=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Tech Update September 3, 2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ FROM OUR SPONSORS:
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast Alert: Migrating to z/OS release 4 - Poll: Has your company replaced its 3174? - The Missing Link: Brosnan bonds with piercebrosnan.com ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: GT Software ******************** FREE WHITE PAPER - Tapping Into Vital Mainframe Information Assets Real-time information powers today's customer-centric enterprise. But much customer information remains buried deep within legacy applications and databases residing on mainframes. Gain insight into today's legacy integration approaches and how best to solve these challenges with your complementary white paper from GT Software. Click Here: http://search390.com/r/0,,17793,00.htm?gtsoftware ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED DEVELOPER TIP | Open Source: Open sores or open sesame? It's not about General Public License (GPL) nor about pre-OCO (object code only) days. They are not quite the same thing as public domain or open source where volunteers merged their efforts and bestowed their largess upon the general public. This column concerns itself solely with the advisability of using publicly available (public domain?) source code as a model or actually incorporated into your in-house development projects. Can source written by a rag-tag army of volunteers rise to the level of quality one expects from an inhouse development staff? Often the answer is a resounding YES! See why. Read the entire tip at http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci921922,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Troubleshooting truncated data QUESTION: A recently posed question asked about data being truncated from Unix to mainframe on a VB file. We had the same problem but specified the lrecl and recfm that corrected it. Now we have a problem with the file when it gets to the mainframe. We are unable to find the end of each record. It's like the file is one long stream. Is there an argument to correct this problem? >> For Jim Keohane's expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid547390_tax285123,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM EXEC TOUTS NEED FOR BPEL SUPPORT, SOAS | CRN An IBM exec says he sees a growing need for vendors to support BPEL (Business Process Execution Language), an emerging specification that would give programmers a way to formally describe processes underlying business applications so that they can be exposed and linked to processes in other applications. The headline above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | It's Parallel Sysplex Month at Search390! September is finally here, and school is in session at Search390.com. Parallel Sysplex School, that is. Parallel Sysplex is a hot topic in the mainframe world these days. But a large number of mainframers still aren't exactly sure how this clustering technology is used to achieve workload balancing and high availability. That's why we've decided to dub September "Parallel Sysplex Month" here at Search390.com. After all, what better time of year is there to learn something new? All month long we'll feature Parallel Sysplex tech tips, expert advice, insights from users and white papers all designed to bring you up to speed on the topic. Every Thursday in September our e-mail newsletter will feature a new Parallel Sysplex special report. So be sure and sign up for the e-mail if you don't already get it. In this week's featured topic, we take a look at the technical issues that pop up during the move to Parallel Sysplex. Have fun at school! >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci883022,00.html >> Remember, if there is a particular aspect of Parallel Sysplex that you'd like Search390.com's staff to write about in September, just send an e-mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and let us know about it. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED EXPERT OF THE MONTH | Angelo Corridori, Parallel Sysplex In celebration of Parallel Sysplex Month, we're introducing a brand new member of Search390.com's "League of Extraordinary Experts." Angelo Corridori, IBM's Parallel Sysplex product team leader, will be available throughout September to answer all of your Parallel Sysplex questions. Simply navigate to his forum, post a question, and he'll publish a response as soon as possible. We'll even notify you via e-mail when he does. >> To ask Angelo a question about Parallel Sysplex, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_tax294741,00.html >> To read Angelo's answers to previous questions, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid10_cid547844_tax294741,00.html >> To find out more about Angelo Corridori, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExpertBio/0,289623,sid10_cid547844,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ************* Seach390.com's Product and Vendor Guide ************** Looking for vendors or products related to web and application development? Search390.com's Product and Vendor Guide features solutions in categories ranging from e-Commerce to application planning and implementation... all in one convenient location. Browse this easy-to-use guide now: http://search390.com/r/0,,16905,00.htm ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBCAST ALERT | Migrating to z/OS release 4 Listen as z/OS guru Jim Schesvold highlights performance considerations and best practices for avoiding common problems when migrating to z/OS R4 from OS/390 or lower releases of z/OS. Tune in to this expert Webcast now: http://search390.com/r/0,,17720,00.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL! IBM no longer supports the 3174 control units that serve as an interface between green screen terminals and the mainframe itself. Has your company invested in technology to replace the 3174? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. CLICK: http://Search390.Techtarget.com#poll >> To find out more about replacing 3174s, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci920034,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Brosnan bonds with piercebrosnan.com The title could have been Live and Let Cybersquat, but this was no movie, and the man behind Bond was not about to let the man who owned piercebrosnan.com get away with it. Jeff Burgar, who's kind of like the Blofeld of cybersquatters, was redirecting piercebrosnan.com traffic to a commercial Web site. The man of Remington Steele took Burgar to the World Intellectual Property Organization, which ordered the site go to Brosnan. So if Burgar loses his appeal, he could star in a movie called The Spy Who Hates Me. >> CLICK: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=3368621 >> Craving more wild and wacky tales from the world of information technology? 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