=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | S/390 and Industry News February 18, 2003
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - FREE WHITE PAPER: Secure Network Printing http://search390.com/r/0,,10454,00.htm?whitepaper - XML in a Mainframe World White Paper from Xbridge Systems http://search390.com/r/0,,10455,00.htm?xbridge =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES - Lead story: Why the mainframe will stand the test of time - IBM pumps up 'on demand' power - Administrators see rise in spending, survey finds - Firms tiptoe into utility computing 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: Are you HIPAA compliant? - Discussion: What to do with journal model files in CICS? - Expert advice: How to get spool output from a JCL job? - The Missing Link: Out of the Loop -- it's all Geek to me __________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: LRS FREE WHITE PAPER: Secure Network Printing Have you considered the security of the data in your print jobs? Print jobs can be easily intercepted, read, altered or redirected outside the organization by anyone with a network connection and freely available software. Every company has sensitive data in reports that are printed on network printers. LEARN about frequently overlooked risks of network printing! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD WHITE PAPER: http://search390.com/r/0,,10454,00.htm?whitepaper __________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY WHY THE MAINFRAME WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME | SearchStorage.com John Weinhoeft pits the reliability characteristics of IBM's zSeries and a RAID-5 disk subsystem. Why does the zSeries come out on top? John says a major part of it is the ability to recover from a failure. Find out the details of the reliability characteristics and what other factors put the zSeries on top. For the full story, click: http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid5_gci879630,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION Read this Featured Topic on mainframe storage http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci810358,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM PUMPS UP 'ON DEMAND' POWER | News: CNET IBM is hyping its "on demand" vision of computing with products and marketing programs geared toward its business partners this week during the PartnerWorld conference. Some of the new items include upgrades to its WebSphere middleware and "express" versions of its DB2 database and Tivoli systems management software. ADMINS SEE RISE IN SPENDING | News: SearchSystemsManagement.com System administrators say the budget gods will be kinder this year than they were in 2002. A new SearchSystemsManagement.com survey finds that 60% of respondents' organizations will increase spending on management products and services in 2003. http://searchsystemsmanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid20_gci879938,00.html FIRMS TIPTOE INTO UTILITY COMPUTING | News: ZDNet A survey has found that IBM and Hewlett-Packard were among the top choices for providing utility computing, but potential customers are wary of the financial viability of other service providers. ___________________________________________________________________ SPONSORED BY: Xbridge FREE WHITE PAPER - XML in a Mainframe World Using XML to access Mainframe Data? Learn how XML enables VSAM, IMS DB and DB2 data to be accessible and usable in a single file, on the desktop. And, how it can be done all in real-time. 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I am able to view the job output within flasher. My JCL job is also setup to use MSGCLASS=H. Do you know what else I need to do to get the spool files output from my job? >> CLICK for Jim's expert response: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid515233_tax285123,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Out of the Loop: It's all Geek to me If you want to read Microsoft's security bulletins, you'd better be conversant in Modern Geek. Fortunately, the company has announced that it will issue new alerts that speak to the non-Geek speaker. But you have to wonder just how layperson friendly these new bulletins will be. 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