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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Discussion: Will employers pay for skilled mainframers? - Advice: Prerequisites for learning mainframe skills - News: SeeBeyond and Siebel demo CRM-BPM integration - Advice: Staying competitive in the e-commerce market - Poll: How long have you been an unemployed mainframer? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion forums: Do you have 390 questions? - Got a 390 tip? Share it with your peers and win! - The Missing Link: Chinese vendors tap niche for novel cell phones __________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY STORAGE DECISIONS ****************** Backup, backup, backup - that's all you hear about today. But your storage is only as good as its ability to be recovered. 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Click to share your opinion or read the feedback from the Search390 community: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/177 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PREREQUISITES FOR LEARNING MAINFRAME SKILLS | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert: What are the prerequisites for learning mainframe skills? In which areas should we be perfect in? >> CLICK for Rick's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid471157_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEEBEYOND AND SIEBEL DEMO CRM-BPM INTEGRATION | News: the451 SeeBeyond and Siebel are teaming up on a new demonstration center to showcase the combination of the two companies' technologies with IBM OS/390 systems. Could a tighter union be in the works? According to the451, though SeeBeyond is gaining traction and penetration for its business process management offerings within vertical industries, it is looking for allies as it takes on software giants like IBM. >> CLICK for full story: http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci837006,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STAYING COMPETITIVE IN THE E-COMMERCE MARKET | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert: I have been developing for 12 years in an IBM mainframe environment. I am concerned about the future of e-commerce. What should I study in order to stay updated and not become obsolete? >> CLICK for Rick's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid426582_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390 If you're an unemployed mainframe professional, how long have you been out of work? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/search390 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 TIPS CONTEST | Rio One digital audio player Got a 390 tip of your own? Send it in and we'll post it on our Web site. If your tip gets the highest rating, you'll win a Rio One digital audio player. It supports multiple audio formats including MP3 and Windows Media (WMA), and delivers up to an hour of skip-free digital music with 32MB of upgradeable on-board. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz821169_cts821155,00.html >> CLICK to read Joseph Kohler's winning tip, "ISPF edit macro: COBSUMPD": http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci824832,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/286020 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Chinese vendors tap niche for novel cell phones China -- the most populous nation in the world and the pickiest people on earth when it comes to cell phones. About five million of them are sold every month in China, but they aren't the kinds that appeal to the rest of the world. Big firms like Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Siemens have found it tough to make a connection with the finicky and fashion-conscious Chinese, many of whom like to mix whimsy with their wireless. Small vendors are popping up all over the place and catering to those tastes. One of them sells a cell phone wrapped in fish skin (maybe it's waterproof). Another vendor sells a handset that's covered in diamonds. And yet another sells a phone that cuts a rug when it rings. Source: Reuters http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=1F01VS5M21CGCCRBAEKSFEYKEEATIIWD?type=technologynews&StoryID=1155482 ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** 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. 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