=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS June 29, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Postmaster 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 "Is another renaming in iSeries' future?" If last year's renaming of the AS/400 wasn't enough to get the ranks riled, maybe this recent rumor will. The word is that IBM may be changing the name of the OS/400. Of course, Big Blue isn't saying a word -- except to say they aren't saying a word. But don't be shocked if you start hearing the name OS/4i every now and then in the coming months. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10687 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What do you think about the renaming of the OS/400? Is it just a rumor to stir things up, or do you think OS/4i will stick? Tell us about it in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 For more information, read how users and analysts respond to another recent name change. "Name change is just a gimmick without strategic re-branding" at http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,,sid3_gci341542,00.html And check out this article, "New name, but same old song at COMMON" http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci348535,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "Quick Takes: Web initiatives" [2] "Security firm reports vulnerability in Oracle8, 8i" [3] "IBM sees 30% hike in apps available for Linux" [4] "Does size matter? Who's best suited to provide your services?" [5] "Appeals court: Don't break up Microsoft" [1] "Quick Takes: Web initiatives" Vertex Interactive releases enhanced WMS; Patrick Townsend gets WebSphere MQ support; SEAGULL soars in legacyware market; and a new printing product from GENICOM. SOURCE: search400 http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci752228,00.html [2] "Security firm reports vulnerability in Oracle8, 8i" A company that monitors security flaws within software products said it has found vulnerabilities in Oracle's 8 and 8i database products, which it said potentially could provide attackers with full access to the database, allowing them to create, delete, or modify information. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/29/010629hnoravuln.xml [3] "IBM sees 30% hike in apps available for Linux" Despite attempts from companies such as Microsoft to dispel the open-source movement, IBM reports that the number of enterprise-level applications available for Linux has grown 30% since the start of the year. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/29/010629hnlingrow.xml [4] "Does size matter? Who's best suited to provide your services?" At a time when technology's behemoths seem to be pushing their service offerings, businesses are questioning whether to contract IT services from the same vendors that provide them with hardware and software. An analyst outlines the pros and cons of this approach. SOURCE: searchxSP http://searchxsp.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid28_gci752209,00.html [5] "Appeals court: Don't break up Microsoft" Microsoft is claiming victory after a federal appeals court threw out an order calling for the breakup of the software giant. But the court upheld a previous ruling that Microsoft used illegal conduct to retain its OS monopoly and asked a trial court to determine an appropriate remedy. The appeals court also asked the trial court to revisit the controversial issue of tying products such as the browser to Microsoft's ubiquitous PC operating system. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6403181.html?tag=prntfr ---------------------------------------- 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] "Java information" This site has a wealth of good Java information, including resources, books, news, conferences and helpful Web sites. You'll find this to be an easy-to-navigate site. SOURCE: O'Reilly.com http://java.oreilly.com/ [2] "Domo keeps its high-availability options covered" If your company depends on an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, this article may save you a lot of headaches. What would you do if it went down, or the system it ran on had to be taken offline for maintenance? If your company is like most, you can't afford down time. Check out this article to see how Domo (a leading carpeting manufacturer in Europe) decided to use Mimix to insure high availability on its systems. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&CO_ContentID=10143 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 -------------------------------------------- "Forget PTA; this school goes PDA" Whatever happened to a ringed binder and a sharpened No. 2 pencil? An affluent North Carolina private school has become the first K-12 school in the nation to require its students to purchase a handheld computer that it says will be used for word processing and will include a graphing calculator, flash cards, a grade book for teachers, e-mail and more. The cost of the Palm IIIc and portable keyboard will be added to the students' yearly $10,700 tuition. Laptops were the school's first choice, but officials found the notebooks less flexible and too expensive! SOURCE: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,44812,00.html ------------------------------------ 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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