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(Guild Companies) Last week, IBM announced a new iSeries Model 870 that filled a significant performance gap between the Model 825 and the Model 870. Big Blue also unveiled more goodies, including support enhancements, a native WebSphere Portal Express package for iSeries, and two future iSeries servers that are designed for low-cost disaster recovery and high availability clustering.
(Guild Companies) IBM temporarily upstaged both Intel and HP by revealing a new pSeries TPC benchmark that pushed the performance of a 32-way pSeries "Regatta-H" server to 763,898 TPM. That's good news for the pSeries, but it may also indicate the debut of Power4+ iSeries machines before the year is out.
(iSeries Network) Playing into IBM's strategy of wooing the small and midsized business (SMB) market, IDC released a study this week saying SMBs can save an average of $180,000 a year by consolidating Intel-based Linux and Windows environments onto an iSeries.
(Search400.com) Until September 30, IBM is offering a new payment plan called "Power to Choose" for a broad range of hardware, including iSeries, pSeries, and xSeries. Customers can choose either a lower payment and financing rate or they can defer all payments at no cost until 2004.
(Australian IT) IBM has a research team porting its OS/400 operating system to a Sony PlayStation (note: this is not a joke story). Of course, there's zippo chance OS/400 on PS2 will go commercial as the port is part of a joint project between IBM, Toshiba, and Sony to develop processors for entertainment and "other" applications.
(iSeries Network) Using IBM's clearly stated intention of moving thousands of white-collar jobs from the United States to India and other countries, unions like Alliance@IBM and the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) are using these statements as a rallying cry to get their message out. But it's an uphill battle and--even if they're starting to recruit in traditionally anti-union Rochester--it's not clear that unionization is the answer to the tech industry's problems.
(TechWeb) As part of its Express Portfolio initiative, IBM introduced a product lifecycle management (PLM) offering this week for its mid market customers.
(iSeries Network) With the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Congress is requiring companies to perform annual audits of internal controls and financial reporting by July 2004. But how are these requirements affecting iSeries vendors?
(eWeek) Oracle Corp. has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to postpone, indefinitely, a hearing for its case against PeopleSoft Inc. By postponing the trial, Oracle is allegedly trying to prevent PeopleSoft from exercising its so-called poison pill defense, a stock-related maneuver that would seriously affect Oracle's ability to takeover PeopleSoft.
(Guild Companies) In a stock and cash deal valued at $142 million, business intelligence (BI) software companies Hyperion and Brio announced a merger last week could be an indicator of future iSeries BI directions.
(eWeek) In spite of the SCO Group's $3 billion lawsuit against IBM and threats that it could come after Linux suppliers and users, many Linux users have no intention of paying SCO for a UnixWare license that indemnifies them from legal liability for using the open source Linux system.
(ZDNet) Since the SCO Group launched its legal action against IBM for violating SCO Unix trade secrets, SCO's stock price has skyrocketed. As a result, several senior SCO Group executives have been dumping their personal stock holdings at a nice profit. And it's possible that future common stock offerings and existing options could dilute shareholder value for existing investors.
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Vendor Announcements, Promotions, And Deals
(IBM) IBM announced it is withdrawing certain V5R1 and V5R1 PTF features as of July 29, 2003. Looking ahead, as of November 21, IBM will withdraw from marketing OS/400 V5R1, 56-bit iSeries Client Encryption (5722-CE2), DB2 DataPropagator for iSeries v7.1 (5769-DP3), and several associated OS/400 V5R1 programs and features.
(IBM) IBM will withdraw several processor conversions, interactive capacity card conversions, iSeries Models and model upgrades, and 17.54 GB 10K RPM disk drives according to a schedule it announced this week. The withdrawals will occur on July 29, October 8, November 21, 2003 and March 5, 2004.
(Guild Companies) With countries outside the United States and Canada moving to the new EAN-UCC system for product identification by January 2005, Advanced Systems Concepts has released a code conversion tool, ABSTRACT Conversion Utility, useful in reconciling 12-digit codes with the variants used by EAN-UCC.
(CNET News.com) BMC Software announced this week it will lay off 13 percent of its workforce--about 900 employees--after reporting larger than expected losses in the first quarter.
(Guild Companies) Organic food company Applegate Farms is installing Geac's System21 Aurora ERP suite, making it the first Aurora installation in the United States.
(eWeek) EMC announced the Symmetrix DMX3000, a new product that holds up to 84 terabytes of data. EMC also announced a new version of its entry-level Symmetrix DMX800 system, a product that costs 30 percent less than the prior version and can hold up to 17 terabytes of data.
(InformationWeek) IBM released WebSphere Portal 5, which features simplified installation, content integration, and administration, as well as refined document management, portlet integration, and search capabilities.
(TechWeb) Lawson Software announced it has bought Numbercraft Ltd. Lawson plans to build several packaged analytical applications based on Numbercraft's business intelligence technology, which focuses on the retail and consumer packaged goods industries. The acquisition is effective immediately.
(eWeek) After its announced acquisition by EMC, Legato announced revenues of $76.6 million for the quarter just ended and losses of $4.4 million overall. Although users are generally speaking up for the deal, there are three lawsuits pending against Legato because of the acquisition.
(Guild Companies) Linoma Software issued RPG Toolbox Version 3.11, a major new release of its programmer productivity tool for maintaining RPG code and converting it to RPG IV or the new free-form syntax.
(eWeek) SAP AG announced a deal with open-source software vendor SuSE Linux AG, whereby SuSE will provide Linux support to SAP corporate customers.
(Guild Companies) Show Business Software, the English developer of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino business-intelligence software, is working on new iSeries software that will allow administrators to create graphical reports detailing the performance of their iSeries Domino servers.
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New Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources
(IBM) Draft Redbook "Patterns: iSeries: Connecting Self-Service Applications to the Enterprise - WebSphere V5" discusses how to integrate Web applications with your enterprise network by using the iSeries.
(Ignite/400) Ignite/400 is a major iSeries and e-business user group. Its Web site contains plenty of OS/400 resources including forums, mailing lists, educational resources, open source projects, Net.data macros, WebSphere code samples, and a bookstore.
(iSeries Network) The iSeries Network Webcasts site contains pre-recorded Webcasts on several topics of interest for iSeries shops.
(Midrange.com) Run by David Gibbs and featuring chats, an AS/400 online bookstore, a job search, and a large selection of iSeries and AS/400 mailing lists, the Midrange.com Web site has been a popular destination for OS/400 enthusiasts for years. It's one of the premiere places for iSeries information on the Internet.
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
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.
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.
August-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.
August 7 -- iSeries Nation presents "What is the iSeries Enterprise Edition and Why Should I Care?" This chat discusses available software with each iSeries model, how to register for support, and how to take advantage of IBM services and education vouchers. The chat, hosted by four IBM segment managers, also includes highlights of the different software products in each edition. Go to the iSeries Nation Web site to register.
August 12 - iSeries Network and MB Software, Inc. present "Application Tuning: How to Drive iSeries Computing Costs," a Webcast featuring iSeries performance expert Mike Boadway of MB Software, Inc. For more information, go to the Penton Onstage Event detail Web site
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. COMMON is the largest and most widely attended of the iSeries-specific conferences. 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, 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 gurus. Go to www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/iseries/ for more information.
November 5-7 - The 400 Group presents its iSeries DevCon conference at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Billed as a "how-to" conference designed for iSeries development professionals, the show boasts in-depth technical sessions, hands-on labs, training by industry experts, and an exhibit hall. Go to www.the400group.com/devcon/ 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. 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. 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, Texas. 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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