iSeries Vendors Drive Business with Innovative Pricing
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

A tough economic climate is always the best one for what President Franklin Roosevelt called "bold experimentation" when the nation was confronting the Great Depression. Things are not that bad--at least not yet--but there is no question that IT vendors have to be a little more clever and flexible to close deals today than they had to be four or five years ago. I've come across some interesting pricing models from iSeries vendors, which should help us all to think outside of the box. READ MORE >

SSA Outlines Product Convergence, Branding Strategy
by Alex Woodie

At its annual user conference last week, SSA Global executives addressed the biggest question facing the rapidly growing company: what is SSA's product strategy? The company presented a new branding initiative and the broad outlines of a plan to gradually consolidate its ERP suites into two core lines--one for OS/400, and one for Unix--while simultaneously grouping and renaming its products according to function, such as SSA Manufacturing and SSA Financials. READ MORE >

Intel, AMD Roll Out New X86 Chips
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

It was the fall Intel Developer Forum last week, and the bigwigs at Intel assembled the multitudes in San Jose to give them a sneak peak at future processor and related technologies and a view of how they see the world of computing. While the theme of communications-computing convergence that Intel has been talking about for year is interesting, what most people in the enterprise want to know is what Intel is going to do with its processors. READ MORE >

Admin Alert: Tips on Running RCLSTG
by Joe Hertvik

Every once in a while, OS/400 system administrators should run a Reclaim Storage (RCLSTG) command on their system in order to fix and validate damaged objects. But the unfortunate thing about RCLSTG is that people sometimes don't understand how best to use it. This week, I'll look at what RCLSTG is and provide some tips on the best way to run it. READ MORE >

As I See It: The Disappearing Grown-Up
by Victor Rozek

I enjoy watching people, and because of what I do (coaching, consulting, and facilitation), I tend to watch them intently. I watch their physiology and their behaviors. I look for subtle changes in expression. I listen to what they say and how they say it; I notice what they omit. I track how they treat others and how they act when they think no one is looking. And, lately, whether I'm in the workplace or the mall or watching television, I've been asking myself the same question: where have all the adults gone? READ MORE >

But Wait, There's More

Gartner's Technology Demand Index Drops . . . SkyView Partners, Symbiont Provide HIPAA Risk Analysis . . . HP Targets SMBs with $750 Million and Smart Office Initiative . . . HP Indemnifies Its Linux Base Against SCO Suits, Fees . . . IBM Launches New Grid Offerings . . . Microsoft Readies Small Business Server 2003 . . . READ MORE >

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