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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured White Paper: z/OS Migration Workbook: Table of Contents - Poll: Should Congress initiate an investigation into H1-B visas? - The Missing Link: Stolen computer caper gives us paws ____________________________________________________________________ ***************************** Xbridge ****************************** FREE WHITE PAPER -- The Virtual Data Mart Get critical mainframe data to departmental users and streamline departmental data access requirements. Find out how you can implement a "Virtual Data Mart" -- quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Do it all without implementing an expensive data warehouse. Click here to download the free white paper today: http://search390.com/r/0,,14388,00.htm?xbridge ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY LINUX AND MAINFRAMES: ODD COUPLE OR PERFECT MATCH | SearchELinux.com Two authors explain the synergies between Linux and the mainframe in part 1 of a two-part interview. >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid39_gci903444,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: New Webcast available today: A Linux on the mainframe reality check Is your company thinking of deploying Linux on its s/390 or zSeries mainframe? Then join us for this special Webcast with featured speaker David Boyes, president of Sine Nominee Associates, an independent consulting firm that has helped numerous data centers successfully deploy Linux on the mainframe. He'll help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to Linux on the mainframe. http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/s390/040703/index.asp?loc=01 Read these Featured Topics on Linux Running Linux under VM http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci880355,00.html Debunking Linux myths http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci876389,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ LINUX AND MAINFRAMES, 2: CHOOSING DISTROS AND APPS | SearchELinux.com An author explains how an enterprise can choose a Linux distributor and open-source applications for the mainframe in this interview, the second installment in a two-part series. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid39_gci903450,00.html MUNICH POISED TO SELECT IBM, SUSE OVER MICROSOFT | Computerworld It appears Microsoft may have lost a major contract to IBM. The city of Munich voted to accept an offer by IBM and SuSE Linux AG to migrate the city's 14,000 computers to the open-source Linux operating system from Microsoft Windows. A final decision by the city government is expected this week. READERS: PROPRIETARY SUPPORT BREEDS LAZY IT PROS | SearchELinux.com An IT professional offers a first-person account of his experiences with commercial and open-source support. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci902413,00.html RESEARCHER SAYS IBM LEADS IN WEB SITE MANAGEMENT | The Detroit News IBM won orders over rivals last year and became the biggest manager of other companies' Web sites, according to Tier 1 Research. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Inside the T-Rex mainframe This week we examine IBM's newest mainframe, the z990. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci902617,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********** Will grid computing revolutionize e-business? *********** Webcast highlight -- Exploring the power of grid computing How well do you understand grid computing? Are you updated on the latest research breakthroughs and enterprise advancements? Stay on the fore-front of the IT community -- tune-in to this webcast and listen as renowned expert Ian Foster outlines how grid computing may change the way you do business... http://search390.com/r/0,,14233,00.htm ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | z/OS Migration Workbook: Table of Contents This workbook consolidates all relevant information into a single reference, and will continue to be updated. The workbook specifically identifies any multi-release migration considerations and is based on an actual OS/390 2.10-to-z/OS 1.4 migration performed at the IBM Poughkeepsie z/OS test facility. It was updated in February 2003 based on customer experiences and feedback, and includes a new "Summary of Changed Interfaces" appendix. >> For more information or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci892842,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL! Is it time for Congress to initiate an investigation into H1-B visas? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Stolen computer caper gives us paws You can tell employees to not open suspicious attachments. You can buy antivirus software or firewall protection. You can apply every patch that's sent down the patch pike. 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