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- A SMOOTH CONVERSION FROM CA-7 TO TWS FOR Z/OS http://search390.com/r/0,,16988,00.htm?segus ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - Linux users likely to stay course as IBM countersues - IBM expands on-demand deal with Equifax - LinuxWorld: Data center barriers to Linux are history - IBM blocks HP to win Lego - LinuxWorld: Users yawn at SCO's legal action - IBM woos Dell customers - Featured Topic: z/OS migration planning 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert Advice: WAS for Z/OS - Poll: Are you seeing a resurgence in interest in the mainframe? - Search390.com glossary: Learn the lingo - The Missing Link: I told you never to call while I'm working! ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY: SEGUS ************************ Free White Paper - A SMOOTH CONVERSION FROM CA-7 TO TWS FOR Z/OS. Find out how a large German insurance company, SIGNAL IDUNA, migrated from CA-7 to TWS for z/OS without disrupting Production. Discover best practices for any major project as well as routine work, with an emphasis on tips for closing information gaps and ensuring a high quality outcome. Click here to get your free white paper from SEGUS. http://search390.com/r/0,,16988,00.htm?segus _____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY LINUX USERS LIKELY TO STAY COURSE AS IBM COUNTERSUES | Search390.com IBM this week reacted to SCO's move to offer licenses for its Linux code by filing a countersuit. Big Blue alleges that SCO infringed on four of its patents and breached the General Public License for Linux. The new suit, however, isn't likely to affect customers' use of the open-source operating system. >> For the complete story, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci918234,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: 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/ IBM EXPANDS ON-DEMAND DEAL WITH EQUIFAX | CNET IBM has expanded an existing contract with credit reporting agency Equifax to provide on-demand technology services. Equifax reported that the systems to be managed under the agreement include mainframes, midrange servers and a global help desk. According to the companies, IBM will also provide Equifax with an "advanced enterprise system" and asset management tools. DATA CENTER BARRIERS TO LINUX ARE HISTORY | SearchEnterpriseLinux.com In this interview, a Linux expert declares 2003 the year of Linux deployments in the enterprise data center. LinuxCare CEO Avery Lyford explains what barriers remain, describes the benefits of consolidating servers on Linux and talks about the evolution of Linux. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci917863,00.html IBM BLOCKS HP TO WIN LEGO | Reuters IBM says it has signed a technology deal with Danish toy maker Lego in which it will replace systems from competitor Hewlett-Packard with pay-as-you-go computing that it says will cut Lego's costs during the holiday season. IBM did not disclose the terms of the deal, which involves about 30 computer servers and some data storage systems. USERS YAWN AT SCO'S LEGAL ACTION | SearchEnterpriseLinux.com LinuxWorld Conference & Expo attendees ho-hum about the SCO Group's legal battle against Linux. Advocate Bruce Perens, however, points out that SCO may have started an avalanche of patent suits. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci918200,00.html IBM WOOS DELL CUSTOMERS | eWEEK At its Solutions conference in Las Vegas this week, IBM will announce a larger investment in developer resources and enhancements for its WebSphere Application Server. The improvements include a developer Web site offering free software and technical support for WebSphere and an initiative to bundle WebSphere and Lotus Development Corp.'s Domino. Such a move is seen as a way to combat the impression that IBM "manufactures and develops things but isn't really partnering," a company official said. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | z/OS migration planning Here's a collection of tips, tutorials and expert advice designed to make the transition to z/OS as seamless as possible. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci874875,00.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 ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WAS FOR Z/OS | Web Integration I am a non-mainframe developer investigating the applicability of WAS for z/OS. I have found much information about connecting to IMS and CICS code from WAS for z/OS but nothing regarding COBOL code running under CICS, IMS/DC or in batch calling EJBs. Could you elaborate? Jim Keohane's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid527563_tax285032,00.html >> To ask Jim a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid365817_tax285032,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL! Since the debut of the zSeries 990 (T-Rex) in May, are you seeing a resurgence in interest in the mainframe among younger IT pros? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GLOSSARY | Search390.com Choking on the alphabet soup of industry acronyms? Or, maybe you just need to know more about a particular term? Use this glossary section to understand the latest industry lingo. >> CLICK for the glossary http://search390.techtarget.com/glossary/0,294242,sid10,00.html >> If you are puzzled by a term not seen here, please drop us an e-mail mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | I told you never to call while I'm working! Worshippers in Yemen may have felt sympathy for the man begging for change at their mosque. But that sympathetic vibe quickly changed. In fact, it died right around the time his cell phone came alive and rang from deep inside his bag. Evidently, he forgot to turn it off (or set it to vibrate) before he went to "work" begging. The Yemeni news agency Saba reports that the bogus beggar took off right after the ill-timed call. The guy is hardly destitute -- there are only about five telephones, landline and mobile, for every 100 people in Yemen. 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