=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | S/390 and Industry News October 24, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Free Case Study -- Transamerica Reduces Mainframe Costs 50%! http://search390.com/r/0,,6898,00.htm?sunmicrosystems
- "Mainframe Data Access" White Paper from Xbridge Systems http://search390.com/r/0,,6891,00.htm?freewhitepaper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: Users: Mainframe is misunderstood - New tools launched for .NET developers - IBM to add self-healing technology to storage server - IBM, PeopleSoft e-learning deal helps reduce costs 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion: Can you help convert REXX programs to VB? - Research: New white papers section - User experience: Share your real-life case studies - The Missing Link: Smell phones worth every scent __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Sun Microsystems FREE CASE STUDY -- TRANSAMERICA REDUCES MAINFRAME COSTS 50%! Have your sites set on reducing costs? 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For the full story, click: http://www.search390.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci858997,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION Find out what your colleagues are saying about the platform, their jobs and the future: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?230@;154.mEAvaJKwsOi.0@.ee83ff9!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ NEW TOOLS LAUNCHED FOR .NET DEVELOPERS | News: cw360.com Microsoft's .NET development platform received boosts this week from Visible Systems, which is providing a code-generation tool based on modeling, and ClientSoft, which is enabling the integration of mainframe programs with .NET environments. IBM TO ADD SELF-HEALING TECHNOLOGY TO STORAGE | News: SStorage.com IBM has expanded its autonomic computing initiative to include its storage products, which IBM claims will now have self-managing, self-configuring and self-healing capabilities. Still, one analyst says software can't cure everything. http://www.searchstorage.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci859026,00.html IBM, PEOPLESOFT E-LEARNING DEAL HELPS REDUCE COSTS | News: cw360.com PeopleSoft has partnered with IBM to provide the PeopleSoft Human Capital Management Solution for IBM's Dynamic Workplaces initiative. The company becomes the first human resources application vendor for the IBM initiative, which is designed to offer a broad set of intranet-based collaborative technologies such as e-learning and instant messaging to help companies reduce costs. __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Xbridge Systems FREE WHITE PAPER Free your data from its mainframe jail with this "Mainframe Data Access" White Paper. Learn how to access valuable VSAM, QSAM, DB2 and IMS DB right on your desktop through popular applications like Excel, Word or your internet browser. Click Here for your FREE White Paper: http://search390.com/r/0,,6891,00.htm?freewhitepaper ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEVELOPER FORUM | How to convert REXX programs to VB? Search390.com user "Young3" posted the following in the Developer forum and needs your help: "I need to convert REXX programs to VB, which involves some .cmd programs. How do I do this?" >> CLICK to post a response: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;35.rDC6ax65sXi.1@.ee83ff7/641!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW WHITE PAPERS SECTION | Search390.com Looking for technical information and how-to's? Visit Search390.com's new white papers section for research in ten different categories, including database management, storage, Web services and operating systems. Download a white paper today. http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER EXPERIENCE | Share your real-life case studies Help build the new User Experience section on Search390.com. Find out how to use your greatest IT triumphs to help your fellow mainframers -- and become eligible to win a prize at the same time. >> CLICK for more information: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci852128,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Smell phones worth every scent Guess what some people are making at the "ol' factory" in Scotland? A cell phone that speaks to your nose. Let's just say technology never smelled so good. Source: SearchSecurity.com http://www.searchSecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci858957,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ****************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************* BJ RAMA, Site Editor (mailto:brama@;techtarget.com) >> Send in your original articles and best practices. ROBYN LORUSSO, Assistant Editor (mailto:rlorusso@;techtarget.com) >> Send in your white papers and Best Web Links. 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