=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | New Product Roundup: FEBRUARY 2004 February 27, 2004
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - Attend Data Center Decisions -- June 2-4, 2004, Chicago http://datacenterdecisions.techtarget.com/index.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379&Offer=dcdsur1 ******************************************************************* IN THIS ISSUE | NEW PRODUCT ROUNDUP: FEBRUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. MAINFRAME TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS - New partnership aims to "liberate" you from Windows - IONA unveils Artix Mainframe - MKS partners with CA to support zSeries - Macro 4 launches launches performance measurement tool 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: News from SHARE - Ask the Experts: Where is Linux on zSeries headed - Featured Tip: Pros vs. cons of independent consulting - Take our Poll: Have you migrated to z/OS? ____________________________________________________________________ ****** Attend Data Center Decisions - June 2-4, 2004, Chicago ****** This is your last chance to attend & stay one step ahead of the competition! Attend the 2004 Data Center Decisions conference and gain valuable insights into the current trends for the mainframe. You'll hear leading experts from T Systems, Glasshouse Technologies, HP, THINKstrategies discuss key issues and strategic trends. You can't afford to miss out - register today: http://datacenterdecisions.techtarget.com/index.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379&Offer=dcdsur1 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEBRUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS >> VIEW these and other product announcements here: http://www.search390.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci952644,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO "LIBERATE" YOU FROM WINDOWS | KIS Key Information Systems (KIS) and Novacoast were on hand at SHARE to demo their new ExchangeLiberator package, a combination of hardware, software and consulting services for customers who want to migrate their Windows servers to IBM xSeries servers running SUSE Linux. Under the newly formed partnership which the two companies call the Windows Liberation Front, systems integrator KIS will provide hardware and Novacoast, an IT professional services firm, is supplying software and consultants. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IONA UNVEILS ARTIX MAINFRAME | IONA Technologies IONA Technologies has unveiled Artix Mainframe, the newest member of the company's family of Web integration products. Artix Mainframe is a package of Windows-based GUI tools designed to let large enterprises expose IMS and CICS COMMAREA transactions as Web services. The software is available in two forms. Artix Mainframe Developer is for users of IONA's CORBA-based Orbix mainframe product. Artix Mainframe Transformer is for organizations that use service-oriented architectures. Artix Mainframe runs on z/OS 1.2 and 1.4, OS/390 2.10, IMS 7 and 8, and CICS TS 1.3 and 2.2. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MKS PARTNERS WITH CA TO SUPPORT ZSERIES | MKS MKS Inc. has announced that its MKS Integrity Manager software can now be used on zSeries and OS/390 platforms by integrating it with Computer Associates' AllFusion Endevor Change Manager. MKS says its Integrity Manager is designed to support companies' multi-platform development initiatives by making sure that software changes across multiple platforms are free of errors. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MACRO 4 LAUNCHES PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT TOOL | Macro 4 Macro 4 has released new application performance measurement software designed specifically for OS/390 and z/OS environments. The new software is called FreezeFrame and is designed to analyze and report on how system resources are being used by applications, and to pinpoint any application failures. FreezeFrame monitors applications in Batch, CICS, DB2, IMS and other sub-systems. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> VIEW these and other product announcements here: http://www.search390.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci952644,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379 TO INCLUDE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT IN SEARCH390.COM'S NEW PRODUCT ROUNDUP, E-MAIL MARK BRUNELLI, SITE EDITOR: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS :::::::: ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | News from SHARE SHARE's User-Driven Training Event & Expo was held this past week in California. But don't worry if you missed the action. We got you covered. Here's a roundup of news and product announcements from the show. >> CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci952611,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERTS | Where is Linux on zSeries headed? Where do you see Linux on z/OS headed? What different types of applications do you see it handling going forward? >> For our expert's response to this question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid513096_tax293308,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | Pros vs. cons of independent consulting Ah, the American dream of self-employment. You're your own boss. You call your own shots. You control your own life. You make a lot of money. Maybe, but with those privileges come responsibilities -- like paying your own taxes and health insurance premiums. You also don't get paid vacations. >> To view this entire IT Career Tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci951042,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=477379 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL: How far are you in your migration to z/OS? >> Go to the homepage and take our poll. 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