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Top OS/400 Stories from Around the Web
(Guild Companies) Even though it may be hard to believe, indications on both Wall Street and Main Street are that the economy might be staging a rebound after being stagnant for two and a half years. With a rebound will come a wary optimism that an uptick in IT spending is around the corner. But whether that optimism is warranted may be another story.
(CRN) According to a survey by executive search firm Christian & Timbers, 46 percent of senior executives at various public companies report that their companies are understaffed, but most also don't expect to do any serious hiring in the next year.
(Guild Companies) The fight between Microsoft and IBM over messaging and collaboration tools for small and midsized businesses is becoming more intense now that IBM Lotus has announced two Domino Express products and Microsoft is on the verge of releasing Exchange Server 2003. Pricing, particularly for licensing and service contracts, should be a big issue as Lotus attempts to woo Exchange customers as well as upgrade Domino customers who might be thinking about Exchange.
(Guild Companies) Bruce Perens, a defender and evangelist of the open-source community, has his hands on the presentation The SCO Group made at SCO Forum in Las Vegas. This presentation includes code snippets that SCO released to support its claim that IBM illegally used SCO's Unix code in its Linux implementation. Perens' opinion? "If this is the best SCO has to offer, they will lose."
(iSeries Network) A recent IDC report says Big Blue regained the number-one spot in the worldwide server market, with 30.4 percent market share. However, that doesn't necessarily bode well for the iSeries, as IDC expects OS/400 to generate $2.4 billion in revenue this year and then trail off to $1.7 billion by 2007.
(MC Press Online) IBM's Software Group issued an internal memorandum last month that spelled out a new policy for offering subcapacity pricing on a number of software packages-- including Domino, WebSphere, Tivoli, and DB2 products--that run on different IBM multiprocessor (n-way) servers. Several n-way iSeries servers may be covered, including all n-way Model 8xx boxes and all partitionable 7xx models.
(The 400 Group) While applying iSeries PTFs is a big job that should be done regularly, many shops defer the task because it's getting more difficult to get the fixes they need. This article discusses various PTF problems and offers advice on what customers can do to make PTF application easier.
(eWeek) In a move that could bolster the Java community against the Microsoft .NET architecture and development tools, Sun Microsystems indicated it might be willing to join IBM's Java Eclipse effort.
(CNET News.com) Meanwhile, the Eclipse open-source-tool consortium is planning changes that will make it more independent of founding father IBM.
(CNET News.com) The Linux waters may soon be muddied again, as The SCO Group is reportedly planning on sending invoices for Unix licensing fees to companies using Linux. The invoices could be sent this month.
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Vendor Announcements, Promotions, And Deals
(ComputerWorld) After an acquisition by two private equity firms and a pending merger with sister division SSA Global Technologies, Baan Corp. now is expected to cut some 800 jobs in the Netherlands.
(CRN) Business Objects and SPSS are rumored to be unveiling significant upgrades to their core business-intelligence products next week. Meanwhile Cognos will debut its ReportNet query and reporting software.
(Guild Companies) EDI software providers EXTOL and Sterling Commerce launched their solutions for UCCnet, the initiative to synchronize product data between retailers and manufacturers. EXTOL announced a new solution called EXTOL UCCnet Integrator, which connects its EDI users to UCCnet's own software package, called Data Synchronization Services, while Sterling Commerce partnered with a third-party software developer HAHT Commerce to connect its users to the UCCnet GLOBALregistry.
(Guild Companies) Help/Systems released Robot/Reports 7.0, the latest version of its OS/400 report-management system. The product's key enhancement is a Web-browser-based interface, called the Robot Browser interface, which allows anyone with a browser to access generated reports.
(IBM) September 30 is the end-of-service date for WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Edition Version 4.1 (5630-A30) and WebSphere Application Server Enterprise Development Runtime Version 4.1 (5724-B46).
