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In This Issue
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Grab your beverage of choice, get comfortable, and read this newsletter.
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 TAMGROUP
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The Future of Programming on the iSeries, Part 2
by Alex Woodie and Timothy Prickett Morgan
When was the last time you saw a new RPG application? Not a productivity tool for programmers or a utility for system administrators, but an honest to goodness application, the kind that office workers and factory employees across the country use to keep their business running on a daily basis. While you may be able to come up with one or two for the last year, just about everybody Guild Companies contacted for this story on the future of programming on the iSeries agreed that RPG development on the OS/400 platform is past its prime and is entering that slow downward spiral toward the place where all computers, programmers, and programming languages eventually end up: the big binary pasture in the sky. READ MORE >
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IBM Revives iSeries Rebates to Drive Sales
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
IBM this week revived several rebates related to the iSeries line that had expired late last year and were responsible for driving a certain amount of sales. These rebates, rather than straight discounts on the iSeries hardware itself, are tied to auxiliary hardware and software that many iSeries customers typically buy as part of a new iSeries acquisition or upgrade. While no single rebate has a high dollar value, together they can shave a few points off many deals. READ MORE >
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IBM Invests in ISVs; Modernized Apps the Key
by Dan Burger
The future of the iSeries, many people believe, will be determined by whether it can attract new small and midsized businesses, or SMBs, as customers. Even though the iSeries has a huge installed base in the SMB market that dates back to the early days of the AS/400, this base has been eroding, little by little. This fact only recently has been acknowledged by IBM, but, to its credit, Big Blue is putting some healthy investments into the iSeries to reverse the slide. READ MORE >
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Admin Alert: Staying Current with iSeries Access and Lotus Domino
by Joe Hertvik
One of the big challenges for system administrators is keeping up with the latest software releases of popular products on the OS/400 platform. Given that goal, here's a quick rundown on the latest releases and service packs for two products that are widely used in OS/400 shops: IBM's iSeries Access product line and Lotus Domino for iSeries. READ MORE >
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Shaking IT Up: What a Wonderful IT World
by Kevin Vandever
These are rough times. Massive layoffs, budget constraints, and bleak economic outlooks dominate the business news. For many years, IT was immune from economic hiccups and downturns, but not any more. We've been hit hard, and many of us lucky enough to still have our jobs are paying for that luck by working longer hours, without the budgets for overtime, raises, or training. That leads to job burnout, which causes the productivity scale to approach dangerously close to zero. But it doesn't end there. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guides . . . Windows Server 2003 Announced . . . Edgar Codd, IBMer who Created Relational Databases, Dies at 79 . . . First Model 870 Goes to Old National Bancorp of Evansville, Indiana . . . LANSA Names Best Business Partner of 2002, Announces 2003 Conference . . . Global Software Going Global, with a Little Help from North Carolina . . . ACOM to Integrate EDI Software with Warehouse Management System . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights on the OS/400 market. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. We will consider your letter a candidate for the reader feedback column for this newsletter, but we will contact you before we make your e-mail public. READ MORE >
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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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