=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | S/390 and Industry News November 7, 2002
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Strengthen the Value of Your IT Investment By Maximizing Operational Efficiencies http://search390.com/r/0,,7331,00.htm?cybermation - "Mainframe Data Access" White Paper from Xbridge Systems http://search390.com/r/0,,7294,00.htm?freewhitepaper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Featured Topic: Ready or not, here comes z/OS - IBM to merge storage and server groups - IBM dusts off new laptop hard drives - Ways to win, lose at SAP game - IT pros skeptical of Microsoft's security claims 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured expert: Welcome DB2 guru Craig Mullins - Discussion: Need help submitting a DB2 query from REXX? - Poll: Have you dealt with mainframe security issues? - The Missing Link: Tongues wagging over Rosetta disk __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Cybermation Strengthen the Value of Your IT Investment By Maximizing Operational Efficiencies Running the most efficient environment allows enterprises to strengthen their competitive advantage and their bottom line. Cybermation's Job Scheduling solutions are designed to help you reduce costs, maximize your hardware and resources, improve employee productivity and service levels as well as enhance reliability, availability and scalability. Visit Cybermation at http://search390.com/r/0,,7331,00.htm?cybermation to find out more. __________________________________________________________________ SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Ready or not, here comes z/OS Mixed feelings about upgrading from a 31-bit to a 64-bit architecture? Some have already upgraded, but others feel forced now that IBM will no longer support some earlier releases of OS/390. Is that you? If so, this week's Featured Topic can help. For the full Featured Topic, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci860486,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM TO MERGE STORAGE AND SERVER GROUPS | News: InfoWorld IBM will merge its storage systems group and server group on Jan. 1. Bill Zeitler, currently senior vice president of the server group, will head up the combined group. Linda Sandford, senior vice president and group executive, IBM Storage Systems, will take charge of the company's recently announced "on-demand" computing initiatives. IBM DUSTS OFF NEW LAPTOP HARD DRIVES | News: CNET IBM is using its "pixie dust" technology to boost the capacity of its Travelstar hard drives for notebooks from 60GB to 80GB. WAYS TO WIN, LOSE AT SAP GAME | News: SearchSAP.com Three top industry consultants told attendees at the recent SearchSAP.com conference that failure can be guaranteed by taking certain missteps. Citing common mistakes they have witnessed at SAP implementations, each panelist offered SAP users a list of things not to do. http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci861726,00.html IT PROS SKEPTICAL OF MICROSOFT SECURITY | News: SearchWindows2000.com As part of its "Trustworthy Computing" campaign, Microsoft execs are hitting the road to convince customers that "yes, we do care about security." But it seems that whenever you mix the words "Microsoft" and "security," you're certain to get doubt. That was certainly the case when Redmond recently came to Boston. http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci860936,00.html __________________________________________________________________ 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,,7294,00.htm?freewhitepaper ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED EXPERT | Welcome DB2 guru Craig Mullins The newest member of our Ask the Expert team, Craig Mullins is now available to answer your DB2 questions. He has extensive experience in the field of database management, having worked as an application developer, a DBA and an instructor with multiple database management systems, including DB2, Oracle and SQL Server. If you need help with DB2 and database management, send your questions to Craig today. >> CLICK to pose a question to Craig: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax293066,00.html >> CLICK to view Craig's full bio: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid500556,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEVELOPER FORUM | Need help submitting a DB2 query from REXX? Search390 user "Davzik" posted the following in the Developer forum and needs your help: "I need to submit a DB2 query from a REXX environment that is more than 250 chars long. But I'm getting the IRX0030I message from DSNREXX (launched from a batch TSO environment) at the "prepare" of the DB2 statement. Is there some technique to bypass that limit?" Think you can help? If so, please post your suggestions: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;123.yQSravoqtXK.1@.ee83ff7/647!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Tongues wagging over Rosetta disk A new disk speaks to the preservation of languages from Aramaic to Zulu. The Rosetta disk aims to keep living, dead and dying tongues alive for thousands of years. But if you want to check Czech idioms or see if any Old Norse verbs take the dative case, bring a big microscope and a bigger check. 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