=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS June 1, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Postmaster Direct =================================================== What do you like? Networks? Computer Games? Downloads? How about Free Stuff? Search400.com can get you FREE info on the topics that interest you most -- and there are so many to choose from! We'll find related news, information and special offers and deliver them directly to your e-mailbox, all at no charge! Sign up here today. http://search400.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/1,289639,sid3,00.html =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "XML isn't the nut it's cracked up to be" What's happened to XML? The language was suppose to take over the world, but now one IT analyst firm confirms that the proliferation of XML "standards" is hindering XML's adoption. Not only are the standards for XML business documents and processes insufficient, but there are also too many of them competing to accomplish the same things. SOURCE: Line56.com http://www.line56.com/articles/default.asp?NewsID=2569 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: To learn more, read the Best Web Links on XML at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax284941,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "No slowing down for IBM Global Services" [2] "IBM bests Sun in battle for U.S. server market" [1] "No slowing down for IBM Global Services" IBM Global Services is going gangbusters in Europe and the Middle East. The services arm of Big Blue has won a string of new contracts potentially worth over $10 billion, including a contract that has it taking over the management of data centers, servers, desktops, help desk and disaster recovery operations for Thomson Multimedia SA. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2766725,00.html [2] "IBM bests Sun in battle for U.S. server market" According to a recent Gartner Dataquest study, Dell, Compaq and IBM all gained market share in first-quarter global sales of server computers. Sun lost its coveted lead in sales of servers to IBM, while global sales for both were steady. Sun vowed to regain its position. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/Components/Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=27014 ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- "How old is your oldest AS/400 still in use?" Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll What stories can you tell about your mighty AS/400? 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