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Does the H-1B visa outrage you? |
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FTP from A to Z |
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* Can you help "PeteMeers "
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by Kate Evans-Correia, News Editor
A national IT organization, which represents companies such as Microsoft and Intel, reported earlier this month that there will be a demand for more than a million IT jobs this year, out of which only half will be filled because of a shortage of qualified people available to do the work.
The report has a number of users fuming. They claim the report is misleading and is nothing more than a gross attempt by the association to up the number of H-1B visas so that the companies it represents can continue to employ cheap labor. There are groups that claim the association's numbers are based on IT managers' projections and not actual job openings. The association insists the number are valid and a good indicator of the job market.
However, in response to a story "Mainframe pros sound off about skills shortage: Part One"
and "Mainframe pros sound off about skills shortage: Part Two"
we covered regarding another association's claims that there is a shortage of skilled workers, many users told us there in fact isn't any shortage. Some users said that companies are using the H1-B Visa to avoid paying for U.S. labor and the high visa quotas are putting experienced IT pros out of work. Many are outraged that there is a possibility that the quotas can be raised again -- based on numbers they believe to be bogus.
Are you as outraged as some of these users over H-1B Visa quotas? Do you believe they're taking jobs away from skilled U.S. workers? How do you think IT organizations and the government should deal with the problem? Or, have you benefited from the H1-B Visa? Has it helped you to staff your departments? Let me know your position on the H1-B Visa and the overall state of the job market. Contact Kate Evans-Correia, Senior News Editor.
Then, take our poll.
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FTP from A to Z
by BJ Rama, Site Editor
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) was the most searched for term on Search390 last week, so we're highlighting FTP this week. Look below and you'll find everything from a general FTP overview, to FTP and multi-platforms connectivity.
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This Week: In the forums
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Search390 member PeteMeers needs your help. He posted the following in the Developer Forum and is still looking for an answer: I have a DB2 table which triggers a Stored procedure (in COBOL). The stored procedure passes the row received from the trigger to an MQ. The problem is this: The COBOL program does not retain the connection to the MQ for each invocation. Thus I find I have to re-connect to the MQ each time the stored procedure is triggered. It works but is very slow (30ms).
The COBOL program has been compiled as RENT in LE. and as such should retain it's working storage. The stored procedure definition is
Language COBOL
Program TYPE SUB
STAY RESIDENT YES
WLM ENVIRONMENT XXXX
etc, etc.
I can display the Connection Handle on entry to the program and it is usually (but not always) OK on subsequent invocations... Which leads me to believe the WLM managed stored procedure is not really keeping its WS in tact...
Can you help PeteMeers? If yes, please post your response here:
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