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Volume 11, Number 6 -- February 16, 2011
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Commands: Underused and Unappreciated
by Ted Holt

As programming languages go, CL is not glamorous. Nevertheless, it is practical and effective, and it has some nice features. One of my favorite features is the ability to extend the CL language by creating my own commands. I have used this feature many times to great advantage over the years, and I am amazed that so many programmers have never written a command. In this article I discuss advantages of creating commands and give an example of how to do so. READ MORE >

OUTQ vs. PRTDEV
Hey, Ted:

Several CL commands--Create User Profile (CRTUSRPRF) is a good example--have two parameters that control the destination of printed output. Where is the need for both print device and output queue? Can you explain the role of these parameters in determining the destination of output? READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: Six Techniques to Prevent Power i Upgrades from Slowing Down
by Joe Hertvik

When I'm ready to perform a significant software or hardware upgrade, I use a series of techniques to cut upgrade time, avoid mistakes, and avoid delays. This week, I'll review six of those techniques in the hope that you can use some of them to make your next Power i upgrade go easier READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
More Software Pricing Carrots for IBM i Shops

iSam Blue Predicts Falling HA Costs

When IT Attacks: Disasters of the Technology Kind

Mad Dog 21/21: The Daily Nothing

IBM Tweaks Power Systems Deals, Enables Encryption and Web Development

Four Hundred Stuff
TPS Delivers IBM i Version of MFT Solution

Hubspan Automates B2B from the Cloud

Linoma Adds Enterprise Features to MFT Offering

App Security Vendor Addresses XSRF Attacks

TrendMicro Claims Full Coverage of 64-Bit Domino with ScanMail

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System i PTF Guide
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September 11, 2010: Volume 12, Number 37

September 4, 2010: Volume 12, Number 36

August 28, 2010: Volume 12, Number 35

August 21, 2010: Volume 12, Number 34

TPM at The Register
HP buys Vertica for data analytics

AMD cranks up Opteron clocks

Dell crams two four-way Opterons into cloudy server

Lenovo, NEC eye server tie-up

Rackspace nears $1bn run rate

Teradata says Ellison can't keep it down

Cisco beats diminished sales targets in Q2

Oracle and Fujitsu hook up on Sparc servers

More heads roll at AMD

Novell and HP wave SUSE x64 cluster deal

Samsung and IBM in patent pact

Argonne taps IBM for 10 petaflops super

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Commands: Underused and Unappreciated

OUTQ vs. PRTDEV

Admin Alert: Six Techniques to Prevent Power i Upgrades from Slowing Down

Four Hundred Guru

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