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Volume 8, Number 30 -- August 27, 2008
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Automatic or Static Storage?
by Susan Gantner

If you write RPG subprocedures, you should know about the differences between automatic and static storage. (If you don't write subprocedures, shame on you!) I've found that many writers and/or users of subprocedures don't fully understand the differences. So let's start at the beginning. READ MORE >

Jetty: An Efficient, Easy to Manage Alternative to WebSphere
by Mike Brown

In the past couple of years, I have talked with colleagues and read articles about the complexity of WebSphere and the resources it uses. There are alternatives to WebSphere when you need a Servlet or JSP container. Apache Tomcat is probably one of the better known competitors to WebSphere. However, I would like to introduce you to another one that is smaller, easier to manage, and just plain works: Jetty. READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: Giving Auditors What They Want
by Joe Hertvik

Many i5/OS administrators hate system audits the way dental patients hate getting their teeth filled: they despise it with all their might, but realize the process might be somewhat healthy and beneficial for their system. This week, I'm going to look at some common system auditor requests for i5/OS configurations and show you how to retrieve that information from a Power i, System i, iSeries, or AS/400 machine. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
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JDA Ponies Up $346 Million to Buy i2 Technologies

SMBs Are Sensibly More Concerned with Biz than Tech

As I See It: Lessons from Robben Island

Big Blue Launches XIV Clustered Storage Arrays

The Linux Beacon
Why Blade Servers Still Don't Cut It, and How They Might

Intel Keeps Both Arms Swinging with Xeons, Jabs with Itanium

Microsoft Ponies Up Another $100 Million for Novell Linux

Mad Dog 21/21: Newtonian Economics

Two More Xeon-Based Galaxy Servers from Sun

Four Hundred Stuff
A Bumblebee for BI--Now That's Just 'Smart'

Curbstone Gains PCI Compliance for i OS Payment System

Life is Easy for iPhone Apps on the Morph Labs Cloud

WebClient for CA Plex 1.4 Now Available

Avnet to Resell VDoc Content Management Suite in U.S.

Big Iron
For Some Customers, the Mainframe Is Green

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
Windows 7 Means Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Reveals

Free Range Apps Can Roam the Farm, Microsoft Says

It's Black Tuesday for Microsoft, with 26 Flaws Patched

Why Blade Servers Still Don't Cut It, and How They Might

SQL Server 2008 Goes RTM

The Unix Guardian
What the Heck Is the Midrange, Anyway?

Overseas and Notebook Sales Offset Printer Declines for HP in Q3

Two More Xeon-Based Galaxy Servers from Sun

Mad Dog 21/21: Newtonian Economics

Intel's Nehalems to Star at IDF, AMD Pitches Shanghai

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Automatic or Static Storage?

Jetty: An Efficient, Easy to Manage Alternative to WebSphere

Admin Alert: Giving Auditors What They Want

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