SPARTA News June 2003
June 2003
SPARTA Chapter President’s Corner
- by Brad Carson
(Editor’s note: Brad was unable to write a President’s Corner this month. He has promised a double-one next month).
I look forward to seeing you all on the 24th at LabCorp RTP. Pizza, drinks, and dessert will be provided.
Future Speakers
(subject to change)
June 24 - Recent Announcements by Dan Myers of IBM
July 29 - MVS Limitations by Jim Horne of Lowes
August 26 - TBA
We need ideas and volunteers for future speakers. Presentations don’t have to be fancy, just informative and interesting. Even a 5 or 10 minute talk can start an interesting interaction. Contact Duane Reaugh by phone or e-mail as noted below.
2002-2003 SPARTA
Board of Directors
Brad Carson - President
LabCorp 919-361-7270
1912 Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Duane Reaugh - Vice President
DTS Software 919-833-8426
2913 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-7841
Mike Lockey - Secretary
Guilford Co. Information Services 336-412-6235
201 N. Eugene St. 336-227-2021 (Home)
Greensboro, NC 27401
Tommy Thomas - Treasurer
LabCorp 336-436-4178
231 Maple Ave, Koury Ctr 3rd Fl. 919-361-7267
Burlington, NC 27215
Ed Webb - Communications Director
SAS Institute 919-531-4162
SAS Campus Drive 919-362-0232 (Home)
Cary, NC 27513
Meetings
Meetings are scheduled for the last Tuesday evening of each month (except no meeting in December), with optional dinner at 6:15 p.m. and the meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m.
These monthly meetings are held at LabCorp’s Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology (CMBP) near the Research Triangle Park (see last page). Take I-40 to Miami Boulevard and go north. Turn right onto Alexander Drive. Go about a mile or so. Then turn right into LabCorp complex and turn Left to the CMBP Building. In the lobby, sign in as a visitor to see Brad Carson. Brad will escort you to the conference room.
Call for Articles
If you have any ideas for speakers, presentations, newsletter articles, or are interested in taking part in a presentation, PLEASE contact one of the Board of Directors with your suggestions.
Newsletter Mailings
The SPARTA chapter policy is to mail a copy of the monthly chapter newsletter to each SPARTA member, NaSPA national, each advertiser, persons who have requested a copy, and to other chapters who send us a copy of their newsletter. The newsletter is mailed about the 20th of each month so you can prepare for the meeting. The mailing list is maintained by Mike Lockey at (336) 412-6235; if you have corrections or problems receiving your newsletter, call Mike.
June 2003 CBT Tape Online
The directory and files from the latest CBT tape V460 (dated June 15, 2003) are available from www.cbttape.org.
If you need a complete tape, contact Brad Carson at LabCorp or Ed Webb at SAS (see Board of Director’s list for contact info).
Minutes of the May 20th, 2003 Meeting
Note: Because the speaker had to make a flight, the business part of the meeting was deferred until after the speaker presentation.
•Ken Reed of StorageTek was the speaker for the evening. His presentation was titled “Easing DR Testing By Using VSM's CVDT". He spoke to us about how the use of Concurrent VSM Disaster Recovery Test (CVDT) made DR testing easier. For more information about CVDT and VSM, see http://www.storagetek.com/prodserv/products/tape/vsm/
•Meeting was called to order at 7:45 PM by Brad Carson, the Chapter President.
•Thirteen (13) people were present; twelve (12) were members.
•Everyone in the room introduced themselves, told where they worked, and briefly described their job function.
•Minutes of the April 2003 meeting were accepted as published in the May 2003 newsletter.
•Tommy Thomas, the Chapter Treasurer, gave the Treasurer’s report. As of May 20, 2003, the balance is $1166.32.
OLD BUSINESS
•Articles are needed for this newsletter. If you would like to write an article for this newsletter, please contact Ed Webb. Keep in mind that you don’t really need to write the article, it can be an article that you read that you would like to share with the membership.
•You can access the SPARTA Web site, just point your Web browser to this URL: www.netpath.net/~mlockey/sparta.html. Please send any comments or suggestions about the SPARTA website to Mike Lockey (mlockey@netpath.net). Be sure to check our website every once in a while to see any new or changed information.
•Mike Lockey will contact GoDaddy.com to register a domain name for the SPARTA web site and have them host the SPARTA web site. It costs $8.95 per year to register a domain name. The cost of hosting the SPARTA web site is $5.95 per month. Mike will try and register a domain name of SPARTANC.ORG.
•Annual dues of $20 are to be paid now.
•Brad Carson reminded everyone to continue to make sure the conference room is clean before we leave the meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
•Future Speakers and Topics:
June 2003 - Dan Myers - IBM z990 Processor
July 2003 - Jim Horne - Limitations in MVS
Other ideas:
- New release of IOF - Triangle Systems
- CMG Conference - Jim Horne of Lowes
If you have suggestions about speakers and topics, contact Duane Reaugh.
