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Published by Search390.com   March 16, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  Xbridge Systems: Direct Access To Mainframe Data  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  'Not in my backyard' -- state lawmakers fight offshoring >>  NEWS:  Analysis: IBM reinvents the mainframe >>  FEATURED TOPIC:  The IT career expert >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Are PCs killing the video star?  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY 'Not in my backyard' -- state lawmakers fight offshoring  (SearchCIO.com) Offshore outsourcing makes for some strange bedfellows. On how many other issues could an African-American woman Democrat from the Northeast see eye to eye with a Hoosier who happens to be white, male and Republican? The two lawmakers hope their legal fight against offshoring will make the private sector sit up and take notice. More on this topic: >  Face-off: Offshore outsourcing >  Survey shows satisfaction with offshore outsourcing SPONSORED BY: Xbridge Systems Free White Paper - Direct Access To Mainframe Data Learn how the Kansas Department of Transportation was able access VSAM and DB2 tables through a web form in a fraction of the cost and time of their data analytics product. Learn how their partnership with Xbridge increased user productivity 20% and saved them $200,000 in the first year. FREE Kansas Department of Transportation Case Study. NEWS Analysis: IBM reinvents the mainframe (ZDNet) Changes such as the Internet, e-business and Linux, which were meant to render mainframes extinct, have shaped their reinvention. NEWS Microsoft hints of tiered global prices (SearchCIO.com) One world, one price. No longer the case for Microsoft products. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Mainstream means more malicious code for Linux   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   FEATURED TOPIC The IT career expert Stay current on the skills you'll need to remain competitive. Find out about the latest trends and challenges facing IT professionals. Read our IT career expert tips today. >>  View previous Featured Topics. SEARCH390.COM READER SURVEY Take our Poll Have you ever given serious consideration to dumping your mainframe because the software licensing costs were too high? THE MISSING LINK Are PCs killing the video star? Will the radio star be avenged with the rise of the PC music star? If Apple's sale of downloadable ditties is any indication, the answer is a definite "perhaps." (SearchCIO.com)   Contact Us   SITE EDITOR Mark Brunelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your site feedback. NEWS EDITOR Kate Evans-Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your press releases and product announcements. ASSISTANT SITE EDITOR Maryann Tripp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your favorite mainframe white papers and links. DIRECTOR OF SITE SALES 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 Contact us: Search390 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-170&ad=478197 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.