The Data Center Futures newsletter May 19, 2004 ___________________________________
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Test your noggin by taking this series of IT-related quizzes from Search390.com. >> Take them here: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci964846,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 >> FOR MORE INFORMATION: Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Mini-quiz http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci964332,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe History Test http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci920752,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 Mr. Know-IT-All's Mainframe Anniversary Quiz http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci906773,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 DATA CENTER NEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IBM, MORGAN STANLEY IN MEGA DATA CENTER OUTSOURCING DEAL IBM has entered into a $575 million contract with Morgan Stanley to outfit the financial giant's Individual Investor Group with an on-demand infrastructure. Big Blue will migrate the group's current mainframe processing infrastructure to a shared one at an IBM on-demand data center where Morgan Stanley will pay only for the back-end computing power it uses. (Search390.com) >> Click here: http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci961601,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 BMC FOCUSES ON CHANGING MAINFRAME MARKET | Search390.com In this interview, a BMC executive tackles issues of outdated pricing policies and the merging of its two biggest rivals. >> Click here to read the interview: http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci960990,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 IBM TO ACQUIRE DATA CENTER MANAGEMENT FIRM CANDLE | Search390.com Candle's technology is expected to boost IBM Tivoli's software management product line. >> Click here to read the story: http://search390.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid10_gci957814,00.html?track=NL-271&ad=483152 FACE-OFF: OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING | Search390.com Nothing raises the ire of IT pros more than a discussion about offshore outsourcing. Is it good or bad for U.S. workers? 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