=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS May 1, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Postmaster Direct =================================================== What do you like? Networks? Computer Games? Downloads? How about Free Stuff? Search400.com can get you FREE info on the topics that interest you most -- and there are so many to choose from! We'll find related news, information and special offers and deliver them directly to your e-mailbox, all at no charge! Sign up here today. http://search400.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/ =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "iSeries enters a new age" Media hype from IBM's product announcements last week focused on the software enhancements of V5R1. But, users need to take a look at the hardware enhancements--they're substantial. SOURCE: iSeries Magazine http://www.the400resource.com/Content/chronicles/Weekly/hardware5.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: For more information, check out these new Best Web Link on V5R1 at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286405,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "School daze: IT training options are bountiful" [2] "iSeries fans come together with iSeries Nation" [3] "More analyst reaction to the IBM/Informix deal" [4] "Sedona Ports CRM to IBM AS/400" [5] "CA defends its accounting practices" [1] "School daze: IT training options are bountiful" When a major non-profit organization migrated from a mainframe to an AS/400 environment and ultimately decided to convert its entire application suite using native RPG, it found itself in a bit of a bind. Unfortunately, no one at the organization had in-depth knowledge of RPG IV. Fortunately for the IT group, the training options were plentiful. But, how would it choose the right one? SOURCE: iSeries Magazine http://www.the400resource.com/CONTENT/MONTHLY/200105/education.html [2] "iSeries fans come together with iSeries Nation" IBM has created the iSeries Nation to bring all kinds of iSeries enthusiasts, customers, IBM employees and business partners, together so they can connect and share their experiences with the iSeries and AS/400, says an IBM marketing executive. SOURCE: iSeries Magazine http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=9989 [3] "More analyst reaction to the IBM/Informix deal" Most analysts agree that IBM's acquisition of Informix is a good thing, but they're opinions are mixed on whether the purchase will help IBM gain real ground against Oracle and Microsoft. SOURCE: DM Review http://www.dmreview.com/master.cfm?NavID=93&EdID=3372 [4] "Sedona Ports CRM to IBM AS/400" Sedona's Intarsia CRM tool has been available for a year on NT and Unix platforms and it's now available to mid-market customers on IBM eServer iSeries products. SOURCE: Internet Week http://www.internetweek.com/story/INW20010501S0002 [5] "CA defends its accounting practices" Computer Associates has its back up--and with good reason. The software maker is being forced to defend its business and accounting practices after a published report accused the company of using "accounting tricks" to inflate sales figures. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5771344.html?tag=prntfr ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- Of V5R1's new or enhanced features, which one is most likely to facilitate your business? http://www.search400.com/poll --------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS --------------------------------------- [1] "Selling eServer solutions" This site has some useful, timely stories on the iSeries. It keeps readers up-to-date on iSeries news, announcements and education. You'll find this site well organized and easy to follow. Check back often as it is updated frequently. SOURCE: SES http://www.sellingeserver.com [2] "Bang for the buck on new iSeries servers varies by workload" All of this new V5R1 information is very confusing. Are the new iSeries machines that are running V5R1 a good deal compared with prior generations of iSeries and AS/400 machines? The answer to this question and many more can be found in this article. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/iaa/article-2b.cfm#more Do you know of a good article or Web site that should be included in our Best AS/400 Web Links? If so, let us know. Send us the headline, URL and a brief summary to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web --------------------------------------------- "Psychic foresees sunnier economic times" The experts have no idea when the dot-com gloom and doom will end. Luckily, there is Catherine Katen, psychic reader and healer. Katen pins the troubles on President Bush. "There is a feeling that his focus is more toward old business, rather than new business," she said. All of which has consumers and investors "spooked," Katen said. Spooked is bad, very bad. Bad psychic energy equals a bad economy. But she remains an optimist and predicts the Nasdaq will hit 5,000 again and venture capital will start to flow anew. As for the California energy crunch, she said, "That situation needs a lot of healing work." SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/opinion/dispatch/mc043001.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- JOB OF THE WEEK ----------------------------------------------------------- Title: AS/400 Engineer I/II Company: Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Memphis, TN http://search400.techtarget.com/flipdogFrame/0,289215,sid3,00.html?text=&loc=world_US&srch=RPG+and+%28AS400+or+%22AS+400%22+or+AS%2F400%29&job=1 Check out the many additional opportunities that are geared toward your skill set. 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