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Published by Search390.com   March 23, 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:  Trigo buy fattens IBM's middleware >>  NEWS:  Application training pays off, research shows >>  FEATURED TOPIC:  The IT career expert >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Microsoft co-founder kicks in $13.5M to find ET  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY Trigo buy fattens IBM's middleware  (Search400.com) In this interview, an IBM exec talks about how the company's latest acquisition will make the value proposition of UCCnet even more appealing. More on this topic: >  IT market hears RFID message loud and clear >  UCCnet adoption rate soars, but frustration levels mount 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. Click here to receive your FREE Kansas Department of Transportation Case Study. NEWS Application training pays off, research shows (SearchCIO.com) A study of 13,000 IT users appears to add hard numbers to the anecdotal evidence that giving employees formal training on new software is worth the investment. NEWS DCML spec expected in May (SearchWebServices.com) Data Center Markup Language, a utility computing standard, faces some challenges in winning industry acceptance, observers say. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Mainframe heart of grid concept   >  Selling your CIO on Linux   >  IBM to get utility computing shot in the arm   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 Are your mainframes web-enabled? THE MISSING LINK Microsoft co-founder kicks in $13.5M to find ET Not content to spend his fortune on this planet alone, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will send a few million to other parts of the universe. Actually, his money will stay on terra firma, but it will buy windows -- no, not those Windows -- onto other worlds. Allen, a noted sci-fi buff, recently donated $13.5 million to fund a network of radio telescopes that will search for signs of extraterrestrial life. (Geek.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=478842 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.