Today's News: A leaner and meaner mainframe quiz

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May 18, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Today's News IN THIS ISSUE: Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Mini-quiz IBM lands Qantas outsourcing deal Navy integrates mainframe, Windows contract systems More headlines Mainframe trivia mania One in four nods off at work 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! Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Mini-quiz [Search390.com] Mr. Know-IT-All is back with a shorter quiz, but he promises its shorter size does not mean it's easier. In fact, he intends this for mainframers who know GE made mainframes long before it owned NBC. Do you think you have what it takes? Good luck! MORE INFO: Know the difference between a System 360 and a zSeries? Do you know mainframe history? IBM lands Qantas outsourcing deal [CNET] Qantas Airways will shift all its servers to IBM's Sydney data center. The Australian airline will use the IBM servers on an on-demand basis with payment limited to usage time. Navy integrates mainframe, Windows contract systems [FCW.com] New software helps the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Navfac) tie financial and procurement information on its mainframe and Windows systems in order to streamline the processing of contracts. More headlines [Search390.com] Man found guilty of sending virus to firm's mainframe (iafrica.com) Study: Execs believe most jobs should stay onshore (SearchCIO.com) Travel services firm moves apps off mainframe onto Linux (The Linux Beacon) TOPICS: Mainframe trivia mania Fancy yourself a mainframe trivia god? This week's Featured Topic includes three mainframe quizzes including the brand new Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Mini-quiz. ASK THE EXPERTS: Expanded storage when running OS in 64-bit mode A Search390.com user asked Mark Zelden, our OS/390 and z/OS systems programming expert: Our shop just recently upgraded to 64-bit mode processing. Is there anything we can do to better utilize the expanded storage available with 64-bit? More specifically, is there anything we can do to enhance COBOL or CICS? WEBCASTS: The future of the mainframe: Where do we go from here? Pre-register today to hear this expert roundtable discussion on the latest innovations around the IBM Mainframe and the key steps you need to take today, in order to be prepared for tomorrow. One in four nods off at work [Reuters] More than a few workers have a touch of George Costanza in them. Just like the Seinfeld sidekick, about 25% of Europeans admitted to catching a catnap at work, according to a Jobline and Monster Worldwide study. These employees said they had either snoozed at their desk (just like George), drifted off in a meeting or entered la-la land in the loo. Breaking down the nodding off by nationality, the Irish are the most prone to sleeping on the job and the Dutch are least likely to drift off. 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