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Volume 7, Number 2 -- January 16, 2007
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IBM Patches Security Flaw in OS/400 V5R3
by Alex Woodie

IBM issued several integrity PTFs over the weekend to fix a security vulnerability in OS/400 and i5/OS V5R3 and V5R3M5. The problem, called the OS/400 Connection Reset Denial of Service Vulnerability, can be exploited by hackers to reset established TCP connections on iSeries and System i servers, according to security firm Secunia, which gave the vulnerability a "less critical" rating. READ MORE >

LXI Partners with FalconStor for VTL
by Alex Woodie

LXI Enterprise Storage will resell FalconStor's virtual tape library (VTL) products as part of a new partnership the companies unveiled last week. While LXI previously sold its own VTL into its largely iSeries customer base, the FalconStor VTL solution is simply superior, and offers better scalability and performance, particularly during recoveries, an LXI official said. READ MORE >


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Lawson Brings EMEA EAM App to the U.S.
by Alex Woodie

Lawson Software along with its partner Deloitte Consulting, recently introduced to the United States market an OS/400-based enterprise asset management (EAM) solution that had been sold in Europe and Asia for years. In other news, Lawson reported a net loss in the second quarter, and hopefully has taken the last of the lumps associated with the Intentia merger. READ MORE >


Seagull Relaunches Farabi Tool Under BlueZone Name
by Alex Woodie

Seagull Software last week unveiled a number of new HTML capabilities in BlueZone Access Server, the new name it has given to the Host Access Server it obtained in its acquisition of Farabi last year. People can use the emulator with their choice of Web browser under the new version 4.1 release. READ MORE >




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News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Group 1 Unveils New Tax Software . . . CommercialWare Goes Java for Multi-Channel MMS . . . Cybele Software Unveils z/Scope Classic Version 6 . . . CA Fixes Security Flaws in Backup Software . . . SOA Software Joins SAP's 'ES Community' . . . IBM to Open Eight SOA Centers Worldwide . . .


Reader Feedback and Insights

We value your feedback and insights.  Feel free to send a letter to the editor.  Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >


 
Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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The Four Hundred
Zend Core for i5/OS Ships for OS/400 V5R3

Why the Number of Women in IT Is Decreasing

Next Generation ERP and the Rise of the Agile Organization

Mad Dog 21/21: Between y o u and i

The Linux Beacon
Red Hat Unaffected By Oracle Unbreakable Linux in Fiscal Q3

OpenVZ Project Supports Virtualized Linux on Sun's Sparc T1 Chips

The IT Analysts Make Their 2007 Predictions

Arrow Buys Agilysys' IT Distribution Business for $485 Million

Big Iron
The IT Analysts Make Their 2007 Predictions

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

Four Hundred Guru
Exporting DB2/400 Dates to Excel

Resetting Your QSECOFR Service Tools Password

Admin Alert: Combating Cross-Server Failures for the i5 Manager

System i PTF Guide
January 6, 2007: Volume 9, Number 1

December 30, 2006: Volume 8, Number 50

December 23, 2006: Volume 8, Number 49

December 16, 2006: Volume 8, Number 48

December 9, 2006: Volume 8, Number 47

December 2, 2006: Volume 8, Number 46

The Windows Observer
Microsoft Unveils Windows Home Server

Patch Tuesday Yields Four Patches for 10 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Refreshes 'Longhorn,' Delivers First 'Centro' Beta and 'Cougar' CTP

As I See It: Predictions and Poetry

The Unix Guardian
HP Readies HP-UX 11i v3 For Launch

Arrow Buys Agilysys' IT Distribution Business for $485 Million

Sun Adds Opteron Rev F Blade Server, Sets Utility Pricing

As I See It: Sweating the Little Stuff

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

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MKS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IBM Patches Security Flaw in OS/400 V5R3

LXI Partners with FalconStor for VTL

Lawson Brings EMEA EAM App to the U.S.

Seagull Relaunches Farabi Tool Under BlueZone Name

News Briefs and Product Shorts:


Group 1 Unveils New Tax Software . . . CommercialWare Goes Java for Multi-Channel MMS . . . Cybele Software Unveils z/Scope Classic Version 6 . . . CA Fixes Security Flaws in Backup Software . . . SOA Software Joins SAP's 'ES Community' . . . IBM to Open Eight SOA Centers Worldwide . . .


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