=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Tech Update November 6, 2002
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Don't just get the latest information...see the future! http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Expert advice: Will the mainframe job market improve? - News: CA opens its door to Web services - Discussion: Can you help convert CICS TCP/IP socket apps to z/OS? - Expert advice: Is it possible to limit CPU on CICS transactions? - Best Web Links: Networking and communications 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Share a user experience, win a prize - Poll: Are you dealing with mainframe security issues? - How much are you worth? Search390.com Salary Survey - The Missing Link: When the hackers become the hacked -- it hurts __________________________________________________________________ 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 you need to know to be prepared for the future. >> CLICK for more info: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci850485,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WILL THE MAINFRAME JOB MARKET IMPROVE? | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert, I want to know about the mainframe job trend. Will there be more or fewer jobs in near future? Also, what are the current developments in mainframe technology? >> CLICK for Rick's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid499817_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CA OPENS ITS DOOR TO WEB SERVICES | News: SearchWebServices.com Computer Associates isn't trying to be all things to all people when it comes to Web services, but it does believe it has an edge in making Web services "accessible to humans" with portals and legacy-to-Web development tools. One of CA's top strategists says that Web services have potential despite the need for additional standards and that more companies must be willing to let Java and .NET work together. >> CLICK for full story: http://www.searchwebservices.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci861073,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN YOU HELP CONVERT CICS TCP/IP APPS TO Z/OS? | Discussion forum Search390.com user "GaryJones" posted the following in the Operating Systems forum and needs your help: "We're migrating from VSE/ESA to z/OS and have several CICS TCP/IP socket applications that need to be converted. I'd prefer to use the EZASMI macro API since it supports ECBs for asynchronous processing. However, the CICS socket manual only mentions the EZASOKET call interface. Can EZASMI only be used in batch applications?" Think you can help? If so, please share your thoughts and suggestions: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;66.3IRFakGJtAA.1@.ee83ff6/455!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIMIT CPU ON CICS TRANSACTIONS? | by Robert Harris Dear Ask the Expert, How can I set a CPU limit on CICS transactions that consume high CPU resources in DB2? >> CLICK for Robert's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid500408_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS | Search390.com Best Web Links We would say that networking is one of the most complex parts of mainframe computer operations. That's why we've assembled this Best Web Links section. Check the collection of resources under "Network Management" for developing an enterprise-wide network. Or, select "SNA" or "TCP/IP" to find detailed information on those common network architectures. >> CLICK for the white papers: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1461,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SHARE A USER EXPERIENCE, WIN A PRIZE Help build the new User Experience section on Search390.com. Find out how your greatest IT triumphs can help fellow mainframers -- and become eligible to win a prize for submitting your story! >> CLICK for more information: http://search390.techtarget.com/content/0,290959,sid10_gci852128,00.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 | When the hackers become the hacked -- it hurts Here's a story with a moral: Avoid hacking someone who has an ax in the house. A guy in Scotland linked a pair of PCs for two brothers so they could communicate. But one of the brothers became convinced that the guy had hacked into their little fraternal network and invited him over to grind his ax -- into the back of the alleged hacker's head! The hatchet man, in his own defense, said that he did attack the victim but with the handle, not the more dangerous end of the tool. That was thoughtful at least! The victim is going to be OK. The defendant still has some psychiatric tests to take before he learns his fate. Someone needs to tell him that axes are bad; firewalls are good. Source: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/27920.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: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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