Today's News: IBM assesses grid computing today

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June 01, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Today's News IN THIS ISSUE: Big Blue's grid strategy clarified at Gt'O4 Boeing sees grid supply chains taking flight Big Blue receives 'A' for effort, leads the pack More headlines DB2 for newbies Paintin' the Web red ... and eggshell ... maybe taupe 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! Big Blue's grid strategy clarified at Gt'O4 [Search390.com] IBM says that grid computing is delivering business value in many industries today, despite the obstacles that some companies face when it comes to deploying the technology. MORE INFO: Vendors attempt to break barriers to grid Grid computing volunteers aim to end deadly diseases Boeing sees grid supply chains taking flight [SearchSAP.com] The Boeing executive in charge of the company's grid-enabled supply chain names the top challenges and key benefits of the technology. Big Blue receives 'A' for effort, leads the pack [Search400.com] A report card issued by a Massachusetts research firm has IBM out front with a sizeable lead infrastructure software space. More headlines [Search390.com] Global server market still (vnunet) growing HP strikes up open source alliance (ServerWatch) Offshore outsourcing backlash: Much ado about little? (SearchCIO.com) TOPICS: DB2 for newbies Perhaps no database is more synonymous with IBM mainframes than DB2. The editors of Search390.com have scoured the site for this collection of DB2 links. ASK THE EXPERTS: Moving to z/OS 1.4 and changed run-time options A Search390.com user asked Tom Ross, our programming expert: Our IT shop recently migrated from OS/390 to z/OS v1.4. We think we are now seeing a few problems with batch COBOL LE programs where some WORKING-STORAGE fields -- S9(4) COMP) -- are no longer being initialized by the operating system. Have you heard of any similar problems following a migration to z/OS? Could this be compiler related? We did not relink every program prior to the upgrade. NEWS: z/OS migration fun Take our poll. How would you describe your z/OS migration process? Paintin' the Web red ... and eggshell ... maybe taupe [Ananova] One thing's for sure -- of all the reality shows on television, UKTV Style's Watching Paint Dry has the most gloss. It's also the most realistic; you tune in to watch a different kind of paint dry on an empty wall each day (talk about truth in advertising!). Now the show is available via the Web 24 hours at http://www.uktvstyle.co.uk/WhatsOn/WatchingPaintDry.cfm, and visitors can vote for their favorite paint. Think of it as American Idol meets Sherwin-Williams meets rampant boredom. Producers got the idea for the show after deciding they'd rather watch paint dry than see another reality TV show -- maybe Hollywood will rip it off with Watching Grass Grow. 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