=================================================== SEARCH400.COM DAILY NEWS August 8, 2001 More headlines at http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Symtrax =================================================== COMPLETELY AUTOMATE REPORT REFORMATTING AND DISTRIBUTION Say "GOODBYE" to costly printing and labor-intensive distribution of your iSeries spool file reports! Eliminate re-keying data to XLS for meaningful end user PC reports. Automatically reformat to XLS, HTML, PDF or RTF. SET UP REPORT REFORMATTING AND E-MAIL INSTRUCTIONS ONCE, then COMPLEO takes over. Compleo, the award-winning report formatting, management and distribution ACTION tool. Download a free evaluation copy now at http://www.symtrax.com/s400. Questions? Call (800) 627-6013 or e-mail us at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. =================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "iSeries job market darkening despite one firm's findings" Several indicators point to a slowing market for iSeries pros, although a recent survey from Nate Viall and Associates (NVAA) says things are still pretty good. In its Mid-2001 iSeries (AS/400) & PC Salary Survey Report, NVAA found that the average salary for managers rose 7.9% to $80,600. And salaries for programmers are up 8.7%. SOURCE: search400 http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci759766,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Search400 Interactive Salary Survey: Take the survey and view the results. http://search400.techtarget.com/salarySurvey/1,289712,sid3_gci530912_cid345442,00.html What do you think about these salary surveys? Does your salary reflect what they say? Post your comments in search400's Sound Off Discussion Forum. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84639 Career advice: Submit your questions to search400's career expert, Vic Sbrega. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_tax284944,00.html For more information about iSeries employment see these search400 Best Web Links. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2ae,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S OTHER AS/400 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [1] "iSeries users don't make it easy on Linux distributors" [2] "IBM serves up some surprises" [1] "iSeries users don't make it easy on Linux distributors" Early adopters of Linux on the iSeries will have some work to do to get their systems running smoothly, admits the two Linux distributors that are supporting the platform. Both TurboLinux and SuSE have announced plans for iSeries distributions of the open-source operating system. SuSE is addressing concerns about availability and reliability, while TurboLinux has focused on service concerns. SOURCE: AS400 Network (Free registration to this site required.) http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=11114 [2] "IBM serves up some surprises" IBM's move last fall to bring all of its servers under the eServer brand seems to be paying off. While rivals Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard have seen sluggish sales this year, Big Blue has been gaining marketshare. But IBM isn't resting on it laurels; this fall it will release new state-of-the-art Unix and PC servers and continue its investment in Linux. SOURCE: BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_33/b3745097.htm ---------------------------------------- WEEKLY POLL ---------------------------------------- Do Domino and WebSphere working together enhance your e- commerce requirements? Vote now at http://www.search400.com/poll --------------------------------------- BEST AS/400 WEB LINKS --------------------------------------- [1] "OCEAN User Group Conference -- Catch the wave" The OCEAN User Group, one of the largest IBM iSeries User Groups in the U.S. with 500 members, is featuring its 6th Annual Technical Conference and Vendor Expo. The conference is scheduled for Sept. 11, in California. The topic focus is WebSphere, WebFacing, Java and RPG IV. SOURCE: Ocean User Group http://www.ocean400.org/ [2] "What is this iSeries Nation?" This site (known for lampooning IBM) has been running a series of articles on the iSeries Nation. Check it out to see why the writer is so against the iSeries Nation. This writer has a humorous side that might make you site back and rethink things. SOURCE: RPGerationX.com http://www.rpgenerationx.com/articles/iSeriesNation.html 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 -------------------------------------------- "Naked surfing outbreak hits Yorkshire" What do Brits wear while surfing the Internet? Not very much. That's the naked truth from a new AOL-commissioned report. U.K. Web users were asked to identify their most common online attire. By far, most folks wore T-shirts and jeans, but come on... who really cares about them? Approximately 27% of West Country women say they surf in nothing but lingerie, while 8% of Yorkshire Internet users wear nothing at all. Before you scoff at these bare facts, consider this: What are YOU wearing right now? 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