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An Alternative to Externally Described Printer Files, Take 2
by Ted Holt

Tomorrow, Lord willing, I will present a session entitled 'An Alternative to Externally Described Printer Files' at the COMMON conference in Nashville. I'll be sharing the report-building technique my reclusive colleague Cletus the Codeslinger introduced almost four years ago in this august publication. Since that time, various people have offered feedback, which Cletus and I have used to update the template that he provided. In this article, I present the updated template and two example programs: one using native I/O, one using SQL. READ MORE >

Performance Advice from a Mysterious Friend, Part 3
by Ted Holt

Here's a third performance tip from one of your fellow subscribers, whose identity I have agreed to hold in confidence. I appreciate the feedback I have received in response to his previous tips and hope to publish some of your comments in the near future. READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: How System i Boxes Impersonate Each Other, Part 2
by Joe Hertvik

Last week, I began covering how to change the communications identity on an i5/OS box so that it can impersonate another system and take its place on the network. This week, I'll conclude demonstrating my i5/OS impersonation techniques and offer a checklist for making one System i box look like another System i box on your network. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
Progress Is Our Most Important Product

i5/OS V6R1: Raining on the Armadillo Day Parade

Oracle's Business Grows in Fiscal Q3, But Not As Much as Expected

As I See It: Misera Plebs Contribuens

Novell Previews Features in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

The Linux Beacon
Novell Previews Features in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

Making the Case for System z10 Server Consolidation

Sun Backs Into the SMB Customer Space

CMDB: A Journey, Not a Destination

Disk Array Capacity and Sales Still Growing at Historical Rates

Four Hundred Stuff
BCD Widens Modernization Options with 'Presto'

IBM Changes Name Back to AS/400, Promises Return to Glory, TV Ads

Lawson Makes Progress on Landmark Journey

Symark Tackles Tough Access Control Problems

IBM Updates Content Manager with V6R1

Big Iron
System z10 Sales: Banking on IBM

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

System i PTF Guide
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The Windows Observer
Microsoft Gets 'Feature Complete' Hyper-V Out the Door

Xangati Launches End-User Network Troubleshooter

Marathon Launches Fault Tolerance for Xen on Windows

Dell Inks OEM Deal with Egenera for Server Management Software

IBM Places Mobile Computing, Composite Apps on UC Pedestal

The Unix Guardian
Yen Steps Down as Microelectronics Head, Exits Sun

Sun Bags $44.3 Million DARPA Contract for Funky Chip Interconnect

Disk Array Capacity and Sales Still Growing at Historical Rates

CMDB: A Journey, Not a Destination

Dell Inks OEM Deal with Egenera for Server Management Software

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
An Alternative to Externally Described Printer Files, Take 2

Performance Advice from a Mysterious Friend, Part 3

Admin Alert: How System i Boxes Impersonate Each Other, Part 2

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