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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=481626&ad=479479&ad=479479 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Featured Tip: Six ways to handle a dysfunctional team - Expert advice: ROT advice when upgrading - Expert advice: Advantages of XML PARSE over homegrown COBOL - Featured Topic: ABCs of RACF 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: zSeries obstacles - Featured White Paper: IBM Communications Server IP user's guide - Join the Discussion: Outsourcing - The Missing Link: A shore thing: 'Offshore Tracker' goes up for the count ____________________________________________________________________ ********* 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=481626&ad=479479&ad=479479 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | Six ways to handle a dysfunctional team Let's face it, team leaders have members they would like to cut but not the authority to do so. But there are ways to neutralize team acrimony. This tip features six strategies for helping dysfunctional team members work together. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci960846,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 >> 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=481626 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ROT advice when upgrading | Ask the Expert A Search390.com user asked Mark Zelden, our OS/390 and z/OS systems programming expert: "We are planning to consolidate workloads from two R85 to 1C3. Even if we are increasing the MIPS of R85, we are reducing the number of engines from 8 to 3. I understand even if we get more power, the reduction in the number of engines can affect the performance. I think the number of engines required for optimal performance depends on the number of online regions on the system. The question: Is there a ROT or guideline to decide the minimum required number of engines?" >> For Mark's response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid581857_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 >> Do you have a question for Mark? If so, post it here: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid393389_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Advantages of XML PARSE over homegrown COBOL | Ask the Expert A Search390.com user asked Tom Ross, our development expert: "I'm trying to understand the new XML PARSE facilities introduced in the IBM Enterprise COBOL. We already have COBOL programs that receive the XML and UNSTRINGS the whole input XML into respective COBOL processing variables. My question is, what is the added value like performance and feasibility of using this new XML PARSE feature?" >> For Tom's response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid582859_tax285603,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 >> Do you have a question for Tom? If so, post it here: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid376068_tax285603,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | ABCs of RACF Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) is probably one of the most important security features on mainframes. See these links for more information about RACF. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci961256,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 >> 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=481626 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL zSeries obstacles What will pose the biggest threat to the zSeries over the next few years? >> Let us know, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/?track=NL-170&ad=481626#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | IBM Communications Server IP user's guide This IBM book describes how to use the applications available in IBM Communications Server for OS/390 (CS for OS/390) to perform several functions. They include logging on to a remote host, transferring data sets, sending and receiving e-mail, printing on remote printers and monitoring the network. Chapter Five offers a handy list of FTP subcommands and their meanings. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci948905,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers?track=NL-170&ad=481626 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JOIN THE DISCUSSION | Outsourcing In our Sound-Off forum, "Synccheck" asked: "In light of 9-11 and the establishment of a "Home Land Security" governmental department, I fail to understand how the business leaders in this country justify the potential risk to the economy of the United States. There is so much exposure, even today, that the next assault on this country won't have to involve planes and loss of human life. The entire U.S. economy, which (I hope this isn't a news flash) lives and breathes on computers, and we're handing it over to the same people who manifest such contempt for the USA, and want us out of their countries." >> Read the rest of Synccheck's posting and respond, CLICK: http://search390.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee83ff9/247!viewtype=convDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | A shore thing: 'Offshore Tracker' goes up for the count A new online tracker is tabulating totals and naming names when it comes to U.S. jobs sent overseas. (SearchCIO.com) >> CLICK: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci961692,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=481626 >> Want to hear more offbeat tales from the world of information technology? 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