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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion Forum: WAS on Linux for S/390 vs WAS on S/390 - Featured Book: Designing and Programming CICS Applications - New search390 Tip: CICS Tips and Tricks - The Missing Link: Naked market reports offer bottom line ____________________________________________________________________ WEB-ENABLING CICS| search390 Featured Topic Whether you've already Web-enabled your CICS applications or are just starting the process, check out our resources below. We've hand picked some helpful hints and tips designed to help you Web-enable your CICS apps with ease. For current Featured Topic, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci782023,00.html For previous Featured Topics, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CODE USING ODBC ON NON-MAINFRAME PLATFORM | Advice: search390 Have you seen or heard of mainframe code using odbc to access a database on an Intel or Unix server? Any suggestions on where to search? Click here for Jose Flores' expert answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid422476_tax288468,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HIDE IN A BATCH JOB AND MAKE A SOUND LIKE A CICS 3270 | Tip: Jim Keohane You have CICS logic that is accessible via 3270 terminals only. >From remote applications you can use CICS Client EPI or HLLAPI or HACL or a bazillion other screen-scraping approaches. Yes, screen-scraping, the bane of legacy-to-web developers. sigh. How about BATCH access to these 3270 CICS programs? Roll your own FEPI? Move to CICS TS 2.2 and flesh out IBM's "LINKable 3270 Bridge?" Naaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Here's a NEAT IDEA! Full Tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci777220,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ********************* =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM SAYS AMDAHL MIGRATION PLAN IS OLD HAT | News: ZDNet Sun Microsystems and Amdahl IT Services want to entice mainframe users to move to Solaris, but IBM believes they will stay put. For the full story, click: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2099571,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WAS ON LINUX FOR S/390 VERSUS WAS ON S/390 (NATIVE) | Discussion Search390 reader KiranK recently posted this question on our WebSphere/Web Integration discussion forum: "What are the benefits of running WAS on Linux for S/390 versus WAS on S/390 (native) for communicating with the CICS applications using ECI?? Which configuration is preferred for high transaction volumes based applications? Do you have an answer or suggestion? Click here to respond or post your own question: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/51!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | search390 Bookstore Title: Designing and Programming CICS Applications Authors: John Horswill, Andy Krasun, Rob Breeds, Mike Moynihan, Becca Dunleavey, Steve Young and Phil Appleby This book will benefit a diverse audience. It introduces new users of IBM's mainframe (OS/390) to CICS features. It shows experienced users how to integrate existing mainframe systems with newer technologies, including the Web, CORBA, Java, CICS clients, and Visual Basic; as well as how to link MQSeries and CICS. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=1565926765&partner_id=54 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CICS TIPS AND TRICKS | New search390 Tip Confused, frustrated, or simply curious about CICS? We have a brand new monthly tip for search390 readers. Authored by Jim Keohane, the new tip offers tricks and shortcuts designed for CICS programmers. Click to receive this new tip... http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid10_tax288579,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Naked market reports offer bottom line Ever wondered if that anchorman or woman is wearing pants behind that desk? A new financial news Web site, Marketwrapunwrapped.com, gives your imagination a break, baring more than just the facts. Instead of Louis Rukeyser, you get Cindy, Georgie, Kelly and Lisa. Instead of Brooks Brothers or Armani, you get Victoria's Secret and Frederick's of Hollywood. Yep, four scantily clad sheilas wrap up the day's financial news on this Aussie Web site for sore eyes. By the time they're done with the naked truth, the girls are truly naked. Think of it as CNBC meets the Spice Channel with a dash of Hooter's thrown in. Source: Reuters http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011120/od/markets_dc_1.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SEARCH390 CONTACTS ************************** BJ RAMA, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your original articles and best practices. CATHERINE DOSS, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your White Papers and favorite Web sites. 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