=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400| Daily News January 15, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ______________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY Linoma Software *****************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Audio Chat: Protect yourself from disaster - New Poll: What do you use to get apps on the Web? - Administrator Tips: Receive free weekly tips - The Missing Link: Jailbirds remember porridge online =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY ISERIES ODBC DRIVER FOR LINUX RELEASED | NEWS: The Four Hundred IBM has released a beta version of the iSeries ODBC Driver for Linux. The driver provides OS/400 data access for Linux applications using the ODBC API, and it is available for Intel- based Linux machines running Red Hat Linux 7.x, SuSe Linux 7.x, or TurboLinux 7.x, and on the iSeries within logical partitions using Red Hat 7.xx. For the full story, click... http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh011402-story5.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out this search400 Featured Topic on Linux. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci754687,00.html Looking for more relevant information on Linux? Try search400's targeted search engine. http://search400.techtarget.com/integratedSearchResults/1,289503,sid3,00.html?query=Linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html HAS IBM SOLVED ITS ISERIES DISK PROBLEMS? | News: The Four Hundred While IBM seems to have cleared up most of the disk drive failure problems that have plagued iSeries and AS/400 servers in the past, there might be some lingering problems as microcode fixes and new, modified disk drives make their way into the OS/400-installed base. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ADDITIONAL NEWS HEADLINES All headlines above and below are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html - J.D. EDWARDS RE-CHARTS ITS COURSE (Source: Line56) - IBM, EMC VETERAN TAKES THE HELM AT JDE (Source: The Four Hundred) - SECURE XML SPECIFICATION FOR REVIEW (Source: searchSecurity) http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid14_gci790516,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DISPLAY POWER ON/OFF SCHEDULE | Tip: search400 This tip shows you a simple command you can use to see what your next IPL power on/off schedule date is. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci789602,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- AN ALTERNATIVE TO SLTCMD & PDM | Tip: search400 Learn how to display a list of commands with a substring inside. Check out this tip for the details. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci788618,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WEBSPHERE ADVICE NEEDED | Advice: search400 This user is working on the iSeries 400 and would like to use the whole application, not only the database files on Windows NT. He wonders if he can do this with the help of WebSphere. Do you know if this is possible? >> Click here to respond to this post... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^1@.ee84637/243!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIVE AUDIO CHAT | Protect yourself from disaster: Backup essentials Who: Tom Huntington, vice president of technical services at Help/Systems Inc. When: Jan. 16, 2002 at 2:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Tom will provide you with a clear understanding of what to back up on your iSeries and when to back it up. Learn about running the SAVSECDTA and SAVCFG commands, the benefits of journaling your database, running unattended backups and more. >>Pre-register for the event: http://search400.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR NEW POLL | search400 Reader Survey What technology do you prefer for getting your applications on the Web? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ADMINISTRATOR TIP | Receive free weekly Administrator tips ISeries 400 professionals in charge of administering their systems will receive plenty of helpful advice from these biweekly tips. If you want suggestions about managing your iSeries 400 systems, you won't want to miss these tips. >> SUBSCRIBE: http://search400.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | Jailbirds remember porridge online They did the crime, they did the time, now they're going online. Cons and ex-cons are revisiting the days they spent counting the days. A new site, http://www.convictsreunited.com/, is an online gathering place for those who want to catch up with their peers from the pokey. It was the "time" of their lives after all! The site was originally set up as a joke -- a spoof of all those high school and college reunion sites. But some 3,000 people signed up! >> CLICK: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23663.html __________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400 CONTACTS******************* MICHELLE DAVIDSON ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. GABRIELLE DERUSSY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. _______________________________________________________ **********************ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER************ Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Or, visit http://search400.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. 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