=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS September 5, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: ACOM Solutions, Inc. =================================================== MICR Laser Check Printing Made EZ-ier for iSeries 400 Users with EZPrint/400. Considering switching from pre-printed checks to eChecks? Want an easy, hassle-free way to see the leading EZPrint/400 Laser Checks solution for printing AP, Payroll or any check to laser printers? Sign-up for ACOM's FREE eChecks Management Webinar. Register online at http://www.acom.com/webinar_400 or call (800) 603-6768. ================================ HOW ARE WE DOING? ================================ Tell us what you think about search400's news coverage - good or bad. And if you think there's a subject we should cover or if you have a story idea, send it in. E-mail news editor Jack Pickell at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Despite problems, V5R1 gets plenty of support" It isn't without its problems, but IBM's V5R1 is a hit among administrators. However, not everyone is sold. More than 38% of search400 users said they aren't yet convinced of V5R1's stability. SOURCE: search400 http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci764970,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Check out these resources to help you plan your upgrade: V5R1: Ready to upgrade? http://www.search400.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci764293,00.html Search400 has the Best Web Links on V5R1. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286405,00.html OS/400 Discussion Forum: Post your questions, and get answers from other iSeries users as well as search400 experts. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84638 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "IBM reveals new midrange Unix server" [2] "Mini-release brings software enhancements to iSeries" [3] "With XP, IBM may hold the winning hand" [1] "IBM reveals new midrange Unix server" According to IBM's Web site, the company is introducing a new midrange Unix server with the company's fastest processor yet. The eight-processor pSeries 660 6M1 comes with either the earlier RS64 III chip running at 500 MHz or the newer RS64 IV at 750 MHz. But the p660 6M1's new chip will soon be overshadowed by IBM's top-end "Regatta" server using the Power4 chip. Sources say Regatta will debut Oct. 2. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7060248.html [2] "Mini-release brings software enhancements to iSeries" A look at how IBM has enhanced OS/400 V5R1 since its announcement back in May. The author compares the process to that of purchasing a new home and gradually improving it to meet the new owners' standards. SOURCE: iSeries Magazine http://www.the400resource.com/CONTENT/MONTHLY/200109/cover9.html [3] "With XP, IBM may hold the winning hand" When Microsoft announced that the only Windows versions it will support are those with the NT kernel, IBM realized it must follow suit. But a new licensing agreement dealt along with the XP release could play into Big Blue's hand. 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