=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News February 27, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY SEAGULL *****************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Storage Management Conference: Less than 4 weeks away! - Take Our Poll: Have your storage considerations changed? - Here's your chance to win a PenCam 64MB mini digital camera! - The Missing Link: Canterbury has a tale to tell online ___________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN YOU PRE-COMPILE OS/VS COBOL PROGRAMS? | by Ken Davies Dear Ask the Expert: I saw an answer from you recently that CICS TS V2.3 would support OS/VS COBOL via LE. Does this mean that these OS/VS COBOL programs are capable of being pre-compiled? Or should there be an environment outside of CICS TS v2.3 to compile these programs? >> CLICK for Ken's response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid449983_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MIGRATING FROM IMS/DC TO CICS | Discussion Forums Search390 member IMS2CICS posted the following in the Developer forum and needs your help: "Can you provide some tips for migrating an online application from IMS/DC to CICS?" Think you can answer IMS2CICS's question? If so, share your thoughts and suggestions. To post a response, click this url: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/462!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM BUILDS FASTEST COMMUNICATIONS MICROCHIPS | News: Reuters IBM has built the world's fastest microchip, which will be used in data communications equipment like switches and routers that are used in optical communication networks. The integrated circuit runs at more than 110 GigaHertz, or 110 billion cycles per second, meaning it will be able to process more than 2.8 million pages of text per second. >> CLICK for the story: http://search390.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid10_gci804384,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIRELESS NETWORKS ON CUSP OF EXPLOSIVE GROWTH | by Garry Kranz A Gartner Dataquest survey predicted that 50% of U.S. businesses would integrate some form of wireless networking technology into their infrastructures by the end of 2002. But rapidly changing and incompatible protocols may be hampering that rate of adoption. How should you choose the right wireless technology for your business? This question and others are answered in this Information Architect tip. >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci780550,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS | Best Web Links We would say that networking is the most complex part of mainframe computer operations. That's why we've assembled a collection of resources in these Best Web Links. Check out "Network Management" for the essentials of developing an enterprise-wide network. 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Simply share the little tips and tricks that help you do your job faster and the camera can be yours. Click here for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci799364,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Canterbury has a tale to tell online The Internet really is going into a "tale" spin. The Brits are dusting off the 600-year-old first edition of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and putting it online. How? With a key to the British Library vaults and with unbelievably keen cameras. The 1,300 telltale pictures those cameras take will end up online. Finally -- the Wife of Bath, splashed across the Internet! Just make sure you have ye olde English dictionary handy. 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