Today's News: Oracle pitches grid strategy

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July 08, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > KnowledgeStorm IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Oracle takes grid show on the road   >  Report: Integrated security approach saves money   >  Enterprises slow to dump IE   >  Free download from "Linux on the Mainframe"   >  The Missing Link: Cisco gets a textbook message Oracle takes grid show on the road [SearchOracle.com] Interest in Oracle Corp.'s grid strategy is rising among IT executives intrigued by the prospect of doing more with less, and frustrated by enterprise systems running on silos. MORE INFO: > Featured Topic: Getting a grip on grid computing   KnowledgeStorm One of the best research tools for new product purchasing is right at your fingertips. Visit the Search390.com Product and Vendor Guide, powered by KnowledgeStorm, to compare specific hardware and software solutions. Don't jump from one vendor site to the next -- do all your comparisons all in one place. You can also receive quotes directly Click Here   Report: Integrated security approach saves money [SearchSecurity.com] Networks that use a combination of security products take far longer and cost more than a similar integrated solution, according to a report by The Tolly Group. Enterprises slow to dump IE [eWEEK] Despite repeated warnings about Internet Explorer apparently hasn't been compelling enough to get IT managers to dump the browser mostly because of their reliance on IE-specific intranet applications and Web sites. DOWNLOAD:  Free download from "Linux on the Mainframe" "Linux on the Mainframe" is one of the definitive books on the topic. You can download Chapter 3 of the book, "Introducing Linux on the Mainframe" for free! Click here to download the chapter. POLL:  Summertime, summertime Now that it's summer, will your workload lighten? Click here to take the poll. FEATURED TOPIC:  Linux on the mainframe for newbies No innovation for the mainframe is probably as cool as Linux. The editors of Search390.com have collected a series of links on Linux on the mainframe. Check out this week's Featured Topic here. Cisco gets a textbook message [CNET News.com] If you're in a restaurant and you can't get your server's attention, get up and walk toward the door. It works wonders. If you're in the IT world and you're trying to get an industry giant's attention, type up a tome, and give it away. For years, an IT professor in Florida tried to get Cisco to tweak its training manuals. It didn't listen. So what did he do? He wrote an 800-page Cisco networking textbook and made it available as a free download. Now Cisco wants to talk to him about improvements to its training program. Moral of the story? Free stuff talks. 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 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494