=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News February 12, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___________________________________________________________ ******** SPONSORED BY SOFTWARE DIVERSIFIED SERVICES *******
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Experts: Welcome CICS expert Ken Davies! - Best Web Links: Systems Management - Take Our Poll: Have your storage considerations changed? - search390 Tips Contest: Win a PenCam 64MB mini digital camera! - The Missing Link: Thin Mints in cyberspace ___________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY Client/server | Featured Topic: search390 The client/server model is the backbone of network computing. But with the Web and programming languages like Java, client/server computing is fast becoming a form of Web-to-host computing. Check out search390's resources for more info. >>CLICK for the full featured topic: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci801200,00.html >>CLICK for other featured topics: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ BIG BLUE TEAMS WITH BEA, MICROSOFT ON WEB SERVICES | News: iSeries Network They may be rivals, but IBM, Microsoft and BEA Systems are among a handful of companies pulling together to create the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I). Despite the fierce competition in the Web application server space between some of the WS-I members, the chance to work together to accelerate the development of cross-industry, language-neutral Web services is too good to miss, the companies say. IBM REORGANIZES STORAGE SYSTEMS GROUP, GIVES SOFTWARE EQUAL FOOTING | News: CRN With the appointment of a former Lotus executive to head up its new Storage Software organization, IBM is placing more emphasis on the software part of the storage business -- a direction many of its rivals have taken in recent months. IBM STUFFS MORE MEMORY INTO SKINNY SERVERS | News: CNET A technology which IBM developed that lets two gigabytes of data squeeze into one gigabyte of memory, will soon be available for use with other companies' Intel-based servers as well as their own. IBM TO 'WOW' SOLUTION PROVIDERS WITH NEW PARTNER | News: CRN IBM is betting big on a new initiative aimed at helping solution providers develop Web services on its WebSphere e-business platform. IBM is expected to launch the program, called Web Services on WebSphere (WOW), at its PartnerWorld show this month in San Francisco. ___________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY SHARE ********************* *********** Register for SHARE in Nashville *************** Register by Feb. 15 and receive advance rates for SHARE in Nashville, March 3-8. Non-members also receive free membership to SHARE, an enterprise-class IBM technologies user group. Click below to learn more and register: http://www.share.org/nashville ___________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Welcome CICS expert Ken Davies! IBM's CICS Chief Designer Ken Davies has joined search390 as our newest expert. If you're stumped by a CICS problem or just need some CICS 101, visit our Ask the Experts area for Ken's advice. To pose a question, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax289214,00.html To view Ken's complete bio, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid447693,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Systems Management Keeping an eye on all aspects of a mainframe enterprise system can be a daunting task. Begin with "Systems Management Strategies" for sources that will help give you the big-picture view. Once you've developed a plan, click on sections like "Operations," "Performance Tuning," and "Security" to get down to the nitty-gritty of everyday issues. >> CLICK to view these Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1487,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | search390 Have your storage considerations changed since integrating your mainframe with the Web? >> 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 | Thin Mints in cyberspace Be sure to save room in your inbox for Thin Mints. Girl Scout cookies, those boxed bits of baked bliss, are Do-Si-Doing online thanks to parents who are using cyberspace to sell their daughters' shortbreads. E-mail is becoming a more popular way to get the word out that it's Samoa season -- a lot quicker than going door to door or cubicle to cubicle. The Girl Scouts organization says it's fine to cut cookie deals through e-mail to make some dough, as long as the scout helps write the e-mails and doesn't make her mom or dad do all the work. 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