=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400.COM| Daily News December 27, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ______________________________________________________________ ********* SPONSORED BY VeriSign - The Value of Trust *********
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Robot 2.0 - Advice: OS/400 Discussion Forum - Best Web Links: Lessons from the auto industry - The Missing Link: California's Silicon Valley a leader in pot ************************************************************ 400/WINDOWS CONNECTION | Search400 Featured Topic Getting your iSeries and Windows-based machines to "talk" to each other can be challenging. The expert advice and tips we've gathered can help you with this endeavor. If you still have questions, you can always ask our experts. >> CLICK for current Featured Topic... http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci748420,00.html >> CLICK for previous Featured Topics... http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html MAKING SENSE OF MERGERS | News: searchStorage A slumping economy sure makes for strange bedfellows. There have been so many mergers, acquisitions and partnerships made this year, how does the average Joe make sense of it all? According to analysts, you can start by figuring out which deals matter and which ones don't. http://search400.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid3_gci788194,00.html WHERE OLD SERVERS GO TO DIE | News: searchSysMgmt Recycling old servers is a must these days to avoid contaminating landfills, protect privacy and escape the wrath of the Environmental Protection Agency. http://search400.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid3_gci788198,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ADDITIONAL NEWS HEADLINES All headlines above and below are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid3,00.html - LINUX A GOOD FIT FOR HILFIGER PORTALS (Source: Internet Week) - TOP 10 ISERIES EVENTS OF 2001 (Source: Insider Weekly) - TRIAL ISERIES LINUX PARTITIONS FOR DEVELOPERS (Source: The Four Hundred) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LIFE EXPECTANCY OF TAPES | Advice: search400 This member wonders what the life expectancy of tapes used on an IBM 3570 C01 Magstar is. Systems Management expert Richard Belles offers some advice. >> Click here to read the full expert Q&A... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid427423_tax285222,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- STORED PROCEDURES AND EXCEL | Advice: search400 This member would like some help extracting the data from a spreadsheet and sending it to a stored procedure on the iSeries 400. Do you have any suggestions? >> Click here to share your expertise ... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/939!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WIN A MICROSOFT XBOX | Refer a friend to search400 Here's your chance to win a Microsoft Xbox, the hottest video game system of this holiday season. Simply tell your peers about the valuable tech tips, industry news and expert advice you get FREE from search400 and an Xbox could be yours. >> Click for info on how to win: http://search400.techtarget.com/referFriendContest/1,290949,sid3,00.html?promo_code=xbox -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | search400 Reader Survey If Santa gave your company more money to spend for next year, where would you spend it? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Win a R.A.D. Robot 2.0 | Tip Exchange This month we're giving away a R.A.D. Robot 2.0. Tough treads allow R.A.D. to conquer rough terrain -- indoors or outdoors. It also bends and picks up objects, and the "Voice Link" controller allows you to talk through R.A.D. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://www.search400.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz783215_cts783214,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OS/400 DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with other Developers Are you looking for advice on OS/400 issues? Join your peers in our OS/400 forum to ask and answer questions about V5R1, installation, implementation, security and much more. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LESSONS FROM THE AUTO INDUSTRY | Best Web Link Even as public exchanges have run into trouble, large industry-wide exchanges are continuing to crop up and smaller, private exchanges are flourishing. Experts at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School outline how e-business tools will help B2B exchanges adapt to survive. http://searchebusiness.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci784633,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | CALIFORNIA'S SILICON VALLEY A LEADER IN POT Silicon Valley: The place is going to pot, and it has nothing to do with the dot-com carnage. Silicon Valley is "Weed Central." Santa Clara County, which includes the valley, had more pot plants seized than any other California county but one. More pot plants than potholes! And, you thought just the cost of living was high! So, are developers so stressed over software that they're toking up in droves? You can roll your own conclusion. 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