=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News February 6, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___________________________________________________________ *********** SPONSORED BY HOSTBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY ************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Vendor Event TODAY: SOAP Programming with Java - Discussion: Help creating a bootable backup tape within Linux? - Take Our Poll: Linux-only mainframe and consolidation strategy - search390 Tips Contest: Win a PenCam 64MB mini digital camera! - The Missing Link: Space: The final frontier for Internet access ___________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RATIONAL TOOL COMBINES WEBSPHERE, VISUAL STUDIO.NET | News: InfoWorld Here's a Rational move: Rational Software has sharpened a new tool that unites the application design and development of WebSphere and Visual Studio.NET. Rational XDE Professional 2002 lets developers code and design directly in Visual Studio.NET, IBM's WebSphere Studio Application Developer, or the IBM Eclipse integrated development environments. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/02/05/020205hnrational.xml =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEWARE THE IDE'S OF, ERR, WEBSPHERE? | by Jim Keohane Have you played with IBM's Visual Age Integrated Development Environments (IDE's) for Java? How about VAJ's incremental compiling? What do you think of the object-based, rather than file based, orientation? Well, it's all being superceded by WebSphere Studio WorkBench on top of the open-source Eclipse IDE. >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci784724,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RUNNING WEBSPHERE UNDER LINUX S/390 | by Jan Lahmann Dear Ask the Expert: I'm interested in activating WebSphere under Linux on 390. Dedicated LPAR. What are the requirements for the application server in terms of software? I do not currently run DB2 on Linux or OS/390. I'm running the SUSE 7.0 distribution. Can I use a remote (AIX) DB2 for the Administrative repository? >> CLICK to read Jan's response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid429472_tax285124,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= META REPORT: WHAT ARE WEB SERVICES, ANYWAY? | Best Web Links Do you want to understand the fundamentals of Web services without broad marketplace definitions? Check out this META Group report in our Web Access Best Web Links. In straightforward terms, it offers a forecast on Web services developments, an outline of principal components, business concepts, and an explanation of how to use Web services now. >> CLICK for the Best Web Links... http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1513,00.html _____________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 LIVE VENDOR EVENT TODAY | search390 Title: "SOAP Programming with Java" When: TODAY, Feb. 6 at 2:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Speaker: William Brogden, VP of Technology and Development, LANWright Join us TODAY, Feb. 6 at 2pm when LANWright's William Brogden will discuss the foundation and skills you need to create fully functional SOAP solutions. Learn how to use SOAP to communicate with vendors and customers, use method calls across the Web, allow application and activation across platforms, and pass information through firewalls. Remember to log on shortly before 2pm EST at: http://search390.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid26,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISCUSSION FORUMS | Operating Systems Search390 member aahumaid posted the following in the Operating Systems forum and needs your help: Is there a way to create a bootable backup tape from Linux partition (under Linux shell)? We were we able to add 3490 tape drive support to kernel 2.2.16 (SUSE) but have not figured out how to create a bootable tape yet. Think you can answer aahumaid's question? If so, please share your thoughts and suggestions. To post a response, click on the url below: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/285!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | search390 "Will a Linux-only mainframe be part of your consolidation strategy?" >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 TIPS CONTEST | Win a PenCam 64MB Mini Digital Camera! Think you're so smart? Let your peers be the judge. Show them what you are made of -- submit your best tips to search390.com, let your peers rate them and we'll see how you do. You've all learned little workarounds, shortcuts and time-savers that help you work faster and more efficiently. Share them with the members of search390. Our interactive Tips Exchange allows others to rate your tips, and the top 2 highest rated tips are inducted into the "search390.com Tips Hall of Fame." For more info click below: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci799364,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Space: The final frontier for Internet access What do you get the Trekkie who has everything -- besides the Klingon translation of "Hamlet"? In a truly Starship enterprising idea, Earthlink is teaming up with Paramount to offer "Star Trek"-themed Internet access and service. The browser, e-mail address and desktop will all sport the spacey theme, and customers will also have exclusive access to all kinds of bonus "Star Trek" content. Paramount says it's proud of the deal because it gives fans another way to make the show part of their everyday lives. 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