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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Tip: Why twiddle when you can XOR? - Advice: What are the impacts of using Java class libraries? - News: Ballmer: IBM, Linux, AOL on hit list, Sun fades as threat - Tip: Command Syntax remembered - Tip: No cursor? No worries 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Experts: Welcome Jim Schesvold for z/OS - Got a tip? Share it with your peers and win! - Poll: Will layoffs at IBM affect your mainframe shop? - Discussion forums: Do you have 390 questions? - The Missing Link: Technology blamed for U.S. obesity __________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY ACUCORP ************************ Rediscover Your COBOL Assets Acucorp's extend(tm)5 family of solutions allow you to modernize and enhance your existing COBOL applications. . .all at a lower cost and risk than other alternatives. Portable to over 600 platforms, including Linux running on the S/390, extend5 features Internet and Thin Client deployment capabilities. To evaluate our software solutions, call (800) 510-4414. http://search390.com/r/0,,3888,00.htm?Acucorp __________________________________________________________________ WHY TWIDDLE WHEN YOU CAN XOR? | by Jim Keohane Is OS/390 Java BitSet support for large sets too much of a resource hog? Want to use less memory, but without the onerous CPU impact from SparseBitSet's use of HashMap? Simple. Just mimic the "sparse" file approach that held multi-megabyte databases on an Apple ][ 140K floppy with room to spare! >> CLICK for full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci832188,00.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF JAVA CLASS LIBRARIES? | by Tom Ross One Search390 user is conducting a cost modeling project and wants to understand the potential impacts of using Java class libraries and shareware to implement functions on a legacy system developed in COBOL. Tom Ross shares his expert advice on the space used by Java class libraries, and how implementing them will effect programmer and CPU efforts. >> CLICK for full expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid470145_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BALLMER: IBM, LINUX, AOL ON HIT LIST, SUN FADES AS THREAT | News: CRN Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says IBM, AOL, Linux and Java are still threats to his company, but Sun, well, it has just about faded away. But, IBM is stronger than ever, he said, and added that Microsoft sales people run into IBM sales people at about 9 out of 10 accounts. >> CLICK for full story: http://crn.com/Sections/BreakingNews/BreakingNews.asp?ArticleID=35789 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMMAND SYNTAX REMEMBERED | by Duncan Turner As the number of systems and subsystems increases, the syntax of the many commands you might want to enter becomes harder to remember. Never fear. This edit macro by Search390 user Duncan Turner allows you to store commands in a dataset and then issue them when needed. >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci832192,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/286674 When you have a moment, please share your opinion. Rate this and the following tip. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NO CURSOR? NO WORRIES | by Renso Hollhumer Want to optimize a search for the existance of rows where a cursor cannot be used? Check out this code example by Search390 user Renso Hollhumer. >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci832193,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/289242 ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Welcome Jim Schesvold for z/OS Do you have z/OS questions? Ask our newest expert, Jim Schesvold. Jim is currently president and owner of Best Customer Solutions, Inc., a mainframe systems consulting firm. He has seventeen years prior experience with IBM, specializing in technical support of database/data communications. >> CLICK to ask Jim a question: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax292523,00.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 TIPS CONTEST | Win a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player Here's your chance to win a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player. To become eligible to win the free gift, simply share the little tips and tricks that help you do your job faster. If you submit the tip that receives the highest user rating, you win. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz821169_cts821155,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390 Do you expect the layoffs at IBM to affect your mainframe shop? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DO YOU HAVE 390 QUESTIONS? | Discussion forums Do you have a 390 question or want to share advice? Whether you're trying to expand your business to the Web, looking for developer code tips or need advice on upgrading your operating system, you can visit the 390 discussion forums to troubleshoot with your peers. Or, share your opinions on 390 news, trends and technologies in the Sound Off forum. >> CLICK for the forums: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Technology blamed for U.S. obesity Technology -- it's not just making our lives easier, it's making our pants tighter. Researchers at the University of Chicago figured that the single biggest reason six out of 10 Americans are overweight is the advent of a sedentary workplace. In other words, sitting in a cubicle working a mouse, which more and more people are doing, just isn't the same as going into a plant and working a machine or going to the field and working the crops. "Supersize" those fries and throw in a shake, and you have what the researchers call a "rising epidemic of obesity." 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