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FROM OUR SPONSORS: Are Your Mainframe Costs Too High? http://search390.com/r/0,,5293,00.htm?sunmicrosystems =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - OS/390 users respond to IBM announcements - Consolidation projects push Linux on Big Iron - The 1T byte tape: Dinosaur in the making? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Do you have 390 questions? Ask your peers - Poll: Monitoring information security - Search390.com Salary Survey: How much are you worth? - The Missing Link: Virus writers not like Dr. Jekyll __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Sun Microsystems Are Your Mainframe Costs Too High? Rehost your existing mainframe apps to SUN servers and cut costs dramatically, while keeping code and data largely unchanged. Click here for a white paper with all the details on how to do this. http://search390.com/r/0,,5293,00.htm?sunmicrosystems __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY OS/390 USERS RESPOND TO IBM ANNOUNCEMENTS | News: ESJ OS/390 shops could be forced to revisit long-term planning issues as a result of Big Blue's move to discontinue break-fix support for the aging OS at the end of Sept. 2004. With the clock running down on their support options, these customers must decide whether to stay on OS/390 or upgrade to z/OS. For more information, check out these links on z/OS http://search390.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid10,00.html?h=true&query=z/OS =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ CONSOLIDATION PROJECTS PUSH LINUX ON BIG IRON| News: ESJ Linux may be free, but it ain't cheap. Still, mainframe shops are deploying the open source operating system for a variety of reasons that have little to do with the fact that they can get it for nothing. THE 1T BYTE TAPE: DINOSAUR IN THE MAKING? | News: SearchStorage.com A 1T byte tape cartridge may be a long way off for the general public, but IBM touted its importance and inevitability at the IBM Storage and Storage Networking Symposium this week in Salt Lake City. For attendees, it's too early to tell if this solution is one to pursue. http://www.searchstorage.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci847519,00.html 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 ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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, grab a soapbox and share your opinions on 390 news and technologies in the Sound Off forum. >> CLICK for the forums: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/search390 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390.com Do you think your company should have someone dedicated to monitoring information security? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW MUCH ARE YOU WORTH? | Search390.com Salary Survey Take our ongoing salary survey yourself or just check out the results through several views. See the responses of your peers broken down by title and experience, degrees and certification, technology background, working conditions, demographics and region. >> CLICK to visit: http://search390.techtarget.com/salarySurveySkill/1,293986,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Virus writers not like Dr. Jekyll When you think of a virus writer, what comes to mind? A mad scientist plotting Internet domination? A geek with a gangrenous grudge? One tech consultant, Graham Cluley, says you need to think more along the lines of a pimply teenager with posters of J. Lo and Britney on the wall and a preoccupation with video games. Cluley pretty much pooh-poohs the idea that these kids are writing mission-critical system killers. He points to the recent DuLoad worm to prove his point. It arrives in your inbox under the file names "J. Lo Bikini Screensaver.exe," "Kama Sutra Tetris.exe" and "The Sims Game crack.exe," as well as some pornographic names that would make Howard Stern blush. Sex and games -- basically we're dealing with the two guys from "Weird Science." Source: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/26827.html Did you like this Missing Link? Want to review a classic one you saw here? Check out our Missing Links archive: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax292647,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH390.COM 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. 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