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FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: IBM neutral on Passport vs. Liberty - News: Will iSeries get HP customers to jump ship? - News: Frank Soltis talks about shared technology - News: IBM builds fastest communications microchip - Administrator Tip: E-mail alert of your disk occupation - Programmer Tip: Indented source in compile listings - Advice: Detection and action during a power outage 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: John Kohan, search400 programmer tip writer - Current Poll: Did you receive a salary increase this past year? - WebSphere Strategies Tips: Receive free weekly tips - Featured Book: iSeries and AS/400 APIs at Work - The Missing Link: Priceline beams up new Shatner ads =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY IBM NEUTRAL ON PASSPORT VS. LIBERTY An IBM e-business executive says IBM is not going to choose between Sun's Liberty and Microsoft's Passport authentication technologies and says his company is still "neutral" even though Big Blue's alliances with Microsoft in the area of Web services is expanding. For the full story, click: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20020226/tc_zd/5103774 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out these Best Web Links on Web-enabling the iSeries at http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286961,00.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 WILL iSERIES GET HP CUSTOMERS TO JUMP SHIP? | News: iSeries Network IBM thinks it can lure Hewlett-Packard e3000 users, who are soon to be without platform support, to the security of the iSeries. But will the iSeries' bells and whistles be enough to persuade them to jump from one proprietary midrange system to another? FRANK SOLTIS TALKS ABOUT SHARED TECHNOLOGY | News: The Four Hundred iSeries legend Frank Soltis, champion of the use of RISC processors in the AS/400 and the adoption of logical partitions, answers pressing questions about the current state of his beloved platform. IBM BUILDS FASTEST COMMUNICATIONS MICROCHIP | News: Reuters IBM has built the world's fastest microchip, which will be used in data communications equipment like switches and routers that are used in optical communication networks. The integrated circuit runs at more than 110 GHz, or 110 billion cycles per second, meaning it will be able to process more than 2.8 million pages of text per second. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 - CA IN HOT WATER OVER PROFIT STATEMENTS (Source: iSeries Network) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- E-MAIL ALERT OF YOUR DISK OCCUPATION | Tip: search400 Check out this tip from member Jamir Dea Junior to see how you can receive a daily mailing informing you of your disk occupation. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci803284,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- INDENTED SOURCE IN COMPILE LISTINGS | Tip: search400 On your compile listing parameters for the command CRTBNDRPG, one of the parameters is called INDENT -- which is a source listing indentation. In the field for that parameter you specify the characters that are used to mark the structured operation clauses. Search400 member Debora Ames provides a suggestion that produces a neat line for you to follow the indention. >> Click here to view the full tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci803574,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Detection and action during a power outage | Advice: search400 This member turned to users in the Managing the iSeries forum for advice on power outages. He states, "UPS is attached to the system, and I'm wondering if it is possible to configure the system so that it pages/e-mails out the moment it detects a power outage?" A few search400 members, including site expert Tim Granatir, have some suggestions. >> Click here to see what they had to say... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/290 ======================================================== QUALIFY TO ATTEND OUR FREE WINDOWS CONFERENCE ======================================================== Don't miss our Windows Decisions conference May 8-10 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Attend and discover: ** How to succeed with Active Directory. ** Hidden tactics to lower your TCO. ** Best practices for Windows 2000 systems management. ** End-to-end network administration strategies. ** How to solve your top 10 Windows interoperability problems. ** And more. View full session info and apply today for FREE attendance at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3903304;5058249;g?http://www.windowsdecisions.com/ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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 >> RECENT TIPS from John you may find of interest: * Keep on top of users' changes http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci788167,00.html * Help! My program has a life of its own! http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci784420,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | search400 Reader Survey Did you receive a salary increase this past year? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WEBSPHERE STRATEGIES TIP | Receive free weekly WebSphere tips Our WebSphere Strategies tips will provide ideas and suggestions to help you work with WebSphere and its development tools. With articles from experts Bob Cancilla, Jim Mason and IBM's David Slater, you'll learn how to bring the power of the Web to important applications. >> SUBSCRIBE: http://search400.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid3,00.html >> CLICK HERE TO READ recent WebSphere tips... * Eliminate WebSphere team deployment headache http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci803124,00.html * Basic WebSphere troubleshooting concepts http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci800522,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | search400's Bookstore Title: iSeries and AS/400 APIs at Work Author: Doug Pence and Ron Hawkins Here is your guide to mastering hundreds of new APIs available on the iSeries and AS/400 to effectively solve business problems. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&product_id=1583470220&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | Priceline beams up new Shatner ads William Shatner is back with the enterprise -- the enterprise known as Priceline.com. The online trek service has brought the star back on board after a year-long break. Look for a whole new slew of radio and TV ads -- hopefully they'll be as entertaining as the unforgettable "Bust A Move" commercial from a couple of years ago. Shatner is no newcomer to interpreting popular music. There's a CD you can buy that features Shatner singing the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man." Beam me up -- please! >> CLICK: http://news.com.com/2100-1017-844034.html?legacy=cnet&tag=lthd __________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400 CONTACTS******************* MICHELLE DAVIDSON (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. 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