•Food for the June 2003 meeting will be pizza, sodas, and dessert.
•The June SPARTA meeting will be held at LabCorp in RTP.
•Thanks to Brad Carson of LabCorp for hosting the May meeting.
•The business portion of the meeting ended at 8:45 p.m.
Treasurer’s Report for June 2003
contributed by Tommy Thomas
The balance in the account is $ 1376.33 as of June 18, 2003.
Financial Report
2/01/2003 through 06/18/2003
INCOME
Opening Balance 672.90
Dues 840.00
Misc. 0.00
TOTAL INCOME $1512.90
EXPENSES
Food 296.57
Petty Cash 0.00
Bank Service Fees 0.00
P.O. Box 0.00
TOTAL EXPENSE $296.57
BANK BALANCE 1216.33
PETTY CASH($160) 160.00
TOTAL CASH $1376.33
Items of Interest
SCO Warns Linux Users
contributed by Ron Pimblett
SCO last week (about May 15, 2003) warned 1500 global companies that they could be held liable for running Linux. The company also suspended sales of its own Linux distribution. A SCO representative said Linux users should consult with their lawyers and hinted that SCO might choose to pursue companies that have deployed Linux.
Some analysts say SCO wants nothing more than to be bought out -- by IBM, probably -- but the embattled vendor claims that it's taking a stand for intellectual property rights.
**Read this story online:
http://info.101com.com/default.asp?id=1525
SHARE Proceedings from February 2003 Now Available to Members Only
contributed by Ed Webb
Dallas Proceedings of SHARE are now available Online, but only to registered Members. You can access the session presentations from SHARE in Dallas at http://www.share.org.
SPARTA Food Menu for 2003
contributed by Chris Blackshire
June -Pizza
July - Chicken
Humor
Don’t Mess With Mom
contributed by Chris Blackshire
My son came home from school one day, with a smirk upon his face.
He decided he was smart enough, to put me in my place.
Guess what I learned in Civics Two, that's taught by Mr. Wright?
It's all about the laws today, The "Children's Bill of Rights."
It says I need not clean my room, don't have to cut my hair.
No one can tell me what to think, or speak, or what to wear.
I have freedom from religion, and regardless what you say, I don't have to bow my head, and I sure don't have to pray.
I can wear earrings if I want, and pierce my tongue & nose.
I can read & watch just what I like, get tattoos from head to toe.
And if you ever spank me, I'll charge you with a crime.
I'll back up all my charges, with the marks on my behind.
Don't you ever touch me, my body's only for my use, not for your hugs and kisses, that's just more child abuse.
Don't preach about your morals, like your Mama did to you.
That's nothing more than mind control, And it's illegal too!
Mom, I have these children's rights, so you can't influence me, or I'll call Children's Services Division, better know as C.S.D.
Of course my first instinct was to toss him out the door.
But the chance to teach him a lesson made me think a little more.
I mulled it over carefully, I couldn't let this go.
A smile crept upon my face, he's messing with a pro.
Next day I took him shopping at the local Goodwill Store.
I told him, "Pick out all you want, there's shirts & pants galore.
I’ve called and checked with C.S.D. who said they didn't care if I bought you K-Mart shoes instead of those Nike Airs.
I've canceled that appointment to take your driver's test.
The C.S.D. is unconcerned so I'll decide what's best.
I said "No time to stop and eat, or pick up stuff to munch.
And tomorrow you can start to learn to make your own sack lunch.
Just save the raging appetite, and wait till dinner time.
We're having liver and onions, a favorite dish of mine."
He asked "Can I please rent a movie, to watch on my VCR?"
"Sorry, but I sold your TV, for new tires on my car.
I also rented out your room, you'll take the couch instead.
The C.S.D. requires just a roof over your head.
Your clothing won't be trendy now, I'll choose what we eat.
That allowance that you used to get, will buy me something neat.
I'm selling off your jet ski, dirt-bike & roller blades.
Check out the "Parents Bill of Rights, " It's in effect today!
Hey hot shot, are you crying, Why are you on your knees?
Are you asking God to help you out, instead of C.S.D..?"
Don’t Forget the Next SPARTA Meeting
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Location: LabCorp in the RTP
Take I-40 to Miami Boulevard and go north. Turn right onto Alexander Drive. Go about a mile or so. Then turn right into LabCorp complex and turn left to the CMBP Building. In the lobby, sign in as a visitor to see Brad Carson Tommy Thomas. Brad Tommy will escort you to the conference room.
Free Food: Pizza, Drinks, Dessert
Program:
Recent IBM Announcements
Speakers:
Dan Myers of IBM
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