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Volume 8, Number 23 -- June 11, 2008
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Keeping 5250 Alive
by Tom Van Looy

Some time ago, we had problems with Client Access sessions being reset. It seemed that these connections were traveling over a VPN that got disconnected after being idle for a while. Because we were not in charge of the VPN, I used TCP keepalive as a workaround for this problem. READ MORE >

Seeking Advice on REXX
Hey Bruce:

I want to call from CL program a REXX program, where the REXX program returns a calculate of date (yymmdd). Do you have an example you could send me? READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: All About the System i Attention Light
by Joe Hertvik

In this week's article, I'm presenting a high-level overview of the Power i, System i, and the iSeries system attention indicator light, which is activated when the system detects a problem. While it may be mundane to concentrate on how the system alerts you when something goes wrong, this information can come in handy when that little amber light blinks on and you're not sure what to do. READ MORE >


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We value your feedback and insights.  Feel free to send a letter to the editor.  Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >


 
Senior Technical Editor: Ted Holt
Technical Editor: Joe Hertvik
Contributing Technical Editors: Edwin Earley, Brian Kelly, Michael Sansoterra
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The Four Hundred
The Power Systems M15 and M25 Versus Their Predecessors

Forget About Platforms, Let's Talk About Jobs

Zend Taps System i-PHP Guru, Pushes the i Platform

As I See It: Citizen CEO

Imtech Buys Reseller Real Solutions for U.K. Expansion

The Linux Beacon
How's Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Doing?

AMD Finishes Off Quad Cores with Budapest Opterons

Forget About Platforms, Let's Talk About Jobs

As I See It: Citizen CEO

Looks Like Unisys Is Reselling Sun's X4600 Opteron Boxes

Four Hundred Stuff
Bank's Approach to Biometric Authentication a 'Valid' One

Programmer Conveniences Added to BCD's WebSmart ILE

ASNA Brings RPG to .NET Migration Software to Latest Windows IDE

Safestone Re-emerges with New Corporate Identity, i OS Security Tools

NetManage and HiT Software Partner for Structured Data

Big Iron
The Back and Forth of the PSI-IBM Lawsuit

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

System i PTF Guide
June 7, 2008: Volume 10, Number 23

May 31, 2008: Volume 10, Number 22

May 24, 2008: Volume 10, Number 21

May 17, 2008: Volume 10, Number 20

May 10, 2008: Volume 10, Number 19

May 3, 2008: Volume 10, Number 18

The Windows Observer
Microsoft Kicks Off TechEd 2008 with Gates and Previews

Dynamics AX 2009 ERP Suite Comes to Market

U.S. Drags Down Server Sales in Q1, But Weak Dollar Helps

Servers, Storage, Laptops and Weak Dollars Buoy Dell in Q1

Server Branding 101: Big Name, Big Game?

The Unix Guardian
AMD Finishes Off Quad Cores with Budapest Opterons

U.S. Drags Down Server Sales in Q1, But Weak Dollar Helps

Looks Like Unisys Is Reselling Sun's X4600 Opteron Boxes

Themis Partners with Sun to Make Sparc T2 Blade Server

Server Branding 101: Big Name, Big Game?

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Keeping 5250 Alive

Seeking Advice on REXX

Admin Alert: All About the System i Attention Light

Four Hundred Guru

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SNMP Traps on i5OS

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