Need for ROI means users will not be replacing mainframes for years

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US broadband users triple in less than
three years

US broadband users triple in less than
three years 09/09/2004 02:50 PM
WASHINGTON - The number of broadband users in the U.S. nearly tripled in the past two and a half years to more than 48 million subscribers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Mainframes are computers too

Mainframes are computers too 04/16/2004 05:05 AM

I was talking up the Person al TV Networks idea last night with Jim Moore. He asked what they are. Well, they don't exist yet. But think about mainframe computers, centralized beasts, controlled and owned big faceless corporations, and how all hell broke loose when people could by a personal computer for a couple of thousand dollars. Same idea. More and more, the media is owned by big faceless companies who can be manipulated by the government. Blogs are great, they're like personal magazines. This is no longer a vision, it's reality. So if you want to publish an idea, go ahead. You don't need to sell it to a publisher. The next step, which we're on the cusp of, is video production and distribution using RSS and BitTorrent, and perhaps other P2P methods. Adam Curry, who began his television career working for one of the behemoths, has become the visionary for the personal television network of the future. Of course that's one of the BloggerCon sessions tomorrow afternoon at 1:30PM, Pound 200.

IBM scheduler works with grids,
mainframes

IBM scheduler works with grids,
mainframes 06/28/2004 09:48 AM
IBM on Monday unwrapped new software that allows corporate users to carry out both cross-platform and cross-domain scheduling by integrating enterprise-class applications across both grids and other distributed environments.

Mainframes get open-source database

Mainframes get open-source database 01/14/2003 09:36 PM
The MySQL database software, commonly used to handle busy Web sites, is employed by Yahoo, Slashdot and Google, among other sites.

Mainframes get open source database

Mainframes get open source database 01/15/2003 01:52 PM
The MySQL database software, commonly used to handle busy Web sites, is employed by Yahoo, Slashdot and Google, among other sites.

Iona Embraces Mainframes, Eclipse in New
ESB

Iona Embraces Mainframes, Eclipse in New
ESB 03/19/2005 03:05 AM

Mainframes Remain Main Event for Some

Mainframes Remain Main Event for Some 05/11/2004 10:16 PM
Internet.com May 12 2004 2:47AM GMT

I.B.M. Plans to Build Servers That Act
Like Mainframes

I.B.M. Plans to Build Servers That Act
Like Mainframes 04/27/2004 09:28 PM
New York Times Apr 28 2004 1:53AM GMT

Microsoft tightens Windows-mainframes
link

Microsoft tightens Windows-mainframes
link 08/18/2004 12:13 PM
Company releases revamped version of server software for linking Windows servers to mainframes, other large computers.

Fujitsu to use Microsoft Longhorn in
future mainframes

Fujitsu to use Microsoft Longhorn in
future mainframes 06/28/2004 05:04 AM

CNET News: Mainframes Get Open-Source
Database

CNET News: Mainframes Get Open-Source
Database 01/15/2003 06:56 PM
"MySQL, the Swedish company that sells the open-source database of the same name, has released a version of its software for IBM's mainframe line..."

Sybase Aims to Query Mainframes Faster,
Cheaper

Sybase Aims to Query Mainframes Faster,
Cheaper 12/25/2004 04:52 PM
The company teams with Informatica to help mainframe customers access data in real time without having to generate reports directly from OLTP systems.

Microsoft, Micro Focus form alliance to
target mainframes

Microsoft, Micro Focus form alliance to
target mainframes 04/09/2004 04:05 PM
The two companies are pushing the migration of mainframe applications onto Intel servers running Windows with Microsoft's .Net technology.

IT Myth 2: Eighty percent of corporate
data resides on mainframes

IT Myth 2: Eighty percent of corporate
data resides on mainframes 08/13/2004 06:17 PM
It?s past time to retire the myth that mainframes, those impenetrable-looking boxes understood by only a few IT magicians, still store 80 percent of all corporate data.

German Federal Finance Office installs
new Linux mainframes

German Federal Finance Office installs
new Linux mainframes 02/10/2004 10:47 PM
Enterprise-level open source software keeps scoring win after corporate win on the international front, in quicker fashion than it is making progress in the States. The latest item comes from the German Federal Finance Office (Bundesamt fuer Finanzen, or BfF), which announced Tuesday that it has installed two of the largest Linux-based mainframes in Europe after an 18-month testing period.

Companies move from batch processing to
real-time data feeds on IBM mainframes

Companies move from batch processing to
real-time data feeds on IBM mainframes 03/29/2005 06:49 AM
Computer Weekly Mar 29 2005 11:11AM GMT

FAQ | Troubleshoot before replacing

FAQ | Troubleshoot before replacing 04/03/2005 03:44 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 3 2005 7:33AM GMT

Replacing Text

Replacing Text 06/14/2004 10:47 PM

Replacing Notepad Again

Replacing Notepad Again 05/01/2004 06:09 AM

When I replaced the silly Notepad last time, I switched to SciTE.  While SciTE was good, its UI was non-standard and the single binary packaging version had some irritating problems such as config file updating.  Still it was better and it's syntax hilighting was really helpful.

