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April 20, 2004 Published by  Search390.com

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IN THIS ISSUE:
Mainframe bright spot in IBM's earnings report -- again
IBM delivers middleware for utilities, government markets
IBM Global Services earnings fail to impress
EMC's first quarter hints at pricing shift
CA execs in line of fire
Top ten Ask the Experts responses
'Toothing' craze bites Britain


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Mainframe bright spot in IBM's earnings report -- again
[Search390.com]
It might be premature to say the mainframe has made a comeback. But one thing is crystal clear. It sure as heck isn't dead.
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That's right -- mainframe sees spike in sales
Mainframes, blades core of IBM's simplified data center


IBM delivers middleware for utilities, government markets
[Search400.com]
The new offerings, which integrate Lotus collaboration tools, focus on regulatory, security and remote operations issues.

IBM Global Services earnings fail to impress
[SearchCIO.com]
The numbers weren't all that bad, but some industry observers expected to see a larger increase in new business.

EMC's first quarter hints at pricing shift
[SearchStorage.com]
A stellar quarter raises some interesting questions about EMC's pricing strategy.

CA execs in line of fire
[The New York Times]
Several jobs are on the line at mainframe software firm Computer Associates as the feds look into allegations of accounting fraud. Sanjay Kumar, chairman and chief executive, has not been charged with wrongdoing, but he has become a focus for prosecutors.

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TOPICS: Top ten Ask the Experts responses
Looking to learn assembler? Mulling over migrating to z/OS? If so, you should read these Ask the Expert responses, which have proved to be the most popular among your fellow mainframers.

TIPS: MVS Python and the OE Grail
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WHITE PAPERS: Console management and Web services for extending legacy applications to the Web
This white paper covers two areas of interest in mainframe operations: remote console access to mainframe console sessions and extension of legacy applications to the distributed environment.


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'Toothing' craze bites Britain
[Reuters]
A new high-tech trend in Britain is called "toothing," but it has absolutely nothing to do with dentistry. "Toothing" is a phenomenon wherein naughty strangers use their cell phones to arrange naughty encounters with other strangers in public places, especially confined places such as trains, buses and even supermarkets. It's called "toothing" because Bluetooth wireless technology makes it all possible -- you can anonymously send all your "come hither" info to any fellow Bluetoothers within 10 meters. People are running their data up the Bluetooth flagpole and seeing who salutes, or in this case, seeing who decides to hook up in the loo.
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