=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH400.COM | Today's News Sept. 4, 2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: Free iSeries 400 white papers http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid3,00.html
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: iSeries fails to keep pace with IBM's overall server sales - News: IBM exec touts need for BPEL support, SOAs - Forum Advice: Creating bootable system backup - Expert Advice: Triggering an import job 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Current Poll: Are you being asked to comply with UCCnet? - August 2003: Search400.com Month in Review - Book Excerpt: Subfiles in RPG IV - Missing Link: Need a prayer? Send an SMS __________________________________________________________________ ****************** Free iSeries 400 white papers **************** Download the key papers you need today to make informed decisions. Targeted categories include, database management, hardware (servers), OS/400, output solutions, security and storage. Click here to access the free Search400.com white papers section. http://search400.techtarget.com/whitepapers3/0,,sid3,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEAD STORY ISERIES FAILS TO KEEP PACE WITH SERVER SALES | iSeries Network An IDC report released last Friday spelled great news for IBM, making the folks in Armonk happy. Unfortunately, that joy didn't make its way to Rochester. While the iSeries gets good margins, there isn't any real growth there, say experts, and they point to pressure from Windows and Linux. >> CLICK here for story: http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/news/nwn/story.cfm?ID=17202&channel=home MORE INFORMATION: Check out these Search400.com Best Web Links on IBM Watching. http://search400.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid3_tax2ac,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 IBM EXEC TOUTS NEED FOR BPEL SUPPORT, SOAS | CRN An IBM exec says he sees a growing need for vendors to support BPEL (Business Process Execution Language), an emerging specification that would give programmers a way to formally describe processes underlying business applications so that they can be exposed and linked to processes in other applications. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 TARGETS VERTICAL MARKETS (Information Week) -- SCO SENDING LINUX USERS BILLS FOR UNIX LICENSES (CNET) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CREATING BOOTABLE SYSTEM BACKUP | Forum Advice: Search400.com "400newbie" writes, "I'm trying to determine if the iSeries allows for the creation of a bootable system backup. I see where I can select things to be backed up, but it's not clear if the backup tape can be used as a bootable media for restoring the operating system." Can you help out an iSeries newbie? >> CLICK here to participate in this discussion thread: http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84639/1429 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRIGGERING AN IMPORT JOB | Tim Granatir, development advice Dear Tim, We currently receive data on our iSeries into the IFS via FTP. We have a scheduled job that imports the data into the main database. Is there any way this can be automated so that when the data is written into the IFS, the import job can be triggered? >> CLICK here to view Tim's response: http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid548300_tax285217,00.html ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR POLLS | Search400.com Reader Survey Are you being asked to comply with UCCnet, a worldwide initiative to improve supply-chain effectiveness? Do you think suppliers will be at a disadvantage if they don't participate in the UCCnet registry? >> CAST your votes: http://search400.techtarget.com/#poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH400.COM MONTH IN REVIEW | August 2003 August may be one of the most popular vacation months, but there weren't any breaks for Search400.com. We had several news stories, tech tips, webcasts and more. Here's a recap of the site's top items. >> CHECK out the review: http://www.search400.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci921931,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW BOOK EXCERPT | Subfiles in RPG IV Log on and download for free Chapter 7 of Subfiles in RPG IV: Rules, Examples, Techniques, and Other Cool Stuff written by Kevin Vandever and published by MC Press. This chapter, "Subfiles and Data Queues -- A Perfect Combination," looks at how to incorporate all the features in the Program Development Manager (PDM) into a subfile application. >> DOWNLOAD the chapter: http://www.search400.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid3_gci920707,00.html >> BUY the book: http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=1583470034&partner_id=55 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MISSING LINK | Need a prayer? Send an SMS Huge crowds aren't keeping some Indians from taking part in a large Hindu festival that started Sunday in Bombay. To partake, all they really need is a ring and a prayer. For a small fee, a cellular operator will enable devotees to text message in their prayers. So far, more than 5,000 people have dialed up for the deity. SOURCE: Reuters http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=3&u=/nm/20030903/od_nm/sms_dc >> 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. 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