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Volume 13, Number 17 -- April 26, 2004


 
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IBM Cuts iSeries Prices Ahead of Power5 Launch
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Product transitions are always a pain in the neck for any IT vendor. As soon as they know a kicker product is imminent, all customers, except those desperate to buy a new piece of hardware or software, sit tight, because they want to see what the new product will be, and how it will be priced. This makes perfect sense to IBM midrange shops that may have one, two, or even three decades of experience in acquiring computers. READ MORE >

 

AS/400 7XX Shops Get Rebates on iSeries 8XX Boxes
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

IBM stopped offering upgrades from AS/400 Model 720, 730, and 740 servers to the iSeries 8XX machines in October 2003, in the hope that doing so would convince customers to upgrade before the end of the third quarter of 2003. The lack of upgrades probably did help IBM sell iSeries boxes in that quarter, but the lack of upgrades from 7XX to 8XX models has hurt sales since then. READ MORE >


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Sponsored By
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COMMON Should Spell F-U-N
by Brian Kelly

Once upon a time, COMMON was a volunteer organization, and it was more like other user groups that sprung up in other parts of the computer industry. The conferences were a couple hundred bucks every six months. And IBM supplied most of the speakers. I was working for IBM when I made my first COMMON appearance, in the fall of 1979. It was in New Orleans. READ MORE >

 

As I See It: Infected
by Victor Rozek

When you turn on your PC, if you happen to have Symantec's Norton AntiVirus scanning for unwelcome code segments, it will inform you that it can recognize 66,171 unique viruses. That's as of March of this year, and the number gets bigger with each release. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that there are tens of thousands of pathetic, vindictive, cowardly, morally bankrupt, ethically vacuous, emotionally stunted individuals who chose to act out at the expense of others. But I am. READ MORE >

 
Sponsored By
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The USB port supports barcode scanners and other data collection devices. Vehicle mount and wearable options are also available. Visit www.affirmative.net for more information.


  But Wait, There's More

iSeries Distributor Agilysys Helps Resellers Learn New Skills . . . JDA Reports 34% Increase in Revenue . . . Metavante Acquires Developer of OS/400 Banking Solutions . . . CA's Kumar Steps Down As Chief Executive but Maintains Innocence . . . Vision Hires Industry Veteran to Lead Development At Orion . . . 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:

California Software
SoftLanding Systems
ASNA
EXTOL International
Affirmative Computer


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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
IBM Cuts iSeries Prices Ahead of Power5 Launch

AS/400 7XX Shops Get Rebates on iSeries 8XX Boxes

COMMON Should Spell F-U-N

As I See It: Infected

But Wait, There's More







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