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Volume 1, Number 18 -- December 6, 2005
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Big Iron is going on holiday and will resume publishing on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.
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Sponsored By
SCALIX
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Scalix Enterprise Edition is a full-function version of the award-winning Scalix software that provides advanced email and calendaring for "power users" in the enterprise.
In addition to its industrial strength email server that provides a high degree of reliability, security, scalability and flexibility, Enterprise Edition also includes full-function, native Outlook support, group calendaring and scheduling, public (shared) folders, advanced wireless email and PIM, support for multiple servers, and much more.
And it runs on the IBM mainframe in a Linux partition.
For more information, visit www.scalix.com
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More Power To You, Unfortunately
by Hesh Wiener
When people talk about mainframe power, they usually mean the computing power the machines provide. But there's another kind of power that's big on big iron, and that's the power the machines use. All this power, thousands of watts, turns into heat. The heat means even more power consumption for cooling. To make things more complicated, there's a third factor: power density. As computer equipment becomes increasingly compact, it uses more power per square foot of floor space. So, unless IBM makes radical changes in its mainframe engineering, power and plant problems, already severe, can only get worse. READ MORE >
Happy Holidays!
It has been a long and exciting year in the IT industry and here at IT Jungle. We have loved every minute of it. And now it is time for us to wind this newsletter down for 2005, spend time with our family and friends, think about something other than the computer business for a brief few weeks, and get the rest and relaxation that will allow us to take on 2006 with all of the intelligence, wit, and insight we can muster. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
MICRO FOCUS
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Develop, extend and deploy your applications with Micro Focus Server Express and Enterprise Server.
Learn more at:
www.microfocus.com
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Top Stories from Around the Web
(ComputerWire) The cost of integrating mainframes with distributed computing environments has become a bit less expensive now that Neon Systems has been certified for Oracle Warehouse Builder 10g. This product promises a single-product architecture and centralized management. READ MORE >
(Technology News) Mainframe industry observers say T3 Technologies is preparing a plug-compatible system that would seem to fit in between its Flex-ES line on the low end and small IBM mainframes on the high end. No official word has been released, but a good bet is that this hardware will be introduced to the U.S. and European markets sometime soon. READ MORE >
(Enterprise Journal) IBM calls it master data management. The point of it is to get one version of the truth when it comes to data that is spread across an enterprise-level organization. In the heterogeneous data-access world, Big Blue is battling SAP and Oracle for getting its middleware in the middle of the solution. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
NOVELL
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SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 empowers businesses to leverage Linux and open source by delivering a scalable, high-performance foundation for secure enterprise computing.
· Built for reliability, it offers comprehensive functionality to power today’s networks and meet user demands.
· SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server also supports a broad range of hardware platforms and leading software applications.
Get an evaluation copy today
www.novell.com
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
December 6 -- The Linux-based e-mail and calendaring software company Scalix presents a product demonstration for individuals at small, mid size, and large enterprises looking for options to Microsoft Exchange. The Webcast begins at 1 p.m. EST. LEARN MORE >
December 9 -- Nominations for the 2006 SHARE Award for Excellence in Technology are due today. The award, presented by IBM and SHARE, recognizes a SHARE member company that has achieved outstanding success with IBM mainframe computing technology. Applicants should demonstrate exemplary performance in scope of solution, strategic value, innovation, best practices, as well as the influence SHARE played in the success of the project. The nominations are judged by a panel of SHARE members, and the winner will receive a VIP trip to the 2006 SHARE conference held in Seattle, March 5-10. The winning organization will receive: two full-week conference registrations for the SHARE User Events in Seattle; round trip airfare and five nights hotel accommodations for two attendees; and two full-week conference registrations for future SHARE User Events for use within one year of the award date. LEARN MORE >
January 25, 2006 -- New York City - The IDC Service-Oriented Architecture Forum: Enabling IT and Business Alignment is designed for senior IT and business executives trying to understand and implement the strategic and technical aspects of SOA for their organization. This one-day program will address issues such as the compelling business reasons for SOA adoption, the value of investing in SOA, strategies for funding SOA initiatives, tactical steps in designing and implementing a successful SOA, overcoming technological obstacles in migrating to a service-oriented architecture, managing security, and new business opportunities through SOA. LEARN MORE >
March 5-10, 2006 -- Seattle - IBM technical training tailored for enterprise-class IT professionals will be featured at the SHARE User conference. More than 700 technical sessions and hands-on labs will be presented by industry experts, top developers, and experienced users. Session topics range from implementation of new software releases to in-depth views of the latest technologies. Session topics will include service-oriented architecture, Web services, ITIL, and mobile computing. If you don't know about SHARE, you should. It has been educating IT professionals since 1955--the longest history of any IT user group. LEARN MORE >
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Editors: Dan Burger, Timothy Prickett Morgan, and Hesh Wiener
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Delroy
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
Contact the Editors: If you have an inside story relating to mainframes, send Timothy Prickett Morgan or Hesh Wiener a message through
our contacts page.
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