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Volume 7, Number 29 -- August 8, 2007
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Let WDSc Help You Format Your Source Code
by Ted Holt

It's widely accepted throughout the world of programming that indenting source code to show logical structure makes source code easier to read. Program Indentation and Comprehensibility, a study by Richard Miara, Joyce Musselman, Juan Navarro, and Ben Shneiderman, supports this position. Miara, et al, determined that using a two- to four-space indentation scheme improves comprehension by 20 percent to 30 percent. (That's for humans, of course. The compiler protested that indentation was of no benefit.) Indenting source code is sometimes a nuisance, but it happens that WebSphere Development Studio client (WDSc) can help you indent source code, and can help you improve readability in other ways. READ MORE >

Which One Is the Culprit?
Hey, Ted:

I am using the MAX function in a SQL statement to get the maximum value from a few columns. I don't know which element is producing the maximum value. Is there a way to identify the element that has the maximum value? READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: Eliminating Easy-to-Guess User Passwords
by Joe Hertvik

A chronic System i security problem is that without proper system configuration, users can create easy-to-guess and easy-to-hack passwords when they use the PC5250 Change iSeries Password function, the Change Password command (CHGPWD), or the Change User Profile command (CRTUSRPRF) to change their passwords. This week, I'll look at some simple system configurations you can perform to ensure that user-created passwords are always sufficiently complex for system security. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
System i Announcement Wrap Up

IBM Upgrades System i Storage with SAS Drives

Mainframe Vendor BluePhoenix Ready to Purchase ASNA

As I See It: Policeware

The Linux Beacon
AMD Gooses Dual-Core Opteron Speeds, Cuts Prices

IBM Takes Its Own Server Consolidation Medicine

NEC Brings Linux, Windows Clustering Software to North America

As I See It: Policeware

Four Hundred Stuff
IBM Prepares to Launch DB2 Web Query for System i

IBM Details MySQL on System i Offering

CCSS Adds Predictive Capability to System Monitoring Tool

VAI Automates Service Calls, Tightens Inventory Control

Big Iron
SHARE to Emphasize Business Continuity at Upcoming Conference

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

System i PTF Guide
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July 28, 2007: Volume 9, Number 30

July 21, 2007: Volume 9, Number 29

July 14, 2007: Volume 9, Number 28

July 7, 2007: Volume 9, Number 27

June 30, 2007: Volume 9, Number 26

The Windows Observer
Software Assurance is 'Healthy and Vibrant,' Microsoft Claims

Office Communicator 2007 Goes Gold

MojoPac Delivers Windows OS, Apps on a Thumb Drive

SteelEye Delivers CDP for Windows Servers

The Unix Guardian
Q&A: Sun's Top Operating System Brass Talk OS Strategy

Sun Exceeds Margin Goals in Q4 on Flat Sales

The IT Job Market Is More Competitive, Says Gartner

IBM Shows Off Web 2.0 Stuff with Lotus Quickr

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Let WDSc Help You Format Your Source Code

Which One Is the Culprit?

Admin Alert: Eliminating Easy-to-Guess User Passwords

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