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Volume 10, Number 34 -- November 3, 2010
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An Introduction to Python on IBM i, Part 2
by Garry Taylor

Welcome back to this introduction to Python on our beloved iSeries. In this second part of the series, you'll learn how to use Python in something resembling a real world context. You're going to integrate Python with perhaps the most quintessentially i part of IBM i, DB2. READ MORE >

How To Print a Pointer Value
by Ted Holt

Over the past few months I've been working on more articles dealing with the use of pointers in RPG programs. While I was working on my demo programs, I ran into a little snag while verifying that everything was working correctly. Let me tell you what I ran into and how I got around it. READ MORE >



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Admin Alert: Risk and the Power i Hardware Upgrade
by Joe Hertvik

While upgrading Power i hardware is a hassle, the benefits in alleviating processing bottlenecks, providing new capabilities, and solving performance issues far outweigh the risks. Before an upgrade, however, management will want to consider any possible upgrade risks and how they can reduce your organization's exposure to those risks. This issue, I'll examine some common i/OS hardware upgrade risks and what you can do about them. READ MORE >


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The Four Hundred
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Infor Taps Ex-Oracle Prez Phillips as its New CEO

Young Power Systems Professional Organizations Go Global

Mad Dog 21/21: No Bounce in Big Blue's Belly

Avnet and Big Blue See Vertical Gold at Silver Anniversary

Four Hundred Stuff
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RJS Adopts OAR to Simplify Remote Database Access

Jaspersoft Drives BI Success with Open Source

IBM Goes Social and Mobile with Cognos 10

CYBRA Unveils New Printing Solutions for Apparel Industry

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TPM at The Register
IBM sniffs around Fortinet

Crystal ball sees tepid IT growth to 2014

Teradata pumps data warehouses with six-core Xeons

VMware's vSphere cleared for military spook servers

Oracle takes stake in networking pal Mellanox

China takes HPC heavyweight title

Intel plays Switzerland in the cloud wars

Oracle back in the Unix game with Sparc T3 servers

Super Micro cranks server sales

Big Blue's Big Sam gets $10bn for bonus stock boost

Cray notches another XE6 super sale

Unisys hit by mainframe, services declines in Q3

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
An Introduction to Python on IBM i, Part 2

How To Print a Pointer Value

Admin Alert: Risk and the Power i Hardware Upgrade

Four Hundred Guru

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