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January 8, 2002 
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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights

1. TOP STORIES 
   - Lead: Featured Topic: Unix System Services vs Linux   
   - RedHat rolls out 64-bit Itanium version of Linux
   - PartnerWorld Preview: iSeries solutions, low-end eServers
   - How to build a virtual office
   
2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS
   -  Take Our Poll
   -  Ask the Expert: Web Integration  
   -  Discussion Forum: Developer
   -  The Missing Link: Canadian robbers call a very wrong number  

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LEAD STORY

Unix System Services vs Linux | Featured Topic: search390
 
Unix apps can run on OS/390 using the USS utility. However, for many,
it isn't worth the effort. Some think porting to Linux is much easier
thanks to the shared heritage of the open source OS and its cousin
Unix. Do you agree? Let us know! 

>>For the full featured topic, click:
http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci760522,00.html

For other featured topics, click:
http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html
 
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The headlines below and others are available on our news 
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>> Full Stories: 
http://www.search390.com/news/ 

RedHat rolls out 64-bit Itanium version of Linux | News: InfoWorld
Red Hat released a version of Linux for Intel's 64-bit Itanium
processor. The new version uses the 2.4.9 Linux kernel and
incorporates the same feature set as the general use version released
in October. 

PartnerWorld Preview: iSeries solutions, low-end eServers | News: The
Four Hundred 
The hot topic at PartnerWorld 2002 this February is likely to be the
two low-end mainframe servers, apparently code-named "Raptor" and
"Puma," that will debut running z/OS V1R3, IBM's new z/OS operating
system, as well as Linux. 

How to build a virtual office | News: searchWindowsManageability 
Is a virtual office right for your company? Find out how virtual
workplaces are implemented, what challenges the technology poses for
early adopters, and if they're really needed. 

>>CLICK here for the full story:
http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci789192,00.html
  

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IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: 

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TAKE OUR POLL | search390

Does your company plan to use Linux for S/390 (zSeries) this year? 

>>CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll  

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ASK THE EXPERT | Category: Web Integration 
 
Dear Ask the Expert,

We want to Web-enable an old existing CICS system in which the
presentation and business logic are intertwined. We zeroed in on
using JAVA based second generation connectors(CTG) rather than the
screen scraping ones keeping our long term business objectives under
view. What we want to know is:

1)Do we have to tamper with the existing CICS applications that need
to be web-enabled to provide for a COMMAREA interface and then use
CTG to connect to business logic using this COMMAREA interface?

2)Does CTG provides a mechanism in which the COMMAREA interface for
the existing applications is automatically created which then links
to the business logic? If this is the case then we needn't touch the
existing CICS application in which the presentation and business
logic are highly interwined.

>>CLICK here for Jim Keohane's response:
http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid429026_tax285032,00.html

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search390 DISCUSSION FORUM | Developer

search390 member ArunKS posted this question in our developer forum: 
I have been programming in C in UNIX and Windows. My next project is
in MVS/390.  I need to port an application in UNIX which is used to
poll a directory looking for files with a certain extension...  In
its MVS form, the application would look for files with predefined
HLQs. The findfirst/findnext & opendir do not seem to work in MVS. 
The program has to be in C.  How can I list files (PS/PDS) with a
particular HLQ? 
 
Do you have an answer for ArunKS?  If so, post it in the developer
forum by clicking here: 
http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/342!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand=
 

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THE MISSING LINK | Canadian robbers call a very wrong number

Shoulda used the keyguard! Three British-Columbian burglars bungled a
job when their wireless ratted them out. In the heat of holdup, one
burglar's cell phone got roughed up and redialed the last number. Bad
call. An answering machine picked up and promptly recorded
everything. The owner of the answering machine made a call to the
police. The tattle-telling tape has made its way from the answering
machine and is now being played on Vancouver radio. The three robbers
can be heard telling the victim "you're being jacked," and arguing
over how to divvy up the whopping $100. 
 
Source: Reuters
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020103/od/cellphone_dc_1.html 

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