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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE Sun Rehosting Case Study http://search390.com/r/0,,7429,00.htm?sunmicrosystems - Free Case Study: Nabisco saves using Web-based access to S/390 data http://search390.com/r/0,,7420,00.htm?freecasestudy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: IBM's merged groups might not bode well for storage - XML poised for big growth, says IDC - IBM Power4 Unix servers take on HP, Sun 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - User experience: Share your greatest IT triumphs - Discussion forum: How to set up restartable FTP? - Expert response: Can I back up an entire database with SQL? - Poll: Have you dealt with mainframe security issues? - The Missing Link: Return to sender -- Two men stockpile AOL CDs __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Sun Microsystems FREE Sun Rehosting Case Study Looking to provide enhanced functionality while reducing costs? Read how one of the banking industry's leaders in automation and compliance moved its fully scalable banking software from the mainframe to Sun in just one weekend. Click here for the full story: http://search390.com/r/0,,7429,00.htm?sunmicrosystems __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY IBM'S MERGED GROUPS MAY NOT BODE WELL FOR STORAGE | SearchStorage.com IBM is bringing its Storage Systems Group back under the wing of its server division, and the move has some experts and users questioning IBM's commitment to storage hardware. For the full story, click: http://www.searchstorage.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci862613,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ XML POISED FOR BIG GROWTH, SAYS IDC | News: e-Pro Magazine IDC thinks demand for integration will drive the XML server market to 163% annual growth and be worth $3.5 billion in revenues by 2006. IBM POWER4 UNIX SERVERS TAKE ON HP, SUN | News: ZDNet IBM plans to undercut HP and Sun with a mid-range Unix system, and promises native Linux soon. IBM has announced a mid-range Unix server, with native Linux support, that it hopes will cut into HP's and Sun's market share. The p650 is based on IBM's own new Power 4+ processors and offers better price/performance than both HP and Sun systems, according to IBM. ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: UltraQuest from Aonix Free Case Study See how Nabisco was able to save money and operate more efficiently using Web-based access to S/390 data. Aonix introduces UltraQuest Reporter, the new standard in Web-based access to S/390 data. UltraQuest Reporter's ease of use and powerful capabilities make enterprise-wide data available for business decision making, while reducing resources and cost. Click here to learn how with your Free Nabisco Case Study http://search390.com/r/0,,7420,00.htm?freecasestudy ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER EXPERIENCE SECTION | Share your greatest IT triumphs 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OPERATING SYSTEMS FORUM | How to set up restartable FTP? Search390.com user "UrsaMinor" posted the following in the Operating Systems forum and needs your help: "Can somebody tell me how to set up a large FTP from OS/390 TCP/IP to Unix so it's restartable. I see restart and site/locsite CHKPTINT commands, but I'm not sure how to make them work." Think you can help? If so, please post a response: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?msgInContext@;143.ea8faqn8tgd.1@.ee83ff6/460!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I BACK UP AN ENTIRE DATABASE WITH SQL? | by Craig Mullins Dear Ask the Expert, How can I back up an entire database, including data, into a SQL script in DB2? Or is it impossible to do this in DB2 or other databases? >> CLICK for Craig's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid500028_tax293066,00.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 | Return to sender -- Two men stockpiling AOL CDs Spam for your real mailbox -- the one outside your house -- is alive and well. And a lot of it comes from AOL. The company's promotional compact discs are more pervasive than Starbucks and J. Lo's engagement rumors. Two IT guys from the outskirts of San Francisco have decided enough is enough. They're working on a Boston Tea Party of sorts, asking people to send them their AOL CDs. When they get one million, they and their band of disc-dissing rebels plan to haul the CDs to AOL's Virginia headquarters, ring the doorbell and pronounce "You've got mail." They've got about 80,000 discs so far, and get this, AOL says it will help put them over the top if they come up short! Source: The Associated Press http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=528&ncid=528&e=6&u=/ap/20021111/ap_on_hi_te/aol_cd_return ___________________________________________________________________ ****************** 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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