=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS July 3, 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 "The iSeries loves Domino" IBM has positioned the iSeries with the new iNotes Access for Outlook client as a viable substitute for multiple NT servers. Recently, Group Computing reporters spoke with iSeries General Manager Buell Duncan about the value that Domino brings to iSeries. SOURCE: Group Computing http://www.groupcomputing.com/dpmain.nsf/NewsNotes/04EBE800C6D7889B87256A7D0066B555?OpenDocument MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What's your opinion regarding the iSeries with the new iNotes Access for Outlook client as a substitute? Tell us about it in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 Check out these search400 Best Web Links on Domino at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2ca,00.html Or read this search400 Q&A with Buell Duncan at http://search400.techtarget.com/qna/0,,sid3_gci512837,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "iSeries and AS/400 shops report disk crashes" [2] "IBM cuts Low Rate Financing program rate" [3] "Computer Associates attacks plan" [4] "IBM to shed 1,000 consulting jobs" [1] "iSeries and AS/400 shops report disk crashes" Some iSeries and AS/400 customers have reported abnormally high failure rates for disk drives recently, according to Midrange Computing. But the cause of the failures has not been ascertained. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/announcements/062901mc.cfm [2] "IBM cuts Low Rate Financing program rate" IBM has reduced its financing rate to 5.3%, down from 5.5% for customers in its Low Rate Financing program. Not all customers qualify for the low rate -- it is available only to those with sterling credit ratings in North America, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Still, most customers in the program obtain financing rates better than the 8.5% to 9% that IBM typically charges, an IBM spokesperson said. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/02/010702hnibmrate.xml [3] "Computer Associates attacks plan" In the midst of a proxy battle, the management of Computer Associates International has taken its case to its shareholders. The company sent a letter urging shareholders to support keeping the company intact with its current management. Texas billionaire Sam Wyly is trying to get control of the company and has said he wants to split the company into four units based on product areas. SOURCE: Bloomberg News http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/03/technology/03ASSO.html [4] "IBM to shed 1,000 consulting jobs" On Monday, IBM announced it's cutting 1,000 consulting and service business jobs so employee skills better match customers' needs. Workers have 30 days to find another job in the company or will be terminated with severance. The cuts represent less than 1% of IBM Global Services workforce. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6442749.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] "Product review: RPG-Alive" In this product review you'll learn the benefits of RPG- Alive. The reviewer says the name of this product speaks for itself that it really does bring RPG alive. By running a small program that resides in the Windows Systray any occurrence of SEU through an emulation program becomes a fully functional editing guide that improves code visibility. A free trial is available if you'd like to check it out for yourself. SOURCE: 400 Times http://www.400times.co.uk/FrameData/RPGAlive2.htm [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 that Domino and WebSphere are the best CRM tools for the AS/400. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/article.asp?ID=32800124321PM -------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web -------------------------------------------- "Tech-savvy teens swamp police with fake IDs" Boy, technology sure does make things easier! Gone are the days when teenagers had to rely on ingenuity and artwork to piece together their fake IDs. These days, there are actually Web sites that will do the work for them. Some sites offer templates or kits for those teenage do-it- yourselfers who still want to feel part of the process. Others will save the kids the hassle and will produce the doctored driver's licenses for them. And you wondered why President Bush's daughters asked for a new computer for Christmas! 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