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- William Data Systems for Network Management http://search390.com/r/0,,35837,00.htm?track=NL-170&ad=499257&William ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Featured advice: Capturing the system date in a JCL file - Featured Topic: CICS Transaction Server exposed - Featured advice: Limitations on the AUTOGEN parameter in VTA 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - News: IBM center gives partners a Linux playground - Salary survey: See how your salary stacks up - Missing Link: A mind is a terrible thing to waste ... on a PC? *********** William Data Systems for Network Managements *********** Securing Enterprise Extender -- FREE WHITE PAPER Are you looking to deploy Enterprise Extender? Do you have concerns about the potential conflict between its use of UDP and your firewall, or its lack of support for SSL and the implications for data integrity? Learn more about the security and usability problems of implementing SNA traffic over IP and how to solve them by downloading this free white paper. Click here to download: http://search390.com/r/0,,35837,00.htm?track=NL-170&ad=499257&William ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAPTURING THE SYSTEM DATE IN A JCL FILE | Advice A Search390.com user asked Mark Zelden, our system programming expert: "Hello, Mark. When I write a file within a JCL, is there a way to capture the system date and use this as part of the data set name? For example, I tried the following (found this procedure on the Web); however, I do not see the data set created (no errors/abends displayed either)." >> To read Mark's response, click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid636737_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=499257 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CICS TRANSACTION SERVER EXPOSED | Featured Topic Just last week, IBM released the latest edition of CICS Transaction Server. >> To learn more about CICS TS, check out this Featured Topic: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci1030911,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=499257 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIMITATIONS ON THE AUTOGEN PARAMETER IN VTA | Advice A Search390.com user asked Mark Zelden, our system programming expert: "We are currently testing in a disaster recovery environment. At home, we specify in our VTAMLST lib an Ethernet parameter to allow so many AS/400 controllers to come active ... Are you aware of limitations on the AUTOGEN parameter? Also, I cannot find what the L and P options mean with that parameter (but I am still searching for a good VTAM manual). Thank you." >> To read Mark's response, click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid636736_tax287555,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=499257 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM CENTER GIVES PARTNERS A LINUX PLAYGROUND | News The expansion of IBM's Virtualization Center includes a distinct Linux essence, allowing Big Blue's business partners to test the open source operating system on powerful technology like the Power5 in a virtual environment. >> To check out this story, click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid10_gci1032146,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=499257 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEE HOW YOUR SALARY STACKS UP | Survey Wondering how your salary compares to people with similar experience and qualifications? Check out our new salary survey. >> Click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/salarySurveyUserState/1,293991,sid10,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=499257 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | A mind is a terrible thing to waste ... on a PC? So much for the idea that computers make kids much smarter and less dumb. Having studied tens of thousands of students in more than 30 countries, researchers in Germany concluded that those who use their computers several times per week do "significantly worse" in math and reading than those who spend less time in Geekville. The researchers had all kinds of explanations, but never mentioned the real academic loser of the computer age -- penmanship. (The Register) >> Click here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/07/pcs_make_kids_dumber/ ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************ EDWARD HURLEY, Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. MARYANN TRIPP, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, Senior News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. GABRIELLE DERUSSY, Director of Site Sales (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. 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