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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Featured Topic: Disaster Recovery - IBM adds more enhancements to z/OS - Microsoft to clarify language on patches, fixes and updates - HP raises questions with e3000 upgrade - IBM exec calls BEA Web services claim lame 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion: What is a spin loop? - Poll: Are you upgrading to z/OS? - Expert advice: Need help preparing for MQ certification? - The Missing Link: Greek geeks got game again __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Data Center Futures Newsletter If you pride yourself on knowing everything about your data center, you probably go to great lengths to keep up to date with the latest skills and technologies. Don't just get the latest information...see the future! Twice a month, the Data Center Futures newsletter gives you the low down on all that you need to know to be prepared for the future. Click for more info: www.search390.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Disaster Recovery Human error, inadequate implementation, Mother Nature. What do they have in common? They can all bring your systems down. Proper implementation of a good DR plan will help you prepare for and avoid down times. Find out more in this week's Featured Topic. For the full Featured Topic, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci849452,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM ADDS ENHANCEMENTS TO Z/OS | News: Enterprise Systems Journal Much has already been made about z/OS R4 and its potential impact on existing OS/390 shops, but in tandem with its new z/OS release, IBM disclosed several additional z/OS-related performance enhancements. Big Blue also took the wraps off a revised licensing arrangement for high-end customers that have multiple zSeries mainframes. MICROSOFT TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE ON PATCHES | News: SearchWin2000.com Are you all patched out? Can't keep up with all the hot fixes, updates, patches and service packs that Redmond rapid fires? Here's some good news: Microsoft is working on that. The company didn't exactly spill the beans, but an official did tell SearchWin2000.com that a simpler way is on the way. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci850374,00.html HP RAISES QUESTIONS WITH E3000 UPGRADE | News: SearchHP.com Hewlett-Packard last week announced processor upgrades to its e3000 server line and additions to the MPE/iX operating system. But users wonder: Is HP really trying to provide an interim performance boost for companies not yet ready to migrate from the defunct platform? Or is HP just trying to squeeze a few more dollars out of an install base already facing an expensive migration? http://searchhp.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid6_gci850045,00.html IBM EXEC CALLS BEA WEB SERVICES CLAIM LAME | News: InfoWorld WebSphere rival BEA claims its WebLogic Workshop platform requires fewer than one-fifth the amount of steps to build a simple Web service than IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer. An IBM official dismissed the claims and said BEA is simply trying to create distractions from the bottom line. 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.COM DISCUSSION FORUMS | Operating Systems Search390.com user "MVSGuy" posted the following in the Operating Systems forum and needs your help: "Can someone explain what is a spin loop or perhaps direct me to a manual that explains it?" Click to read the response he's already received, or to post one of your own: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee83ff6/437!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390.com Are you upgrading to z/OS? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEED HELP PREPARING FOR MQ CERTIFICATION? | by Clayton Ching Dear Clayton, I recently attempted the MQ-096 certification. Prior to the test, I cleared their 095 certification and have also attended IBM training on MQ01, MQ05, MQ15 and MQ30. Although I prepared for the certification based on the course material provided, the questions asked were more at the design level, which is not really covered in the manuals. It would be great if you could suggest some material/manuals that I should refer to in order to successfully pass the certification. There are a lot of manuals at the IBM site so it's very difficult going through each one of them. >> CLICK for Clayton's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid489737_tax287117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Greek geeks got game again Imagine getting tossed in the slammer for elf bowling or checkmating Deep Blue. That kind of justice may sound Greek to you -- and it is! The Greek government's ban on playing computer games in public got a little ludicrous when two Internet cafe owners were charged after police found customers playing online chess (gasp!) and the popular Counter-Strike game. Evidently the ban is a little too broad -- it's intended to crack down on gambling, but it doesn't have a clause to exempt computer games. A judge threw out the charges in the cafe case, saying the ban is unconstitutional. Source: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1134939 ___________________________________________________________________ *******************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. 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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