=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS June 13, 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 "WASPs preparing to take wing" The iSeries will only benefit as Application Services Providers (ASPs) continue to evolve into wireless ASPs or WASPs -- although they'll have cross some barriers first. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10487 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What are your thoughts or concerns regarding wireless ASPs or WASPs? Do you think it will be beneficial to you? Post your comments in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "IT Factory readies tools for Lotus, Microsoft" [2] " 'Premium processing' for H-1Bs draws praise, criticism" [3] "IBM executive touts promise, challenges of e-business" [1] "IT Factory readies tools for Lotus, Microsoft" IT Factory is expected to announce new application development tools for its Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange customers. The tools are designed to ensure rapid development of Web-based collaborative and knowledge management applications built on the Domino and Exchange platforms, respectively. The products will be rolled out at Lotus' DevCon developer show in Las Vegas next week. Source: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2773637,00.html [2] " 'Premium processing' for H-1Bs draws praise, criticism" Charging fees for H-1B visa applications has raised concern among critics who doubt it will have the intended effect -- a shorter leadtime. However, proponents applaud the measure. Source: Computerworld http://idg.net/ic_623106_1794_9-10000.html [3] "IBM executive touts promise, challenges of e-business" IBM Vice President Irving Wladawsky-Berger said during a keynote address at the e-Business Conference and Expo that e-business has matured to the point where now it's time to focus on its potential. But for e-business to reach its potential, the challenges of providing self-managing systems, integration and flexibility, and access to expertise must be met, Wladawsky-Berger said. Source: InfoWorld http://idg.net/ic_623002_1793_1-3921.html ---------------------------------------- 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] "Maximize your iSeries-hosted Web site with Rendezvous/400" If you are interested in e-business and making your Web site grab your customer's attention, check out this article. You'll learn about Rendezvous/400 and how it can help maximize the input you receive from your Web site by adding real-time forums, chat rooms and customer service support. The article says it lets you host Internet It lets you host Internet or intranet newsgroups on your AS/400 and control access to newsgroups, forums, and chat rooms via user and group profiles. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/resources/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&CO_ContentID=10064 [2] "PTFs available for V5R1, V4R5 and V4R4" IBM recently released PTFs for the database, HTTP server, Java, and backup and recovery portions of OS/400, with plenty of HIPER PTFs and a new cumulative release. That cumulative release also includes the latest Quarterly Maintenance Update (QMU) for Domino R5.0.5 and R5.0.6a. In addition, IBM released yet more HIPER PTFs for V4R5 and V4R4. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm 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 -------------------------------------------- "BlackBerrys and baseball" "Here comes the stretch -- and the pi... -- oh wait, he stopped to check his e-mail." Get ready. That could be in the baseball broadcast of the future, where the batter steps out of the batter's box so the pitcher can check his inbox. The Toronto Blue Jays organization has given each of its players, coaches and trainers a BlackBerry wireless e-mail gizmo to keep in touch with everyone at home during the 81 road games this year. A team spokesman said the BlackBerrys should improve morale in the nest -- bluejays in the wild love blackberries -- but players said they're just waiting for the day the dugout ditches hand signals and sends e-mails to the mound and the base coaches. 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