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We Bring It All Together So You Don't Have To.
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Top OS/400 Stories from Around the Web
(Guild Companies) After teasing us with that mysterious flashing red gem advertising campaign for weeks, Bytware has unveiled StandGuard Anti-Virus, the OS/400 platform's first and only native virus scanning engine. StandGuardAV is designed to find and eliminate Windows viruses that infect files in OS/400's Integrated File System. If you did not realize the IFS has been an unwitting, but nearly perfect, host to viruses since its inception, you are not alone.
(InternetWeek) E-mail administrators sound off on the problems caused by spam. Among the top concerns are fears that spam may lead to hostile-workplace lawsuits and additional staff costs. This article is one of a three-part series on spam.
(Guild Companies) International logistics operator Kuehne & Nagel is the first OS/400 shop to report exceptional results using a relatively new data caching technology to speed high availability replication across a WAN. The move prevented a need for the addition of two T-1 lines to connect its primary and backup OS/400 servers in the United States and Canada.
(TechWeb) Market researcher Gartner has stated that sales of supply chain management software fell 20.5 percent last year, registering at $2.1 billion in 2002, compared with $2.7 billion in 2001. SAP has the largest market share in this space, followed by i2 Technologies, Oracle, Ariba, and Manugistics.
(iSeries Network) The tangled J.D. Edwards-PeopleSoft-Oracle acquisition is but one of a series of mergers and acquisitions in the enterprise software marketplace, including SSA Global Technologies' acquisition of Baan and Manhattan Associates' purchase of ReturnCentral. Here's an article that analyzes the trend and speculates that Lawson Software could be bought by Baan/SSA.
(iSeries Network) The Oracle-PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards drama keeps getting more interesting. PeopleSoft is buying up more shares of J.D. Edwards this week, in hopes of completing its deal by July 17. Oracle has raised its all-cash offer to $19.50 per share. And Intentia is making a play for J.D. Edwards' customers in the midst of all the commotion.
(CNET News.com) According to a recent poll of J.D. Edwards customers taken by Quest, respondents overwhelmingly opposed Oracle's takeover bid for PeopleSoft and backed the proposed merger with PeopleSoft.
(InformationWeek) The SCO Group issued a letter to many of its customers, which it also posted on its Web site, stating that SCO Linux customers are not liable for any actions SCO takes against the Linux community. However an SCO spokesman noted the same cannot be said for Linux distributions purchased from other vendors.
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The mystery of the flashing red gem is revealed as Bytware introduces StandGuard Anti-Virus, the world's first and only native virus detection product for the iSeries.
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Vendor Announcements, Promotions, And Deals
(IBM) IBM is lowering the price of eligible WebSphere Host Integration Solution for iSeries 3.0 software licenses by 20 percent through September 30. The offer is being floated through IBM's Passport Advantage program, and some restrictions apply.
(IBM) The IBM WebSphere Portal Express rebate promotion, announced in the United States on April 15, was withdrawn on June 23.
(Guild Companies) ACOM Solutions announced a new iSeries-specific design tool for forms, checks, and labels. EZDesigner/400 is a PC-resident tool that runs on all current Windows platforms. It's most interesting feature is the capability to exchange document designs and modifications interactively with iSeries and AS/400 boxes by using a new bidirectional, Java-based file-transfer utility.
(eWeek) BMC Software is paying $3 million for Database Guys, a privately held company that specializes in DB2-based products. BMC also recently acquired Remedy Corp. and IT Masters International S.A.
(eWeek) According to EMC officials, the company will release a unique form of storage virtualization and systems management technology next year. The software will fall under the banner of infrastructure services and will represent the second part of EMC's three-part AutoIS plan, which began in October 2001.
(eWeek) Geac Computer is attempting to consolidate the business performance management software space, announcing plans this week to acquire Comshare in a cash tender offer valued at $52 million. This move gives ERP software developer Geac control of Comshare's MPC suite of planning, budgeting, and management reporting and analysis applications.
(Guild Companies) Manhattan Associates is developing software that will allow companies to plug radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology into any ERP or warehouse management system, on all major platforms. Manhattan says its new product, RFID Middleware, will meet the increased demand for RFID technologies that it expects in the future. RFID technology is being spurred on by Wal-Mart, which is requiring its top 100 suppliers to put RFID tags on shipping crates and pallets by January 2005.
(Guild Companies) PowerTech Group announced PowerLock NetworkSecurity Version 4.7, a new release of its OS/400 network security tool. The tool, available in July, contains several enhancements, including the new Easy Transaction Analyzer, Rule Version Control, and Dynamic Authority Manager features, as well as new port scanning capabilities and support for customized exit points.
(CNET News.com) Stalker Software is about to release Communigate Pro 4.1, its messaging and collaboration software that is designed to replace Microsoft Exchange while still providing an interface for Microsoft's Outlook e-mail program.
