=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News December 11, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ ************ SPONSORED BY SOFTWARE DIVERSIFIED SERVICES ************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Event: A Mainframe is a Terrible Thing to Waste - Discussion Forum: Operating Systems - Special Offer: Win a Microsoft Xbox! - Book: Designing and Programming CICS Applications - Ask the Expert: CICS STCS using velocity goals - The Missing Link: IT staff "less popular than accountants" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM UPDATES CICS TS | News: Xephon IBM's CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V2.2 includes facilities to support applications written in Java and for reuse or incorporation of existing applications and data within these applications. It supports Java SDK 1.3, and session beans conforming to the J2EE EJB 1.1 spec. For the full story, click: http://www.xephon.com/news/01121106.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read more in our search390 Best Web Links on CICS transaction systems. http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1540,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ CANDLE TAKES ON RSA SECURITY | News: Xephon Candle's Version 210 of its MQSecure for securing MQSeries applications has incorporated RSA BSAFE Cert-C PKI software. MQSecure supplements the user authorization capabilities of various external security programs, such as RACF, ACF2, and Top Secret on OS/390, as well as operating system security tools on Unix and Windows systems. SUN ATTACKS MAINFRAMES AT OPENWORLD | CW360 At the Oracle Openworld event, Sun hyped its Solaris operating system and UltraSparc processors as key reasons that users should choose it instead of IBM's mainframes and servers. DISMAL SERVER MARKET BRUISES IBM LEAST | News: CNET IBM server market gains in the third quarter came at the expense of rival Sun. That's according to a research report from IDC. That report shows IBM sales dropping 6.1%, but its market share rising 6.5%. Sun lost 6.3% of market share and experienced a 53% drop in revenue, according to IDC. And Hewlett-Packard is breathing down Sun's neck in the Unix server market, according to the same report. ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY SEAGULL *********************** SEAGULL software helps you deploy legacy processes as Web services. 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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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAPE MOUNTS? | search390 Operating Systems Discussion Forum search390 user geoosb wants to know if anyone has any code that will monitor outstanding tape mounts request? If you have this code, please share it with us! >>CLICK to post your response... http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A MICROSOFT XBOX! | search390 Special Offer Here's your chance to win a Microsoft Xbox, the hottest video game system of this holiday season. Simply tell your peers about the valuable tech tips, industry news and expert advice you get FREE from search390 and an Xbox could be yours! >>CLICK here TODAY for info on how to win: http://search390.techtarget.com/referFriendContest/1,290949,sid10,00.html?promo_code=xbox =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | CICS STCS Using Velocity Goals Dear Ask the Expert, I have CICS STCS using velocity goals. Because of lack of activity during off hours, the CICS workload constantly misses its goal during non prime-time. Should this be a concern? Please advise. >>CLICK to see expert Steve Samson's response... http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid424870_tax285125,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | IT staff "less popular than accountants" A study done in Britain shows that IT folks are perceived as being "people-unenabled," who either talk shop all the time or are so void of verve and personality that they can't carry on a conversation. How did the surveyors, NETg, arrive at this conclusion? They asked a group of British men and women whom they'd like to sit next to at the office Christmas party and why. IT support staff won the unpopularity contest, beating out accounting for the dishonor. NETg says this is sad proof IT folks need to sharpen those people skills. So, who's the most popular partyer in the office? Personal assistants or receptionists -- because they're perceived has having the goods on everyone. 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