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Volume 8, Number 9 -- March 5, 2008
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Performance Advice from a Mysterious Friend
Dear Professional:

One of your fellow subscribers sent me some performance tips that he says have made enormous performance improvements for his customers. He asked me to share them with you. READ MORE >

Don't Let SQL Name Your Baby, Take 2
Hey, Ted:

Don't Let SQL Name Your Baby gave some good advice on tackling the problems created by column names longer than 10 characters. Table names of more than 10 characters can also cause problems, especially if you need to add the same table on multiple systems. Plus, if you want to do updates in an RPG program, it's nice to have a record format name different from the table name. READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: When System i Ethernet Cards Stop Broadcasting
by Joe Hertvik

Twice recently my shop ran into an interesting problem with System i Ethernet cards. We were migrating Ethernet line descriptions from one system to another and even though the source system was in restricted mode, the target Ethernet card refused to work correctly until the source system card was unplugged from the network. Here's what happened and what it teaches us about how System i Ethernet cards work. READ MORE >


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Senior Technical Editor: Ted Holt
Technical Editors: Howard Arner, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell, Kevin Vandever
Contributing Technical Editors: Joel Cochran, Wayne O. Evans, Raymond Everhart,
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The Four Hundred
Q&A with IBM's Mark Shearer: Still Mister System i

Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

Infinite Software Partners with HP, Acquires Altos Technology Group

Mad Dog 21/21: Plane's Peeking

MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers

The Linux Beacon
Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

Novell Swings to a Modest Profit in Fiscal Q1

MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers

As I See It: Change in Plan

Microsoft Promises To Be Less Secretive, More Open

Four Hundred Stuff
Centerfield Adds More Smarts to Database Performance Suite

Aura Equipments Pushes i5/OS-Excel Integration

Innovatum Adds Biometric Authentication to Improve Compliance 'Auditability'

Surf's Up for Web-Based Organized Crime, IBM X-Force Says

WorksRight Gains USPS Certification, Launches New Product

Big Iron
IBM Launches 64-Way z10 Enterprise Class Mainframe Behemoth

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

System i PTF Guide
March 1, 2008: Volume 10, Number 9

February 23, 2008: Volume 10, Number 8

February 16, 2008: Volume 10, Number 7

February 9, 2008: Volume 10, Number 6

February 2, 2008: Volume 10, Number 5

January 26, 2008: Volume 10, Number 4

The Windows Observer
Microsoft Promises To Be Less Secretive, More Open

Welcome to Legacy Status, Windows Server

'Centro' and 'Cougar' Become Windows Server Essentials

Microsoft Presses Forward with Yahoo, as Shareholder Lawsuits Mount

Today is the Big 'Heroes Happen Here' Launch Event

The Unix Guardian
Q&A with HP's Brian Cox: Tukwila Itaniums and Hockey Pucks

Gartner Gives Annual Report Cards to Server Makers

IDC Tweaks Global IT Spending Estimates Downward for 2008

As I See It: Change in Plan

Welcome to Legacy Status, Windows Server

Four Hundred Monitor
Four Hundred Monitor's
Full iSeries Events Calendar

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Performance Advice from a Mysterious Friend

Don't Let SQL Name Your Baby, Take 2

Admin Alert: When System i Ethernet Cards Stop Broadcasting

Four Hundred Guru

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