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Free WHITE PAPER: Strategic Time and Labor Management http://search400.com/r/0,,15359,00.htm?kronos =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards forge ahead - News: SAN takes shape in iSeries space - Programmer Tip: Clear data queues easily - Expert Advice: Journaling and incremental backups 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Expert profile: Shahar Mor, PC/Windows connectivity expert - Current Poll: Would you join an IT workers union? - Programmer Tips: Receive free biweekly Programmer tips - Tips Exchange: Win a hand-held color TV - Missing Link: 'Bullfighter' sticks it to corporate bull ______________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY Kronos ****************** FREE Strategic Time and Labor Management White Paper Labor productivity rose 1.9% last quarter, according to the U.S. Labor Department. This growth can be attributed to technological solutions that enable organizations to do more with less. Download a free white paper from Kronos that details how time and labor management solutions help industry leaders remain competitive by leveraging labor information and enabling managers to make proactive, well-informed labor decisions. Click here: http://search400.com/r/0,,15359,00.htm?kronos =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- LEAD STORY PEOPLESOFT, J.D. EDWARDS FORGE AHEAD | Reuters PeopleSoft said it's moving forward with an exchange offer valued at $1.75 billion for all shares of J.D. Edwards, despite Oracle's mounting hostile takeover bid. >> CLICK here for story: http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-1018936.html?tag=fd_top MORE INFORMATION Read this recent Search400.com article: JDE acquisition concerns could fizzle for users http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci905301,00.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 SAN TAKES SHAPE IN ISERIES SPACE | iSeries Network By consolidating storage across varied, heterogeneous platforms, SAN has promised (and delivered) many benefits, including centralized management of resources and scalability. This is great for the enterprise, but what about in iSeries shops? Or is there an out-and- out battle between SAN and traditional internal storage brewing? (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 -- FOUR THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND AMIDST MERGER MADNESS (SearchCIO.com) http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci906938,00.html -- BMC BUYS MAKER OF IBM DB2 TOOLS (eWeek) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CLEAR DATA QUEUES EASILY | Tip: Search400.com Search400.com member Naveen Dronavalli recently witnessed someone writing a program to read all of the data queue entries to clear a data queue -- using QRCVDTAQ API. With a very large data queue, you can just imagine how long it would take. In fact, it would consume a lot of resources because you are calling an API so many times. This problem can be solved in a simple way: by calling a singe API -- just once. For this, Naveen has written a utility and included the code. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci910672,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- JOURNALING AND INCREMENTAL BACKUPS | Ken Graap, backup advice Dear Ken, Do you have to have journaling to do incremental backups? >> CLICK here to view Ken's response: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid537260_tax288615,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 Would you join an IT workers union? >> CAST your vote: http://search400.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=- WIN A HAND-HELD COLOR TV | Search400.com tips contest This month we're giving away a hand-held color TV. Enjoy the brilliant clarity of a TFT-LCD screen on the world's smallest TV. This color TV features a 2.5-inch LCD screen that uses the same innovative technology as the ultra-sharp monitors on new laptops. 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