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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER: http://search390.com/r/0,,10963,00.htm?whitepaper ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY EMC BUOYS MAINFRAME SYMMETRIX OFFERING | SearchStorage.com Mainframe users have some new storage options from EMC. The company made some upgrades to its Symmetrix 8000 storage systems on Friday. EMC is also offering a pair of new Symmetrix models designed for mainframe environments. >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci883338,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read this Featured Topic on storage. http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci758921,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ IBM OFFERS FAST TRACK TO DB2 V8 CERT | InfoWorld IBM said it will offer new certification exams designed to help DBAs become certified faster and at lower costs, according to IBM. New exams include the DB2 Version 8 upgrade exam. BEA AT THE CROSSROADS | CNET BEA Systems, facing one of its most challenging periods yet, will lay out its plan this week to gain market share in the multibillion-dollar business software market. OSDL RELEASES THREE BENCHMARKS FOR HIGH-END SERVERS | CNET The Open Source Development Lab announced the release of three benchmarks for high-end Linux servers, similar to the Transaction Processing Performance Council's tests. The benchmarks measure a server's ability to handle an inventory tracking system, extract useful information from large data sets and run a large online bookstore. Benchmarks serve not only potential customers compare one server against another, but they are important for programmers who are evaluating changes. IBM NABS $1 BILLION STORAGE OUTSOURCING DEAL | CNET IBM nabbed a $1 billion outsourcing deal to help Paris-based financial company consolidate its computers and data storage equipment. Eventually, IBM will make arrangements for AXA to purchase computing power and storage capacity on a per-unit basis as those resources are needed, IBM said in a statement. AXA has about 140,000 employees worldwide. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Moving to Parallel Sysplex Does your mainframe need to support rapid growth? If so, you may want to consider a move to the Parallel Sysplex clustering technology. Find out how to achieve workload balancing and high availability with Parallel Sysplex. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci883022,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Xbridge ************************ FREE WHITE PAPER A Windows' World into IMS DB Data Windows and mainframe don't speak the same language. 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If you're interested in other sources besides IBM, be sure to look through the variety of sites that we've selected for "Non-IBM Sites." >> CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax287715,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | E-mail goof turns Ivory Tower red Do you have a favorite roller coaster? It's a spin on a broken Big Wheel compared to the ride Cornell University gave a few hundred high school seniors. The school sent a mass e-mail message welcoming hundreds of students to their "future alma mater." But 550 of those kids had been rejected in December. Someone had goofed and sent the welcome message to everyone, including the unwelcome rejects. Poor kids thought they'd gotten an Ivy League reprieve until a short time later, when the school e-mailed a follow-up message to explain its mistake -- something along the lines of "our bad, you're still rejected," but more tactfully put. Source: The Associated Press http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/02/28/cornell.mistake.ap/ ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************* MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. MARYANN TRIPP, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip 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. 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