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Grab your beverage of choice, get comfortable, and read this newsletter.
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Midrange Madness
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Midrange Madness is not just the name of the softball team on which the San Diego contingent of Guild Companies plays. It is also the latest hyperbolic mania to grip the IT community. You've been ignored for years, and now everybody wants to be your friend. The reasons are simple. Midsized companies, which generally buy midrange servers, are in the sector of the IT market that is still growing. The midrange is also the biggest identifiable target. READ MORE >
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IBM Talks Power5 at Hot Chips Conference
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
The Hot Chips conference took place last week at Stanford University and IBM raised the curtain a little on its forthcoming Power5 processor. While we have already divulged many of the details on the Power5 chips, which are due in the second quarter of 2004, this was the first time IBM publicly talked about them. READ MORE >
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The IT Fab Four Love Linux, Says DH Brown Study
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Linux may be getting a bad rap because of concerns with the SCO-IBM and Red Hat-SCO lawsuits, but the most recent study put together by D.H. Brown Associates, which has earned itself a name in recent years by providing comparisons of the popular server computing platforms, doesn't indicate that the bloom is off the Linux rose as far as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Sun Microsystems are concerned. If anything, the Fab Four of IT are trying to convince corporate computing departments that they are the best one to give their data centers and desktops a makeover with some Linux flair. READ MORE >
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Admin Alert: Setting Up OS/400 Subsystems to Run Multiple Batch Jobs
by Joe Hertvik
Scheduling batch programs can be a hassle. Some jobs must run in a sequence where one job prepares data for its successors, while other jobs can run side by side with little or no effect on each other. Fortunately, IBM offers some simple tools for easily configuring subsystems to process different workloads. It's all a matter of how you set up your subsystems and job queues. READ MORE >
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Mad Dog 21/21: Fickle Flingers of Fat
by Hesh Wiener
There's nothing quite as exciting as a battle between giants, particularly if observed from a safe distance. And there's nothing quite so scary as a battle between giants, particularly if you happen to be close enough to wonder whether you might suffer collateral damage. That's why lots of people flock to sumo wrestling matches but stay clear of the ring. And that's why lots of computer users pay attention to benchmark contests but are wary of justifying strategic decisions on the basis of these tests. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guide . . . Everybody Copes with the Northeast Blackout . . . SAP Acquires Stake in OS/400 App Maker DCW Software . . . Microsoft Makes Navision Available on OS/400, but Only in Canada and Europe . . . SSA GT Strikes Again, Launches Bid for EXE Technologies . . . COMMON Announces Results of Board of Directors Elections . . . SunGard Taps Gil Santos to Lead HTE Division . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
Moveing from RPG to Java . . . 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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