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FROM OUR SPONSORS: Data Center Decisions- June 2-4, 2004, Chicago How will emerging technologies affect the data center? http://datacenterdecisions.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Tip: Jim Schesvold's top 25 references for z/OS migration - Expert advice: Eliminating the need to specify JCLLIB statements - News: Tighter code part of Microsoft security effort - Featured Topic: The IT career expert 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: Are your mainframes Web-enabled? - White Paper: A smooth conversion from CA-7 to TWS for z/OS - Join the Discussion: SMS SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF IGD17286I - The Missing Link: AOL to give away spammer's Porsche ____________________________________________________________________ ********* Data Center Decisions | June 2-4, 2004, Chicago ********** RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY! Register now for free attendance to the Data Center Decisions conference and hear leading experts from T Systems, Glasshouse technologies, HP, THINKstrategies and more 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=479479&ad=479479 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | Jim Schesvold's top 25 references for z/OS migration Is migrating to z/OS getting you down? You can't find the answers you need on the Web? Well, Search390.com site expert Jim Schesvold has compiled a top 25 list of z/oS migration resources from around the Web. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci953335,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 Got a handy tech tip of your own? We'll post it on our Web site, where all your friends and contemporaries can see it. CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Eliminating the need to specify JCLLIB statements Our z/OS systems programming expert, Mark Zelden, tackled the following user question: "We are migrating to z/OS r1.4. Our system programmers now tell us we have to use the JCLLIB statement to point to our variety of proclibs. In our current environment this is handled apparently via JES2. Do you know of a way to eliminate the need to modify thousands of jobs and dynamically point to a list of proclibs?" >> See Mark's response here: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid579171_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEWS | Tighter code part of Microsoft security effort Microsoft chairman Bill Gates offered some specifics on security, as well as a boost for business-process modeling, during a session Monday at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. (SearchWin2000.com) >> For the full story, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid10_gci957618,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 The headline above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://www.search390.com/news/?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci953956,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 >> For a listing of our previous information-packed featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL Are your mainframes Web-enabled? >> To tell us what you think, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHITE PAPER | A smooth conversion from CA-7 to TWS for z/OS Read this paper to learn about the experience of Claus Kaesler, an independent IT consultant, who helped a large insurance company migrate from CA-7 to TWS for z/OS. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://search390.com/r/0,,26949,00.htm?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JOIN THE DISCUSSION | SMS SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF IGD17286I In the Sound Off forum, DonDavis asked ... "We are a z/OS 1.3 environment. In SMS, we use the SPACE CONSTRAINT RELIEF (IGD17286I) feature for primary disk space reduction when the primary allocation is not available. We would like to have a method for doing post reporting for when the IGD17286I message/feature is used so that we can update the associated jcl to a more reasonable space value." Can you help DonDavis? >> Post your response by clicking here: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee83ff9/244 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | AOL to give away spammer's Porsche Never mind "You've got mail." America Online is going to be telling one lucky subscriber "You've got a Porsche!" One unlucky spammer had to hand over his sweet ride as part of a lawsuit settlement with the company. Now the ISP is going to hand the car over to one of its subscribers who recently used AOL's "report spam" feature. (Morons.org) >> CLICK: http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=6&id=4772 >> Want to hear more offbeat tales from the world of information technology? Check out our complete archive of Missing Links at http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax292647,00.html.?track=NL-170&ad=479479&ad=479479 ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************ EDWARD HURLEY, Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, Senior News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. MARYANN TRIPP, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. 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