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Top OS/400 Stories from Around the Web
(IT Jungle) More information is coming out this week on the details of the new i5/OS operating system, including support for Linux and AIX on the eServer i5, and some other interesting twists on DB2/400, partitioning, iSeries Access, and the Integrated xSeries server. Now that the glow of the announcement is starting to wear off, expect that more details will continue to emerge. READ MORE >
(iSeries 400 Experts) To flesh out the details of the i5 announcements, Tim Alpers, IBM's iSeries product development team leader, provided an interview covering key enhancements and additions to the new operating system. READ MORE >
(MC Press Online) The i5/OS Version 5 Release software announcement also included enhancements to Operations Navigator, Performance Manager for iSeries, expanded WebSphere enablement, and a few other goodies. The question now is: When should you start thinking about upgrading? READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) The echoes have hardly faded from the i5 announcements, and yet people are already talking about the future Power5-based “Squadron” servers that Big Blue has slated for next year. And the indications are that, by year’s end, the eServer i5 product line will be fleshed out, top to bottom. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) About 2,300 people showed up for COMMON last week. Paid attendance was estimated at 1,400, which was respectable, but this COMMON featured something the OS/400 community hasn’t seen in a while: a growing sense of optimism that better times just might be around the corner. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) After years of frustration that IBM doesn't do TV advertising for the iSeries, Big Blue is test-marketing TV ads with an iSeries angle in Kansas City and Saint Louis. READ MORE >
(iSeries Network) There were lots of “iSeries.mySeries” goodies at COMMON last week, including buttons, tattoos, bumper stickers, luggage tags, and black mock-turtleneck T-shirts. And IBM has a Web site where you can buy more “iSeries.mySeries” paraphernalia. READ MORE >
(iSeries Network) COMMON president Bob Boyson boasted that spring COMMON attendees included 135 international visitors. And several of these are OS/400-based foreign vendors, looking to expand their business base in the United States. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) IBM last week began shipping licenses to Red Hat's Enterprise Linux AS operating system to customers who want to have it shipped concurrently with their Power-based iSeries or pSeries servers. IBM also announced that the Red Hat licenses it sells for iSeries machines will be sold at a discounted level on the iSeries box. READ MORE >
(CNET News.com) PeopleSoft reported that anyone trying to buy the company could be liable for nearly $2 billion in payouts to PeopleSoft customers. This potential payout is the result of the money-back guarantee clause that PeopleSoft inserted into its customer contracts over the past year as part of its defense against Oracle’s $9.4 billion hostile takeover bid. READ MORE >
(eWeek) Hoping to shift the focus away from government investigations, accounting scandals, and management shake-ups, Computer Associates will try to focus attention back on its products in two weeks when it announces a handful of upgrades and changes at the CA World Conference. READ MORE >
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Vendor Announcements, Promotions, and Deals
(IT Jungle) BOScom is shipping a new version of its BOSaNOVA 5250 emulator that features new desktop integration capabilities, the company announced at COMMON. READ MORE >
(CRN) Computer Associates International's interim CEO, Ken Cron, is not a candidate for a permanent position with the company. CA has formed a search committee to find a new CEO to replace Sanjay Kumar, who was removed from the post in a management shakeup. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) IBM will include a fully functional, limited-time trial of Bytware's StandGuard Anti-Virus software with every new copy of i5/OS V5R3, the companies announced at a joint news conference at the COMMON conference in San Antonio last week. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) IBM sales chief Mike Lawrie's jump to the CEO position at Siebel Systems has caused his former employer to reshuffle many of its top executives into new roles. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) The Enterprise Grid Alliance was launched last week, with the intent of smoothing over differences in hardware and software standards for the grid computing marketplace. The EGA board of directors includes representatives from Oracle, EMC, Fujitsu Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, NEC, Network Associates, and Sun Microsystems. Curiously, IBM is not a member, yet. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) Danish company Framework Systems announced iSeries2web, a Web-enablement toolset for OS/400 applications. The software contains a collection of XML-based built-in functions that let companies separate presentation logic from business logic in RPG applications. As a result, users can interact with OS/400 applications from practically anywhere, through standard HTML screens, instead of 5250 displays. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) Information Technology, a Fiserv subsidiary, has ported its Premier community banking suite to run on the iSeries. The company already has two customers lined up. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) iTera announced the general availability of Echo2 V4R1, the latest version of its OS/400 high-availability software. The new software supports WebSphere MQ and includes a redesigned auditing process. