=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News January 3, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___________________________________________________________ ======================================================== STORAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE | Hosted by searchStorage ======================================================== UPDATE: NEW STORAGE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE LINKS ADDED Find out how attendees specifically benefited from our previous storage event, and why you can't miss out on our Storage Management conference coming to Chicago March 20-22. Visit our home page to view streaming video clips AND our new speakers!
http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3775684;5058249;y?http://www.storagemanagement2002.com ___________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead: Report forecasts slow comeback for IT spending - Sun, HP, Compaq, IBM all lay claim to part of top spot for Q3 server sales - IBM wins $761 million service contract from PacifiCare - JDS completes IBM unit deal 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Take Our Poll - Win an XBOX - Featured Topic: Capacity Planning - The Missing Link: E-mail glitch blocks Harvard acceptance e-mails _______________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY REPORT FORECASTS SLOW COMEBACK FOR IT SPENDING | News: CRN Daily A report from Giga Information Group estimates that the U.S. total for IT spending in 2001 will decrease by as much as 5% from 2000. But, spending is expected to drop as much as 10% in a sector that Giga refers to as "ugly." That sector includes server, mainframe and storage hardware. >>For the full story, click: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nf/20011226/tc/15504_1.html More on this topic: Check out these Best Web Links on making Management Decisions at http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1464,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ SUN, HP, COMPAQ, IBM ALL LAY CLAIM TO PART OF TOP SPOT FOR Q3 SERVER SALES | News: Serverworld IBM, Sun, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq have each claimed victory in third quarter server sales. Gartner DataQuest is reporting that Sun is the Q3 world leader in the Unix market. IBM, according to Gartner Dataquest, ranks third in both Risc- and Intel-based servers in terms of revenue, but combined it lands in first place. IBM WINS $761 MILLION SERVICE CONTRACT FROM PACIFICARE | News: Reuters IBM announced it has secured a 10-year contract to run technology operations for PacifiCare Health Systems. The contract is valued at $761 million, according to IBM. JDS COMPLETES IBM UNIT DEAL | News: Reuters JDS Uniphase said it has completed a deal to buy IBM's optical transceiver business. JDS said the $340 million deal would allow it to move into the data communications markets. ___________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | search390 Reader Survey Does your company plan to use Linux for S/390 (zSeries) this year? >> Cast your vote: http://www.search390/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAPACITY PLANNING | SEARCH390 FEATURED TOPIC Capacity planning is more than simply preparing to add CPUs or disk space to your system. It's becoming an increasingly important way to balance future hardware costs with computing needs. Check out our collection of resources on capacity planning for more information. >>CLICK for the current featured topic: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci761512,00.html >>CLICK for other featured topics: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | E-mail glitch blocks Harvard acceptance e-mails The good folks at AOL must be Yale grads. Harvard had a little problem notifying some applicants of their admission status. The school uses e-mail to tell eager applicants "yes" or "no." Too bad the most important e-mails in the lives of some 75 to 100 young people were blocked and sent back to Cambridge as spam! Crimson-faced AOL still can't explain why. Most of those would-be students and rejects had to go the old fashioned route to find out -- they picked up the phone and called. 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