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- Search390.com Product & Vendor Guide http://knowledgestorm.techtarget.com/search390/search/browse/directory/TT/directory.jsp?track=NL-170&ad=501570&ad=485093 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - Featured tip: How to ask for a raise without getting fired - Featured Topic: Butt-kicking career advice - Featured tip: Crafting a new crib for PROCLIB 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Webcast: z/OS Release 4 Migration - Poll: Breakout technologies - The Missing Link: Text voting banned in reality TV show ************** 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=501570&ad=485093 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO ASK FOR A RAISE WITHOUT GETTING FIRED | Tip Asking for a raise is an anxiety-ridden act. These tips should help you determine when it's a good time to ask for a raise, and when it's not. >> To see the complete tip, click here: http://www.search390.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci1036145,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=501570 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BUTT-KICKING CAREER ADVICE | Featured Topic Tired of your job? Looking to change positions? Out of work? If you answer "yes" to any of these question, check out this week's Featured Topic. >> Click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci1043039,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=501570 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CRAFTING A NEW CRIB FOR PROCLIB | Tip Moving a PROCLIB can be a pain in the butt but Search390.com site expert Mark Zelden suggests a way to get it done. >> To see the complete tip, click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci966813,00.html?track=NL-170&ad=501570 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBCAST | z/OS Release 4 Migration Upgrading to z/OS can be a dizzying process. Should you upgrade to z/OS Release 4 or z/OS Release 5? What's the difference? You should check out this Webcast with Jim Schesvold, president of Best Customer Solutions, to find answers to those questions. He addresses the difference between z/OS Release 4 or z/OS Release 5. Jim also speaks about the required and recommended tasks shops should do. >> To listen to the Webcast, click here: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=10069&s=1&k=95614FB125F4FE5256F77DB73556E76C&partnerref=SitePosting =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= POLL | Breakout technologies Which technology will break out this year? Web services? Blade servers? Grid computing? Something else? >> Take our poll by clicking here: http://search390.techtarget.com/?track=NL-170&ad=501570&ad=500875#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Text voting banned in reality TV show Future American Idols beware -- if a trend from Saudi Arabia rides the tide across the Atlantic, there could be a distinct lack of bare midriffs or lurid lyrics on display for the new season. Turns out the Saudi's main mobile phone operator blocked 9.5 million users from using cell phones to text message their vote into "Star Academy 2" because market research showed the content did not match the values of Saudi culture. Depending on who's in charge of American airwaves this winter, a similar event in the U.S. could mean nothing but gospel hymns and Simon Cowell turtlenecks for America's next big pop star. >> Click here: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=U1IHW2AZGLUE4CRBAEOCFEY?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=7294485 >> Want to hear more offbeat tales from the world of information technology? Check out our complete archive of Missing Links: http://search390.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid10_tax292647,00.html.?track=NL-170&ad=501570 ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ************************ EDWARD HURLEY, Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. DANA MCCURLEY, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. 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