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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - IBM Solution Partnership Uses Quest Central http://search390.com/r/0,,8261,00.htm?questsoftware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: Linux redefines mainframe's image, boosts sales - IBM drops mainframe license manager tool - Expert: Companies need to plug in to open-source - JDE sees decent 2002, but concerns linger - IBM's rationale to buy Rational - META predicts MS will offer Linux software 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Discussion: Need help migrating data to XML files? - Poll: Is your company handing out holiday bonuses this year? - Year-end survey: Tell us what you think - The Missing Link: Take note! Editors grade notebooks __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Quest Software Why do the IBM Solution Partnership Centers use Quest Central(tm) for DB2? Because Quest Central not only identifies performance problems, but offers advice to solve them. Quest Central enables DBAs working in complex DB2 environments to saves time, increase availability and optimize performance. With Quest Central, IBM can "look at the system as a whole and make surprising improvements in a short amount of time." Click here to read IBMs whole success story at http://search390.com/r/0,,8261,00.htm?questsoftware __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY LINUX REDEFINES MAINFRAME'S IMAGE, BOOSTS SALES | News: Search390.com An IBM exec says that putting Linux on the mainframe was one of the best things that could have happened to big iron. The open source operating system was just the ticket to boost interest in a machine that had been stagnating in sales in recent years. For the full story, click: http://www.search390.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci868100,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION Check out these links on Linux: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1526,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM DROPS MAINFRAME LICENSE MANAGER TOOL | News: cw360 IBM has nixed plans for a mainframe software license manager tool. Users are relieved about the move because it means they no longer have to be concerned about the extended implementation time and heavy administrative burden it would have imposed. The move also eliminated the concern that the tool could be used to shut down software at user sites for failure to comply with license terms. EXPERT: COMPANIES NEED OPEN-SOURCE | News: SearchWindows2000.com Linux and open-source software aren't for every situation, but with Windows licensing costs on the rise, lots of IT administrators in traditional Windows shops are looking more closely at all of their options. A co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation tells SearchWin2000.com where enterprise Linux and open-source are gaining traction in the heavily-Windowed world of IT. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci867256,00.html JDE SEES DECENT 2002, BUT CONCERNS LINGER | News: The Four Hundred J.D. Edwards had a pretty good fourth quarter and considering this is a bright spot in a rough couple of years, everyone should be happy, right? Not quite. IBM'S RATIONALE TO BUY RATIONAL | News: Computerworld Analysts say IBM's $2.1 billion buy of Rational Software will allow Big Blue to provide a software development environment for clients that want to integrate their business processes and software infrastructure. A whopping 98% of the Fortune 100 companies, including IBM, use Rational's tools. META PREDICTS MS WILL OFFER LINUX SOFTWARE | News: Reuters Despite the fact that Microsoft denies it has plans to develop software based on Linux, market research firm META Group is predicting that the software giant will introduce software based on the open-source operating system in 2004 for Web services and server software. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM DISCUSSION FORUMS | Developer Search390.com user "Young3" posted ther following in the Developer forum and needs your help: "I would like to migrate some metadata from a mainframe environment to XML files. I need to know how to go about coding this in either COBOL, assembler or Rexx. The metadata contains applications with versionized programs. I need to check-out the versionized files and check-in to XML files. Any suggestions?" >> Think you can help? 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We want to be your primary resource for finding useful 390-specific information on the Internet. Did we mention the survey is quick? Thank you for your help. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Take note! Editors grade notebooks TechTarget editors have just put some notebook computers through the ringer. Dude, before you get a Dell or tuck a Toshiba under the tannenbaum, read these reviews. After all, it would be a pity to strike a sour note with your holiday notebook purchase. Source: SearchWin2000.com http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/notebooks/intro/0,294162,sid1,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ****************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************* BJ RAMA, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your original articles and best practices. ROBYN LORUSSO, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your white papers and Best Web Links. 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