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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: John Brandt, Search400 expert - Current Poll: How do you feel IBM is handling security fixes? - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum - Best Web Links: Company announcements - The Missing Link: Move the kids away from the screen, please =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY IBM OFFERS REBATES ON MODEL 820S WITH LINUX | News: The Four Hundred IBM last week announced a rebate offering to customers who acquire specific configurations of its Model 820 iSeries servers. A rebate lets IBM test the market's price sensitivity without committing to a permanent price cut. >> CLICK here for story... http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh040102-story02.html MORE INFORMATION: Check out this Featured Topic on Linux on the iSeries. http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci754687,00.html And read these Search400 Best Web Links on Linux. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax283197,00.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 IDION TAKEOVER MAY BE TOUGH FOR DATAMIRROR | News: The Four Hundred Data Mirror's hostile takeover of rival Vision Solutions, which is owned by South African company IDION Technology Holdings, is perhaps a more complex deal than DataMirror has bargained for. WEBSPHERE UPGRADE TARGETS ONLINE BUYING EXPERIENCE | News: CRM Daily Staples and Panasonic are among the first companies to use IBM's WebSphere Commerce upgrade, which is designed to provide better inventory and order-management applications for both business-to- consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) Web sites. Staples said it will use WebSphere Commerce as the new platform for its B2B e-commerce Web site, StaplesLink.com. And Panasonic said it will use WebSphere Commerce to strengthen relationships with suppliers and customers. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 -- INFO CENTER IMPROVEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY (Source: iSeries Network) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EASY WAY TO CONVERT | Tip: Search400 Learn how to make a simple move to a numeric field. The variable length field can be used to populate numeric variables; this is an alternative for having data structures. A sample code is included to help you better understand what the tip writer is talking about. >> Click here to review the complete tip... http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci811784,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/2f9 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DATABASE | Advice: Search400 Dear Ask the Expert, Can you recommend a good book or methodology to make sure that we get the best performance out of our databases? DB2/400 and DB2 UDB expert Pascal Jacquemain offers some advice. >> Click here to review the full expert Q & A... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid457895_tax285216,00.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 _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | John Brandt, Search400 expert John Brandt is vice president of technical services at iStudio400.com, an IBM business partner. He has six years' experience working on System/38, 12 years' experience working on the iSeries 400, 21 years' experience with PCs and 12 years' experience with PC servers. In addition, John has worked on software development, maintenance and distribution. Languages he's familiar with include RPG, ILE, CL, COBOL, Java and JavaScript. John also has extensive experience with networking and systems management. You name the iSeries subject, OS/400, Application Development, Backup and Recovery, DB2/400 and DB2 UDB, and John can answer almost any question about it. Let John's experience work for you! Ask John your questions anytime. Go to: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid3,00.html >> RECENT Q&A's with John you may find of interest: * Monday night's backup is 20% faster http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid388554_tax288615,00.html * What do these access path terms mean? http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid457903_tax285217,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | Search400 Reader Survey Is IBM taking a cavalier approach to security fixes considering the glut of problems it's had with products in recent months? >> 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 DICUSSION THREADS: * Execute commands on a Unix box using FTP http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1499!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= * Passing Variables to WRKQRY http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1473 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS | Search400 Best Web Link Search400 has added a new Best Web Link category for recent announcements and new product information from companies. Check back often, as new announcements will be added weekly. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax292111,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Move the kids away from the screen, please OK, so maybe your mug won't really freeze when you're making that horrid face, and maybe eating cookie dough won't give you worms. But mom may have been right about that other warning -- standing too close to the TV. A recent study of children found a link between time spent in front of a computer screen and vision problems. Researchers say pixel preoccupation can be really hazardous to kids these days because they start using computers when they're so young, plus they don't really know the warning signs of vision problems, like headache, eye fatigue, and blurry vision. Good call, ma! 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