=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS June 14, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: The 400 Group =================================================== iSeries DevCon The world's leading iSeries/AS/400 development experts come together at iSeries DevCon in Miami, Fla., on October 9-12, 2001. Get one-on-one access to the biggest names in iSeries development. Enhance your skills and professional value with instructor-led hands-on training. Master the latest skills, tools, and technologies with expert guidance and field-tested advice. For a complete list of experts presenting at the conference, and to save $200 on registration, visit http://www.the400group.com/devcon today. =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Some iSeries and AS/400 upgrades are in short supply" IBM says it can ship Model 270 and 8XX iSeries machines with S-Star processors within a week or two of initial orders. But the fine print says many of the processor features for the Model 270 machines will likely take six weeks to be delivered. This is nothing compared to the Northstar PowerPC-based Model 730 and Model 740 machines, which take over four months. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/article.cfm?id=876 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What are your thoughts or concerns regarding the new AS/400 upgrades? Do you think it will ship within the promised time frame? Tell us about it in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 For more information about iSeries hardware, see these search400 Best Web Links. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286947,00.html And check out this article on the new hardware features, "iSeries enters a new age". http://www.the400resource.com/Content/chronicles/Weekly/hardware5.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "CA files lawsuit alleging noncompete violation in proxy battle" [2] "Tech future is said to brighten" [3] "IBM releases Linux software for business users" [1] "CA files lawsuit alleging noncompete violation in proxy battle" Last week, Computer Associates International filed a lawsuit against former Sterling Software founder and chairman Sam Wyly, who is trying to dump CA's current management in favor of his own choices. CA claims Wyly's proxy battle violates a noncompete clause he signed when he sold Sterling Software to CA last year. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=27825 [2] "Tech future is said to brighten" Cuts in corporate technology budgets may have bottomed out, according to a new survey of chief information officers by CIO Magazine. Over the next 12 months, the executives plan to increase technology spending on average by 6.3%, found the survey, which will be released today. SOURCE: The New York Times (Free registration required) http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/02/technology/02POLL.html [3] "IBM releases Linux software for business users" IBM has released two new open-source applications for the Linux operating system, highlighting its commitment to the open source Unix cousin. Version 1.0 of JFS (Journaled File System) for Linux helps manage extremely large disk configurations and enables file recovery after a power outage or crash. Version 1.0 of NGPT (Next Generation Posix Threading) enables multithreading, the operation of simultaneous processes on systems with multiple CPUs. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/29/010629hnibmlin.xml ---------------------------------------- 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] "Tools for application reface & redesign" This paper focuses on the six modernization strategies to provide the strength and functionality necessary to catapult AS/400 customers into complete e-business enterprises. According to this paper, the new iSeries models deliver one of the strongest end-to-end, e-business platforms on the market today. SOURCE: IBM http://www.as400.ibm.com/developer/tools/documents/tools_apref.html [2] "The benefits of building customer relationships" The benefits and challenges of customer relationship management (CRM) are discussed here. This article also provides examples of various CRM solutions, and it says Domino and WebSphere are the best CRM tools for the AS/400. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/article.asp?ID=32800124321PM 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 -------------------------------------------- "Computer passwords reveal workers' secrets" Someone may not be able to guess your exact password, but a new study shows that it's not too tough to figure out how you came up with it. 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