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Volume 9, Number 25 -- August 5, 2009
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Designing DB2 for i Stored Procedures for Simulated Array Handling
Hey, Mike:

I enjoyed your article on using .NET to access DB2 on the iSeries. I am trying to extend the functionality of our ERP software with VB.NET 2005/2008. The data is on the iSeries. I plan to use DB2 stored procedures for data retrieval. READ MORE >

Using Free-Format Calcs with Cycle Programs
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I use free-format calculations for new development and for existing cycle-less RPG programs. However, I have responsibility for some old programs that use the RPG cycle. Is it possible for me to use free-format calcs in those programs? READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: Changing User Passwords on the Fly
by Joe Hertvik

It's always helpful to have some CL code handy for various system functions that i5/OS administrators may need to perform. This week, I'm presenting one of my favorite administrative CL programs: code to change passwords and disable user profiles through a program call. Feel free to examine this code and use it in your shop whenever you need to deputize users without security administrator authority to change passwords. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
Power 7: Lots of Cores, Lots of Threads

VMControl: Big Blue Wants to Control All Your VMs and LPARs

IBM Does More Deals to Move Power Systems Iron

Mad Dog 21/21: Aiming for the Clouds

Ruby Is Catching On, Time For An i Port

Four Hundred Stuff
Infor Launches New CRM App for System i

ERP Application Functionality Prompts Migration to IBM System i

Linoma Adds Features to i OS Encryption Utility

SEA Brings i OS Performance Tool to North America

IBM to Buy SPSS for $1.2 Billion

Four Hundred Monitor
Four Hundred Monitor's
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System i PTF Guide
August 1, 2009: Volume 11, Number 31

July 25, 2009: Volume 11, Number 30

July 18, 2009: Volume 11, Number 29

July 11, 2009: Volume 11, Number 28

July 4, 2009: Volume 11, Number 27

June 27, 2009: Volume 11, Number 26

TPM at The Register
Sun deals Sparc boxes, x64 iron

Micron preps fat DDR3 server memory

Chip group says 2009 will be terrible, but not awful

GlobalFoundries inks wafer baker deal with STMicro

IBM flings FUD at Neon zPrimers

IBM outs BAO box speeds and feeds

Sun cranks clocks on Sparc T2 and T2+

IBM iron predicts the future

Novell punts tools to make software appliances

Schooner nabs $20m in venture funding

IBM, Novell to slash Linux prices for mainframes

SGI renews Itanium super love (sort of)

IBM touts Power Systems prowess on SAP tests

Citrix: A long run to VMware

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Designing DB2 for i Stored Procedures for Simulated Array Handling

Using Free-Format Calcs with Cycle Programs

Admin Alert: Changing User Passwords on the Fly

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