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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - "Mainframe Data Access" White Paper from Xbridge Systems http://search390.com/r/0,,7177,00.htm?freewhitepaper - Free Case Study: Nabisco saves by using Web-based access to S/390 data. http://search390.com/r/0,,7178,00.htm?freecasestudy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: Sistina unveils file system for IBM mainframe - Bus-Tech has iSCSI storage device for mainframe - IBM boosts content-management biz with software acquisition - IBM database cuts put heat on Oracle - Judge approves MS/DOJ settlement - Expert: MS lost the battles, won the war 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Developer forum: Free code - Best Web Links: Systems management - Poll: Have you dealt with mainframe security issues? - How much are you worth? Search390.com Salary Survey - The Missing Link: Web scoops bench in Microsoft case __________________________________________________________________ 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,,7177,00.htm?freewhitepaper __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY SISTINA UNVEILS FILE SYSTEM FOR IBM MAINFRAME | News: Network World Sistina Software has developed a clustered file system product that allows a single application such as a database to run on more than one physical server and share data and computing resources between those servers as if it were a single system. In version 5.1 for IBM's zSeries mainframe, the software will link an application to numerous "virtual servers" on the mainframe. For the full story, click: http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/1104sistina.html FOR MORE INFORMATION Read these links on clustered file system http://search390.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid10_stpsimple,00.html?query=clustered+file+system And these on virtual servers http://search390.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid10_stpsimple,00.html?query=virtual+servers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ BUS-TECH HAS ISCSI STORAGE DEVICE | News: Enterprise Storage Forum Bus-Tech has announced a new product -- the iSCSI Storage Server -- and iSCSI protocol support on its Mainframe Appliance for Storage; expanding the tape-on-disk product family to include an IP-based Storage Controller. IBM BOOSTS CONTENT MANAGEMENT BIZ | News: Assoc. Press IBM will buy Tarian Software Inc., a Canadian provider of electronic records management software. Tarian will become part of IBM's data management software group. Tarian technology will be used in IBM's Content Manager, DB2 database and Lotus software. IBM DATABASE CUTS PUT HEAT ON ORACLE | News: Reuters IBM is cutting the price on the DB2 Workgroup Server Unlimited Edition database for mid-size companies, which could significantly impact Oracle's market share. IBM also simplified pricing on its updated high-end database. JUDGE APPROVES MS/DOJ SETTLEMENT | News: Reuters The gavel of U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has come down on the side of Microsoft. She has approved the antitrust settlement and rejected the demands of nine states for harsher punishment. While she did agree that Gates and company tend to downplay the ramifications of their monopolistic ways and show a "paternalistic view" toward consumers, she didn't think the dissenting states' demands "fit the crime" so to speak. EXPERT: MS LOST THE BATTLES, WON THE WAR | News: Reuters Now that the antitrust settlement has gotten a judge's blessing -- let the analyses and fallout begin! Some experts say that approval means Microsoft is even more powerful, that no one can get in the company's way and that Redmond has carte blanche to break down the door into other markets. One business professor says that Microsoft lost all the battles but won the war. But less cynical pundits claim the settlement will ensure that Microsoft plays fairly. 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Click here to learn how with your Free Nabisco Case Study http://search390.com/r/0,,7178,00.htm?freecasestudy ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEVELOPER FORUM | Free code Search390.com user Michael Simpson has written code that will allow you to submit a job to search in any of the standard H, I or O queues in SDSF WITHOUT having to pick up each entry, search for the string, PF3, pick up the next entry, search etc, etc. If you're interested, contact Michael at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he'll zip it over. >> CLICK to view the discussion post: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;[email protected]/646!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= Note: The first one to request the code will get it immediately; others will receive it later, after Michael checks that the instructions work properly for the first person. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Systems management Keeping an eye on all aspects of a mainframe enterprise system can be a daunting task. Begin with "Systems Management Strategies" in this Best Web Links section for sources that will help give you the big-picture view. Once you've developed a plan, click on sections like "Operations," "Performance Tuning," and "Security" to get down to the nitty-gritty of everyday issues. >> CLICK for the Best Web Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1487,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390.com How many mainframe security "issues" have you had to deal with because of internal misuse in the past year? >> 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 | Web scoops bench in Microsoft case It's no secret that security issues dog Microsoft. Even the antitrust case isn't immune. The judge's decision was supposed to be made official on Friday at 4:30 p.m. But you could have scooped even the most inside of insiders if you had clicked on the right URL. Someone on the court staff put the judgment online nearly two hours before the gavel fell. That someone evidently wanted to cut out early to beat Beltway traffic. At least one person used a little common sense to find the documents online before the link was released. The court's Web staff is under fire for the sneak preview. After all, Microsoft shares went up after the decison came down, which could amount to insider trading. Source: ZDNet http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-964415.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. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, Senior News Editor (mailto:kevans@;techtarget.com) >> Send in your news, press releases and poll ideas. 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