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E-mail news editor Kate Evans-Correia at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "OS/400 name change on IBM's drawing board" IBM has its sights set on renaming its operating systems. The renaming of the OS/400, as well as its other operating systems, is reportedly part of last year's server rebranding campaign. Two possibilities: OS/4i and i5/OS. SOURCE: Insider Weekly http://www.the400group.com/aiwweb/free/30-0701.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: What do you think about the idea to rename the OS/400? Will it help the iSeries or only confuse people? Tell us all about it in our Sound Off Discussion Forum http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 For more information, read this recent news item "Is another renaming in iSeries' future?" at http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=10687 Looking for more relevant information on OS/400? Try search400's targeted search engine today! http://search400.techtarget.com/integratedSearchResults/1,289503,sid3,00.html?query=OS%2F400 And check out search400's Best Web Links on OS/400 here: http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286865,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "Q&A: Two minutes with Malcolm Haines on marketing, iSeries and otherwise" [2] "Lotus makes more cuts" [3] "Midrange Computing closes its doors" [4] "Tivoli rolls out new software upgrades" [5] "Officials fight Code Red worm" [1] "Q&A: Two minutes with Malcolm Haines on marketing, iSeries and otherwise" Malcolm Haines, the marketing mind behind the iSeries, is leaving IBM, but he'll hardly be forgotten. Here, Haines passes along some of his marketing wisdom. SOURCE: AS/400 Network http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=11030 [2] "Lotus makes more cuts" Lotus is blaming tough economic times for another round of layoffs. The company handed out pink slips to 200 of its 5,500 total employees. The job losses mainly hit the company's services and consulting business. In addition, Lotus is making some management changes that will have an impact all the way up the executive chain. CEO Al Zollar gets a new title and will now be called general manager, the same title held by the executives who run IBM's other key software units. SOURCE: Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/209/business/Lotus_to_lay_off_200_more+.shtml [3] "Midrange Computing closes its doors" Midrange Computing, a source of AS/400 news and information since 1983, has folded, laying off 66 employees. The magazine's print publication, as well as its Web site, has ceased operation. SOURCE: AS/400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://as400network.com/nwn/Story.cfm?ID=11059 [4] "Tivoli rolls out new software upgrades" Tivoli Systems' upgraded software is designed to help IT managers, particularly ASPs and managed service providers, track software upgrades to users that are sporadically connected to the network. SOURCE: CRN http://crn.com/Components/Search/Article.asp?ArticleID=28593 [5] "Officials fight Code Red worm" The U.S. Government is working with private officials to adopt a "take no prisoner" approach to protecting the world from the "Code Red" worm. The government routinely works with private companies to issue warnings about new hack attacks and viruses, but never before has it made such a high-profile stand. SOURCE: The Associated Press http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6711302.html?tag=prntfr ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- Do you have a security policy in place to help deter illegal entry into your AS/400 systems? Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll --------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS --------------------------------------- [1] "Product review - Function Junction" This reviewer feels that in the AS/400 community there is a crossroads that has the following paths, one path is to make lots of cash, and the other is enjoy what you do. He feels this crossroads can now be given a name, the Function Junction. This product comes bundled with over 120 functions. According to this reviewer, the dollar per function price is nominal when compared to the amount of effort that has been put into creating each function. SOURCE: 400 Times http://www.400times.co.uk/FrameData/functionjunction.htm [2] "Product progress" IBM is showing progress, so this writer says. He describes these three crucial areas: WebSphere, Domino and DB2. According to this article, these three products are the cream-of-the-crop of IBM's cross-platform, open-standards strategy. All three run on the entire eServer line, as well as on competitors' systems. And all three are in hot, competitive markets that IBM is trying to dominate. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/resources/artarchive/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewarticle&CO_ContentID=10435 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 ---------------------------------------- "Cheeky monkey apes his keepers" Criminals who steal cell phones just don't get it. Sure, they light be able to make a call or two, but the authorities usually catch up with them. Take Chippy the chimp at Britain's Blair Drummond Safari Park, for example. After picking his keeper's pocket of a new mobile phone, Chippy thought he'd make a couple of speed-dial prank calls. Zoo officials couldn't figure who was calling them until one of them yelled into their phone, causing Chippy to give up his identity with a startled shriek. 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