Now there is a better option: Florian Balmer's Notepad2 (via Omar Shahine).

Notepad2 seems to offer everything SciTE did and without having to live with it's weird UI.  And it also comes with source code if you need to make changes.

To install, you can follow Omar's directions or do the samething I did last time.  Here is a copy with appropriate changes.

How to replace Notepad.exe on Windows XP

Windows XP has file protection so Notepad.exe will get restored if you just replace the file with renamed Notepad2.exe.  Follow these steps:

1. Download Notepad2.zip, expand and rename Notepad2.exe to Notepad.exe
2. Save a copy of the original Notepad.exe somewhere.
3. Replace Notepad.exe in following three locations (order is significant):
    
   • %WINDIR%\System32\DllCache
   • %WINDIR%\System32
   • %WINDIR%
     
     *%WINDIR% is your Windows folder (i.e. C:\Windows)
      
4. Press Cancel when a warning dialog appears.

Replacing the battery

Replacing the battery 09/13/2004 10:43 AM
globetechnology.com Sep 13 2004 1:49PM GMT

Replacing eFax with MaxEmail

Replacing eFax with MaxEmail 04/04/2005 08:48 PM
Adam C. Engst (~820 words)

I'm not a fan of faxes. I fully admit they're useful on occasion, when the source material is on paper, or when a form must be filled out in pen and returned, often with a signature. But as a technology, fax has always bothered me, since it usually generates more paper than would otherwise be necessary. But, like it or not, being able to send and receive faxes remains an integral part of doing business today, so Tonya and I own a fax machine. It's acceptable for sending faxes when a PDF in email won't do, but we've never liked receiving faxes on it, since the print quality is lousy and, more important, allowing it to answer a phone line is always cause for annoyance, particularly given that it's necessary so infrequently.

Comparing and Replacing Strings

Comparing and Replacing Strings 06/06/2002 06:00 AM
In this month's Transforming XML column, Bob DuCharme gives us the ins and outs of string munging in XSLT, including string equality comparisons and search-and-replace operations.

Comparing and replacing strings
(XML.com)

Comparing and replacing strings
(XML.com) 06/06/2002 12:03 PM

Replacing DHTML Menus with XUL

Replacing DHTML Menus with XUL 04/09/2004 04:05 PM

Abra Grupp: Replacing The Sky

Abra Grupp: Replacing The Sky 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
"The only thing that made this possible was Mac OS X. Because it's a Unix-based language, we could continue to use all the scripts we had developed for 'Open Range' and other projects." By Bija Gutoff (Apple via MyAppleMenu)

Replacing Network Discovery

Replacing Network Discovery 12/30/2003 08:33 AM

Replacing FileMaker with Free Software?

Replacing FileMaker with Free Software? 08/31/2004 01:44 PM

New internet drugs replacing ecstasy

New internet drugs replacing ecstasy 04/26/2004 12:54 AM
news.com.au Apr 26 2004 4:52AM GMT

Apple replacing Napster as Enemy No. 1?

Apple replacing Napster as Enemy No. 1? 08/06/2004 09:42 AM
ZDNet Aug 6 2004 1:46PM GMT

AP: Michael Jackson Replacing Attorneys
(AP)

AP: Michael Jackson Replacing Attorneys
(AP) 04/25/2004 04:45 PM
AP - Michael Jackson is replacing high-profile attorneys Mark Geragos and Benjamin Brafman in his child molestation case, the lawyers told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Replacing The Mouse With Thumb Control

Replacing The Mouse With Thumb Control 04/20/2004 02:00 PM
MIT's Tech Review has a short article about a new type of mouse replacement that sounds like a fairly intelligent input device that takes out much of the carpal tunnel risk by recognizing that simple thumb movements can easily designate where you want the cursor to move. So, the device is basically a one-handed, baseless joystick with a flat top where simple thumb movement designate where to move on the screen without much exertion or muscle strain. The side of the device contains typical mouse buttons. Combined with the Twiddler one-handed keyboard, and you could have quite the ergonomic solution to computer input, while also allowing for mobility with wearable type computers. Of course, as with any such devices, if the learning curve seems to be too much, it will never catch on. That may be the case with the one-handed keyboard, but the mouse replacement might not be such a big stretch.

Greenspan Confident of Replacing Jobs
(AP)

Greenspan Confident of Replacing Jobs
(AP) 01/26/2004 12:44 PM
AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the country can be confident that a flexible U.S. economy will be able to replace jobs lost in the last recession but said laid-off employees in job-losing industries may need to be retrained to qualify for new work.