(Guild Companies) IBM rounded outs its 6400 family of line matrix printers last week with the introduction of two new top-of-the-line models, the i2s and the i24. The two new printers are faster than the previous standard-bearer in the 6400 family, the Model i15, and bring new features to IBM's Printer Management Utility for the 6400, including the capability to send an e-mail alert when certain events occur, such as a ribbon that needs changing.
(CRN) PeopleSoft has purchased all remaining shares of J.D. Edwards stock. PeopleSoft will pay J.D. Edwards shareholders $7.05 in cash and 0.43 of a share for each remaining share that was not tendered when PeopleSoft acquired the company in July.
(Guild Companies) Qualcomm has been developing systems that combine cellular, satellite, and IBM midrange technology to track and monitor trucks since 1988. Last month the federal government gave Qualcomm the go-ahead to field-test its latest product, an untethered-trailer tracking system.
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New Redbooks, White Papers, and Other OS/400 Resources
(Aldon Computer Group) Aldon is offering three white papers on modernization, source control, and testing for iSeries applications.
(IBM) IBM.com's Clearance Corner Web site offers reduced prices on components for older iSeries, AS/400, pSeries, xSeries, and zSeries machines. Many items are available only at the clearance corner and will not be sold by IBM after its inventory is depleted.
(IBM) Draft Redbook Implementing IBM Lotus Enterprise Integrator 6 on the IBM eServer iSeries Server provides tips and techniques for upgrading to, deploying, and administering Lotus Enterprise Integrator 6 on an iSeries server.
(IBM) Redbook Preparing for and Tuning the V5R2 SQL Query Engine on DB2 Universal Database for iSeries provides a broad understanding of how IBM re-engineered the architecture of OS/400's Query Optimizer and how you can use it to your best advantage.
(IBM) Redbook WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries V5.0 discusses the many tools that make up WDSc as well as the IBM WebFacing Tool.
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Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings
September -- 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.
September-November -- ASNA has one-day seminars on ASNA Visual RPG and Caviar and on how to run 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.
September-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. aGo to www.bytware.com/products/workshops.html 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.
September 16 -- The iSeries Network presents "Building a Business Continuity Plan," a Webinar that shows how to keep your business going by performing risk analysis, developing emergency procedures, and more. For more information, go to the registration page for the event.
September 18 -- Help/Systems presents an online seminar on Robot/CONSOLE, Robot/NETWORK, and Robot/ALERT. The seminar demonstrates how these packages work together to provide enterprise monitoring for your network through message processing (Robot/CONSOLE), paging and e-mail (Robot/ALERT), and networking for logical partitions or networked iSeries boxes (Robot/NETWORK). Go to the Help/Systems Web site for more information.
September 23 -- MKS presents "Workflow-Enabled Software Configuration Management for the iSeries," a Webinar that demonstrates the Implementer Software Configuration Management product and its integration with MKS Integrity Manager to provide a complete audit trail for all software changes. Go to the MKS Webinar registration site for more details.
September 23 -- iSeries Network presents "New iSeries High Availability & Capacity Backup Product Offerings Revealed!" This Webcast focuses on how the iSeries' new offerings will help you with disaster recovery and high availability in an on-demand world. Go to the event's registration page for more information.
September 25 -- MKS presents "Using IBM WDSc in a Team Enviroment to Successfully Develop, Build, and Deploy eBusiness Applications," a Webinar that demonstrates how native AS/400 and Java developers can access required software configuration management functionality directly from IBM's WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries product, working in conjunction with the MKS Implementer package. Go to the MKS Webinar sign-up page for more information.
September 27 -- The Computer Professionals Unlimited Midrange Users Group of Kansas City, Missouri, will present a full-day seminar on "Advanced RPG IV and ILE." The seminar will be presented by OS/400 experts Jon Paris and Susan Gantner, and will cost be $199 per person. Go to the CPU Web site for more information.
October 1 -- Help/Systems presents an e-conference on what Robot/CLIENT is, how it works, and how your iSeries operation can benefit from using the product. Go to the Help/Systems Web site for more information.
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 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, and there is a late registration fee of $25—is you register by October 17th. 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 its annual 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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