=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 | Today's News Feb. 25, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ______________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY ProData *******************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: Ken Graap, backup & recovery tip writer - Current Poll: Did you receive a salary increase this past year? - Tip Exchange: Win a Philips eXpanium CD-MP3 player - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum - Best Web Links: All you ever wanted to know about OS/400 - The Missing Link: E-mail pranks may scare off users =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY IBM EXTENDS SUPPORT FOR OS/400 V4R5 | News: The Four Hundred OS/400 V4R5 has received a temporary stay of execution. V4R5 was set to lose services on July 31, but IBM will continue to support it until Dec. 31. The question is: Why would IBM extend support for V4R5 when it should be trying to peddle V5R1? >> CLICK here for story... http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh022502-story06.html MORE INFORMATION: If you're still using V4R5 but planning to upgrade to V5R1, you'll find useful information in these Best Web Links. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286865,00.html And check out this search400 Featured Topic, "V5R1 and you." http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci764293,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 IBM TAKES STEPS TO PROMOTE ISERIES SERVERS | News: Network World In an effort to make its iSeries servers more appealing, IBM has announced a number of incentives. For one, the base price of the i820 iSeries server will be cut by 63% for its certified sales partners. It will also provide them with software for the servers worth about $57,000, including Lotus Domino iNotes and its own WebSphere product. ISERIES NARROWS PLAYS IN 2002 | News: Insider Weekly Playing up its e-business initiatives at its annual PartnerWorld Conference last week, IBM highlighted a number of implementation success stories. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 DUNCAN RALLIES THE ISERIES TROOPS (Source: The Four Hundred) IBM PROMISES PARTNERS CHANGE (Source: The Four Hundred) ------------------------------------------------------------- ***FREE Enterprise JavaBeans Training Course ($149 value)**** ------------------------------------------------------------- As a member of search400, you are entitled to the free CD-ROM Training Course "Enterprise JavaBeans" ($149 value). With this course you will learn how Enterprise JavaBeans work and be able to create and use them with distributed applications. Just click below to order. Shipping charges may apply. http://nous.gofcs.com/?s=52&p=courses&t=outline&i=FC1011&m=20640j =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HAVE BETTER CONTROL OF YOUR LIBRARIES | Tip: search400 Developer teams create a lot of libraries for testing, but often they forget to delete the ones that they no longer need. User Jamir Dea Junior created an alternate CRTLIB (SCRTLIB) command with special parameters to deal with this problem. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci803918,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE DIRECTORIES/FILES | Advice: search400 This user wanted to make a batch job that would run for a week and give him the sizes of all directories and "files" in the IFS-file system. He turned to OS/400 expert John Brandt for some advice. >> Click here to see what John advised... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid449940_tax285220,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | Ken Graap, search400 backup & recovery tip writer Ken Graap has worked in the S/38 -- AS/400 -- iSeries 400 arena for 16 years. His most recent position is that of senior AS/400e system administrator at Northwest Natural Gas in Portland, Ore. He has extensive experience in all aspects of iSeries systems management. That includes proactive performance tuning, system software upgrades and maintenance, hardware upgrade planning, backup/recovery procedures and security. Let Ken's experience work for you! Ask Ken Backup & Recovery and OS/400-related questions anytime. Go to: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_tax285218,00.html >> RECENT Q&A's with Ken that you may find helpful... * Backing up directories on the IFS to tape http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid432362_tax288615,00.html * Storage pools paging options http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid423920_tax285220,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | search400 Reader Survey Did you receive a salary increase this past year? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WIN A PHILIPS EXPANIUM CD-MP3 PLAYER | Submit your Tip to Win Hurry! This is your last week to enter February's contest. Don't miss out; you could win a Philips eXpanium CD-MP3 player. Listen to your music at home, in the car, at the gym -- or wherever you want to go. This super-stylish portable CD player plays regular CDs, CD- RWs and MP3s. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://www.search400.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz797804_cts797798,00.html >> Go to the Hall of Fame to see previous winners: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid3_prz797804_cts797798,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PROGRAMMER DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with other Programmers Are you an iSeries programmer with questions? Join your peers in our Programmer Forum to ask and answer questions about XML, COBOL, CL, ILE, Web development, Java and much more. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^1@.ee84636 >>RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest... * Variable Footer in Query/400 http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^2@.ee84636/1233 * Create a hidden hyperlink in RPG http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^4@.ee84636/1207 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT OS/400 | Best Web Links If you're looking for information about OS/400 -- the operating system that runs on the iSeries 400 -- this is the place to turn. We have links to articles to help you install it, implement it and secure it -- to name just a few things. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286865,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | E-mail pranks may scare off users Could a game of strip poker scare the pants off e-mail users? One psychologist thinks it's in the cards. Last week a British man's supposedly private game turned into a global "peekfest," as pictures of him stretched far beyond their intended e-recipients and landed as far away as Australia and Singapore. A psychologist in Manchester predicts incidents like these will strip e-mail of its popularity as an informal medium. The theory is that people will be more afraid of their private info (or in this case, their private parts!) getting into public hands. He thinks this could mean the phone call (gasp) may make a comeback! 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