======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP September 6, 2001 More headlines at: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html ========================================================== SPONSORED BY: IBM's z/OS and OS/390 Expo ========================================================== Attend this one-of-a-kind conference to examine every aspect of z/OS, OS/390, and zSeries technologies to exploit advances, raise your performance, and unleash new e-business opportunities. October 8-12, 2001, Orlando, Florida http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/os390/?c=TechTargetNewsletter&n=zOS_conf&t=email ========================================================= Lead Story: "Penguin Computing plans blade servers" Linux computer maker Penquin announced during Linux World last week that it would offer a "bladed" server -- a design with numerous servers in a small space. The rack-mountable model is 5.25 inches tall and holds nine or 10 two-processor blades. It's expected to be available within the next six weeks. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096513,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_nbs_hl Read more: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid367717_tax285124,00.html Do you have programming related questions or concerns? If so, start posting them in our Developer Discussion forum. Tom Ross of IBM and search390's Ask the Experts, will be live in the Developer forum today from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm EDT to answer existing posts and any new ones submitted. So, start posting and don't miss the chance to get instant answers to your questions from a COBOL guru today! Go to: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83ff7 ======================================================= TODAY'S OTHER S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ======================================================== [1] HP is no IBM [2] Nasdaq CIO: Capellas said high-end servers will survive HP deal [1] "HP is no IBM" Hewlett-Packard and IBM may be on relatively equal footing in the server space, but in services and software, HP has a long way to go to catch Big Blue. SOURCE: Forbes http://www.forbes.com/2001/09/05/0905hpfollow.html [2] "Nasdaq CIO: Capellas said high-end servers will survive HP deal" The CIO of The Nasdaq Stock Market said that Compaq CEO Michael Capellas personally assured him that Compaq's Nonstop Himalaya servers will survive HP deal. SOURCE: Information Week http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010905S0011 ======================================================== Take Our search390 Poll: ======================================================== How has capacity planning paid off for your shop? Let us know at http://www.search390.com/poll ========================================================= ========================================================== BEST WEB LINKS ========================================================= [1] "Featured Topic: Database management" Maintaining corporate data is a daunting task. Getting that data to the Web is another challenge many DBAs face. When it comes to database-Web connectivity, which system do you think meets the challenge best: IMS or DB2? SOURCE: search390.com http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci764289,00.html [2] "Web application servers come of age" Gautam Desai, Eric Sanchez and Joe Fenner reviewed application servers offered by nine different companies; their tests resulted in two Editor's Choice winners: IBM's WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition 3.5 and Macromedia's ColdFusion 4.5.1 Enterprise. Check out this extensive 10-page article for all the details. SOURCE: Network Computing http://www.nwc.com/1215/1215f4.html ========================================================= SIGN UP FOR SEARCH390 WEB ENABLING TIPS ========================================================= Any systems manager or developer implementing an e-business strategy would benefit from these hints. Provided by 390 industry experts, these tips will help you successfully meet the next generation of e-business challenges. 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To submit your tip, or to check out the rules and the new prize, go to http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid10,00.html Congratulations to Steven Pritikin, our winner for July/August! ========================================================== THE MISSING LINK ========================================================== A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Most kids prefer Net to library for homework aid - study" Libraries are supposed to be quiet -- but the Internet age is making the silence downright deafening. A recent study found that middle schoolers are making the Net their 'braries. Of the 12- to 15-year-olds polled, more than 70 percent of the ones with Internet access depend on the Web for homework help and for finding material for school projects. Only 24 percent hit the shelves for most of their schoolwork information. Just think, a whole generation of kids is growing up "shush-deprived." 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