Bush Considers Replacing C.I.A. Chief
More Quickly

Bush Considers Replacing C.I.A. Chief
More Quickly 06/22/2004 02:27 AM
The White House is debating whether to act this summer to select a permanent successor to replace George J. Tenet.

Mobile Phones Replacing Cars In Our
Culture

Mobile Phones Replacing Cars In Our
Culture 04/29/2004 05:50 PM
The Economist has noticed that mobile phones are rapidly replacing automobiles in our culture. People used to be defined by their cars, but now young people today are focused on customizing, personalizing and displaying their mobile phones as a proxy for who they are. Phones represent independence and mobility for teenagers today the way cars did in past generations. Also, as the article points out - they're fashion items where people feel compelled to buy new ones sooner than is probably necessary. Both have advanced well beyond just being a better version of what they came out of. Cars aren't just horseless buggies any more, and mobile phones are a lot more than just a phone that's mobile. Industry wise, there are similarities as well. Handset makers build different phones off a few basic platforms and try to segment the market with their different offerings. And, in both cases established American and European handset makers are starting to experience competition from cheaper Asian firms.

Pentagon Is Replacing Sanchez as the
U.S. Commander in Iraq

Pentagon Is Replacing Sanchez as the
U.S. Commander in Iraq 05/25/2004 12:44 AM
Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez will leave his command this summer, to be replaced by the Army's second-ranking general, Gen. George W. Casey Jr.

Bush Considers Replacing Tenet More
Quickly

Bush Considers Replacing Tenet More
Quickly 06/21/2004 10:10 PM
The White House is debating whether to act this summer to select a permanent successor to replace the C.I.A. director.

Replacing Complex Hardware With Mobile
Phones

Replacing Complex Hardware With Mobile
Phones 04/12/2004 04:50 PM
Apparently, you're not allowed to give away or resell season tickets to the Futbol Club Barcelona. In order to cut down on the practice, the club has taken a digital photo of all 112,000 ticketholders - sometimes going to their homes to get the shot. They've build a large database tying the barcode on each ticket with the image, and when the ticketholder shows up at the stadium, stadium workers scan the ticket with a mobile phone. The phone reads the bar code and takes about 90 seconds to send back the image, so the ticket-taker can make sure the ticket holder is who they're supposed to be. While I'm still a bit confused about what's wrong with reselling or giving away your ticket, this is interesting for a few other reasons. First, I guess it's a statement on Barcelona culture that people don't seem to mind having their local sports club show up at their homes to take their photo so that they can do less with their tickets. I'm also amazed at the patience these fans have to wait 90 seconds each for their photo to be retrieved and approved. I would think this would create sensationally long lines. Still, the most interesting part of all this is simply the fact that they're using mobile phones as the necessary technology. A few years ago (or even today with many sports franchises), I'm sure clubs would be looking at special proprietary hardware and software systems to build a similar solution. Today, they just write a single piece of software, and do everything else with off-the-shelf Nokia phones.

Replacing Peace-Keepers with System
Administrators

Replacing Peace-Keepers with System
Administrators 12/28/2004 05:28 AM
Cory Doctorow: Jamais sez, "WorldChanging interviews Naval War College professor Thomas Barnett. It's a lengthy, wide-ranging discussion of the differences between the 'Core' nations and the 'Gap' nations, the role of globalization in causing and fixing failed states, the need for a 'sysadmin force,' and the role of environmental collapse as a driver of conflict. You may not agree with all of his conclusions, but he makes a strong, insightful argument." This was a really thought-provoking peace; there's a seductive logic in the idea of replacing international Peace-Keepers with international System Administrators.

Well, it would be what I call the System Administrator Force. It would be a people-intensive, UN-peacekeeping-plus approach that could defend itself -- could do counter-insurgency, could fight and not be some ineffective, pussy UN force where you shoot at them and half of them run away. It would be a tough force. You shoot at these guys, or start committing atrocities in their presence, and they would stop you, and if necessary, kill you. It could not only keep the peace, but enforce it.

It would also have a highly-trained civilian component. You'd have international, inter-agency teams. It'd look like the Casbah bar scene in Star Wars -- you'd want to see loads of uniforms from all sorts of countries, and you'd want to see civilians from all sorts of NGOs and aid agencies: you'd want the whole package, acting in a Great Depression, FDR sort of mode, where the first order of business (after enforcing the peace) would be to get everybody busy. The government that would be there would be some sort of transitional organization, an international reconstruction fund, with the goal of getting things stabilized, an economy working and laws written.

Link (Thanks, Jamais!)

Yahoo Replacing Google Title &
Descriptions

Yahoo Replacing Google Title &
Descriptions 08/23/2002 05:10 PM
Yahoo is now replacing the Google title and description with the title and description from Yahoo's directory (for sites currently listed in the Yahoo directory).
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