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) Brian Kelly, a well-known speaker and OS/400 consultant, has written a new book called Can the AS/400 Survive IBM? In the book, Kelly questions the strategies and tactics IBM has used to figure out what to do with the AS/400. Warning: this book will probably bring back several memories (some painful) and it may even shake you up a little. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) Lakeview Technology is now a distributor of Barsa Consulting Group's Automatic Partition Resource Manager. The product is used to automatically and continuously adjust iSeries system resources to adapt to changing application needs in a logical partitioning (LPAR) environment. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) LXI announced its iSeries Open Client API. The new API allows many aspects of iSeries backup and recovery processes to be controlled from a network-based, non-iSeries console, which is important because the vast majority of network backup products don't support the iSeries. READ MORE >
(SearchDomino.com) Microsoft has announced the addition of an IBM Lotus Notes add-on pack for its Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2003 Web conferencing software. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) OS/400 and Windows ERP software maker MAPICS announced last week it has acquired the Magik line of product lifecycle management programs from Ceimis Enterprises, based in Laguna Hills, California. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) At COMMON, PeopleSoft announced the World Express bundle, which includes a full license for PeopleSoft’s World ERP software, customized for the buyer’s industry on a new i5 Model 520 server, and delivered with implementation services from a certified business partner. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) PFSweb, a $280 million provider of fulfillment services for Pfizer, Shell, and other companies, is now selling licenses for the GlobalMerchant CommerceWare 2.0 software that it uses to build integrated e-commerce Web sites for its clients, the company announced last week at COMMON. The software pairs a Windows-based e-commerce engine with a set of tools and templates specifically designed to extend data from RPG and COBOL ERP applications to the Web sites. READ MORE >
(InformationWeek) Online CRM vendor RightNow Technologies filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The number of shares and offering price haven't been determined. READ MORE >
(eWeek) At SAP's Saphire '04 show in New Orleans, Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu Computer Systems rolled out new offerings designed to ease the deployment and management of SAP environments. READ MORE >
(CRN) SAP has launched SAP Direct, a line of 50 prepackaged solutions that offer "quick fixes" to common business problems such as data archiving, fax and e-mail automation, and purchase order and requisition approval processes. READ MORE >
(IT Jungle) Stonesoft announced the general availability of its StoneGate Firewall and Virtual Private Network for the iSeries server last week. The StoneGate Firewall and VPN, which uses packet filtering, stateful connection tracking, and application-level security to filter and block unwanted Internet traffic, includes its own "hardened" Linux operating system and installs on AS/400, iSeries, and i5 servers equipped with logical partitioning (LPAR). READ MORE >
(CRN) Siebel Systems announced that, in conjunction with IBM, it will offer industry-specific features built into its OnDemand hosted service. The company said it will offer eight versions of its Siebel CRM OnDemand-Industry Editions by the end of the year. READ MORE >
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New Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources
(IBM) Draft Redbook IBM eserver i5 and iSeries Systems Handbook i5/OS Version 5 Release 3 Draft Edition modifies this OS/400 standard reference guide to include information on IBM's i5 product announcement. The book now provides a product and feature overview on the new i5 models, as well as the new i5/OS Version 5 Release 3 operating system. READ MORE >
(IBM) Redbook IBM eserver iSeries IP Networks: Dynamic! provides details on the OS/400 TCP/IP environment, including how IP interfaces and routing are implemented on an iSeries, secrets of the OS/400 link layer protcols, and the dynamic power of OS/400's application layer servers. READ MORE >
(IBM) Redpaper IBM eserver iSeries Printing VII: Infoprint Server Implementation expands on other iSeries printing redbooks by adding information on output delivery applications and the new printing support in OS/400 V5R3. READ MORE >
(IBM) Redbook V5 TCP/IP Applications on the IBM eserver iSeries Server builds on the "cool" idea for teaching TCP/IP basics to discuss how to work with Telnet, FTP, IPP, NTP, SMTP, and VPN on the iSeries. READ MORE >
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
May 13 -- At the May monthly meeting of the Pacific Midrange Systems Association user group, John Earl of the PowerTech Group will present a session on WebFacing and Enterprise Transformation. The meeting will be held at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Bellevue, Washington. LEARN MORE >
May 13 -- iSeries Nation presents a chat and Webcast titled "Enhancements in V5R3 and other iSeries News." Al Zoellar, iSeries general manager will be joined by Frank Soltis, chief scientist for iSeries, and product development team leader Tim Alpers to discuss the latest version and what it means to your shop. To register and for more information, see the iSeries Nation Web site. LEARN MORE >
