Allen Systems Group, Inc. , a software and services provider to Global-5000 companies, announced its support of IBM new eServer zSeries 900, formerly the System 390. ASG's line of operations and legacy-to-eBusiness solutions will empower organizations to leverage IT assets regardless of platform. ASG plans to have all of its OS/390 products available for the new eServer zSeries 900 platform.

http://www.asg.com

The IBM/TurboLinux road show may be rolling into a city near you. Topics such as Linux solutions on the zSeries of IBM eServers will be covered. Linux analyst, Dan Kuznetsky of International Data Corporation will be the keynote speaker at the conferences. The "Mission Possible" road show will be visiting the following cities in the next couple of months: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, New York and Chicago.

http://www.turbolinux.com/missionpossible.html.

IBM today announced availability of a special academic license for the IBM Application Developer's Kit for Linux, valued at more than $27,000 to qualified higher education faculty for use in teaching, learning and research. The CD-ROM software package includes IBM DB2* Universal Database Enterprise Edition for Linux, WebSphere Application Server and other applications. This offering is part of IBM's e-business Technology in Academia Program.

http://www-4.ibm.com/software/info/university/academic/.

Attunity has announced major enhancements to Attunity Connect enterprise integration software. Attunity Connect enables organizations to easily and cost effectively link back-office legacy systems, applications, and databases -- on almost any platform -- to each other and to the Internet-driven eBusiness world. New breakthrough features include front- and back-end XML connectivity, Java (Type 3) support, thin-client architecture, Virtual Database technology, and extended support for AS/400 and S/390 mainframe platforms.

http://www.attunity.com.