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*-*-*-*-*-*-*>>> SPONSORED BY LEVI, RAY & SHOUP <<<*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Deliver Host Reports NOW No matter where your users are right now, you can deliver mainframe reports to them with VPS/Email from LRS. VPS/Email routes output from the JES spool to email addresses anywhere. And VPS/Email lets you choose the right format for your users--PDF, HTML, RTF, or ASCII text. Check out our online demo: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3455294;5058249;q?http://www.lrs.com/EOM/pdVPSEmail2.htm *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: Mainframe's e-business opportunities "dynamic" - News: Rivals IBM, Sun land big contracts - News: Softheon upgrades document management tools - Featured Topic: The ABCs of XML - Tips: The resourcefulness of middle tiers - Advice: How can I update my skills for integration projects? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Search390 Discussion Forum: Operating Systems - Best Web Links: E-Commerce/E-Business Options - The Missing Link: Evil Bert site scrapped after Bin Laden boob - Current Poll: Heightened system security ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::::::::::: S/390 AND INDUSTRY NEWS :::::::::::::::::: The headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://search390.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MAINFRAME'S E-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES "DYNAMIC" | News: search390 There's little doubt the Web is the wave of the future for the mainframe. But what about all that COBOL code you have? Is Linux a passing fad? And what about Java? For the answers to these and other questions, we turn to IBM corporate technology strategist Mark Cathcart. >>Click: http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci775745,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RIVALS IBM, SUN LAND BIG CONTRACT | News: CNET Bragging rights abound for rivals IBM and Sun. Both have landed lucrative retailer contracts. Sun, which is billing its new Starcat server as a mainframe competitor, signed a deal with Ross Stores to manage corporate accounts, human resources and supplies. Meanwhile, IBM has sold its newest z900 mainframes and its "Shark" storage systems to Wal-Mart. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOFTHEON UPGRADES DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT TOOLS | News: eWEEK Softheon has released an upgraded version of its document management suite that includes greater central control features and enables businesses to better manage content from legacy mainframe systems. ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** THE ABCs OF XML | Search390 Featured Topic 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. >> CLICK for current Featured Topic... http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci753201,00.html >> CLICK for previous Featured Topics... http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE RESOURCEFULNESS OF MIDDLE TIERS | Tip: Jim Keohane Middle tiers (MT) can quickly assemble and synopsize relevant data, ascertain criticality, assign limited resources, etc. with the intent of maximizing service and responsiveness before passing on web requests to the mainframe tier 1. MT usually has cpu cycles to spare whereas the mainframe has the comparatively pea-sized brain of a hulking dinosaur. So shouldn't the MT being doing the conversion, translation, parsing, caching, >> CLICK for the Full Tip... http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci769029,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW CAN I UPDATE MY SKILLS FOR INTEGRATION PROJECTS? | Advice: search390 Knowledge of CICS and/or IMS/TM is an asset in the ever-increasing web-based transactional processing realm. DB2, IMS, UDB expertise gives you a base to work from to investigate's OS/390-based ODBC (open database connectivity) plus JDBC (for Java). >> CLICK for the Full Expert Answer... http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid418284_tax285032,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ *-*-*-*-*-*-*>>> SPONSORED BY ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE <<<*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Leverage Your Mainframe's Data with Enterprise-Wide Data Warehousing "A Mainframe Is A Terrible Thing To Waste." Free Online Seminar with Doug Laney of META Group Friday, October 19, 2001 10am-11am EDT Learn how to harness the power of your mainframe for better business intelligence by examining the new software technologies and methods for integrating mainframe data into data warehouses and enterprise applications. Register at: http://www.ascentialsoftware.com/cyberseminars/mainframe/ or by calling 800-787-9389. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS :::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Search390 Discussion Forum: Operating Systems This question was recently sent in by one of search390's users. Does anyone have the answer? "I'm working with a state government, with limited budget for new software. We would like to setup a limited LINUX/390 project to show proof of concept. Can you help with the minimum products required to use WebSphere 3.5 on Linux/390..." Post your answer here: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= E-COMMERCE/E-BUSINESS OPTIONS | Best S/390 Web Links Eager to expand your business to the Internet, or dreading the prospect? Read why integrating your mainframe with the Web can make perfect business sense in these Best Web Links that we've hand picked for you. http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1498,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Evil Bert site scrapped after Bin Laden boob "It freaked me out!" That's why Dino Ignacio, creator of the "Bert is Evil" Web site, has shut the site down. Ignacio created it to spoof the resident banana head on "Sesame Street," superimposing pictures of Ernie's roomie with history's most infamous baddies, including Hitler, Dahmer and bin Laden. But when pictures of Bert and bin Laden started showing up at anti-US protests in Asia, Ignacio drew the line. He says this is a case of life imitating spoof a little too closely. (vnunet) >> CLICK: http://www.vnunet.com/News/1126124 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | search390 Reader Survey IBM CEO Lou Gerstner has stated the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. will change corporate computing and boost attention on system security. 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