=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 | Today's News Feb. 18, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ______________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY ProData *********************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - New Poll: Did you receive a salary increase this past year? - Tip Exchange: Win a Philips eXpanium CD-MP3 player - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum - Best Web Links: How secure is your data? - The Missing Link: Networked dream home is still a fridge too far =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY IBM HINTS AT FUTURE ENTRY | News: The Four Hundred IBM hinted last week that it would deliver enhanced processors for its iSeries Model 270 product line in the second half of the year, but it isn't offering many details at this time. >> CLICK here for story... http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh021802-story01.html MORE INFORMATION: Check out these search400 Best Web Links on iSeries servers, benchmark tests and comparisons. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286947,00.html And for more information on products that run on the iSeries, read these Best Web Links to see what IBM has to offer. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286951,00.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 NEW PERIPHERALS OPTIONS FOR ISERIES SHOPS | News: The Four Hundred In addition to making 35.2 GB disks available for IBM machines, Big Blue debuted last week a new 1 GHz Integrated xSeries Server coprocessor and a 60 GB 8mm tape drive. SNMP SECURITY FLAWS LEAVE SHOPS EXPOSED | News: Insider Weekly Although it's unclear as to how the latest Internet security exposures found in SNMP, a popular network protocol, will affect the iSeries, users are being advised to proceed with caution. Upshot: Even if the iSeries isn't vulnerable to these exposures, other systems in your shop may be. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 - IBM OFFERS MODEST REBATES (Source: The Four Hundred) - SUN SETS OUT TO WOO IBM CUSTOMERS (Source: ZDNet) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ELIMINATE THE FRUSTRATION OF NEW TAPES| Tip: search400 Don't you just hate initializing new tapes? This simple CL will take the hassle out of this boring task. All you need to do is load the tapes -- job done. >> Click here to read the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci802581,00.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SINGLE-LEVEL STORAGE DILEMMA | Advice: search400 Dear Ask the Expert, I have a system with 40 disks -- all in ASP1. Thirty-five disks have 80% occupation, and the others all have 99.8. I thought this was impossible with single-level storage? >> Systems management expert Tim Granatir offers some advice... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid448845_tax285222,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------- ***FREE Enterprise JavaBeans Training Course ($149 value)**** ------------------------------------------------------------- As a member of search400, you are entitled to the free CD-ROM Training Course "Enterprise JavaBeans" ($149 value). 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Total Votes: 207 TAKE OUR LATEST POLL: Did you receive a salary increase this past year? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WIN A PHILIPS EXPANIUM CD-MP3 PLAYER | Submit your Tip to Win Time is flying by; we're already into the third week of the contest. Don't miss out; you could win a Philips eXpanium CD-MP3 player. Listen to your music at home, in the car, at the gym -- or wherever you want to go. This super-stylish portable CD player plays regular CDs, CD-RWs and MP3s. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://www.search400.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz797804_cts797798,00.html >> Go to the Hall of Fame to see previous winners: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid3_prz797804_cts797798,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROGRAMMER DISCUSSION FORUM | Interact with other Programmers Are you an iSeries programmer with questions? Join your peers in our Programmer Forum to ask and answer questions about XML, COBOL, CL, ILE, Web development, Java and much more. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected] >> RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest: * Identify all PFs and LFs on a system http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1211!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= * Send a function key key-press from a program http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1202 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW SECURE IS YOUR DATA? | SearchStorage Best Web Link Need a security crash course? Here you'll find the most popular security resources available. This research is an IT time-saver to share with your colleagues. http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid5_gci800566,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | Networked dream home is still a fridge too far You know that smart "dream home" where you can use your cell phone to tell your PC to tell your coffee maker to start brewing? You've probably heard for the past year or more that this dream was going to be reality -- and soon. Well, keep dreaming, and plan on waking up in 2007. An analyst with Gartner Dataquest says the integrated home is at least five years down the pike. Evidently, making all these devices speak the same language is kind of a nightmare. 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