=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SEARCH400.COM | Today's news Dec. 27, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights
1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: Spending rebound, another mega-merger on tap for 2003 - News: Picking a programming language - Administrator Tip: Ping a server/machine in a batch job - Forum Advice: Manage user IDs for temporary employees 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - 2002 Product Guide: Gadgets, gizmos and more - Book Excerpt: Exploring IBM eServer iSeries Computers - Tips Exchange: Win a Garmin eMap GPS - Advanced Search: Find iSeries information fast - Managing the iSeries Forum: Interact with other administrators - The Missing Link: Japanese computer turns U.S., Big Blue green =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY SPENDING REBOUND, ANOTHER MERGER ON TAP FOR 2003 |Search400.com TechTarget Editor-in-Chief Paul Gillin's 10 predictions for 2003 include more wireless wonders, a surge in tech spending, XML excitement, another mega-merger on the scale of HP-Compaq and more. >> CLICK here for story: http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci870891,00.html MORE INFORMATION: Check out this Featured Topic on 2002 biggest stories: http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci869740,00.html Read Paul Gillin's predictions for 2002: http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci787563,00.html And this Search400.com Featured Topic: Predictions for iSeries http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci868802,00.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 PICKING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE | Search400.com Should you choose VB, C# or Java? The language itself may not be that important, as long as it suits your programming style. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci870310,00.html DOMINO EXPERTS LOOK AHEAD TO 2003 | SearchDomino.com >From the battle with Exchange to a joining of forces with WebSphere, the SearchDomino.com experts turn clairvoyant and offer up their opinions on where their favorite technology is heading. http://searchdomino.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid4_gci869533,00.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 -- IBM AND BEA EXPAND PORTAL OFFERINGS (cw360) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- PING A SERVER/MACHINE IN A BATCH JOB | Tip: Search400.com Search400.com member Richard Ewasienko provides a method that uses the 400-ping command. This method allows you to account for the "hiccups" in a system's response. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci870858,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Manage user IDs for temp staff | Forum advice: Search400.com "ITauditor" wonders what the best way to grant temporary employees access to the system without compromising security is. He doesn't like to use generic IDs because the temps perform several clerical functions, but they often come and go so fast that it is hard to create and delete their individual IDs quickly enough. Search400.com expert John Brandt shares his expertise in this area. >> CLICK here to view or participate in this discussion thread: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639/1019 _________________________________________________________________ ******************** Search400.com white papers ***************** Visit our new white papers section and start boning up before your next purchase decision. You can browse by topic, author, or even search with your own keywords. If you know of other white papers that should be included, e-mail us or use our simple submission form. Check back often as we're adding more white papers every day. http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,293835,sid3,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2002 PRODUCT GUIDE | Gadgets, gizmos and more IT professionals spend far too much of their time wrestling with databases that scale to mega terabytes, and keeping thousands of PCs purring. At times, they need to kick back and look at how little slices of technology can make our lives more productive -- OK, more fun. TechTarget's editors and IT staff have launched their first annual look at some of the latest gadgets and gizmos that can help an IT professional get through the day. The reviewers share their thoughts on more than 40 personal technology products that they tested, ranging from games to cameras and high-powered Web development tools. Highlights include IBM's powerful and slick T30 notebook, which won the heart of one of our project managers, Macromedia's latest release of Studio MX, and Sony's interactive U.S. Navy SEALs game. >> START your tech-toy tour by clicking here: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/gadgets_gizmos_and_more/0,294153,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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. Non-technical readers will appreciate its straightforward style. >> DOWNLOAD the chapter: http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid3_gci866745,00.html >> BUY the book: http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=1885068433&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WIN A GARMIN EMAP GPS | Search400.com tips contest Didn't get that GPS on your holiday wish list? Don't fret, this month we're giving away a Garmin eMap GPS. But like the holidays, this months contest will be coming to an end soon. So send in your tip -- you could be our next winner. With the eMap, no matter if you are in a car or hiking in the mountains, you're 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. >> SUBMIT a Tip: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid3_prz804422_cts866220,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH400 SEARCH ENGINE | Find iSeries information fast Is Google one of your favorite search tools? We've partnered with Google to make our iSeries-specific search engine even better. Why waste time slogging through irrelevant search results? Try our search engine for the most targeted iSeries results. >> Search engine: http://search400.techtarget.com/integratedSearchAdvanced/0,289518,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MANAGING THE ISERIES FORUM | Interact with other administrators Are you an iSeries administrator with questions? Join your peers in our Managing the iSeries Forum to ask and answer questions on systems management issues. Search400.com experts frequent the forums and share their expertise. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639 >> RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS you may find of interest: * Copy a DeskWorks spreadsheet to a PC in a format that MS Excel can read http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639/1027 * iSeries system administration V5R2 - certification http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639/1028 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE MISSING LINK | Japanese supercomputer turns U.S., Big Blue green The world's speediest computer cranks out the calculations so quickly that the very name "supercomputer" doesn't do it justice. The Earth Simulator is fast, huge, and it's turned Uncle Sam, as well as Big Blue, green with envy. SOURCE: SearchWindowsManageability.com http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci870738,00.html >> 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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