Today's News: Microsoft alliance lures mainframers

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September 30, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Microsoft migration alliance has merit, but won't sway diehards   >  Does Linux really offer improved IT security?   >  CA faces more hurdles   >  More headlines   >  Crash Course: Securing your mainframe   >  The Missing Link: Put your nerdy knowledge to the test 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! Microsoft migration alliance has merit, but won't sway diehards [Search390.com] Microsoft's expanded alliance gives users the tools they need to move from the mainframe to the Windows platform. But can it actually persuade folks to switch? MORE INFO: > zSeries defies industry, maintains revenue growth Does Linux really offer improved IT security? [SearchSecurity.com] With costs of software flaws exacting a huge toll on organizations, many security experts advocate the use of open-source applications, which they believe are more secure. CA faces more hurdles [eWEEK] The worst may be behind them, but mainframe software vendor Computer Associates still has a few things to think about ? like finding a CEO and ongoing revenue and cost problems. More headlines [Search390.com] Blade boom bombing? (Datamation) FEATURED TOPIC:  Crash Course: Securing your mainframe Need to improve security at your shop? Check the links below to learn more about mainframe security. There is information about everything from securing CICS to disaster recovery. TIP:  Enhancing CICS PLT changes The CICS PLT list can be fed to CICS startup/shutdown via a generic CICS COBOL program. This tip shows you how. FORUMS:  Response to Outsource: Good buy or Good bye America A Search390.com user in our Sound Off forum said: The economy is picking up at a rapid pace. I work in the staffing industry for Sr. Level IT and EE personnel. I see jobs flying past my desk, 11-12 of them at a time. I don't think it's the out sourcing that's killing us. SOME of you IT and EE people just are too picky over what jobs you'll take and what "options" you want. I make an okay living working for this company, but I'd leave today to make 90 dollars an hour, and I have a job sitting on my desk (it has been for 2 weeks now) because we can't find an Lab view Guy to go out there. So, that job's going to end up at another firm that's going to bring in an H1B guy from India who can do the job and they are going to pay him 60-70 instead. To reply to the post, click here. Put your nerdy knowledge to the test [whatis.com] There isn't a "Geek Jeopardy" yet, but there is a quiz on whatis. If you know computer history like the back of your handheld, get clickin.' 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