=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | S/390 and Industry News January 16, 2003
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - DB2 test data management revolutionized. FREE White Paper. http://search390.com/r/0,,8956,00.htm?softbase - FREE WHITE PAPER: CHOOSE the right Web-enabling technology! http://search390.com/r/0,,8955,00.htm?wrq =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Featured Topic: Getting connected with SANs - Mainframes get open-source database - IBM expands its reach - Grand Central exec: 2004 to be breakout year for Web services - CA pushes out SAN management software 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Need help with JES2 input classes? - New expert: Welcome mainframe Linux guru David Boyes - Poll: Will you be implementing "on-demand computing" products? - The Missing Link: Web site puts your frustrations into song __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Softbase Copying your entire production database for testing? Numerous test databases causing DBA and developer headaches? DGF from SoftBase offers a one-of-a-kind feature called SLICE that allows multiple developers to test against a SINGLE set of tables at the same time -- and without DBA help. Run more efficient testing. Speed up your development cycle. Click here for your FREE White Paper. http://search390.com/r/0,,8956,00.htm?softbase __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY GETTING CONNECTED WITH SANS | Search390.com Featured Topic If you're thinking of putting a storage area network (SAN) on the mainframe, you'll find the resources you need to get connected in this Featured Topic. For the full Featured Topic, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci872727,00.html For more great storage advice, check out Storage magazine: http://storagemagazine.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ MAINFRAMES GET OPEN-SOURCE DATABASE | News: CNET MySQL, the Swedish company that sells the open-source database of the same name, has released a version of its software for IBM's mainframe line. The new version of MySQL is now available for download from the MySQL Web site and will show the product next week at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York. IBM EXPANDS ITS REACH | News: The Age IBM and Microsoft made a number of major acquisitions last year. But the companies' strategies are quite different. While Microsoft has sought to buy application software companies, IBM's kitbag is designed to help IBM and the buyers of its services run computer systems more efficiently and make other software programs interact with each other. 2004: BREAKOUT YEAR FOR WEB SERVICES | News: SearchWebServices.com The CEO of Web services management provider Grand Central Communications says that Web services won't make a huge impact until 2004, when more customers implement enterprise applications with native Web services functionality. Craig Donato also says his company realizes that it can't compete directly with the likes of IBM, BEA Systems and Microsoft, but he believes there is a market for products that extend the capabilities of those vendors' offerings. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/1,289142,sid26_gci874305,00.html CA PUSHES OUT SAN MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE | News: Computerworld Software giant Computer Associates announced the availability of its BrightStor SAN Manager, which promises to remove some of the headache of managing and maintaining storage networks. SAN Manager also can plug into a wide variety of hardware systems from assorted vendors, including EMC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and others. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: WRQ, maker of Reflection and Verastream Software*** Free White Paper: When and how should you use Web-enabling technology? LEARN about the top three Web-enabling technologies: Web-to-host, rejuvenation and legacy integration. This white paper explains how these technologies work, outlines their pros and cons, and tells which user group is best suited for each. IDENTIFY your users and their requirements and CHOOSE the right Web-enabling tool for the job! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FREE WHITE PAPER: http://search390.com/r/0,,8955,00.htm?wrq ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEED HELP WITH JES2 INPUT CLASSES? | by Steve Samson Dear Ask the Expert, I have two questions regarding JES2 input classes running MODE=WLM. 1. We have discovered when we get CPU contention, no jobs will start in the system despite having coded XEQCOUNT in the JES2 deck. Some of the jobs have to be executed. What's the right way to force them to execute? 2. To handle FIFO (first job in must be first executed), we have to run MODE=JES2 in an old-fashioned init. This init has an input class of just ones. Jobs running in this class will execute in the order they arrive to JES2. Everything works fine, but why can't we do this in a WLM init with XEQCONT=1? >> CLICK for Steve's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid511747_tax285125,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WELCOME OUR NEWEST LINUX ON THE MAINFRAME EXPERT Anyone who works with Linux on IBM's S/390 mainframes has certainly heard of David Boyes. He made history early in the project by running no less than 41,400 Linux images on a single mainframe, all of them doing real work under simulated load as Web servers. Now we're proud to introduce David as our newest expert. He is available to answer all of your Linux on the mainframe questions and show you how to make multiple Linux images "dance" on a single machine. >> CLICK to pose a question to David: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax293308,00.html >> CLICK to view his complete bio: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid511742,00.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 | Web site puts your frustrations into words, song The Brunching Shuttlecocks -- sounds like the name of a rock band with a taste for badminton and eggs Benedict. But it's actually a Web site that can help if your frustrations with technology or your boss leave you speechless. Source: SearchWin2000.com http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci874534,00.html =================================================================== To subscribe to "Data Center Futures" go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid10,00.html?cid=457827&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. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, Senior News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your news, press releases and poll ideas. GABRIELLE DERUSSY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. Unsubscribe from 'News' - Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject > or - Go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/register - Log in to edit your profile. - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions. - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from. - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile."
