=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH400 | Today's News Feb. 27, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _______________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY PowerTech ********************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: Tim Granatir, search400 programmer tip writer - Current Poll: Did you receive a salary increase this past year? - Programmer Discussion Forum: Interact with other developers - Best Web Links: Constructing a disaster recovery plan - The Missing Link: Canterbury has a tale to tell online ************************************************************ TOP 10 EXPERT RESPONSES | Search400 Featured Topic When it comes to expert advice, application development and PC/Windows connectivity are tops on your mind so far this month. Here are the top 10 expert responses you sought out from Feb. 1-18, based on how often you read them. >> CLICK for current Featured Topic... http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci803187,00.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 MIDRANGE BLUE BOOK GIVES ISERIES PRICE INFO | News: iSeries Network Ever wonder what that old iSeries 400 you have running is worth? A new Web site is offering just such information. The subscription- based Midrange Blue Book will include pricing information for all members of the iSeries family. (Free registration to this site required.) RECESSION FEARS HIT SERVER MARKET | News: vnunet Server makers are feeling the pinch of the poor economy. Market leader IBM was saved by sales of Linux running mainframes. By contrast, Sun Microsystems, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard all saw their sales drop slightly. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 - HP PULLS THROUGH (Source: VARBusiness) - AMEX HIRES IBM (Source: The Associated Press) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ASK THE EXPERT | DSN files are causing ODBC problems Dear Ask the Expert, We are gradually upgrading PCs on our network from Client Access to Client Access Express. After the upgrade we've had trouble with ODBC connections using DSN files that have the system name. I have been able to eliminate these errors in most cases by replacing the system name with the IP address. Can you help me? >>READ PC/Windows connectivity expert Shahar Mor's response: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid446180_tax285221,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OS/400 DISCUSSION FORUM | Management Central on V5R1? One user writes, "Has anyone used Management Central on V5R1? It seems to work great except I'm having a problem on how to set up and page me on outstanding messages on QSYSOPR. Can anyone give me some ideas on how to do this?" >> CLICK here to reply to this Post: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1366!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Training Offer: 30% off - Network Security and Firewalls ------------------------------------------------------------------- Security is a major concern for iSeries 400 pros everywhere. This course will acquaint you with the firewall concepts and the process of managing firewalls. Act now and get 30% off. Click below for more details. http://nous.gofcs.com/?s=52&p=courses&t=outline&i=IP1330&m=225s ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | Tim Granatir, search400 programmer tip writer Tim Granatir is vice president of Technical Services at Interlink Technologies in Maumee, Ohio, where he serves as chief architect for their warehouse management system. He has worked in the banking, insurance, healthcare and distribution industries in various positions, including programmer/analyst, systems analyst and DP manager. Tim has worked on IBM midrange platforms since 1983. Let Tim'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 Tim you may find of interest: * Balance your disk usage for optimum performance http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci793569,00.html * Break out of the comfort zone -- Experiment with new technologies http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci801876,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | search400 Reader Survey Did you receive a salary increase this past year? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 FORUMS you may find of interest... * Can someone give me advice on bar code printing? http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1246 * Changing overlay in a spool file http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1184!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- STEPS TO CONSTRUCTING A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN | searchStorage Industry research shows that 80-90% of all U.S. and European businesses don't have a disaster recovery plan in place. Getting started is sometimes the hardest part, so searchStorage asked an expert to lay out a blueprint for implementing a DR plan. http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid5_gci803438,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | Canterbury has a tale to tell online The Internet really is going into a "tale" spin. The Brits are dusting off the 600-year-old first edition of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and putting it online. How? With a key to the British Library vaults and with unbelievably keen cameras. The 1,300 telltale pictures those cameras take will end up online. Finally -- the Wife of Bath splashed across the Internet! Just make sure you have ye olde English dictionary handy. 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