=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News December 4, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY SUN MICROSYSTEMS ******************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Event: A Mainframe is a Terrible Thing to Waste - Discussion Forum: Developer - Reader Survey: 390 in 2002 - Book: WebSphere V3.5 Handbook, 1/e - New Tip: WebSphere - The Missing Link: Wheaton's trek to respectability =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM TOOLS UP DB2 WITH OLAP ADD-ONS | News: The Register IBM recently announced it is incorporating two online analytical processing (OLAP) tools into DB2, enabling organizations to do data mining and analysis. The self-contained analytics could serve as another boost in Big Blue's database battle with Oracle. For the full story, click: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23168.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read more in our search390 Best Web Links on DB2. http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1532,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ x360: MAINFRAME FEATURES GO MAINSTREAM | News: ZDNet IBM's x360 has several firsts for Intel-based servers that bring mainframe-like features to the high-volume Intel server market. BIG BLUE'S BIG BET ON FREE SOFTWARE | News: BusinessWeek IBM believes that Linux is ready for prime time. And the company is putting its money where its mouth is -- its TV ad money, that is. Big Blue will spend a third of its television-advertising budget this quarter to make its Linux software a household name. ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY ASCENTIAL ********************** Maximize The Power Of Your Mainframe. Ascential's DataStage XE/390 is the only data integration product to offer full, native support for client-server and mainframe environments in a single cross-platform tool, enabling companies to integrate legacy mainframe data with other enterprise data. Our new version of DataStage XE/390 delivers even better productivity and performance enhancements. 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Learn how to harness the power of your mainframe for better business intelligence by joining nationally renowned data warehouse expert Doug Laney of META Group, and key members of the Ascential Software team for an enlightening, in-depth examination of the new software technologies and methods for integrating mainframe data into data warehouses and enterprise applications. ** Plus everyone who attends the event will have an opportunity to download the FREE white paper, "DataStage XE/390: The Answer to Data Integration for Complex Environments." http://search390.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OBJECT-ORIENTED COBOL WITHOUT SOM | search390 Developer Discussion Forum Calling all COBOL whizzes. User "ndbaguley" could use your help. Here is his recent post in our developer discussion forum: "Does anyone have more info on what is proposed after SOM leaves z/OS? Could anyone point me to more info on OO COBOL? Items such as: non DLL to DLL calls using dllload, Java and COBOL, JNI, and can it be used to interface to COBOL? Does anyone have any experience with an IDE (E.G. VAge for COBOL) vs ISPF?" CLICK to post your response or pose your own question... http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/335!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 390 IN 2002 | search390 Reader Survey We want to know what 390-related projects you have planned for 2002 and what technology issues will be the most important for you in the upcoming year. Let us know. >>CLICK to complete our survey... http://quicktakeit.com/qto/Default.asp?a=55599&e=442059072r0237649 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | search390 Bookstore Title: WebSphere V3.5 Handbook, 1/e Authors: Ken Ueno, Simon Kapadia, Mohamed Ramdani, James Roca, Sung-Ik Son, Lorrie Tomek, Jim VanOosten, and Chenxi Zhang In this book, a team of IBM specialists offer authoritative coverage of all aspects of deploying, managing, and developing with WebSphere V3.5 -- both Standard and Advanced Editions. KEY TOPICS: Successfully install and configure WebSphere V3.5; then use WebSphere to build applications that incorporate JavaServer Pages, servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, JDBC, XML, and other powerful Web technologies. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=0130416568&partner_id=54 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SIGN UP FOR OUR NEW TIP! | search390 WebSphere Tip Search390's Web integration expert Jim Keohane is back at it. This time, he's providing his own experience and insigtful commentary on WebSphere in a free tip to search390 readers. Jim uses his own brand of wit and wisdom to come up with this bi-monthly tip designed especially for those who work with IBM's WebSphere platform on S/390 and zSeries mainframes. >> Sign up to receive our new WebSphere tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid10_tax288593,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Wheaton's trek to respectability He annoyed you as Wesley, the geeky teen space traveler on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Now, more than a decade later, actor Wil Wheaton is wearing his geek distinction as a badge of honor. His self-coded, purposefully dorky Web site, WilWheaton.net, is attracting as many as 90,000 folks per month. And, the "enterprising" actor's Web site has helped get him back into the good graces of many Trekkies who dissed him for years. Wheaton, who also starred in the 1986 movie "Stand By Me," even got a cameo role in the most recent Star Trek film. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,48586,00.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. JACK PICKELL, News Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your news, press releases and product announcements. TIM KEOUGH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ___________________________________________________________________ ******************* ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ********************** Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. 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