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April 22, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Today's News IN THIS ISSUE: BMC focuses on changing mainframe market IBM promises lower bill for remote replication Proactive planning vital to Linux migration Oracle takes next grid computing step Top ten Ask The Experts responses British businesses bellyache over 'Ihatework' Web site SPONSORED BY:  Search390.com Product and Vendor Guide Simplify the process of finding mainframe-specific products and solutions. Search390.com's Product and Vendor Guide allows you to search listings alphabetically, and by industry or across such topics as Web and application development, systems management and more. Visit our easy-to-use guide now: Click Here! BMC focuses on changing mainframe market [Search390.com] In this interview, a BMC executive tackles issues of outdated pricing policies and the merging of its two biggest rivals. MORE INFO: IBM to acquire data center management software firm Candle IBM promises lower bill for remote replication [SearchStorage.com] IBM claims faster, cheaper replication over long distances. Proactive planning vital to Linux migration [SearchEnterpriseLinux.com] Experts lay out eight steps to a successful Linux migration. Oracle takes next grid computing step [SearchOracle.com] Oracle Corp. and several smaller vendors today announced the Enterprise Grid Alliance, a group formed to help address some of the burning questions surrounding grid technology. TOPICS: Top ten Ask The Experts responses Looking to learn assembler? Mulling over migrating to z/OS? Read these Ask the Expert responses, which have proved to be the most popular among your fellow mainframers. NEWS: zSeries obstacles Take our poll What will pose the biggest threat to the zSeries over the next few years? Click here to take our poll. ASK THE EXPERTS: Should I recompile when moving to a new compiler? A Search390.com user asked Tom Ross, our COBOL expert: We are migrating COBOL compiler to Enterprise COBOL. Currently we are working with IBM COBOL for OS/390 and VM 2.2.2.We are using DB2 V. 7 and CICS 2.2. I checked whether I need any code changes and figured out that no code changes are required for migration. I am aware that the old load modules would continue to work without any problems but I still have a question. How important/significant is it to compile all programs before I migrate to this new compiler version? Can somebody explain this to me? To see Tom's answer click here. British businesses bellyache over 'Ihatework' Web site [Reuters] Businesses in the U.K. are not amused with a Web site that Britain's biggest theme park set up as part of a promotion. The site says, "Do you know a friend in need of a great day out -- away from work? Simply e-mail www.ihatework.co.uk to them, and they, too, can get out of the office and have a great day out at Alton Towers." Business leaders are afraid this site could fuel "blue flu" and be to absenteeism what "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" was to truancy. Theme park officials say it's not their job to keep the cubicles full and, besides, what's wrong with taking a day off to have fun? Full Story Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-170 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. Contact Us: Search390 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494