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New Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources
(IBM) Draft Redpaper -- Data sorting considerations with Lotus Enterprise Integrator (LEI) 6 on the IBM eServer iSeries server provides information on solving LEI sorting problems when UDB DB2 data is retrieved into a Domino for iSeries implementation. This paper discusses the problem that occurs when Domino sorts data on an ASCII sort sequence, in which numeric characters are sorted first, then alpha characters. UDB DB2's EBCDIC sort sequence sorts alpha characters, then numeric characters.
(SEAGULL) White Paper -- Considerations in Web-era Terminal Emulation: Concerns and Issues for Conversion, Configuration, and Deployment outlines some of the most common concerns technology executives face when deploying new terminal emulation solutions and explains how SEAGULL's BlueZone solution fits into the mix.
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
June-November -- ASNA has one-day seminars on ASNA Visual RPG and Caviar and running AVR for .NET. Future seminar locations include Hartford, Connecticut; Portland, Oregon; Denver; St. Louis; Houston; and Guildford, England. For a complete list of seminar topics, locations, and dates, go to www.asna.com/0303_ASNA_Visions_seminars.asp.
June-August -- LANSA is presenting a number of seminars, workshops, and Webinars across North America in its LANSA Solution series. These seminars deal with various LANSA products as well as hot topics for LANSA users. Go to www.lansa.com/events/solutionseries.htm for dates and more information.
June-July -- Aldon Computer Group will present its user group tour at various user group meetings throughout the United States. Go to www.aldon.com/events/index.html for a list of meetings that Aldon will attend.
July 17 -- The OCEAN iSeries User Group will present its 10th annual one-day "Catch the Wave" iSeries technical conference and vendor expo at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 17900 Jamboree Boulevard, Irvine, California. Training sessions will be conducted by Bob Cozzi, Allison Butterill, and Wayne O. Evans, covering topics such as RPG IV Advanced Techniques, WebSphere Development Tools, iSeries Security and Infrastructure. Dr. Frank Soltis will be the keynote speaker. Go to www.ocean400.org for more information.
July 20-23 -- LANSA presents its 2003 International LANSA Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago. The conference includes product education, customer success stories, strategic directions, hands-on labs, and roundtable discussions. The keynote speaker will be IBM's Malcolm Haines of the IBM eServer iSeries Marketing group. Go to www.lansa.com/conference/index.htm for more information.
August-November -- Bytware is conducting several workshops to help customers take advantage of the most valuable features of Bytware's monitoring, security, and paging products. Workshop topics include MessengerPlus, StandGuard, and MessengerConsole. Go to www.bytware.com/edu.htm for more information.
September 7-11 -- The COMMON user group presents its fall 2003 conference and expo in Orlando, Florida. The largest and most widely attended of the iSeries-specific conferences. IBM and many other industry experts present sessions and hands-on labs. It provides an excellent opportunity to network with fellow professionals, attend a multitude of educational tracks, and get real-world solutions at the vendor expo. The meeting also will feature a behind-the-scenes tour of the AS/400-based IT department at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure theme park. Go to the COMMON Web site for more information and to register.
October 13-17 -- IBM presents an iSeries Technical Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Orlando, Florida. According to IBM, this twice-annual iSeries event is where technical experts and programmers can get their questions answered by IBM's most knowledgeable Rochester and Toronto experts. Go to www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/iseries/ for more information.
November 7 -- The Washington Area Midrange Users Group presents its annual technical conference (JAM) at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. The conference features in-depth educational sessions, presented by nationally recognized experts. The agenda includes breakfast with iSeries Chief Scientist Dr. Frank Soltis and a luncheon keynote address by iSeries marketing maverick Malcolm Haines. The cost is $225 for members and $250 for non-members, but there is an early-bird discount if you pay by July 31. Go to www.wash-midrange.org/jam.html for more information.
November 18-21 -- EXTOL will host its 2003 user conference at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Attendees registering during May receive a 30 percent discount and the tutorial program at no charge. Go to www.extol.com/forms/uc2003/confinfo.cfm for more information.
April 28-30, 2004 -- ASNApalooza 2004 will be held at the Westin River Walk Hotel in San Antonio. ASNApalooza is three days of ASNA Visual RPG instruction and technical insight, with an emphasis on the RPG development environment for Microsoft's .NET platform. Go to www.asna.com/0303_ASNA_Visions_palooza2004.asp for more information.
May 19-21, 2004 -- Aldon Computer Group will present Aldon User Conference 2004 in Chicago. Sessions will highlight the practical application of Aldon's software, including Affiniti, CMS, and eTEAM. Go to www.aldon.com/events/user_conference.html for more information.
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Editor: Joe Hertvik
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
If you have a resource, event, or any other interesting item that you want to see publicized in Midrange Monitor, send an e-mail to Joe Hertvik
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