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Click for your Free Assessment: http://search390.com/r/0,,15085,00.htm?sunmicrosystems ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - Running scatter/gather operations - Don't live with the deadly embrace - CICS transactions that suck the life out of the CPU 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Data Center Futures - On-demand Webcast: Inside SOAP for CICS - Poll: Should Congress initiate an investigation into H1-B visas? - The Information Architect Tip: Using Web services to integrate ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RUNNING SCATTER/GATHER OPERATIONS | Ask the Expert How can a "linked" CICS program handle multiple concurrent requests and return only the completion result of the caller once it has finished a particular request? >> For Robert's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid535380_tax289214,00.html >> To ask Robert a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid447693_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DON'T LIVE WITH THE DEADLY EMBRACE | Ask the Expert >From time to time I get what is known as a deadly embrace between two CICS applications. One will die and the other will go into a suspended status and will not abend without terminating the transaction manually. Can I use the DTIMOUT parameter for the two CICS transactions? Also, how should I set the DTIMOUT parsmeter? >> For Robert's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid535387_tax289214,00.html >> To ask Robert a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid447693_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CICS TRANSACTIONS THAT SUCK THE LIFE OUT OF THE CPU | Ask the Expert My applications folks now have a new batch-like CICS transaction that runs for 4-5 hours at month's end, usually during day shift. Since I've moved from a three CP 2003-2C5 to a single CP 2066-0A1 (z/800) I've noticed this transaction can suck 50% of the CPU all by itself. Do you have any slick ideas for keeping such a transaction from hogging the system? >> For Steve's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid527978_tax285125,00.html >> To ask Steve a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid367638_tax285125,00.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 TOPIC | Data Center Futures This week Search390.com offers complete coverage of TechTarget's Data Center Futures conference. Industry experts were on hand at the conference to tell us how to navigate the maze of emerging technologies, how to plan your physical data center and what to expect from the major IT vendors over the next few years. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci905167,00.html >> For more Featured Topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBCAST ON-DEMAND: Inside SOAP for CICS TITLE: Inside SOAP for CICS WHEN: Available on-demand SPEAKER: Geoff Sharman, Senior Consultant with IBM's Business Strategy team for the CICS Portfolio, IBM DESCRIPTION: Want to bring CICS applications into the Web Services age? Then join IBM's very own CICS guru, Geoff Sharman, for an insider's look at the new CA1M SOAP for CICS SupportPac. During this free Webcast, Sharman covers tool support for the new SupportPac and outlines future plans for SOAP support in CICS. If you're serious about Web-enabling CICS, you won't want to miss this one. TUNE-IN NOW: http://search390.com/r/0,,14925,00.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 INFORMATION ARCHITECT | Using Web services to integrate More companies are using Web services to expose the data in their legacy applications to browser-equipped servers, mobile devices and other new types of systems. 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