======================================================= SEARCH390 NEWS ROUNDUP September 12, 2001 More headlines at: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html EDITOR'S NOTE: Out of respect for Tuesday's tragedy, we did not send out our regularly scheduled e-mails. Our thoughts remain with all of you and your loved ones. The University of California at Berkeley has created a database where people can inquire about the safety of specific individuals and report someone they know who is safe. http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu/ ========================================================== SPONSORED BY: Software Diversified Services ========================================================== Vital Signs VisionNet -- the best value for monitoring your OS/390 TCP/IP network. From a single data repository, you see all the resources that affect TCP/IP network performance: FTP, Telnet, Sockets, CSM, devices, non-S/390 TCP/IP stacks, & more. Network efficiency is crucial. 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SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63723,00.html [2] "EMC, NetApp launch new top-end products" EMC has begun offering its new top-end Symmetrix 8830 storage system, with an emphasis on consolidation to connect it to as many servers as possible. EMC's products connect to mainframes and other high-end servers and typically house data for large databases. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096826,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp02 [3] "U.S. State Department technology lags" In the aftermath of the tragic attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the U.S. State Department may have to answer critics who say the department has failed in recent years to upgrade its anti-terrorism technology. 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