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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: Jim Mason, Search400 WebSphere tip writer - Current Poll: Can IBM's new initiatives spark interest in the iSeries? - Tips Exchange: Win a Garmin eMap GPS - Advice: OS/400 Discussion Forum - Best Web Link: Look to the mainframe and learn - The Missing Link: High court denies review of urine sales ************************************************************ GET YOUR APPS ON THE WEB | Search400 Featured Topic When faced with having to create apps for the Web, are you thrilled with the challenge or overwhelmed with dread? No matter what, developing for the Web can be trying. Here are resources to help you make educated choices. >> CLICK for current Featured Topic... http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci810155,00.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 DATAMIRROR MAKES HOSTILE BID | News: The Associated Press DataMirror Corp. is making a hostile takeover bid for South African iSeries software vendor Idion. DataMirror is offering a premium of 70% over the average price of Idion shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Idion's management had rejected the bid, which amounts to about $9.98 million, over the weekend. NEW OPEN LABS GIVE MORE FLEXIBILITY | News: iSeries Network Attendees to COMMON in Nashville next month should be aware of a resource that not many know about. Open labs give conference goers the flexibility to try various technologies unlike traditional labs that have fixed start times and agendas. However, experts will be on hand to answer questions about the various topics, including Linux and WebSphere. (Free registration to this site required.) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 - ESERVER ATTRACTS NEW PARTNERS (Source: Web Host Industry Review) - IBM COURTS MIDMARKET (Source: Line56) - IBM ADDS 23 PORTLET PROVIDERS FOR WEBSPHERE PORTAL (Source: CRN) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IS IT A FLAT FILE OR A DATABASE FILE? | Advice: Search400 Dear Ask the Expert, If a legacy application is using RPG II to write data files to an iSeries 400, are the files flat files instead of database files? If so, and the system has a security level of 20, how secure are these files? Security expert Carol Woodbury offers some advice. >> Click here to read the full expert Q&A... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid457172_tax288767,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I NEED TO LEARN RPGIV | Advice: Search400 One user writes, "I have to get to grips with RPGIV in a hurry! Can someone please recommend a site where I might find some example code? I printed some off at work today, but there isn't enough commenting to make it readily clear what the code is doing. I've had a few years of RPG400 so I'm not a novice, but some nice clear RPGIV code would be such a help." A few Search400 members have some suggestions. >> Click here to read this discussion thread... http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1380 ______________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY Aldon Computer Group ************** ** FREE White Paper ** Application Modernization through Multi-Platform Development Is modernizing your legacy application too complex to manage? Integrating Web, Windows, client server, and multi-platform applications is a major challenge to manage. Aldon is the ONLY company that manages all multi-platform application development and change management from one iSeries GUI interface. Read why the iSeries is positioned to serve as the backbone for e-business applications. Learn how: http://search400.techtarget.com/r/0,,2565,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | Jim Mason, Search400 WebSphere tip writer Jim Mason is president of ebt-now, an IBM and Lotus business partner focused on delivering e-business application solutions for iSeries 400 customers. Jim writes, consults, teaches, designs and develops iSeries Web applications using Java, WebSphere, DB2, Lotus Domino and the WebSphere Development Tools for the iSeries. Let Jim's experience work for you! Sign up to receive our WebSphere tip via e-mail today: http://Search400.techtarget.com/editSummary/1,291026,sid3,00.html >> RECENT TIPS from Jim you may find of interest: * What's the biggest story for V5R1 software to date? You http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci771297,00.html * Planning an iSeries Java education strategy http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci805880,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR NEW POLL | Search400 Reader Survey Can IBM's new iSeries promotional initiatives spark interest in the platform? >> Cast your Vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A GARMIN EMAP GPS | Submit your Tip to Win Time's running out for your chance to win a Garmin eMap GPS. With the eMap, no matter if you are in your car or hiking in the mountains, you are never alone. The eMap contains a differential- ready, 12-parallel channel GPS receiver that continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position. Send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BOOK | Search400's Bookstore Title: Enterprise Java Programming with IBM WebSphere Author: Kyle Brown, Russell Stinehour, Dr. Gary Craig, David Pitt, Greg Hester and Jaime Niswonger This hands-on guide delves into Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), servlets, JavaServer Pages and Enterprise JavaBeans. It provides techniques for an efficient e-commerce solution. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=0201616173&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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= >> RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest: * The authorization List is not restoring correctly http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1467 * Why can't users on Win2000 access the folders? http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1412 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LOOK TO THE MAINFRAME AND LEARN | SearchStorage Best Web Link Even mainframe shops have serious storage issues. Here, two mainframe storage experts give their take on storage in a mainframe world. http://www.searchStorage.com/qna/0,289202,sid5_gci810096,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | High court denies review of ban on Web urine sales This story is a wee bit interesting. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a petition to change a South Carolina law that bans the sale of urine to beat drug tests -- the court doesn't think the case holds much water. A businessman in Greenville, who sold his own pristine urine for $69 a pop over his Web site (complete with a "warmer" to give the specimen the feel of authenticity), just couldn't hold it. He challenged the law, claiming companies use results to discriminate against pregnant women, people on certain medications, or those genetically prone to certain diseases, not just drug users. You could say he put the "pee" in "peeved." But evidently his case isn't exactly the High Court's, um, No. 1 priority. South Carolina has forbidden him to sell his "impeesters" in any state. Source: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/175279.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Special Training Offer: 30% off - The Linux Operating Systems ----------------------------------------------------------------- Learn all about Linux with this introductory course. It highlights those aspects that make Linux an innovative operating system, and provides some commonly used Unix skills and "tricks". Act now and get 30% off. Click below for more details: http://nous.gofcs.com/?s=52&p=courses&t=outline&i=WT2570&m=225s ___________________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400 CONTACTS**************************** MICHELLE DAVIDSON, site editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. 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