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IBM 'Galaxy' Program Pumps $10 Million into ISVs
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Two of the biggest complaints from the OS/400 community is that IBM does not do enough to promote new applications on the iSeries and AS/400 platform, and that it does not try to attract new footprints to the OS/400 installed base. Well, after two years of grueling research, IBM's iSeries team and its Small and Medium Business marketing unit have teamed up to launch a new $10 million campaign to help independent software vendors (ISVs) peddle products in Europe. READ MORE >
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IBM Offers Low Rates, Deferred Payments for IT Financing
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
With a tight economy, and companies unwilling to spend on IT except where absolutely necessary, and interest rates continuing to fall asymptotically to zero, IBM has to do something to help push the revamped iSeries line. Offering attractive financing terms is just about the best option Big Blue has in its bag of tricks. That's why IBM has recently introduced a low-rate financing deal and a deferred-payment deal, with tweaks aimed specifically at iSeries buyers. READ MORE >
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Intel's Itanium and Xeon Announcements from an iSeries Perspective
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Intel two weeks ago announced its third generation of high-end 64-bit Itanium processors, the so-called "Madison" chip, and also debuted faster "Gallatin" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processors that are used in four-way and larger Intel servers. While neither the Madison nor the Gallatin processors will be used inside iSeries servers themselves, somewhere between 75 and 80 percent of OS/400 shops also have Intel-based machines, so what Intel is up to does affect them. READ MORE >
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by Joe Hertvik
One of the nice things about Client Access PC5250 is its print screen function. You can send the contents of 5250 display screens to any printer device just by selecting File, then Print Screen, from the menu bar. On a Windows desktop, the 5250 screen is generally printed to a Windows print driver, which formats the output and sends it to the target printer device. READ MORE >
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Shaking IT Up: Value-Added Resellers, Now That's Funny
by Kevin Vandever
I was recently involved in selecting hardware at my employer's, and it was an eye-opening experience. I knew it would be. I'm a software guy. I know very little about the details of the hardware that my software runs on. I became involved in making this decision because of my experience in selecting software. I looked forward to the education, but what I didn't count on was that not only was this going to be eye-opening, but it would turn out to be a side-splitting experience, too. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Get the Updated OS/400 PTF Guide . . . Power5 Is Alive . . . GST Partners with Balboa Capital for Leasing Services . . . Avnet Rolls Out Load 'n' Run Tool for Linux on the iSeries . . . Jadvantage Emulation Software to Be Shipped with Each iSeries . . . B.O.S Announces New Chairman and Plan to Save $1.2 Million Over 6 Months . . . CCSS Partners with Vision Solutions for High Availability and Clustering . . . Create!form Signs Three English Firms to Reseller Contracts . . . READ MORE >
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Corrections
The story on W5 Technologies (in "But Wait, There's More," on June 2) originally contained several errors. The article incorrectly stated that Mark Blankenship was CEO of Shell Chemical Company; he is in fact a founder and former CEO of Icon Strategies. The article also originally misspelled Mark Blankenship's name. Guild Companies regrets the errors. [Corrections made 7/08/03]
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 >
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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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