=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS May 22, 2001 More headlines at: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: SoftLanding Systems =================================================== 80% of all unplanned downtime is caused by Application Failure or Operator Error, according to IBM. Keep your applications available, reliable, and bug-free with SoftLanding's CHANGE MANAGEMENT, DEBUGGING, TESTING, DEPLOYMENT, PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS, and SECURITY solutions. For FREE trial copies and downloads, visit http://www.softlanding.com/search =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "IBM spawns iSeries Nation" Calling all success stories. As part of its new marketing program, iSeries Nation, IBM is looking for anecdotes from users that it can use to spread the word that the iSeries is a machine of unprecedented power, reliability and longevity. Here's a classic: A shop that was running an AS/400 but had no idea the system, which never needed maintenance, had actually been locked in an unused wire closet for several years. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mcnetnews/mcnetnews.cfm?mcn=522 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read more on IBM's marketing call to arms at http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci552425,00.html Have an administrator tip that helps make your AS/400 even more powerful? Submit it at http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsContest/0,289488,sid3_prz546561_cts546556,00.html And you may even win a DVD player. For complete coverage of COMMON, go to search400's Special Events page at http://search400.techtarget.com/specialEvents/1,289653,sid3_gci551610,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "Further consolidation for IBM's eSeries" [2] "Big Blue dives deeper into wireless" [1] "Further consolidation for IBM's eSeries" According to one analysis of IBM's eServer consolidation push, the introduction of IBM's Power4 systems, the migration of technologies such as the mainframe LPAR logical partitioning onto other servers, and the proliferation of Linux on the AS/400, are clear indications that Big Blue is seriously focusing on selling single eSeries server platforms with shared components, system utilities and software in a specific operating system and application packages. SOURCE: the451.com http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci553943,00.html [2] "Big Blue dives deeper into wireless" IBM hopes that its new wireless devices, chips and services, which it announced Monday, will create enthusiasm among consumers and hardware manufacturers. IBM isn't breaking much new ground with this latest wireless push, but analysts say IBM's endorsement of wireless technologies is significant, particularly at a time when many questions about the future of the wireless industry are being raised. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-5994228.html ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- "Have you ever purchased a used or refurbished AS/400?" Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll ------------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS ------------------------------------------- [1] "Start your V5R1 capacity planning here" There used to be a time when you could easily figure out the value of your AS/400. This is not so true today. Now the operating system and database are merged into the latest AS/400 and iSeries machines, which makes it difficult to assess how much of the cost of a machine is hardware and how much is software. In this article the writer covers how you can plan and calculate exactly what you're getting for your money and help you start your V5R1 capacity planning. You'll find a lot of helpful information here. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/iaa/article-1b.cfm#more [2] "iSeries 400 Information Center" Use the Information Center to find task and in-depth reference information on using iSeries 400 functions. Just type in VR51 and hit go. SOURCE: IBM http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/infocenter.html 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 -------------------------------------------- "E-mail bragging leaves associate jobless" Here's a reminder to keep your e-mail ego in check. A young associate with a multinational private-equity firm landed a $100,000 job, got situated in a swank new apartment and started dating some hot women. He apparently was so impressed with himself that he bragged about it all in an e-mail to friends. Eventually that e-mail wound up in his boss's hands. He wasn't as impressed. Now the young hot shot has no boss and no job. Just a guess, but the hot women are probably gone, too. 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