=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS May 29, 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 "V5R1's Dynamic DNS automatically manages your IP address" According to iSeries guru Roger Pence, users struggling with the manual upkeep of DNS won't have to deal with it much longer. V5R1 makes it easier to manage IP addresses, he says, because of the addition of Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS), an IP solution to automatically manage TCP/IP addresses and associated client names on your network. SOURCE: Insider Weekly http://www.the400group.com/aiwweb/free/28-0501.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: For more information, check out these Best Web Links on V5R1 at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286405,00.html And, read more of Insider Weekly's complete coverage of the V5R1 announcement at http://www.the400group.com/aiwweb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "IBM Defends OS/400 V5R1's Quality" [2] "Early adopters say V5R1 is bigger and buggier" [3] "J.D. Edwards meets sales expectations but lags competitors" [4] "IBM should give away trial Linux capacity on an iSeries" [5] "IBM retools for Web services" [1] "IBM Defends OS/400 V5R1's Quality" Users of V5R1 say the new operating system release has its share of glitches. But IBM is quick to say that this is the most rock-solid, reliable program to date. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm#1 [2] "Early adopters say V5R1 is bigger and buggier" There may still be a lot of bugs to be worked out, but early users of OS/400 V5R1 say this release makes last year's version seem piddly by comparison. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10373 [3] "J.D. Edwards meets sales expectations but lags competitors" J.D. Edwards fared well in the second fiscal quarter despite recent setbacks. The software giant recently laid off 400 employees, and license revenues were down a little from expectations. Still, services revenues were up a bit more, so the company actually exceeded the high end of its lowered expectations. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm#3 [4] "IBM should give away trial Linux capacity on an iSeries" IBM's Linux on the mainframe freebie is a great idea. It's just too bad Big Blue isn't likely to offer the same on the iSeries. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm#9 [5] "IBM retools for Web services" It's the buzz of the wireless world this week. IBM is launching its latest offensive in the market for ebusiness software with more versatile development tools. The company will announce further details of the next releases of its application-server software and new development tools for building Web-based software and services. 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SOURCE: Ignite 400 http://www.ignite400.org/html/iSeries_SSL_Support.htm [2] "Java Q&A index" The Java Q&A index features the complete catalog of Java World's experts' answers to your toughest Java questions. You'll find a lot of good information here. SOURCE: Java World http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/javaqa-index.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 -------------------------------------------- "Quake" for kitties" When the overindulged (and under-stimulated) feline in your life has grown bored with catnip, you might want to turn on your computer. A software developer has created a game that he says provides an all-day incentive for housebound kitties to get off the sofa. 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