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- Search390.com Product & Vendor Guide http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/search390/search/browse/directory/TT/directory.jsp?track=NL-170&ad=486142&ad=485093 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Featured Tip: SAN consolidation reduces costs - Featured Topic: Intro. to IMS - Featured Webcast: IMS meets the Web! 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert advice: How to set run-time options in CICS - Expert advice: Using MVS software and Linux LPARs - Featured white paper: Avoid common Web-enablement pitfalls - The Missing Link: Minister puts 'penguin in the pews' ************** Search390.com Product & Vendor Guide **************** Visit the Search390.com Product & Vendor Guide and quickly find the solutions you need. Compare vendors, review products, and contact companies from one location. With the most comprehensive collection of solutions available on the web, you'll find exactly what you need here. Categories include - Integrated Development Environments, Enterprise Systems Management , and Application Integration. http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/search390/search/browse/directory/TT/directory.jsp?track=NL-170&ad=486142&ad=485093 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | SAN consolidation reduces costs, boosts performance Early SAN adopters are now leading another technology charge. This time it's consolidating multiple SANs into one. >> For the complete tip, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci966654,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 >> 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=486142 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Intro. to IMS IMS may be an older technology but that doesn't mean it's over the hill. The hierarchical database is still widely used today. Check out these links to learn more about IMS. >> For this week's featured topic, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci990489,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WEBCAST | IMS meets the Web! If you said Web-enabling a database, most people probably think you mean connecting DB2 to the Web. But IMS, IBM's older database, is just as Web worthy. IMS is geared for fast and frequent access. You can directly attach IMS to the Web or go via CICS or DB2. In this Webcast, Jim Keohane discussed the ins and outs of bringing IMS databases to the Web. >> Click here to check out this informative Webcast: http://search390.techtarget.com/webcastRegister/0,295011,sid10_gci969047,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO SET RUN-TIME OPTIONS IN CICS | Ask the Expert A Search390.com user asked Tom Ross, our COBOL and programming expert: "How do I override LE runtime options in a CICS region? Can I use PARM on the execute statement in the JCL?" >> For Tom's response, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid588874_tax285603,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING MVS SOFTWARE AND LINUX LPARS FOR LINUX APPS | Ask the Expert A Search390.com user asked David Boyes, our Linux on the mainframe expert: "Can MVS software, such as DFHSM or FDR, be interfaced with a Linux LPAR and used for Linux applications? For example, if I put my back end mail servers on Linux, I'd like to use HSM to migrate e-mail files." >> For David's response, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid591143_tax293308,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | Avoid common Web-enablement pitfalls Data integration and sharing are crucial to the success of today's enterprises. This white paper reviews the challenges associated with sharing and integrating data across an organization, and offers suggestions on meeting this goal. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid10_gci962278,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 >> For more white papers, click: http://search390.techtarget.com/whitepapers?track=NL-170&ad=486142 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Minister puts 'penguin in the pews' If you're already a penguinista, Pastor Parris is preaching to the choir. But for those who aren't converted to open source, this minister is spreading the gospel of Linux and practicing what he preaches. (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com) >> Click: http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci990899,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=486142 >> Want to hear more offbeat tales from the world of information technology? 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