=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400 | Today's news July 8, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FROM OUR SPONSORS: Cut Expenses and Drive Profits, Free Forms Analysis. http://search400.com/r/0,,4299,00.htm?cornerstone =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights
1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: SuSE adds features to Linux for IBM servers - News: Where does Linux on the iSeries stand? - News: IBM sells its first iSeries Model 890 Regatta-H server - Programmer Tip: Keep track of disk use - Expert Advice: Applying the latest 'cum' tape on the system 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: Tim Granatir, programmer tip writer - Current Poll: Controversial issues facing the iSeries community - Advice: Programmer Discussion Forum - Best Web Links on OS/400 - The Missing Link: eBay user buys empty can for $15 ______________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY Cornerstone ******************* Cornerstone is pleased to announce uFORMZ, a powerful addition to the Unifier product line. uFORMZ, an electronic forms package, customizes and automates business documents effortlessly and efficiently. Eliminate the costs and hassles with preprinted forms and checks: reduce waste, inventory, time and labor costs. FREE Forms Analysis (888) 427-5663 or http://search400.com/r/0,,4299,00.htm?cornerstone =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY SUSE ADDS FEATURES TO LINUX FOR IBM SERVERS | CW360 Linux vendor SuSE has added some new features to its distribution for the iSeries. Additional items include new drivers, security fixes and expanded hardware support. For example, a new driver will allow Linux applications to access data from DB2 Universal Database running on OS/400. >> CLICK here for story... http://www.cw360.com/article&rd=&i=&ard=113962&fv=1 MORE INFORMATION: See this Search400 Featured Topic on Linux on the iSeries: http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci754687,00.html And read these 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 WHERE DOES LINUX ON THE ISERIES STAND? | The Four Hundred Dave Boutcher knows Linux on the iSeries. One of his duties with IBM is spreading the joys of running the open-source operating system on the iSeries. In this Q&A with The Four Hundred, Boutcher discusses everything from replacing Windows with Linux on the iSeries to the differences between the various Linux distributions. IBM SELLS FIRST ISERIES MODEL 890 REGATTA-H | The Four Hundred Apria Healthcare has purchased the first iSeries Model 890 "Regatta-H" server -- the most expensive OS/400 server to date -- as part of a data center consolidation project. Previously, Apria had reduced its numbers of data centers from 175 to 40 using AS/400 and iSeries servers. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 VS. MICROSOFT (Fortune) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KEEP TRACK OF DISK USE | Programmer tip: Search400 To keep track of disk use, Search400 member Nico Beekhuijs runs a DSPOBJD of the entire system on a weekly basis. According to Nico, you can than use some queries to show you all the new, deleted and changed objects, and you'll be able to quickly find which files are eating your disk space. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci836886,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- APPLYING THE LATEST 'CUM' TAPE | Expert advice: Search400 Dear Ask the Expert, I'm going to apply the latest 'cum' tape on my system. Do all PTFs that are temporarily applied have to be applied permanently before I apply the 'cum'? OS/400 expert John Brandt offers some advice. >> CLICK here to view the complete expert Q&A: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid479208_tax285220,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | Tim Granatir, 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: * Change FTP server to use port other than 21 http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci836572,00.html * The secret to saving only source files http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci828666,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TAKE OUR POLL | Search400 Reader Survey What's the most controversial issue facing the iSeries community? >> 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 THREADS that may be of interest: * Automatic processing of data files placed on iSeries http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/2169 * System 36 conversion http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/2149 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OS/400 on the iSeries 400 | Best Web Links If you're looking for information about OS/400 -- the operating system that runs on the iSeries 400 -- this is the place to turn. We have links to articles to help you install it, implement it and secure it -- to name just a few things. We also have a category dedicated to the new release. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax286865,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | eBay user buys empty can for $15 Remember when Jim Croce wanted to put "time in a bottle"? If only he had put air into a can -- he could have made a fortune. Evidently a market for such a thing exists. Someone paid $15 for a can of air on eBay. Granted it was Saskatchewan air, an inviting blend of oxygen and nitrogen with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium and other gases packed fresh from the Great White North. An American woman bought the can after 10 days of bidding. She said she'd never been to Saskatchewan, and who wouldn't want some air from there? Source: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1133286 >> RECENT MISSING LINK stories you may enjoy: http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax292189,00.html __________________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400 CONTACTS*************************** MICHELLE DAVIDSON, site editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your story ideas and best practices. KATE EVANS-CORREIA, senior news editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. DEBRA TART, assistant editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your tips and Best Web Links. GABRIELLE DERUSSY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. _______________________________________________________ **********************ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER************ Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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