=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400.COM | Today's news Sept. 5, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FROM OUR SPONSORS: FREE PowerLock FlashAudit http://search400.com/r/0,,5409,00.htm?powertech
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: New pricing isn't enough to boost iSeries - News: An admin by any other name would still delete - Administrator Tip: Have your configuration source available - Expert Advice: Directly access DB2 data on an iSeries 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Search400 IT Excellence Awards: Accepting nominations now - Expert profile: Shahar Mor, PC/Windows connectivity expert - Current Poll: What more can IBM do to promote the 400? - Administrator Tips: Receive free biweekly administrator tips - Featured Book: The AS/400 Programmer's Handbook, Volume II - The Missing Link: Martha Stewart buff cooks up fan site ______________________________________________________________ **********************SPONSORED BY PowerTech ******************* FREE PowerLock FlashAudit Is your critical corporate data secure? Want to ensure there are no surprises on your next audit? A PowerLock FlashAudit answers these questions and more by running a quick, non-intrusive audit on your iSeries. Click here for your FREE PowerLock FlashAudit. http://search400.com/r/0,,5409,00.htm?powertech =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY NEW PRICING ISN'T ENOUGH TO BOOST ISERIES | iSeries Network According to a new Gartner report, the iSeries is headed for one of its worst revenue years in recent history despite IBM's aggressive iSeries pricing strategy. One analyst says that Operation GreenStreak, designed to keep low-end sales going through the economic slump, could actually end up costing Rochester in the long run. (Free registration to this site required.) >> CLICK here for story: http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/news/nwn/story.cfm?ID=15132&channel=home MORE INFORMATION: Check out these items on IBM's new pricing program: http://search400.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid3,00.html?query=Green+Streak&ctype=ALL =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 AN ADMIN BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD STILL DELETE | SearchDomino.com This Lotus administrator got into hot water when he decided to create a bogus user with the name Admin-A. The bogus user ended up causing real problems when it deleted the entire administrator address book -- ACLs and all. http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid4_gci848243,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 -- SURVEY SHOWS MORE TALK THAN ACTION (SearchSecurity.com) http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci846961,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HAVE YOUR CONFIGURATION SOURCE AVAILABLE | Tip: Search400.com Have you ever had someone delete an important line description or device description from your system? Search400.com member Nico Beekhuijs has, and he's found a way to prevent the hassle that followed the deletion. Check out this tip to see how you can save yourself a lot of time and aggravation should this happen to you. >> CLICK here to view the full tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci848372,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DIRECTLY ACCESS DB2 DATA ON AN ISERIES | Advice: Search400.com Dear Ask the Expert, Is it possible to directly access DB2 data on an iSeries? >> Read what application development expert John Brandt had to say: http://www.search400.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid488601_tax285217,00.html ___________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS NOW | Search400 IT Excellence Awards We're on the lookout for medium- and large-scale companies that are blazing new trails in iSeries 400 computing. Are you pushing the limits of the iSeries server capacity or taking Web development for the iSeries to the next level? If so, then submit your nomination for Search400's IT Excellence Awards. This awards program recognizes the IT achievers at end-user companies who design, build and manage these complex technologies (no vendors, please). The deadline for submissions is Friday, Oct. 25, 2002. >> NOMINATE a company today: http://search400.techtarget.com/awards =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- EXPERT PROFILE | Shahar Mor, PC/Windows connectivity expert Shahar Mor is president of Barmor Information Systems and has worked on the iSeries 400 for 16 years. He started as a system administrator responsible for security, performance, database administration, backup and recovery procedures and connectivity issues. He later became a senior programmer at a bank and then head of infrastructure for an insurance company. Shahar now has his own consulting firm in Israel, with eight people working for him, doing projects for the iSeries 400 in the network environment. He also has written a Redbook for IBM on iSeries e-commerce. If you're having connectivity problems, Shahar can help. Send him your questions on PC/Windows connectivity. >> CLICK HERE TO ASK Shahar a question... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid3_tax285221,00.html >> CLICK HERE TO READ recent Q&As... http://search400.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid3_tax285221,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLL | Search400.com Reader Survey In order for IBM to convince the industry that the iSeries is worth investing in, it has to... >> CAST your vote: http://www.search400.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADMINISTRATOR TIP | Receive free biweekly Administrator tips ISeries 400 professionals in charge of administering their systems will receive plenty of helpful advice from these biweekly tips. If you want suggestions about managing your iSeries 400 systems, you won't want to miss these tips. >> SUBSCRIBE: http://search400.techtarget.com/register/1,,sid3,00.html >> RECENT ADMINISTRATOR TIPS you may find of interest: * Use Softcopy Library in a non-English windows environment http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci847046,00.html * Troubleshoot LPAR and disk management GUI http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci845808,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED BOOK | Search400.com's Bookstore Title: The AS/400 Programmer's Handbook, Volume II Author: Mark McCall Now you can stop wasting countless hours wading through IBM's technical manuals, looking for programming examples to show you how a technique really needs to be coded. This book and companion CD contain more than 70 prototypical techniques and coding examples that you can use and adapt for hundreds of applications. From system APIs to SQL, the material presented encompasses the most useful and powerful features of the iSeries 400. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&product_id=1583470123&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Martha Stewart buff cooks up fan site If you're one of those people who would love to see a "Martha Stewart Prison" collection of bunk linens, jail cell accessories and other fashions that help "complete a sentence," then you won't like this Web site. SaveMartha.com has gone online to try to rescue the harried homemaker's ripped reputation, which has taken a bigger beating than egg whites being prepared for a meringue. The site lets fans encourage Martha, read pro-Martha stories and shop in the Save Martha store. The guy who started the site said that he's been a fan of Stewart for years, that she's being picked on because she's a successful woman and that it's time to leave her alone. Source: CNET http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956570.html?tag=fd_top >> RECENT missing link stories you may enjoy: http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax292189,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ *********************SEARCH400.COM 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. 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