=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS June 11, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Post Master Direct =================================================== GET THE INFO YOU WANT TODAY What do YOU want in your e-mailbox? How about FREE info and offers about computers, networking, wireless devices, finance and lots more? Visit http://search400.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/, choose the topics that interest you, and you'll get the e-mail you want. =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Newer isn't always better with iSeries upgrades" Here's a little known fact. Most 7xx upgrades are more cost-effective if the upgrade is to the original I-Star 8xx-processor feature rather than to the new S-Star 8xx models. SOURCE: The Insider Weekly http://www.the400group.com/aiwweb/free/11-0601.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What has been your experience with iSeries upgrades? Is it true that it's better to upgrade to the I-Star 8xxx feature? Post your comments in our Sound Off Discussion Forum: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 For more information, read the Best Web Links on iSeries Hardware. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2d0,00.html And read more news from Insider Weekly at http://www.the400group.com/aiwweb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "Lotus pushes Domino services" [2] "SNA to ship updated Visual RPG, Acceler8DB this summer" [1] "Lotus pushes Domino services" Lotus is creating tools that will make it easier to extend its Domino-based messaging and collaboration applications to the Web, a move that follows Microsoft's similar efforts around Exchange and .Net. The IBM subsidiary will offer a Web services enablement kit that will allow developers to take components of Lotus collaboration applications and embed them as services in other Lotus applications or in non-Lotus Web applications. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2771694,00.html [2] "SNA to ship updated Visual RPG, Acceler8DB this summer" ASNA has spent the last month beta-testing new releases of the Windows-based ASNA Visual RPG (AVR) integrated development environment for OS/4000 and Windows servers and its related Acceler8DB (ADB) database. But sources say that the original summer release date for the products is likely to be pushed back to the end of the summer -- maybe even September. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm#3 ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- What percentage of your storage is outsourced to SSPs? Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll --------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS --------------------------------------- [1] "20 Security tips and techniques" Security is the AS/400's strong suite, but it's also one of its most complex functions. Getting the most out of AS/400 security is what separates the best AS/400 professionals from the rest of the pack. Here are 20 fast tips and techniques for fast-tracking your installation's security profile. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mc/mcclassics.cfm?id=a281 [2] "Power up your Apps with V5 database enhancements" V5R1 includes numerous DB2 UDB for iSeries enhancements that improve your application flexibility. New features such as SQL triggers and DB2 Extenders give you more options when developing your own applications. Check out this article to learn more about SQL triggers, DB2 UDB extenders for iSeries, query and report flexibility and many more enhancements. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/resources/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&CO_ContentID=10056 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 -------------------------------------------- "Doctor Who is back!" "Doctor Who" has been more like Doctor Where the last five years. The BBC's sci-fi hero has been on hiatus, but he's coming back, this time over the Internet. The BBC's Web site will broadcast an all-audio episode called "Death Comes to Time" on July 13 in six Real Audio files. Listeners will be able to vote whether they want the TV show to return. In summary: Who: "Dr. Who" What: A new, audio episode Where: BBC on the Web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho When: July 13 Why: Why not? SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19601.html ======================================================== LIVE SEARCH400 DISCUSSION FORUMS NOW AVAILABLE ======================================================== We've opened up search400 so that it can be a free exchange of great ideas, comments, questions and advice between you and your search400 peers. Check out our latest storage community feature: search400 Discussion Forums, now accessible directly from the search400 home page! Just create your "handle," then you're ready to start posting! 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