post, go to: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83ff9 ======================================================== TODAY'S OTHER S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ======================================================== [1] SHARE: Fostering a sense of community [2] SHARE: CICS, WebSphere and a guru's perspective [3] Quick Takes: Claims, connections and encapsulation [4] IBM to use Emulex storage adapters with eServers [5] IBM sets new Web serving benchmark [6] IBM tackles managed services [7] IBM to optimize WebSphere for Intel Itanium chip [8] iSeries wants a dose of the mainframe's Linux success [1] "SHARE: Fostering a sense of community" >From the outside, SHARE appears to be a jammed-packed week of educational technology sessions. But, dig a little deeper, says SHARE's president Lillian Cooper, and the sense of community it fosters will begin to emerge. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci757517,00.html [2] "SHARE: CICS, WebSphere and a guru's perspective" An admitted CICS bigot gives his candid opinion about the future of CICS if IBM's push for WebSphere will leave CICS in the dust. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci757512,00.html [3] "Quick Takes: Claims, connections and encapsulation" MERANT claims first in SCM space; DataData Connect JDBC 2.10 is now available; SERENA ChangeMan supports WebSphere Studio Asset Analyzer; and Bull out with mainframe Java-based connection tools. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci757350,00.html [4] "IBM to use Emulex storage adapters with eServers" In an effort to position its business server for small-to-mid sized businesses as a good all-in-one solution for storage needs, IBM has signed an agreement with Emulex to use the Emulex LightPulse LP9002 host bus adapters with its eServer iSeries offerings. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/breaknewsdisp.asp?ID=4759 [5] "IBM sets new Web serving benchmark" IBM's eServer has displaced a Sun UltraSparc-based system as the world's fastest Web-serving machine measured under the SPECweb99 benchmark. The benchmark record comes as IBM prepares to release its new lineup of POWER4-based systems in the fourth quarter. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/breaknewsdisp.asp?ID=4760 [6] "IBM tackles managed services" IBM has rolled out a battery of hosting services including some security features, as well as support for Linux in the hosting environment -- although they're aimed mostly at smaller business customers. SOURCE: Internet Week http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20010724S0009 [7] "IBM to optimize WebSphere for Intel Itanium chip" IBM is expected to announce soon that it will add Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip family to WebSphere. BEA on Monday announced similar plans to optimize its WebLogic software to Itanium. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/24/010724hnsunthreat.xml [8] "iSeries wants a dose of the mainframe's Linux success" IBM is hoping it'll get the same positive response for Linux on the iSeries that its mainframe received. Since Linux running in LPAR debuted on the mainframe in May 2000, Big Blue has netted about 100 mainframe customers running Linux. SOURCE: AS/400 Network http://www.as400network.com/info/profile/login.cfm?ReferringPage=%2Fnwn%2Fstory%2Ecfm%3FID%3D11034 ======================================================== FEATURED TOPIC: WebSphere ======================================================== You've heard all the talk about WebSphere, yet still have questions. Here are some resources to help get you Web-enabled. Don't forget to check out our coverage of WebSphere and other mainframe topics from SHARE in MN this week! For more information, go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci756356,00.html Speaking of WebSphere, join search390 next Thursday, August 2 at 3:00 pm EDT for a live q&a with CICS guru and independent consultant Bob Yelavich. Bob will offer his perspectives on CICS & WebSphere as they both pertain to e-commerce. For more information, click here http://search390.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid10,00.html ======================================================== Take Our search390 Poll: ======================================================== IBM is really pushing WebSphere at the SHARE conference in Minn. Do you think they're wasting their time? Let us know at http://www.search390.com/poll ========================================================= ========================================================= SPONSORED BY: Software Diversified Services ========================================================= Vital Signs VisionNet (VSV) The best value on the market for monitoring everything on your OS/390 TCP/IP and SNA network. VSV allows enterprises to manage every device, application, socket, and protocol, including TCP/IP, SNA, FTP, Telnet. 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This research is a "must read" for anyone who needs to transition S/390 or AS/400 applications to e-business solutions. SOURCE: Butler Group http://www.jacada.com/legacy-to-web/ [2] "CICS and Java" This page provides an illustration to show how CICS can help customers to gradually exploit the new Java based technologies while gaining real business advantage from each step along the way. SOURCE: IBM http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ts/cics/about/modern/cicsjava.html ========================================================== ========================================================== CALLING ALL DINOS! ========================================================== Our July tips contest is underway, and it's time to show us what you've got. Send a Developer, Web-Enabling or Systems Management tip to http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz750651_cts750650,00.html. If your tip is chosen the winner, you'll take home a really cool prize--a fun, radio control King T-Rex dinosaur. 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