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Sept. 18, 2003 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- FROM OUR SPONSOR: Take advantage of existing iSeries talent with Visual RPG for .NET! http://search400.com/r/0,,18487,00.htm?asna =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. FEATURES AND TOP STORIES - News: Trying to move to Java? Just follow the Big Blue brick road - News: IBM, Microsoft tout Web services collaboration - News: IBM patching DB2 vulnerability - Programmer Tip: View the description of an active user - Expert Advice: Migrating data and applications from V3R7 to V5R2 2. 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But the real news, says one analyst, is that IBM is admitting RPG's days are numbered. >> CLICK here for story: http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci928357,00.html?Offer=0918long MORE INFORMATION Read these recent Search400.com features: Data Centers to hike iSeries skills requirements http://search400.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci927915,00.html?Offer=0918long Featured Topic: News from COMMON http://search400.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci776466,00.html?Offer=0918long =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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?Offer=0918long IBM, MICROSOFT TOUT WEB SERVICES COLLABORATION | CNET IBM and Microsoft brought out their big guns -- Steve Mills and Bill Gates -- to let the industry know just how serious the companies are about Web services. The duo demonstrated how their competing software packages can interact using Web services, and they pledged cooperation in establishing additional standards. IBM PATCHING DB2 VULNERABILITY | InfoWorld IBM released a software patch for a serious security vulnerability in some versions of its DB2 software, according to the security company that discovered the problems. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- VIEW THE DESCRIPTION OF AN ACTIVE USER | Tip: Search400.com Have you ever wanted to see the description of an active user on the system instead of seeing only his or her user profile? Search400.com member Mark Boyce provides code to do just that. >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci928303,00.html?Offer=0918long =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MIGRATING DATA AND APPS TO V5R2 | Rich Belles, sys. mgmt. advice Dear Rich, We have a new server running V5R2. 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