=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH390 | S/390 and Industry News March 12, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ___________________________________________________________ ******* SPONSORED BY SOFTWARE DIVERSIFIED SERVICES ********
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Sound Off Forum: LIVE discussion with Chuck Standerfer - Take Our Poll: Do you use Web-enabling CICS applications? - Discussion: Any examples of Extended Sockets COBOL programs? - Refer a friend: Win an Olympus Camedia digital camera - Search390 Tips Contest: Win a Garmin eMap GPS! - The Missing Link: New body art: Chip implants ___________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY Q&A: ROSS ON COBOL FOR Z/0S | News: Search390 The new release of COBOL for z/OS and OS/390 is IBM's biggest release for the operating system in a long time. Here, COBOL expert Tom Ross talks with Search390 Site Editor BJ Rama about the highlights of the new release and the benefits to users. >> CLICK for the story: http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci809622,00.html For more information, check out Tom Ross' expert technical advice at: http://search390.techtarget.com/integratedSearchResults/1,289503,sid10,00.html?query=Tom+Ross =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ COMPUWARE SUIT ACCUSES IBM OF MAINFRAME CODE THEFT | News: Reuters Compuware, one of the largest independent makers of IBM mainframe software, on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit accusing IBM of copying Compuware software code, in a case that promises to revive antitrust charges IBM fended off decades ago. BMC UNIFIES DATABASE TOOLS | News: Enterprise Systems In an effort to be more in sync with the current data management environment, BMC Software unified its database products and business units. In addition, it launched new products for IBM's DB2 database. WEBLOGIC WORKSHOP MAKES JAVA OBJECTS MORE ACCESSIBLE | News: cw360 BEA claims the visual interfaces for J2EE and Java provided by its Weblogic Workshop will enable developers trained in COBOL, Visual Basic and any other procedural-based language to build enterprise-class applications. DETAILS BOOST IBM | News: CNNMoney Concerns about IBM's finances were eased somewhat after the release of the company's financial statements Tuesday. IBM's annual report indicated better-than-expected performance. EX-IBM BOSS CASHES IN $115M SHARES | News: Silcon.com IBM's former CEO Lou Gerstner has cashed in. The long-time chief filled his boots with 1.2 million stock options last year - worth a cool $115m. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ ___________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SOUND OFF FORUM | LIVE discussion with Chuck Standerfer TOMORROW Chuck Standerfer is live in our Sound Off discussion forum TOMORROW from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST to answer your mainframe storage questions. If you're in charge of managing storage or making crucial storage decisions for your company, Chuck is here to help. 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Click here for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz796122_cts796119,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | New body art: Chip implants Running out of surface area for tattoos? No more parts to pierce? Want more body art without more body? Maybe you should do what one chipper Canadian has done -- implant microchips into the backs of your hands. Artist Nancy Nisbet says she wanted to explore the relationship between man and machine -- a merger she claims is inevitable. So she figured she'd beat evolution to the punch and get a better understanding of what "Terminator" times will feel like. The chips will track the Web sites she visits. And yes, she did get the chips from the vet. So if she runs away, she can be easily identified and returned to her owner. 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