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Grab your beverage of choice, get comfortable, and read this newsletter.
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Good News, Bad News: IT Workers Very Busy
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
My main job is to listen to what key IT vendors and users have to say about the problems companies face in their data centers and on their desktops every day. I can't count the number of times I have heard someone say over the past two years, "We have to do more with less." We're all living in this pressure cooker, from the largest multinational to the smallest mom-and-pop shop, and it's a testament to human nature that we keep moving, and not just for the door. READ MORE >
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Big Blue Hits SCO with Countersuit
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
We've been waiting for IBM to react in a significant way to the lawsuit that The SCO Group filed against it in March, and IBM's lawyers have finally stepped up to the plate with a countersuit that alleges, among other things, that SCO has violated IBM patents and the GNU General Public License, under which SCO it distributed its own brand of Linux. READ MORE >
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If You Use Linux, SCO Wants Your Money
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
The SCO Group has issued a statement about the lawsuit Red Hat launched against it on the opening day of the LinuxWorld trade show. SCO also announced pricing for the SCO Intellectual Property License for Linux, which Linux shops can now buy to indemnify themselves from future lawsuits that SCO might file related to its legal disputes with IBM and Red Hat over alleged misappropriation of Unix technologies into the open-source Linux operating system. READ MORE >
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Admin Alert: PC5250 Communication Sign-On Tricks
by Joe Hertvik
Sometimes the hardest thing about using IBM's iSeries Access and Client Access products is getting PC5250 connections straight. There are a few simple, but critical, parameters to set. If the values aren't set right, your users might become frustrated or you might open a security hole when a PC5250 session is started. This week, I'll look at four key PC5250 connection settings and show you some simple ways to handle them. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
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e-mail to cwells@fast400.net.
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Shaking IT Up: Putting QA to the Test
by Kevin Vandever
Are you testing your software before promoting it into production? More specifically, beyond unit or programmer testing, do you use an internal quality assurance department to test your software before it gets promoted into production? If so, you are probably wasting time and money. You are just as well off promoting your software into production right after a clean compile. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guide . . . Evans Data Says Outsourcing of Software Projects Is Prevalent in Large Companies . . . IBM Releases Community Tools on alphaWorks Freebie Site . . . iSeries Sales Up 80% in India, 20% in Asia/Pacific . . . Sirius and ABL Form Marketing Alliance to Modernize OS/400 Apps . . . Quadrant Software Joins Certified Partner Program at MAPICS . . . EC Again Warns Microsoft Before Imposing Hefty Fines . . . READ MORE >
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Coming Tuesday, August 19
Guild Companies' Special Security Edition
VPNs, Single Sign-on, IFS Security, and 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 >
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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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