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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Tip: Java accessory for mainframers - Tip: Record I/O, ki ay, Java coder! - Advice: What are impacts of implementing Java class libraries? - News: Computer security intelligence services gaining acceptance - Best Web Links: General Developer Resources 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Sound Off forum: Java or XML? - Poll: What's the most rewarding benefit of a SAN? - Have a 390 tip? Share it with your peers and win! - The Missing Link: Five-year-old wins MS proficiency cert __________________________________________________________________ ******************** 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,,4195,00.htm?Acucorp __________________________________________________________________ JAVA ACCESSORY FOR MAINFRAMERS | by Jim Keohane Mainframe management and security folks may be paranoid about the Internet. But that doesn't mean the Web isn't out to get them, according to Jim Keohane. He says they have somewhat acclimatized themselves to the concept of open source, but not when it's their source code. How will they react once it's known that their Java applications are distributed to users and browsers with almost full source code? Read Jim's suggested security measures in this tip. >> CLICK for full tip: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci835306,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RECORD I/O, KI AY, JAVA CODER! | Jim Keohane Does your WebSphere Java servlet have a tough time accessing MVS datasets efficiently? Java Record I/O (JRIO) may be your answer. This tip demonstrates how tweaking your Java servlet or application with JRIO provides record oriented file I/O for native MVS files and VSAM datasets. >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci801605,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT ARE IMPACTS OF IMPLEMENTING JAVA CLASS LIBRARIES? | by Tom Ross Dear Ask the Experts, We have a legacy system for logistics data management developed in COBOL. The goal is to implement in Java. Our initial research indicates a near one-to-one conversion from COBOL to Java. However, we are trying to understand the potential impacts of the Java class libraries and shareware available on the Web to implement functions. Should we expect a 1) reduction in overall size of the software by implementing functions with Java class libraries? 2) reduction in the effort to accomplish a given set of functions because of the use of available capabilities in Java libraries or shareware? >> CLICK for full expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid470145_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACCEPTING COMPUTER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE | News: The Four Hundred Security intelligence services continue to gain momentum, and they foresee integration with security software on PCs and servers. >> CLICK for full story: http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh062402-story04.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | General Developer Resources Looking for some universally useful references and developer portals? Check out the General Developer Resources Best Web Links for a selection of programming tips, tools and utilities. >> CLICK for Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1482,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Java or XML? Search390 member "alexde" posted the following in the Sound Off forum: "I am a developer working mostly with COBOL. I will be taking a class this summer and was thinking about Java or XML. Any suggestions? >> CLICK to read feedback from careers expert Rick Nashleanas: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/106 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390 If you've implemented a SAN, what have you found to be the most rewarding benefit? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 TIPS CONTEST | Win a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player Got a 390 tip of your own? You can become famous immediately by sending that tip in. We'll post it on our Web site where all your friends and contemporaries can see it, thus devolving that fame upon you. And, as a bonus, we'll enter you in our tips contest to win a Samsung DVD-S221 DVD/MP3 player. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz821169_cts821155,00.html >> CLICK to read and rate tips submitted by Search390 users: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid10_tax286020,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Five-year-old wins MS proficiency cert Remember the 7-year-old boy from the Gaza Strip who earned his Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certificate? Well, he's been "out-prodigied." A boy in Thailand just grabbed his MOUS. He's all of 5, an age when the only kind of MOUS most kids care about is the one who has a dog named Pluto. And now the inevitable question: Why? Does he WANT to get locked in a locker at school? "My father told me that if I passed the exam, I would get a new bicycle," he told a Bangkok newspaper. Something tells me this kid doesn't still need his training wheels! Source: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/25874.html ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SEARCH390 CONTACTS ************************* BJ RAMA, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your original articles and best practices. ROBYN LORUSSO, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your white papers and Best Web Links. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, Senior News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your news, press releases and poll ideas. TIM KEOUGH, Account Executive (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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