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April 2, 2002 
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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights

1. TOP STORIES 
   - Lead Story: Latest z/OS release focuses on security
   - Compuware to close offices, sees charge
   - Unisys, Microsoft launch Windows mainframe
   - WebSphere upgrade targets online buying experience
   - Campbell Soup finds IBM apps Mmm good


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   - Poll: Is IBM taking a cavalier approach to security fixes?
   - Ask the Experts: Help using converters in a CICS Web app?
   - Tips Contest: Win a $50.00 Amazon.com gift certificate 
   - The Missing Link: This just in: Porn is out

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LEAD STORY

LATEST Z/OS RELEASE FOCUSES ON SECURITY | News: Computerworld

IBM has made security priority one in its new z/OS 1.3. Enhancements
give users of IBM's 64-bit zSeries mainframes the ability to issue
and manage digital certificates and supports the new Advanced
Encryption Standard. Also supported on z/OS 1.3 is the Derived Unique
Key Per Transaction standard, an encryption technique that's used
with point-of-sale terminals. The enhancements meet new financial
institution security requirements. 

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COMPUWARE TO CLOSE OFFICES, SEES CHARGE | News: Reuters 
Mainframe software maker Compuware said it will cut jobs and close
offices as part of a restructuring plan that will result in a
fourth-quarter charge. The job cuts will mainly affect employees in
professional services and sales support. 
 
UNISYS, MICROSOFT LAUNCH WINDOWS MAINFRAME | News: CRN
While Sun and IBM attack the Windows 2000 market with low-cost
servers, Microsoft is enlisting the help of Unisys to bring Windows
to the Unix space. 
 
WEBSPHERE UPGRADE TARGETS ONLINE BUYING EXPERIENCE | News: CRM Daily
Staples and Panasonic are among the first companies to use IBM's
WebSphere Commerce upgrade, which is designed to provide better
inventory and order-management applications for both
business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) Web sites.
Staples said it will use WebSphere Commerce as the new platform for
its B2B e-commerce Web site, StaplesLink.com. And, Panasonic said it
will use WebSphere Commerce to strengthen relationships with
suppliers and customers. 

CAMPBELL SOUP FINDS IBM APPS MMM GOOD | News: InternetWeek 
IBM's got something cookin' with Campbell Soup. Campbell plans to use
IBM architecture and applications including customer relationship
management and e-procurement, among others. The soup maker is the
first customer of a new group within IBM Global Services dedicated to
selling applications IBM originally brewed for internal use. 

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HELP USING CONVERTERS IN A CICS WEB APP? | by Ken Davies

Dear Ask the Expert,
I am developing a CICS Web application, and right now it has a
limitation of 32K. I read in the manuals that this can be overcome by
using converters - decode and encode. I am trying to find out more
information regarding how they can be used to accomplish this. Where
do these programs need to reside, and how do I invoke them?

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THE MISSING LINK | This just in: Porn is out

Does sex just not Excite like it did way back in 1997? A researcher
at Penn State University found that Internet search engines aren't
chug-a-lugging toward the virtual Red Light District like they used
to. Five years ago, nearly 17% of Excite searches were naughty in
nature. But by May 2001, that figure fell to 8.5%. Over the same time
period, travel, job hunting, and other less naked search topics
nearly doubled. Is there more scorn for porn these days? Some experts
say this study shows that more average Joes are online, and average
Joes are less likely than average geeks to scope out sex on the Web.
Still others say there are so many search engines now, it's tough to
draw any conclusions. Filth is still hot, though. Searches for sex
and pornography sites outnumbered those for education, government and
the fine arts combined.

Source: The Associated Press
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