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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE WHITE PAPER: CHOOSE the right Web-enabling technology! http://search390.com/r/0,,9030,00.htm?wrq - DB2 test data management revolutionized. FREE White Paper. http://search390.com/r/0,,9031,00.htm?softbase =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: IBM debuts Linux mainframe in a box, other tools - IBM aims to get smart about AI - IBM packages DB2 for Linux clusters - IBM tops earnings targets - Adjoin seeks to bring pricing pressure to Web services - Aberdeen: Hardware in for a stumble, China will shine 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert advice: What to expect from VSAM to DB2 conversion - Poll: Are you concerned about getting laid off? - Discussion: Doing a zSeries two-step upgrade - The Missing Link: No Segways on the streets of San Francisco __________________________________________________________________ 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,,9030,00.htm?wrq __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY IBM DEBUTS LINUX MAINFRAME IN BOX, OTHER TOOLS | News: InternetWeek IBM introduced new Linux tools for devices from the handheld to the mainframe, including a pre-configured and tested Linux on mainframe installation, and Lotus Notes client software for Linux. For the full story, click: http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/INW20030119S0001 FOR MORE INFORMATION Read these links on Linux http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1526,00.html Ask expert David Boyes your Linux on the mainframe questions http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax293308,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM AIMS TO GET SMART ABOUT AI | News: CNET In the coming months, IBM will unveil technology that it believes will vastly improve the way computers access and use data by unifying the different schools of thought surrounding artificial intelligence.The Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA) is an XML-based data retrieval architecture under development at IBM. UIMA will greatly expand and enhance the retrieval techniques underlying databases. IBM PACKAGES DB2 FOR LINUX CLUSTERS | News: cw360 IBM has claimed its latest package of hardware and software will enable DB2 database software users to build Linux clusters on IBM servers faster and cheaper than before. IBM TOPS EARNINGS TARGETS | News: CNET IBM on Thursday beat analyst expectations for the fourth quarter on the strength of strong services revenue. ADJOIN SEEKS TO BRING PRICING PRESSURE TO WEB SERVICES | News: The451 A former Lotus CTO and two Palm executives have teamed up to launch Adjoin, a Web services management startup. Even though the company has a systems-management-oriented platform and some experienced development talent, The451 believes the company needs help from financiers and customers to make its mark in the nascent Web services management realm. http://www.searchwebservices.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci874092,00.html ABERDEEN: HARDWARE TO STUMBLE, CHINA TO SHINE | News: SearchCIO.com IT spending worldwide will be driven by software sales -- at the expense of hardware -- through 2006, according to new research by Aberdeen Group. In its report, the research firm also predicts that China will vault past some venerable IT nations in the near future. http://www.searchcio.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci874540,00.html The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: SoftBase Copying your entire production database for testing? 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What should I expect in terms of increases in CPU and other system resources, and decreases in application response times. >> CLICK for Craig's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid512135_tax293066,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search390 Thousand of IT workers are losing their jobs. Are you concerned about getting laid off? >> CLICK to post your response: http://search390.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT TO CONSIDER IN ZSERIES TWO-STEP UPGRADE | Discussion forum Search390.com user "jbush" recently asked if he's doing his zSeries upgrade correctly: "We are planning a two-step conversion from HDS Pilot P48S with OS/390 2.9. We're first upgrading to a z800-003 then, five months later, to z/OS 1.4 64-bit. The HDS only has ESCON storage paths. For the first step, we plan to build new system areas on our new Fibre only STK 9960 array, which is connected with FICON. I predict that the only pre-conversion maintenance should be needed for FICON and zSeries support. Am I right? One of his peers thinks he'll have backwards compatibility issues. What do you think? >> CLICK to read the full discussion or post a response: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.1dcfcc41/2 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | No Segways on the streets of San Francisco The inventor of the Segway Human Transporter claims the upright scooter could change civilization as we know it. Well, San Francisco likes its civilization the way it is. The city of streetcars and sourdough, a place you could see mandating scooter usage, has said "no way" to Segway and has banned it from sidewalks. Environmental friendliness wasn't enough for Segway to sway the Bay Area. San Fran's city leaders thought it would be too fast and too heavy to be safe on the pedestrian-packed sidewalks. They told Segway and its well-paid team of lobbyists to scoot. Nearby Oakland is considering a ban too. Source: The Associated Press http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/01/20/segway.ban.ap/index.html =================================================================== To subscribe to "Data Center Futures" go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid10,00.html?cid=457975&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. 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