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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: IBM goes on the offensive against Sun at LinuxWorld - Open source's new weapon: The law? - September 11 raises stakes for hackers - Worlds collide in IBM-VA software deal - Tech slowdown hits H-1B visa grants - Microsoft, IBM, BEA to unleash trio of Web services specs 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion: Can you recommend a JCL conversion tool? - Have a 390 tip? Share it with your peers and win - Poll: Are you monitoring information security? - The Missing Link: Phantom goatsucker on government payroll __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Storage Decisions Reserve your seat for the free Storage Decisions conference coming to the Hilton Chicago Hotel September 17-19. Storage affects every IT budget, including yours. Make the smartest decisions by attending this conference. You can't afford not to! Register today at: http://www.storagedecisions.com/html/registration.htm __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY IBM ON THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST SUN AT LINUXWORLD | News: SearchSolaris IBM is once again firing shots at Sun as both companies vie for market share in the growing Linux market. For the full story, click: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid12_gci843818,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION Check out these links on Linux: http://search390.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid10,00.html?h=true&query=Linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ OPEN SOURCE'S NEW WEAPON: THE LAW? | News: CNET Open-source software advocates will unfurl a legislative proposal next week to prohibit the state of California from buying software from Microsoft or any other company that doesn't open its source code and licensing policies. SEPTEMBER 11 RAISES STAKES FOR HACKERS | News: Reuters Light sentences for hacking crimes could be a thing of the past as more prosecutors and judges crack down on cyber crimes. The terrorist attacks in September have been used to justify harsher treatment for computer crimes in the name of national security. WORLDS COLLIDE IN IBM-VA SOFTWARE DEAL | News: CNET VA Software and IBM announced a software partnership Tuesday where VA will promote use of IBM's DB2 and WebSphere software for those employing a commercial version of VA's SourceForge collaborative programming software. TECH SLOWDOWN HITS H-1B VISA GRANTS | News: Computerworld Blame the economic slowdown on the drop in H1-B visas awarded to foreign IT workers this year. The U.S. government has awarded 54% fewer visas as compared to the same period last year and will most likely fall short of the congressionally approved cap for all of 2002. MICROSOFT, IBM, BEA TO UNLEASH WEB SERVICES SPECS | News: InfoWorld Microsoft, IBM and BEA Systems on Monday will unleash a trio of proposed Web Services standards that address several unmet needs of the nascent services-oriented application model, according to sources. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUM | Any JCL conversion tool recommendations? Search390 user "RobertH" needs help converting from VSE systems to z/OS. He posted the following in the Operating Systems discussion forum: "Extra money (at my company) could be available for some kind of JCL conversion tool. Can anybody recomend a good one?" Can you help? If so, please share your thoughts and suggestions: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee83ff6/420 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 TIPS CONTEST | Win a Rio One digital audio 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. 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 Do you think your company should have someone dedicated to monitoring information security? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Phantom goatsucker on government payroll If something's rotten in the state of Denmark, then something's odious in Argentina. It smells like goat and bull. The Argentine government has a 102-year-old male goatsucker on its payroll. A goatsucker is a mythical creature that's blamed for some bizarre animal attacks in Latin America; it's sort of like a unicorn with a behavioral disorder. The government goatsucker is sucking about $42 worth of unemployment benefits from the strapped system. Government officials blame a technical glitch. Sure, blame IT! This is the same government that has spent itself silly, sending the country into economic ruin. But at least it's a place where evil figments can catch a break. Source: Reuters http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&ncid=757&e=5&u=/nm/20020812/od_nm/goatsucker_dc_1 ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** 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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