=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS June 28, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Postmaster Direct =================================================== Get free offers from reputable merchants for products that you are interested in. Pick from over 50 categories of interest, modify your profile at any time to suit your needs, and receive only the email that interests you when you subscribe today. Just click on the link below and get your account up and running. http://search400.techtarget.com/postmasterDirect/ ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "IBM plans wireless functions for WebSphere" IBM announced enhancements to its WebSphere product designed to help companies push existing applications out to wireless device users while requiring few changes to their computing infrastructure. The enhancements are aimed at businesses that want to make programs such as CRM (customer relationship management) and SFA (sales force automation) applications available to workers via devices such as handheld computers. SOURCE: IDG http://www.itworld.com/AppDev/594/IDG010627ibmwebsphere/ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What do you think about having wireless functions for WebSphere? Tell us about it in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 For more information, check out the Best Web Links on WebSphere at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2bb,00.html And check out this search400 Live Expert Q&A with Dave Slater and Jim Mason to get more information on how to best get started with WebSphere development tools. http://search400.techtarget.com/onlineEventsTranscript/0,289691,sid3_gci507893,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "Zollar: Lotus committed to Web services" [2] "Oracle pledges to fight off IBM" [1] "Zollar: Lotus committed to Web services" Lotus is committed to new Web services movement, and the IBM subsidiary's leader, Al Zollar, points to his company's several new product offerings that bring the point home. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/breaknewsdisp.asp?ID=4670 [2] "Oracle pledges to fight off IBM" Oracle is relishing a turf war with IBM over database customers. While the company admits it was slow to respond to Big Blue's marketing campaign, which harped on Oracle's high prices for its database software, it says it is now going for IBM's jugular. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/newsbursts/0,7407,2780932,00.html ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- "Has IBM quelled your concerns about its planned withdrawal of WebSphere Application Server SE?" Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll --------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS ---------------------------------------- [1] "RPG special files" This writer explains how special files are a means by which RPG programs can handle file types that are not native to the language. You'll find a code sample that shows how a special file might be used to provide non-standard editing functions to show on a display file. If you read this code and still have questions, a list of contact information is available to further help you. SOURCE: Sentinex http://www.sentinex.com/nsite/tips/rpgsf.htm [2] "Case Study: How the Minneapolis Grain Exchange avoided catastrophe" What would you do if your AS/400 was down when you arrived at work? This article is a good rundown of how you can handle an AS/400 emergency by being prepared with a disaster-recovery plan. SOURCE: iSeries Magazine http://www.the400resource.com/CONTENT/MONTHLY/200106/casestudy6.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 ---------------------------------------- "The outernet is coming" The Internet may be way cool, but the 83 million people who log on each day is way less than half of the number of people finishing the 300 million daily point-of-sale transactions at places like American checkout counters and ballpark stands. Advertisers and marketing people recognize this, and never slow to miss an opportunity, they are gearing up to take advantage of what they're calling the "outernet." The O-Net currently exists in the form of interactive kiosks and public-access terminals, but it figures to eventually be a collection of electronic billboards positioned everywhere imaginable. One edge the outernet may have on the "traditional" Net: You don't have to be computer literate to participate. Score one for the dumbing down of America! SOURCE: Business 2.0 http://www.business2.com/marketing/2001/06/outernet_is_coming.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK ----------------------------------------------------------- Title: Understanding AS/400 System Operations Authors: Mike Dawson and Marge Hohly Description: Offering a unique approach to learning AS/400 operations with extensive end-of-chapter, hands-on labs, self-tests, and review questions, this book uses real-world situations to prepare you from the ground up to be productive with AS/400 operations. 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