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Detect Host OS and Client Version Levels within Client Software
by Michael Sansoterra

Sometimes when coding a Windows client/server application it can be a bit pesky dealing with the problem of knowing everything about the operating environment. In the System i and AS/400 world, factors like the host i5/OS version and release, and the iSeries Access (now called System i Access) version and fix pack level, can determine whether or not your software can run correctly. READ MORE >

More About SQL Correlation Names
Hey, Ted:

I hope my question is an easy one to answer. I have a file that stores the location of inventory in a warehouse. Location consists of a row (an aisle), column, and level. Why will an SQL UPDATE let me change the column and level, but not the row? READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: A Much Quicker Way to Move System i Objects Between Partitions
by Joe Hertvik

In a recent article, I detailed how to use common i5/OS commands to easily transfer System i objects between partitions. After publication, several readers wrote to say that if you have a working SNADS network between your target and source partitions, transferring objects is incredibly easy if you just use the commands that come with IBM's free ObjectConnect licensed program. And you know something, they're right! ObjectConnect is easier. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
IBM Readies Big Power6 Boxes, New X64 Servers

System i Security: Lots of Room for Improvement

Server Virtualization and Consolidation Require More Resiliency

Thermometer Money: Changing a Business Partner Paradigm

Arrow Buys French Midrange Distributor

The Linux Beacon
AMD Says Barcelona Bug Is Fixed, Almost Ready to Ramp

HPC Sales Account for Most of 2007's Server Sales Growth

IBM Readies Big Power6 Boxes, New X64 Servers

Canonical Ships Landscape System Management Tool for Ubuntu

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

Four Hundred Stuff
Solidcore Supports i5/OS with Real-Time Change Control

Vision to Support IBM's HASM Technology in Clustering Software

CodeGear Offers a Rational Alternative for System i Development

TDCI Hooks Product Configurator into i5/OS ERP

Fax Added to System i VoIP Solutions

Big Iron
Making the Case for System z10 Server Consolidation

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

System i PTF Guide
March 8, 2008: Volume 10, Number 10

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

The Windows Observer
Ballmer Shrugs Off $1.4 Billion Fine from EU

Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

Microsoft Touts Speed, Simplicity of Windows Server 2008

SMBs Get the MOS Attention From Microsoft

Yahoo Says Microsoft Bid is Hurting Business

The Unix Guardian
AMD Says Barcelona Bug Is Fixed, Almost Ready to Ramp

Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers

Mad Dog 21/21: Plane's Peeking

Infinite Software Partners with HP, Acquires Altos Technology Group

Four Hundred Monitor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Detect Host OS and Client Version Levels within Client Software

More About SQL Correlation Names

Admin Alert: A Much Quicker Way to Move System i Objects Between Partitions

Four Hundred Guru

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