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Grab your beverage of choice, get comfortable, and read this newsletter.
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 LANSA
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The iDeal iSeries, Part 5
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
I've spent the last four weeks designing my iDeal iSeries servers, a sort of wish list of hardware, software, and pricing practices that I think points IBM in the right direction for making the iSeries a competitive platform, one that can actually increase market share each year in an increasingly Windows and Linux world. The only thing that remains to be done is to see how such a strategy might affect IBM's financial results. So let's get to it. READ MORE >
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IBM Kills Various iSeries "Bumblebee" Promotions
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Computer vendors do their spring cleaning at the end of the year, not at the beginning. Two weeks ago, IBM killed off a high availability promotion on the iSeries platform that gave customers big rebates if they bought a new iSeries for high availability clustering. Last week, IBM killed off a bunch of so-called "Bumblebee" iSeries promotions that offered customers discounts on iSeries machine equipped with specific middleware or applications. READ MORE >
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 SOFTLANDING SYSTEMS
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Sponsored By
 WORKSRIGHT SOFTWARE
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SuSE Unveils New Linux Enterprise Server
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Commercial Linux distributor SuSE has announced a new version of its Linux Enterprise Server. SuSE is perhaps the most dedicated supplier of Linux versions for IBM eServer hardware, including the iSeries. The latest update from SuSE is Linux Enterprise Server 8, based on the UnitedLinux 1.0 consolidated Linux version being put together by SuSE and rivals Turbolinux, The SCO Group, and Conectiva to combat the market leader, Red Hat. READ MORE >
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MAPICS Acquires Frontstep, Rival Manufacturing ERP Vendor
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Times are tough out there in the ERP software market and in the manufacturing sector in particular. Midrange ERP vendors are consolidating or wondering how they are going to compete against one another as big name companies like SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, and PeopleSoft move in on their turf. One strategy is to merge to create a bigger company, which is what MAPICS and Frontstep, two venerable midrange ERP vendors, decided to do last week. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
 RJS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
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Documents can be quickly scanned and stored in IFS folders, and then located and retrieved for viewing via any Web browser. Integrate with other iSeries-AS/400 applications.
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Sponsored By
 COMMON
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Get the IT training you need by attending COMMON Users Group's Spring 2003 IT Education Conference and Expo, March 9 - 13, in Indianapolis.
Choose from hundreds of sessions and labs covering the widest range of industry topics, including RPG IV, LPAR, WebSphere, and High Availability.
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SEDONA Sells Its Customers to Fiserv
by Alex Woodie
SEDONA, a provider of customer loyalty software for banks and financial services institutions, announced last week that it plans to sell its customer base to Fiserv, a $1.9 billion conglomerate that provides software and solutions to the financial services sector. The decision came just days after SEDONA failed to find outside funding to rectify a cash shortage that was threatening to bankrupt the company. This was Fiserv's fourth acquisition in November. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More. . .
Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guide . . . Gerstner to Become Chairman of Carlyle Group in January . . . MKS Supports WDSc with Change Management . . . EUR Goes to Rochester to Benchmark Telecom Billing System . . . IBS and Varsity Form Partnership to Integrate Software . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and your insights into the OS/400 market. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. We will consider your letter a candidate for the reader feedback column associated with this newsletter, but we will contact you before we make your email public. 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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editors@itjungle.com
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