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TrailBlazer Systems has the ONLY EDI-INT AS2 certified solution for the AS/400 http://search400.com/r/0,,8283,00.htm?trailblazersystems =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: IBM sells first iSeries Model 890 in Europe - News: COBOL gets eclipsed - Administrator Tip: Performance problem solved - Expert Advice: Error counts reported by BRMS 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Book Excerpt: Exploring IBM eServer iSeries Computers - Search400.com member survey: What are your plans for 2003? - Current Poll: Is your company handing out holiday bonuses? - Tips Contest: Win a Garmin eMap GPS - Programmer Tips: Receive free biweekly Programmer tips - The Missing Link: Take note! Editors' grade notebooks ______________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY TrailBlazer Systems ************* Do you do EDI with Wal-Mart? If so, TrailBlazer Systems has the ONLY EDI-INT AS2 certified solution for the AS/400. ZMOD Exchange EDI-INT has powerful features like; full transaction automation, integration with ALL AS/400 EDI translators, firewall navigation, intruder alerts/blocking and best of all it does NOT require a secondary PC/NT to bridge data or store keys. To connect to Wal- Mart, call (770) 850-6966 or visit http://search400.com/r/0,,8283,00.htm?trailblazersystems =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY IBM SELLS FIRST ISERIES MODEL 890 IN EUROPE | The Four Hundred A Belgian-based healthcare service provider is the first company in Europe to install an iSeries Model 890 "Regatta-H" server. The healthcare provider embarked on an ambitious plan in 2000 to re- architect its iSeries-based RPG applications to move them to the Web and eliminate copious amounts of paperwork. Consolidation was the reason to look at a Model 8XX server, but the prospect of running Java applications and IBM's WebSphere middleware was also a major consideration. >> CLICK here for story: http://www.midrangeserver.com/tfh/tfh120902-story01.html MORE INFORMATION: Read these links on the iSeries Model 890 http://search400.techtarget.com/search/1,293876,sid3,00.html?h=true&query=iSeries+Model+890 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 COBOL GETS ECLIPSED |iSeries Network A new project by IBM and its Eclipse initiative promises to bring COBOL into the modern world of open source. The new Eclipse COBOL Tools Project grew from the work of Eclipse member Fujitsu on its NetCobol for Linux project. (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 -- LOTUS, MICROSOFT WRANGLE FOR E-MAIL MARKET SHARE (SearchDomino.com) http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid4_gci867847,00.html -- SANTA DOESN'T DO WINDOWS (SearchWin2000.com) http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci867574,00.html -- IBM AUSTRALIA DENIES RATIONAL ANALYST COMMENT (ZDNet) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PERFORMANCE PROBLEM SOLVED | Tip: Search400.com Search400.com member David Turner looks at performance with a green-screen graphic tool. He had performance problems recently where the iSeries would unexplainably slow down. In this tip, David provides a program that samples the system every five seconds utilizing the Work with System Activity facilities to do the sampling. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci868262,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ERROR COUNTS REPORTED BY BRMS | Advice: Search400.com Dear Ask the Expert, The error counts reported by BRMS are outrageous. I have a hard time believing they are correct. If so, what's the difference in the errors reported in SST? In SST there are hardly any error reported on tape media. Which one should I believe? Search400.com Backup and Recovery expert Ken Graap responds. >> CLICK here to view the complete expert Q&A: http://www.search400.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid506525_tax288615,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FREE BOOK EXCERPT | Exploring IBM eServer iSeries and AS/400 Computers, 10th Edition Search400.com would like to offer our members the opportunity to download for free the table of contents and first chapter of Exploring IBM eServer iSeries and AS/400 Computers, 10th Edition written by Jim Hoskins and Roger Dimmick, and published by Maximum Press. This updated guide to the iServer and AS/400 world provides an overview and comprehensive reference to the latest models, options, disk storage equipment, printers, tape drives, software enhancements, Lotus Domino, displays, network stations and more. It addresses such business issues as lease vs. purchase, maintenance strategies, cost justification and office ergonomics. It also includes hypothetical case studies of small, medium and large businesses to illustrate how real business problems can be solved with iSeries and AS/400 systems. 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