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Volume 10, Number 26 -- September 8, 2010
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Get Thee to the Web, Part 1
by Paul Tuohy

To the traditional IBM i programmer, the Web can be a strange and scary place. It is full of new mysterious terminology and seems to be populated by 12-year-olds. READ MORE >

Avoid an Unnecessary CPYF Error
by Ted Holt

I've heard it said that it's the little things that kill you. Maybe so. I am certain that little errors in computer programs can ruin a good night's sleep. Today's tip is an easy one that I've published before, but not in this newsletter. I'm running it today because an FHG reader recently told me that this simple, easily avoided error had occurred in the shop where she works. Everyone who writes CL programs needs to know this one. READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: Placing Additional Restrictions on i/OS Passwords
by Joe Hertvik

i/OS password security is very robust and you can set up a number of password composition rules by using it. But sometimes you need to step outside the normal boundaries of password system values and enforce additional restrictions that can't be created only with standard i/OS password security. That's where a password approval program comes in handy. READ MORE >


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Senior Technical Editor: Ted Holt
Technical Editor: Joe Hertvik
Contributing Technical Editors: Erwin Earley, Brian Kelly, Michael Sansoterra
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The Four Hundred
Entry IBM i Server Deals Greased With License Discounts

Prices Jacked on Power Systems Tape Drives and Expansion Drawers

The Server Racket Strengthens in Q2, But Will It Hold?

Mad Dog 21/21: Craft Nouveau

IDC Raises Global IT Spending Projections for 2010

Four Hundred Stuff
MKS Offers Full Support for IBM i 7.1 in ALM Tool

Vanguard Adds Graphical Workflow Features to IBM i Imaging Solution

Valid and TGS Gang Up on Buddy Punchers

Quantum Adds Fibre Channel to Midrange De-dupe Boxes

CCSS Cracks Down on IBM i Jobs with Excessive I/O

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

System i PTF Guide
September 4, 2010: Volume 12, Number 36

August 28, 2010: Volume 12, Number 35

August 21, 2010: Volume 12, Number 34

August 14, 2010: Volume 12, Number 33

August 7, 2010: Volume 12, Number 32

July 31, 2010: Volume 12, Number 31

TPM at The Register
IT workers getting back to work - sort of

Semi biz starts to cool off

HyTrust takes auditing, monitoring to the clouds

MokaFive outs bare-metal PC hypervisor

Cray and SGI push upgrades to latest supers

Gartner chops PC shipment forecasts for 2010

SGI bleeds less than expected

Xsigo rejiggers virtual I/O director for Ethernet

Big Blue finally punts an Opteron 6100 server

Project Horizon: VMware's plan to restitch the desktop

Retired joint chiefs chairman dons a Red Hat

Citrix eats VMLogix for self-service clouds

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Get Thee to the Web, Part 1

Avoid an Unnecessary CPYF Error

Admin Alert: Placing Additional Restrictions on i/OS Passwords

Four Hundred Guru

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