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PowerLock/SE from PowerTech; Download your free copy today. http://www.powertechgroup.com =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "iSeries performance breaks the bank" Proving once again that it's fast and furious, the iSeries topped the recent Midas-Kapiti International (MKI) benchmark for server performance in the high-volume, banking industry. MKI, an international banking and financing software vendor, matched a 24-way iSeries 840 with its Equation DBA banking application and concluded that the iSeries can handle loads typically associated with mainframes. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10832 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What has been your experience with iSeries performance? Are you surprised that it topped the recent Midas-Kapiti International (MKI) benchmark? Post your comments in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 For more information on performance, check out these search400 Best Web Links at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2c3,00.html And read this story from AS400 Network, "Benchmarks reinforce iSeries' capabilities". (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10090 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "LANSA, IBM help businesses implement Java and WebSphere for iSeries" [2] "New technologies bolster enterprise Linux" [3] "IBM within arm's reach of BEA" [4] "Open-source steps in to duplicate .Net" [1] "LANSA, IBM help businesses implement Java and WebSphere for iSeries" LANSA said it has struck a deal with Big Blue that has LANSA integrating IBM's WebSphere Application Server with its e-business development solutions, LANSA for the Web and LANSA Commerce Edition. The integrated offering is expected to speed up solutions for implementing e-business and Java applications with WebSphere, cutting training costs and overall deployment costs for iSeries customers. It is also expected to help customers leverage Java, and other technologies, such as wireless and XML. SOURCE: Midrange Systems http://www.midrangesystems.com/breaknewsdisp.asp?ID=4708 [2] "New technologies bolster enterprise Linux" IBM is doing all it can to herald Linux to the masses. Big Blue debuted two new technologies last week that enhance the enterprise capabilities of the open-source operating system. While the technologies haven't yet been incorporated into the official Linux kernel, they're ready for customer use and will probably be adopted by Linux in the future, according to IBM. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10840 [3] "IBM within arm's reach of BEA" IBM is creeping up on BEA Systems in the application server market. A report released by IDC shows Big Blue within three percentage points of BEA and highlights IBM's WebSphere application server worldwide market share as having grown at twice the market's average over 1999 and 2000. SOURCE: The Standard http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27776,00.html [4] "Open-source steps in to duplicate .Net" Open-source fans are taking strides toward reproducing the foundation of Microsoft's .Net so people can use the technology without Microsoft's involvement. With .Net, Microsoft plans to sell its services, and the software that powers those services over the Internet. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6527632.html ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- Microsoft has been criticizing the General Public License open-source software model, saying that it undermines the commercial software sector and hurts innovation. What is your opinion of Microsoft's position? Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll --------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS --------------------------------------- [1] "Tech tip: Small font size in output" The writer of this question was trying to print over TCP/IP, but when doing so, he had problems with the font size in the output. Everything worked well when he used a spool file with PCL macros. But if he tried to print using the Print Screen key, the output was very small. Check out this tip to see what advice the expert gave him. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10693 [2] "V5R1 brings new opportunities for printing" The V5R1 announcement recently made brought new developments to many areas of the iSeries. One area is printing enhancements. Some of the enhancements are free, and others are licensed programs that you'll have to purchase to use. In this column the writer touches on the free printing enhancements. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mc/article.cfm?titleid=b1999&md=20017 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 ---------------------------------------- "Smoking mad over pot virus" Does your PC have a bad case of the munchies? Does it giggle incessantly? It could have been infected with the Marijuana virus. I-Worm.Mari comes as an e-mail with the subject line "check this out." When the computer "inhales," a Trojan Horse program sets the Internet Explorer browser start page to marijuana.com and pastes a pot leaf in the Windows system tray (no word yet if the virus affects the PC's short term memory or desire to work). 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