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IBM Takes System/z To the Cloud With COBOL Update 255

Posted by timothy
from the spirits-of-the-ancient-ones dept.
hypnosec writes "IBM is taking its COBOL server platform to the next level by updating the mainframe platform in a bid to extend and enable its mainframes to host cloud based applications and services. The latest update is looking to add XMLS Server as well as Java 7 capabilities to the System/z COBOL platform and this update would extend the overall lifespan of COBOL by taking it up a notch and gearing it towards the cloud computing arena."

Comment: Re:This is a good thing. (Score 2) 80

by codegen (#43225075) Attached to: Possible Cyber Attack Against South Korean Banks and TV Stations
North Korea has detonated several Nuclear Devices recently. While in general the education system is poor, there is a privileged elite that does get good education. So while I have to wait and see, I'm not going to be terribly surprised if the trail leads to NK. But I won't be surprised if it leads to China either.

Comment: Re:Is it fixed? (Score 4, Interesting) 247

Maybe they did fix the issue, but its difficult to take away the compromised list once someone else has it. Or were you expecting them to track down the virus senders and delete the lists from those servers?

Maybe notify members of the list that the list has been compromised and they might be getting virus loaded emails?

Comment: Re:Noisy annoying environment (Score 4, Interesting) 455

by codegen (#42998883) Attached to: Why Working Remotely Needs To Make a Comeback
The move to open concept happened when the IRS changed the rules for deductions of renovations (i.e. from a short period of time to a very long period of time). But some companies are still willing to go the distance. Before I moved back to academia, I spent 5 1/2 years in the private sector at a company that "got it". The research team had individual offices that we could shut the doors to block out distraction. The development team were two to an office because we were running a hybrid process of team programming. But they could still close their doors to block out distraction. The only people that ended up in an open area were the summer interns because we couldn't justify a year round office for 4 months of seasonal work. It was amazing how productive we could be. In one project that I managed, we did a migration of 200,000 lines of COBOL to Java in about 3 months (2 months planning 1 month execution, total of 4 developers and 1 reasearcher). It amazes me that the people who run these companies are willing to take the hit in productivity that cube farms generate. The smaller city we were in was considerably cheaper for office space than the big cities, but still...

+ - Password Protected Phone = Privacy in Canada->

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codegen
codegen writes "The Ontario Court of Appeal has just ruled that the police can search your cellphone if you are arrested without a warrant if it is not password protected. But the ruling also stated that if it is password protected, then the police need a warrant. Previous to this case there was no decision on if the police could search your phone without a warrant in Canada."
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Comment: Re:Maybe useful for other things, but... (Score 1) 104

by codegen (#42932645) Attached to: ATLAS Meteor Tracking System Gets $5M NASA Funding
Most of the injuries in Russia were from flying glass because of the explosion. For the larger more dangerous asteroids, a longer detection is possible. For the smaller ones like the recent one in Russia, 12 hours warning to get everyone to stay away form glass might be reasonable.

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