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Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003 http://search390.com/r/0,,15979,00.htm?microsoft ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Featured tip: Tape SAN gets good rating - Expert advice: Writing a selective type of sort/sum control card - News: IBM and Microsoft group publishes WS-Federated spec - Featured Topic: Securing Linux on the mainframe 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: Will Windows dominate the data center? - Featured White Paper: Object management for DB2 - The Missing Link: Swedes pioneer pint-sized printer ___________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Microsoft ********************* The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. Click here! http://search390.com/r/0,,15979,00.htm?microsoft ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STORAGE INNOVATORS TIP | Tape SAN gets good rating At a time when tape seems to be losing in popularity to its faster alternative disk -- open-systems director Simon Wiltshire of Fair Isaac Corp. discovers that using both a disk and tape storage area network (SAN) together helps cure backup headaches and eliminates backup windows. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci904650,00.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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WRITING A SORT/SUM CONTROL CARD | Troubleshooting System 390 My file has a record type (1 char), month fields (2 numeric) and a week field (2 num) and some other fields. I want to sum the fields based on the record type. How can I write a selective type of sort/sum control card? >> For Jim Keohane's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid530397_tax285123,00.html >> To ask Jim a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid365817_tax285123,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM and Microsoft group publishes WS-Fed. spec | internetnews.com A group of server and software companies led by IBM and Microsoft has published the initial public draft of the WS-Federation specification. The platform uses XML and other Web services criteria to let developers manage relationships across companies and domains that use different types of security solutions. >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/2232751 The headline above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Securing Linux on the mainframe You may realize the value of consolidating multiple Linux servers on one mainframe box, but doing so could make your network a sitting duck for hackers. Visit our featured topic page this week and learn the best ways to keep Linux servers properly locked down. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci865611,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL! Analysts predict that within the next few years, Windows will be the dominant server in the data center. Do you see that as a real possibility in your company? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. 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