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A newsletter published by TechTarget   December 11, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  IONA: Download an IONA White Paper on Building Mainframe Web Services >>  SHARE: z/OS @ SHARE  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  IBM has Rational take lead in development tool integration >>  NEWS:  CIOs caught in middle of offshore storm >>  FEATURED TOPIC:  FTP from A to Z >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Which mobiles are the most moving? Editors make the call  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY IBM has Rational take lead in development tool integration  (Search400.com) Big Blue calls it a "simpler approach." And some businesses say the result of the integration plan could be big cost savings. More on this topic: >  Best Web Links on Programming SPONSORED BY: IONA The core of many businesses runs on IMS & CICS transactions, yet off-host applications cannot easily use these critical business assets. Artix Mainframe securely extends IMS and CICS transactions by exposing these back-end transactions as Web services. This approach is the most efficient model for integrating mainframe transactions with J2EE or .NET applications running anywhere in the enterprise. Click here to download your free white paper. NEWS CIOs caught in middle of offshore storm (SearchCIO.com) Indiana's move to restrict the offshore outsourcing of state jobs is just the latest squall in a political storm -- a storm that CIOs can't seem to escape. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  NetApp brings NAS gateway to IBM users (SearchStorage.com)   >  IBM tool uses Rational Robot for app testing (eWEEK)   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   FEATURED TOPIC FTP from A to Z Sharpen your FTP skills! This week Search390.com features information on everything FTP, from a general FTP overview, to advanced tips on FTP and multi-platform connectivity. >>  FTP utility: An overview >>  FTP error codes SPONSORED BY: SHARE z/OS @ SHARE Join other IBM enterprise-class computing professionals for the most comprehensive user-run IT technical education and training available. Registration and session titles now available. Registration and session titles now available. ASK THE EXPERTS Converting source programs IBM's Tom Ross helps a Search390.com member convert source programs from OSVS to VS-COBOL II. >>  Got a question for one of our experts? Click here. CPU OPTIMIZATION TIPS Optimize your CPU usage This collection of tips, tutorials and resources will help ensure that your CPU is running at the highest possible level of efficiency. TAKE OUR POLL! 2004 spending predictions In which of the following areas will your company spend the most money in 2004? THE MISSING LINK Which mobiles are the most moving? Editors make the call Mobile phones sure have come a long way from those big, bulky things that used to come in their very own bags. These days, mobiles can do pretty much what laptops can do -- minus the lap. There are a lot of choices out there; some more choice than others. Is BlackBerry the best pick? Can you picture yourself with Nokia's camera phone? TechTarget editors tinkered with a half-dozen products and have separated the must-haves from the must-have-nots in this year's Gadgets & Gizmos review. (SearchMobileComputing.com)   Contact Us   SITE EDITOR Mark Brunelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send us your original articles and best practices. NEWS EDITOR Kate Evans-Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send your white papers and best Web links. ASSISTANT SITE EDITOR Maryann Tripp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Gabrielle DeRussy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. Copyright 2003 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News":   -  Reply to this e-mail with REMOVE in the Subject line OR   -  Go to unsubscribe and enter your e-mail address to cancel your subscription Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.