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Volume 13, Number 12 -- March 22, 2004


 
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Power5 Debuts March 31, OS/400 V5R3 Coming in April
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Last week, I told you that I had been hearing rumors that IBM was up to something toward the end of this month regarding its future Power5 processors and the "Squadron" servers that use them. As it turns out, Big Blue will be hosting an event on March 31 in New York, where it will talk about its plans for the Power architecture in general and, sources say, will unveil the Power5 processor in particular. But don't get too excited yet. READ MORE >

 

Data in iSeries Shops At Risk from Gremlins
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

What a simple world it would be if there were only one database format and a unified set of database field types that spanned all applications. While the OS/400 platform got the first part right by integrating the database with the operating system, nothing can protect a company from having different field formats for different applications. While this situation has caused tremendous headaches, according to a survey from data extraction and cleansing specialist Coglin Mill bad data is causing bad business decisions. READ MORE >


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Agilisys Acquires daly.commerce
by Alex Woodie

Agilisys, a developer of enterprise application for the automotive and complex and process manufacturing industries, earlier this month acquired daly.commerce, a developer of OS/400-based ERP software for the distribution industry. READ MORE >

 

Mad Dog 21/21: Bone Appetite
by Hesh Wiener

Computing seems to have become, coincidentally, an aspect of cannibalism, just as cannibalism has once again become a prominent aspect of computing. In Germany, a computer technician is on trial for eating a part of an engineer he met via the Internet, killing the engineer, and subsequently eating a lot more engineer steak. In Northern California, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea, among other places, cannibals in the storage, electronics, and computing industries armed with flash memory are killing off and consuming the markets for a lengthening list of gadgets. READ MORE >

 
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  But Wait, There's More

IBM Releases Beta of "Stinger" DB2 for Power-Linux Combo . . . iTera Says Business Is Booming for iSeries High Availability and Replication . . . DataMirror, Andrews Extend Access to ERP Systems . . . Vision Solutions Reports Increase in Revenues for 2003 . . . The Burnham Group Gets IBM BP Status . . . IBM Chases Entry Customers with xSeries 206, 306 . . . Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guide . . . READ MORE >




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: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Kevin Vandever,
Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

PowerTech
SoftLanding Systems
Lakeview Technology
iMessaging Systems
Affirmative Computer


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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Power5 Debuts March 31, OS/400 V5R3 Coming in April

Data in iSeries Shops At Risk from Gremlins

Agilisys Acquires daly.commerce

Maddog 21/21: Bone Appetite

But Wait, There's More







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