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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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. TOP STORIES - Featured Topic: Migrating to z/OS with COBOL - BMC releases final Patrol 7 components - Former IBM exec to head BEA sales - IBM, AMD ink deal 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Tip: How to pass more than 32k of data between CICS programs? - Expert advice: Getting your resume to the top of the stack - Poll: Will you be implementing "on-demand computing" products? - The Missing Link: Computer report exaggerates deaths in Michigan __________________________________________________________________ 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 lowdown 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 __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MIGRATING TO Z/OS WITH COBOL | Search390.com Featured Topic Planning on migrating to z/OS with COBOL? Wondering about compatibility issues or which versions of COBOL will run under z/OS? Get answers to these questions and more in this Featured Topic. For the full Featured Topic, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci842165,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ BMC RELEASES FINAL PATROL 7 COMPONENTS | News: cw360 BMC Software has released the last components of its Patrol 7 systems management infrastructure, delivering two new centralized consoles for managing applications, databases and operating systems. FORMER IBM EXEC TO HEAD BEA SALES | News: CRN BEA Systems has snagged former IBM software sales executive Charlie Ill to head up its sales organization, BEA executives said Tuesday. IBM, AMD INK DEAL | News: CRN Rivals IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have signed a pact to jointly develop new chip technology. ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OPTIONS FOR PASSING DATA BETWEEN CICS PROGRAMS | by Robert Harris The 32k Commarea limit is fairly hard within CICS. In order to move more than 32k of information around, one has to use other mechanisms. CICS expert Robert Harris describes his approach: Using BTS containers, which are not subject to the 32k limit, to act as big Commareas. Read how this acts as an alternative to TSQueues in this tip. >> CLICK for full tip: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci872645,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/288579 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO GET YOUR RESUME TO THE TOP OF THE STACK? | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert, As you noted in a reply to a previous post, open job requiments move very quickly in this market. It seems the jobs are filled before I can reply. Can you give us some tips about how to get a resume to "the top of the stack"? >> CLICK for Rick's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid509995_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390.com Will you be implementing products that have "on-demand computing" technology this year? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Computer report greatly exaggerates deaths in Michigan The HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey" was a sweetheart compared to the computer at Saint Mary's Mercy Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. The computer proclaimed 8,500 patients dead -- news that came as quite a surprise to those people who were not wearing toe tags and had all their vital signs. So what happened? A computer glitch, of course. Evidently, during a file update an important digit was dropped -- the one that distinguishes between "deceased" and "discharged to home." That's a pretty big digit. Source: The Associated Press http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=816&ncid=816&e=2&u=/ap/20030108/ap_on_fe_st/computer_error =================================================================== To subscribe to "Data Center Futures" go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid10,00.html?cid=457572&em=&tid=3106&FE=1 Not a search390 member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. =================================================================== ___________________________________________________________________ ****************** 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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