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Volume 10, Number 25 -- August 25, 2010
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An Introduction to Python on IBM i, Part 1
by Garry Taylor

When we think of programming on IBM i, our minds usually turn to the venerable RPG, or maybe CL. Some of us will think of ILE C, and those who frequently entertain dinner guests from IBM will have the word Java seared into their brain, and mistakenly use EGL instead of friends' names. However, ask a UNIX or Linux aficionado to name a scripting language, and they will probably come up with Perl, Ruby, or very likely, Python. READ MORE >

DB2 for i: Process Stored Procedure Result Sets as Cursors
by Michael Sansoterra

It eventually happens to every developer. You write a stored procedure to return one or more sophisticated result sets to a Java or .NET client. Everyone is (temporarily) happy. Eventually, a need arises for an RPG or COBOL program to execute this stored procedure and process the result set(s). But, alas, high level language programs have no way to open and process a result set (except when using the cumbersome CLI API). READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: One Year Out--Preparing for Your Next Power IBM i Upgrade
by Joe Hertvik

Recently I wrote several articles about some IBM i upgrades my shop performed this year. Such is the way of things in i shops that I'm already planning for another set of upgrades next year, in July 2011. If you're in the same situation where new Power i boxes are just over the horizon, here's some tips to help you plan your upgrade. READ MORE >


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BladeCenter S Express i Edition Gets a Power7 Upgrade

The Power 795: Cheaper Performance, Expensive Software

As I See It: The Once and Future HP Way

An Encryption Horror Story

Four Hundred Stuff
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SafeStone Taps RSA for SIEM Expertise

SkyView Gets Tough on User Profiles

Profound Updates I/O Handler for RPG Open Access

IGEL Adds 5250 Emulation to Linux Thin Clients

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System i PTF Guide
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TPM at The Register
US puts $30bn of IT projects up for review

AMD nabs ex-Intel techie as server CTO

Oracle names self virtualization king

Big biz loved Dell servers and storage in Q2

Mobile PC buyers buying peppier boxes

HP rings up Hurd's final quarter

HP hires headhunter to replace Hurd

AIX 7.1 moves forward to Power7 iron

Amazon challenges cloudy startups

IBM whips out its TPC-C...cluster

SGI previews Q4 financials

IBM completes Power7 server arsenal

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
An Introduction to Python on IBM i, Part 1

DB2 for i: Process Stored Procedure Result Sets as Cursors

Admin Alert: One Year Out--Preparing for Your Next Power IBM i Upgrade

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