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Grab your beverage of choice, get comfortable, and read this newsletter.
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Future iSeries Servers, Part 3
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Over the past few weeks, I've been giving you a sneak peek at some of the processor and packaging technologies that IBM is developing for the iSeries line over the next few years. This week, I want to talk about the system features that IBM is putting into the iSeries that will give it essentially the same reliability, availability, and serviceability as the S/390 and zSeries mainframes. I also want to tell you a little about the roadmap for I/O subsystems in the iSeries. READ MORE >
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Gartner Says Q3 Server Shipments Are Up
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Worldwide server shipments were up like a rocket at 20.8 percent growth compared with the third quarter of 2002, with an estimated 1.37 million machines shipped, according to IT analyst firm Gartner. This is the third straight quarter of double-digit server shipment growth compared with 2002, with the second quarter up 17.6 percent, to 1.28 million machines, and the first quarter up 10.4 percent, to 1.23 million units. READ MORE >
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ERP Software Spending Seems to Be Picking Up
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
No one wants to call a recovery in the IT business, because no one wants to look like a fool if such a prediction turns out to be wrong. But the consultancies that track spending on enterprise applications (which have been called enterprise resource planning, or ERP, applications since the mid-1990s) are starting to indicate that IT spending for these complex and expensive applications is on the rise again. READ MORE >
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Admin Alert: When a Job Doesn't End
by Joe Hertvik
OS/400 is such a nicely constructed operating system that you don't have to worry much about ending errant jobs. This week's "Admin Alert" takes a look at two ways to end an OS/400 job: the nice way, by using an End Job (ENDJOB) command, and the nasty way, by using an End Job Abnormal (ENDJOBABN) command. I'll also cover some reader e-mail. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
 AFFIRMATIVE COMPUTER
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The USB port supports barcode scanners and other data collection devices. Vehicle mount and wearable options are also available. Visit www.affirmative.net for more information.
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As I See It: Attracting What You Want
by Victor Rozek
As far as I can tell, from experience and observation, there are two primary ways for honest people to achieve their aspirations: They can create them, or they can attract them. We all understand the first method--working hard, head down, shoulders slumped, fingers pounding the ergonomic keyboard. Many people keep right on pounding it until their first coronary, only to discover they still haven't lived the life they wanted. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guide . . . IBM Runs iSeries Ad in Wall Street Journal . . . Gartner Says IT Spending to Recover in 2004 and 2005, Massive Vendor Consolidation Looms Large . . . Microsoft Offers Bounties on Hackers' Heads . . . IBM Launches 16-Way xSeries Itanium Server . . . HP Superdomes Break Through 1 Million TPM . . . IBM Announces PowerPC 970 Blade Server . . . Cisco Says Wireless LANs Make Workers More Productive . . . READ MORE >
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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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