=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Tech Update June 18, 2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ FROM OUR SPONSORS:
Practical Web Services & the Mainframe http://search390.com/r/0,,15342,00.htm?xbridge Webcast highlight -- Inside SOAP for CICS http://search390.com/r/0,,15341,00.htm?hostbridge ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - New book excerpt: Porting applications to Linux on the mainframe - Expert advice: Measuring CPU utilization - Expert advice: A bit about working storage - News: IBM exec talks about e-biz hosting - Featured tip: Quick & Dirty Support for BIG COMMAREA - Featured Topic: CICS and Web Services 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: Would you join an IT workers union? - Spotlight: Mainframe Career Resources - Featured White Paper: Porting UNIX applications to Linux - The Missing Link: United hopes onboard e-mail plans will fly ____________________________________________________________________ ************************** Xbridge Systems ************************* FREE WHITE PAPER - Practical Web Services & the Mainframe The industry has been plagued for years with varied interaction between different computing environments (especially legacy systems) in a form that is `self-describing'. Find out how Web Services and XML address these issues. This free White paper from Xbridge Systems is outlined by noted Microsoft Windows/.NET architect and author, Jan Narkiewicz. Click here to get yours today: http://search390.com/r/0,,15342,00.htm?xbridge ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW BOOK EXCERPT | Porting applications to Linux on the mainframe Linux has come to the mainframe in a big way. IT managers like the fact that the open source operating system provides Unix-level reliability at a far cheaper price. But is it always a smart move to port existing applications to Linux? This chapter from the brand new book, "Linux on the Mainframe," published by Prentice Hall, covers the financial and technical pros and cons of porting mainframe applications to Linux. The authors explore the technical considerations of porting, and they provide a general guide for determining which applications are worth the cost and effort associated with porting projects. >> To download this chapter from the new book entitled "Linux on the Mainframe," CLICK: http://search390.com/r/0,,15398,00.htm >> For more book excerpts and white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MEASURING CPU UTILIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL SUBROUTINES | Ask the Expert Our transactions are broken up into 3-tier subroutines, presentation logic, business logic and data management logic. All the programs are written in COBOL II with DB2 and DPT (VSAM). My main question is, how can we measure the CPU utilization of each individual subroutine called during a task? >> For Robert's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid536617_tax289214,00.html >> To ask Robert a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid447693_tax289214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A BIT ABOUT WORKING STORAGE | Ask the Expert I have a query on using the CEE modules. I allocate free memory in my programs dynamically using CEEGTST and CEEFRST modules. Are there any safety validations that can be included to prevent access of any storage outside the program? >> For Tom's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid533558_tax285603,00.html >> To ask Tom a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid376068_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM EXEC TALKS ABOUT E-BIZ HOSTING | iSeries Network IBM Global Service's director of e-Business Hosting, Stuart Bean, talks about outsourcing -- a growing piece of IBM's on-demand computing strategy. >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/news/nwn/story.cfm?ID=16753&channel=home The headline above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CICS TIP | Quick & Dirty Support for BIG (but not too big) COMMAREA Some of you may have been fortunate enough to already know of Search390 guru Robert Harris' elegant solution to the age-old 32K (or less) COMMAREA size restriction. If you are, then you're one of the folks s who insist on doing things the proper way, and are probably implementing Bob's approach. But let's muse about, err, less elegant but adequate solutions. How about compression? The effectiveness of compression is dependent on the method of compression chosen and the too-big COMMAREA contents. Try it. COMMAREA-squishing can be quite addicting! >> To read the rest of this tip, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci906572,00.html Got a handy tech tip of your own? We'll post it on our Web site, where all your friends and contemporaries can see it. CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | CICS and Web Services Are you interested in bringing CICS applications into the Web services age? These resources can help. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci906020,00.html >> For a listing previous featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ **************************** Hostbridge **************************** Webcast highlight -- Inside SOAP for CICS Tune-in to this webcast and learn the latest developments in IBM's plans to bring Web services to CICS and the mainframe. Listen as IBM's CICS guru Geoff Sharman provides a technological overview of the new CA1M SOAP for CICS SupportPac. Additional discussion topics include future plans for SOAP support in CICS, initiatives for incorporating the choreography functions from WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Enterprise Edition into WebSphere Studio and more. http://search390.com/r/0,,15341,00.htm?hostbridge ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL! Would you join an IT workers union? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SPOTLIGHT | Mainframe Career Resources Times are tough for mainframe profesionals. Give yourself an edge by learning new skills and staying informed about the job market. >> CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax1485,00.html FOR MORE ON MAINFRAME CAREERS: Search390.com Featured Topic - Making yourself marketable http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci894549,00.html Q&A: Expert offers tips for job-hunting mainframers http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci890834,00.html Q&A: Expert says H-1B visas, outsourcing hurt U.S. http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci891917,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | Porting UNIX applications to Linux Did you know that Linux is the number two server operating system in the world today? Are your applications running on Linux today? If not, this paper is intended to give you hints and tips and describes a roadmap on how you can port applications to Linux. It is based on the experiences of software engineers from Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and from the worldwide IBM labs, who have been involved in many projects porting applications to Linux. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci859514,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | United hopes onboard e-mail plans will fly Remember when the Airfone alone was a big deal? Well, now the "friendly skies" soon will be the "e-mail friendly skies." United Airlines is rushing to be the first carrier to offer onboard e-mail on all its domestic flights. You'll be able to send as well as receive messages and ping your peops via IM for $15.98. Hopefully, the flight attendants won't ask for exact change. All you have to do (besides pay) is plug your laptop into the jack on the Airfone handset in front of you -- then you can enjoy the sensation of being in a cubicle six miles off the ground. United hopes to get the service off the ground by the end of the year. (The Associated Press) >> CLICK: http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6106096.htm >> Want to hear more offbeat tales from the world of information technology? Check out our complete archive of Missing Links at http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax292647,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** 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. 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