Today's News: Grid group gains more clout

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December 01, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > Visara   > EXTOL International IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Dell, UBS, join grid standards group   >  Is the tide turning back to the mainframe?   >  Gartner reveals IT trends   >  iSeries Backup and Recovery Learning Guide   >  Gadget Guide 2004 Just in time for the holiday season!   >  The Missing Link: Virgin lets you call block yourself Dell, UBS, join grid standards group [SearchOracle.com] A grid computing standards group steered by Oracle Corp. added three new members and its first end user to help develop grid computing standards and user-friendly tools. MORE INFO: > Find an iSeries user group > Learning guide: Backup and recovery   New Paper: Effective Midrange Console Consolidation Do you have too many midrange consoles? As servers increase in data centers, having dedicated management consoles for each puts a strain on space in your data center. This paper addresses console management in the midrange market and provides a unique, space-saving solution that allows you to cost-effectively consolidate consoles and manage up to 20 servers at once from the same local or remote workstation. Download this free white paper now.   Is the tide turning back to the mainframe? [IT-Director.com] A common criticism of the mainframe is its cost, but IT managers should take a closer look as managing distributed networks is getting more and more costly. Gartner reveals IT trends [The Windows Observer] Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc. released a report highlighting IT and business trends through 2010. LEARN IT:  iSeries Backup and Recovery Learning Guide Would you be able to recover your systems in the event of a disaster? Hopefully the answer is yes. To help you make sure your backups and restores are being done correctly, we've pulled together a multitude of tips, articles, white papers and other resources. Don't put off today what you may not be able to recover tomorrow.   Meeting that UCCnet Data Synchronization Mandate: Look Before you Leap! Tune in to this webcast, where we'll examine how flexible support for multiple business processes and complex data models is required for data synchronization during this period of evolving global standards. Register for the webcast.   A MUST SEE:  Gadget Guide 2004 Just in time for the holiday season! TechTarget's annual Gadgets & Gizmos guide is filled with helpful reviews on some of the coolest products available. If you're looking for a stocking stuffer for yourself or a fellow techno-friend, read our helpful reviews to see how our editors made out with these products in the real world. You'll find everything from notebooks to handhelds, mobile phones to mobile offices, tiny digital cameras and portable game systems. EXPERT ANSWER CENTER:  IT Visions Webcast Series The Expert Answer Center's IT Visions Webcast Series features monthly webcasts for IT executives that spotlight strategic issues. Past speakers have included Dan Geer and Jason Jennings speaking on security information as it relates to economics and five secrets to increase your productivity, respectively. Come see what this month's spotlighted webcast is and what it has to teach you about guiding and improving your IT department. Virgin lets you call block yourself [Reuters] Leave it to a cell phone company to find an antidote to loudmouth soup. Virgin Mobile is offering Australian customers a "blacklist" service -- put certain numbers on your blacklist before you go bar hopping, and Virgin makes sure you won't call them later when the Guinness and Newcastle are talking for you. In other words, no "nate light cone phalls" that you'll regret later. Virgin came up with the service after a survey showed 95% of respondents made drunken phone calls -- some of them to the boss!   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]     Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail!  Search400: Administrator Tips  Search400: WebSphere Strategies  Search400: Top Expert Advice Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?cid=498292&lid=430668&track=NL-177&ad=498292 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: Search400 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494