=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News December 18, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY LEVI, RAY AND SHOUP, INC. *************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Discussion TODAY: Careers - Discussion Forum: Developer - Special Offer: Win a Microsoft Xbox! - Ask the Expert: Developer worried about e-commerce - The Missing Link: E-mail spam seen surging in 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY CLUSTERING COMES OF AGE | News: InfoWorld Mainframe computing, the concepts of clustering and fail-over are decades old. The relatively recent migration to PC computing, however, has created a demand for comparable levels of enterprise-grade risk-mitigation for these low-cost, distributed computing platforms as well. For the full story, click: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/fe/xml/01/12/17/011217feclustertca.xml FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read more in our search390 feature article on server clustering: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci558691,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ CAN IBM'S REGATTA TAKE ON TWO RIVALS? | News: ZDNet IBM's top-end Regatta Unix server is available in volume, but the landscape has changed for Big Blue, which now has to take on Sun and Hewlett-Packard for supremacy in the market. Regatta customers are high on the eight-processor and 32-processor models which are $400,000 and $1.4 million respectively. IBM CLAIMS ANOTHER MASSIVE OUTSOURING SCALP | silicon.com IBM has extended its deal with the Royal & SunAlliance insurance group to host and upgrade its UK IT infrastructure. The deal extends an existing five-year contract under which IBM hosted Royal & SunAlliance's mainframe hardware. CRACKING THE 500-LANGUAGE PROBLEM | News: COBOL Report COBOL report looks at the so-called 500-language problem, and whether a potential solution even exists. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHERE WOULD YOU PUT MORE CORPORATE RESOURCES? | search390 Poll If Santa gave your company more money to spend for next year, where would you spend it? Tell us! >> CLICK to cast your vote... http://www.search390.com/poll Previous poll results: As a 390 professional, what skill do you feel you most need to acquire or improve upon to remain competitive in the coming year? 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