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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: John Kohan, search400 programmer tip writer - Current Poll: Did you receive a salary increase this past year? - Administrator Tips: Receive free weekly tips - Featured Book: FastTrak -- iSeries and AS/400 System Operations - The Missing Link: Jamaican jails going online =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM TARGETS SMES WITH ISERIES SERVERS | News: vnunet IBM is using the iSeries to court small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company says the iSeries Express SMB server is aimed at companies with up to 300 employees and introduces SMEs to more complex e-business techniques. For the full story, click: http://www.vnunet.com/News/1129338 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read these search400 Best Web Links on IBM Offerings. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286951,00.html And check out these Best Web Links on e-commerce/e-business. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2ba,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 IBM RESPONDS TO DEMANDS FOR MORE DISCLOSURE | News: Reuters IBM is reportedly set to change the way it handles some of its accounting disclosures. According to The Wall Street Journal, IBM will begin releasing details of financial income that it previously recorded as offsets to its expenses. The move would come in response to demands from investor for greater accounting disclosure. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 AND VMWARE WORK ON PARTITIONING TOOLS (Source: InfoWorld) - THE FUTURE OF IBM (Source: Fortune) ------------------------------------------------------------- ***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). With this course you will learn how Enterprise JavaBeans work and be able to create and use them with distributed applications. Just click below to order. Shipping charges may apply. http://nous.gofcs.com/?s=52&p=courses&t=outline&i=FC1011&m=20640j =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FTP SAVE FILES GET AS WELL AS THEY PUT | Tip: search400 Expert tip writer Joe Hertvik follows up on a previous tip, "Tricks and techniques for FTPing OS/400 save files," that explained some of the ins and outs of using PUT to FTP save files from one iSeries or AS/400 to another. With the help of search400 members, Joe delves even deeper into FTPing save files in this tip. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci800401,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Retrieve the IP address of an active device| Tip: search400 Have you ever wanted to know the IP address of a connected workstation? Well, the iSeries has an API that can get that for you. You may want to implement security schemes, add business rules, use different display files, etc. depending on the IP. By knowing all or even part of the IP address, you can control how your programs communicate with the device. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci799055,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DILEMMA | Advice: search400 One user writes, "We have a generic Postscript printer on the network. It doesn't support PCL and it doesn't know IPDS, just postscript. I would like to create a remote output queue on the iSeries 400 server to print on this printer." Do you know how to accomplish this? >> Click here to respond to this post... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/279!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | John Kohan, search400 programmer tip writer John Kohan, one of search400's Programmer Tip writers, is a senior programmer analyst for a software development company and is also an adjunct instructor teaching iSeries 400 classes at his local state collage. John has worked with the iSeries since 1990 and has learned how to use the platform to solve business problems. His experiences include MIS director, consultant, application design and deployment and most recently software development of package applications. Let John's experience work for you! Sign up to receive our Programmer Tip via e-mail today: http://search400.techtarget.com/editSummary/1,291026,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | search400 Reader Survey Did you receive a salary increase this past year? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINISTRATOR TIP | Receive free weekly Administrator tips ISeries 400 professionals in charge of administering their systems will receive plenty of helpful advice from these biweekly tips. If you want suggestions about managing your iSeries 400 systems, you won't want to miss these tips. >> SUBSCRIBE: http://search400.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid3,00.html >> RECENTLY SUBMITTED TIPS you may find of interest: * Finding an IP address for the RPG illiterate http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci801673,00.html * Hot-swapping a job's USRPRF http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci801113,00.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | search400's Bookstore Title: FastTrak: iSeries and AS/400 System Operations Author: Gary Patterson This interactive presentation blends audio, video and hands-on instruction into a multisensory learning experience that teaches you the basics of iSeries 400 operations. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&product_id=158347336X&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Jamaican jails going online Prisoners doing hard time in Jamaica are bustin' out -- into cyberspace. Two of Kingston's clinks are going to be wired up. Inmates will be able to surf from the slammer and get a taste of the outside world. Prison officials say Net access will help the cons improve their minds, their social skills and their work skills. Their surfing will be monitored, though. For example, visits to www.diggingtunnelswithaspoon.com will be forbidden. >> CLICK: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,50403,00.html ======================================================== STORAGE MAGAZINE EDITORIAL HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH ISSUE ======================================================== Here's a preview of our March topics: ** Strategies to Manage the Explosion of Customer Data. ** Storage Professionals are Hot. 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