=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS July 16, 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/1,289639,sid3,00.html =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "The disk crash saga continues" Apparently, having a disk crash on the iSeries server has become a common occurrence. Several users have complained about disks dropping out of RAID groups, and some have moved to mirroring to try to stay one step ahead of the problem. The fixes have worked for some, but others continue to have problems. There have even been reports of a few OS/400 shops that have had disks fail in their Netfinity and xSeries servers, even as their AS/400 and iSeries disks were working. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Have your disks crashed? Do you feel more could be done to prevent this from happening? Post your comments in our Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 Check out these Best Web Links on Systems Management. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286955,00.html And these on Storage http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2d1,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "Q&A: Two minutes with Elaine Case on iSeries Apps and ISVs" [2] "IBM tweaks iSeries promotions to boost sales" [3] "The big three HA vendors look outside OS/400 for expansion" [4] "EDS, Sun to market each other's wares" [5] "BEA to unfurl new version of WebLogic" [1] "Q&A: Two minutes with Elaine Case on iSeries Apps and ISVs" IBM iSeries executive Elaine Case dispels the belief that the platform is short a few when it comes to choices in applications. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10920 [2] "IBM tweaks iSeries promotions to boost sales" IBM has tweaked three of its long-standing promotions that it offers users. The restyling doesn't amount to much more than a few minor changes and a new name, but the move is intended to boost sales of the platform. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm [3] "The big three HA vendors look outside OS/400 for expansion" The big three iSeries high-availability software vendors -- DataMirror Corp., Lakeview Technology, and Vision Solutions -- are looking to the Unix server market and perhaps to a longer-term expansion to the enterprise Windows server market to fuel revenue growth in the coming years. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mmu/currentissue.cfm [4] "EDS, Sun to market each other's wares" EDS and Sun have agreed to sell each other's goods and services to companies looking for technology help. The companies say that within the next five years the alliance has the potential to produce $3 billion in hardware, software and service sales to help companies run Web sites and data centers. The first three contracts signed under the partnership are expected to be announced soon. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6572552.html?tag=lthd [5] "BEA to unfurl new version of WebLogic" With intentions of sticking it to IBM, BEA Systems is expected to roll out an enhanced version of its WebLogic integration and application servers. The new version will feature J2EE connector architecture, an open framework used by applications servers to connect legacy software such as accounting, to mainframes. SOURCE: Network World Fusion http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0713bea.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] "Focus on networking & connectivity" The term "networking" has taken on many different generic meanings lately. The writer of this article focuses on networking on the iSeries and brings you three articles that help you to gain a better understanding of some very specific iSeries networking hardware, software and protocols. SOURCE: Midrange Computing http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mc/article.cfm?titleid=a442&md=20017 [2] "The facts about SNA over TCIP/IP networks" This white paper gives you straight answers to your questions regarding SNA over TCIP/IP networks. It uses an easy-to-follow "browse and pick" Q&A format. You'll learn the easiest way to transition from an SNA network to a SNAoIP Network. SOURCE: Nortel Networks http://www.nortelnetworks.com/solutions/wan/collateral/sna_wp.pdf 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 ---------------------------------------- "People make the best robots" Did you ever have a crush on the robots from Star Wars? Maybe not. But the next time you hear a pick-up line in a bar it might be from C-3PO. Engineers at UC-Berkley are teaching robots to flirt, make small talk and drink wine. During the fifth annual Webby Awards being held this week, 1,000 online puppeteers will take control of Tele-Actor, a human that obeys commands like a robot. Tele-Actor won't make a move without permission, asking questions like "What should I drink?" or "Who should I kiss?" and her every move will be transmitted back to the audience as a series of still images recorded by a small camera attached to her head. Researchers hope that studying the results of the experiment will lead to technological advancements in robotics. SOURCE: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,45137,00.html --------------------------------------------------- BUYER'S GUIDE ENHANCED LISTING --------------------------------------------------- Visit Stalker Software's Enhanced Listing in the new Buyer's Guide. CommuniGate Pro, Stalker's featured product, is a highly-scalable, full-featured Internet Mail server. 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