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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: IBM looks to accelerate mainframe data backups - A take on COBOL Expo 2002 - Mary Kay trims servers, taps Windows mainframe 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: Careers & training - Discussion: Have you migrated from VSE/ESA to z/OS? - Have a 390 tip? Share it with your peers and win - Poll: How long have you been an unemployed mainframer? - The Missing Link: 'I'm in the tree,' says granny __________________________________________________________________ ********* ATTENTION MAINFRAME DBAS! - QUEST CENTRAL(TM) ********** Ever wish you could be cloned just to get your work done? Now you don't have to! Get Quest Central(tm) for DB2 - complete, integrated database management tools for mainframe and distributed environments-and watch your productivity skyrocket! Download your FREE trial today at http://search390.com/r/0,,4396,00.htm?Quest __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY IBM LOOKS TO ACCELERATE MAINFRAME DATA BACKUPS | CW360 IBM said its line of virtual tape storage devices will soon connect discs used in data backup applications to mainframes via Fibre Channel links, which could increase data transfer rates by up to 75%. Fibre Channel can handle bandwidth speed of up to 100 megabits per second. For the full story, click: http://www.cw360.com/bin/bladerunner?REQSESS=193ICO7X6&REQAUTH=0&2149REQEVENT=&CARTI=114003&CARTT=14&CCAT=1&CCHAN=4&CFLAV=1 FOR MORE INFORMATION Check out this tip on FICON going native on storage devices: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci810505,00.html Or, this paper on Fibre Channel vs. alternative storage interfaces: http://www.sun.com/storage/white-papers/fc_comp.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ A TAKE ON COBOL EXPO 2002 | CobolReport.com A faithful COBOL programmer reports back from the first COBOL conference in years. COBOL may exist in a far different world than where it started, but this venerable programming language is alive and well. MARY KAY TRIMS SERVERS, TAPS WINDOWS MAINFRAME | Baseline Magazine Big Pink is upsizing to a mainframe-like system and the supplier isn't Big Blue. The cosmetics company that famously rewards top money earners with a pink Cadillac is tackling its hardware woes and demands caused by growing Internet traffic by consolidating on a Unisys mainframe topped with Microsoft's Datacenter software. ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Careers & Training If you're looking for a new position, or just keeping your skills current, this Best Web Links section is the place to start. Check out the free online tutorials in "Training" or find the next conference in your area at "Conferences." Or learn how to search for a great new job in "Career Resources," where the job listings range from general IT to S/390-specific. >> CLICK for the Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1463,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Operating Systems Search390 member "RobertH" recently posted this dilemma in the Operating Systems forum and needs your help: "We are a small but expanding shop that is going to migrate from VSE/ESA to z/OS in the next month or so. Does anyone have experience/hints/tips to share that could help make this a smooth transition?" Think you can help? 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And, as a bonus, we'll enter you in our tips contest to win a Rio One digital audio player. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid10_prz836695_cts836694,00.html >> CLICK for our tips hall of fame to see previous winners: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid10_prz836695_cts836694,00.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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | 'I'm in the tree,' says granny Romania -- home of the blood-curdling Dracula legend and the talkative, tree-climbing granny. The 78-year-old woman doesn't climb for her health; she does it because it's the only way she can get a signal on her cell phone. Granny usually talks to the lower branches on her family tree when she's perched in a cherry tree. Every Wednesday and Saturday at 10 p.m. she's 20 feet up, cell phone in hand, waiting for the grandkids to call. Way to go out on a limb, granny. Can you hear me now? Source: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1133310 ____________________________________________________________________ ************************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, Sr. News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your news, press releases and poll ideas. 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