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Top OS/400 Stories from Around the Web
(Guild Companies) IBM's iSeries team and its Small and Medium Business marketing unit have teamed up to launch a new $10 million campaign to help independent software vendors peddle products in Europe.
(Guild Companies) In today's tight economy, with companies hesitant to spend on IT, IBM is introducing a low-rate financing deal and a deferred-payment deal, with tweaks aimed specifically at iSeries buyers.
(Guild Companies) Intel recently announced its third generation of high-end 64-bit Itanium processors, the so-called "Madison" chip, and has debuted faster "Gallatin" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processors that are used in four-way and larger Intel servers. While these processors will not be used inside iSeries servers themselves, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of OS/400 shops also have Intel-based machines, and could wind up in IBM's iSeries Integrated xSeries Servers (IxS) in the next few years.
(Guild Companies) IBM began shipping WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2, which runs in Linux partitions on iSeries and pSeries hardware. WAS 5.0.2 is the first time WebSphere has been supported in Linux environments running Power4 chips.
(The 400 Group) Conspiracy theory alert: Is IBM the driving force behind FAST/400, the CFINT-busting tool. Since no one knows the true identity of FAST/400's developers, at least one iSeries consultant is pointing the finger at Big Blue.
(eWeek) PeopleSoft on Wednesday locked in the price it would pay for the acquisition of J.D. Edwards. The company announced that it would pay close to $14.75 in cash, or 0.8243 of a PeopleSoft common share for each JDE share. The deal was to be finalized by midnight Thursday. The acquisition creates the second largest enterprise software provider in the world, jumping ahead of Oracle but still trailing SAP.
(eWeek) The Justice Department cleared the way for PeopleSoft to acquire J.D. Edwards by approving the deal this week. On the other hand, antitrust regulators are blocking Oracle's pursuit of PeopleSoft by demanding more information about how Oracle's planned takeover of PeopleSoft would affect the market.
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Vendor Announcements, Promotions, And Deals
(IBM) IBM Lotus announced Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing (Lotus Sametime) 3.1 this week. This product is only available for Windows 2000 server and Windows Advanced with Service Pack 2.
(IBM) IBM Lotus announced Lotus Sametime Everyplace 3.0 for Lotus Domino 6.0.2 CF1 running on Windows 2000. To use the product, customers must also has Lotus Sametime 3.0 with SP1 and IF2a or Lotus Sametime 3.1 installed.
(eWeek) Ariba announced a new Ariba Supplier Performance Management module that helps companies manage corporate spending through performance measurement, collaboration, and better supplier relationships.
(CNET News.COM) BEA Systems released WebLogic Platform 8.1. Although it lost the top spot in the Java application server market to IBM, BEA still controls 29 percent of sales in the market.
(eWeek) Computer Associates announced four new products for its on demand computing initiative, code-named "Sonar." The products are the new Unicenter NSM Option for VMware Software, Unicenter NSM Dynamic Reconfiguration Option 3.0, eTrust Vulnerability Manager, and BrightStor Process Automation Manager.
(eWeek) Computer Associates also announced an alliance with Sony to integrate and jointly market CA's BrightStor storage management software with Sony's Storstation and PetaSite hardware.
(eWeek) EMC announced good quarterly results, earning $1.48 billion in revenue and an $82 million profit in the second quarter. EMC is planning another software announcement on July 28.
(CNET News.com) EMC is also set to unveil an on demand storage program that charges customers only for what they use, marking a shift toward the utility computing model championed by IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
(iSeries Network) iSeries-based financial services software vendor Geac announced a $53 million takeover bid for Comshare, a company that makes Windows-based performance-management software.
(Guild Companies) LXI last week announced a new version of MMS, its suite of backup, recovery, media management, and vaulting software for OS/400 servers.
(Guild Companies) PowerTech Group is shipping a new release of its auditing tool, PowerLock SecurityAudit 1.6, which allows users to audit all network traffic for their AS/400 or iSeries servers.
(Guild Companies) Help/Systems is shipping a new version of Robot/AUTOTUNE, Version 7.0, which automatically tunes iSeries memory use according to ever-changing conditions. The product adds collaboration between Robot/AUTOTUNE and Robot/LPAR.
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New Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources
(COMMON) COMMON Calendar of Events features upcoming COMMON conferences, links to local user groups and meetings, local user group conferences and events, and COMMON international events.
(eStorage) White Paper A Comparative Analysis of Tape Technologies for Mid-Range Systems highlights the storage requirements and essential tape technology characteristics of digital applications, such as document imaging and digital content, in midrange system and server requirements.
(IBM) Redbook -- IBM eServer iSeries Independent ASPs: A Guide to Moving Applications to IASPs discusses how to install and configure the new independent auxiliary storage pool functions of OS/400. This Redbook also shows the basic steps to making IASPs switchable between two iSeries servers in a high-speed-link loop.
(Search400.com) This Web site provides a portal for everything iSeries and AS/400. It showcases links to the latest news, technical tips, Webcasts, and discussion forums.
(SEAGULL Software) The White Papers and Analyst Reports page features a number of white papers on legacy integration, SEAGULL products, host application enhancement, and leveraging IT assets.
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
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-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.
July-August -- Business Objects and Dr. Claudia Imhoff are presenting "Business Intelligence Is Evolving," a half-day seminar featuring up-to-the minute business intelligence information, detailing how Fortune 500 companies are using end-to-end business intelligence to track, understand, and manage performance. Venues include Detroit, Boston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and Saint Louis. To learn more and register for the seminar, go to the Business Objects Web site.
July-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.
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.
July 22 -- iSeries Network presents the free WebCast "iSeries Evolution: New Solutions for 24/7 Availability and Disaster Recovery," featuring IBM iSeries Global Large Account Sales Executive Kevin Patterson. Patterson will introduce new iSeries features that help eliminate downtime and help with disaster recovery. There will also be a live demonstration of journaling, remote journaling, and data/object replication with Maximum Availability's *noMAX solution. Go to the Penton Technology Media Web site to register.
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.
June 20-22, 2004 -- The COMMON European Congress will present its annual conference in Cardiff, Wales. Initial planning has already commenced, but if you have any ideas for the event, go to the COMMON Europe Web site to see how you can contribute.
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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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