May 18 -- The QUSER User Group will hold its May meeting at the Crown Plaza Minneapolis Airport West. IBM's Ian Jarman will discuss Big Blue's new POWER5 based servers and OS/400 V5R3. LEARN MORE >
May 18 -- The Tennessee IBM Mid-Range User Group, based in Nashville, meets the third Tuesday of each month. LEARN MORE >
May 18 -- The OMNI User Group, an organization of greater Chicago area iSeries and AS/400 professionals, will meet at the Embassy Suites in Lombard, Illinois. The tentative topic is the OS/400 V5R3 announcements. LEARN MORE >
May 18-20 -- Extol is presenting a series of seminars examining the UCCNet challenges faced by suppliers servicing close-to-cost retailers. The program reviews information on addressing the impact UCCNet initiatives have on existing software applications, business processes, and user departments. These seminars are planned for Chicago (May 18-19) and in Columbus, Ohio (May 20). LEARN MORE >
May 19 -- Dave Smith, president of the Waterstone Group, will speak on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents (PIPED) act, will be the guest speaker at the Toronto Users Group (TUG) meeting. Dale Perkins of IBM Canada Limited will also discuss the new iSeries announcements. LEARN MORE >
May 19-21 -- Aldon Computer Group will present its annual user conference in Chicago. Sessions will highlight the practical application of Aldon software, including Affiniti, CMS, eTEAM, and Aldon integration with WebSphere (WDSc, WSAD, WSSD). LEARN MORE >
May 20 -- Key Information Systems presents a Webinar called "Supercharge Your Tivoli Storage Manager." The Webinar explores how IBM and TSM Reports.com can help bring enhanced data protection strategies to a number of different environments by using Tivoli Storage Management. LEARN MORE >
May 21 -- The Long Island System Users Group will meet at the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, New York. The featured speaker is Jon Paris of Partner400, who will present three sessions covering RPG IV topics, including Web issues and OS/400 V5. LEARN MORE >
May 24-28 -- IBM will sponsor the ITSO iSeries V5R3 Technical Forum in Makuhari, Japan. Big Blue will provide in-depth training to IBM and partner-channel companies on the latest operating system release. LEARN MORE >
June 6-9 -- MAPICS will host its annual international customer conference, MPower 2004, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. The event includes more than 160 sessions including a focus on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance regulations, MAPICS certification maintenance, product overviews, and hands-on workshops. A Technology Expo brings attendees face to face with solutions and strategies from MAPICS and its partners. LEARN MORE >
June 8 -- The Cascade User Group will meet at the NW Natural Gas Offices in Portland, Oregon. The speaker will be Mark Ruberry, who will discuss OS/400 V5R3. Door prizes will also be given away. LEARN MORE >
June 15 -- The OMNI User Group, an organization of greater Chicago area iSeries and AS/400 professionals, will meet at the Embassy Suites in Lombard, Illinois. The tentative topic is OS/400's V5R3 CL Enhancements. LEARN MORE >
June 17 -- iSeries Nation presents a chat and Webcast focusing on "iSeries Integrated xSeries Solutions." George Gaylord will present and the chat will be followed by a question and answer session. LEARN MORE >
June 18 -- The Toronto Users Group (TUG) for Midrange Systems will present its 16th Annual Golf Classic at the Nobelton Lakes Golf Club. LEARN MORE >
June 20-22 -- The COMMON European Congress will present its annual conference in Cardiff, Wales. LEARN MORE >
June 20-23 -- The iSeries and AS/400 Connection Conference will take place in Naples, Florida. This conference features 98 sessions, including 13 hands-on labs, and covers many key iSeries and AS/400 topics. Expert instructors from the iSeries community, including IBM staff members, will be presenting. LEARN MORE >
July 13 -- The Cascade User Group will meet at the NW Natural Gas Offices in Portland, Oregon. The speaker will be John Davenport, who will discuss OS/400 LPARs. Door prizes will also be given away. LEARN MORE >
July 25-28 -- LANSA will hold its 2004 International LANSA User Conference at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto, Ontario. This year's theme is eCollaboration. The conference will feature industry-expert speakers and Session Product tracks designed to help attendees expand their LANSA product knowledge and refine their technical expertise. LEARN MORE >
August 10 -- The Fairfield (Connecticut) AS/400 Users Group (FASUG) is scheduling a boat trip on the Island Princess, where the group will hold informal iSeries discussion groups. LEARN MORE >
October 6-8 -- iSeries 400 Experts presents its 2004 iSeries DevCon conference in New Orleans. The conference features more than 40 in-depth technical sessions, hands-on labs, top industry experts, an exhibit hall, and networking opportunities. LEARN MORE >
October 12 -- The Fairfield (Connecticut) AS/400 Users Group has scheduled Application Development Day 2004, a one-day technical conference to be held at the Danbury Sheraton. LEARN MORE >
October 17-21 -- The COMMON user group presents its fall 2004 conference and expo in Toronto. COMMON is the largest and most widely attended iSeries-specific conference. IBM's own experts and many other industry professionals present sessions and hands-on labs. COMMON provides an excellent opportunity to network with fellow professionals, to attend a multitude of educational tracks, and to get real-world solutions at the vendor expo. LEARN MORE >
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