Today's News: The skinny on selecting iSeries software solutions

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A newsletter published by TechTarget   November 25, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  iStudio400.com: iSeries experts at your service  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  The straight dope on choosing iSeries software solutions >>  NEWS:  Future iSeries servers, part 4 >>  USER SURVEY:  What are your spending plans for 2004? >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Over the river and through the Web, to whatis.com we go  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY The straight dope on choosing iSeries software solutions  (Search400.com) The Value Manager and his team were looking for a way to provide programmers with Web access to the company's iSeries server. You'd like to think that IBM would be able to provide the best solution, but that isn't always what happens. Unless you ask the RIGHT IBMer the RIGHT questions, you could be led down the wrong path. More on this topic: >  iSeries Access Family -- A good product you may not need >  WebSphere: Don't believe everything IBM tells you SPONSORED BY: iStudio400.com Have you ever had the need to synchronize real-time data from a Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Sybase or other ODBC compliant database? If you ask someone how to do it, the answers you usually get are that you need to do it from the PC side, because the iSeries can't do it. Yes it can. Find out how NEWS Future iSeries servers, part 4 (The Four Hundred) IBM has big plans for on-demand, and the iSeries is at the forefront. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Desktop Linux is a tall, but not impossible, leap (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com)   >  Oracle stands by PeopleSoft deal (SearchCRM.com)   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   PROGRAMMER TIP Rev up the IFS with *TYPE2 directories If you've used the IFS for any length of time, you've probably noticed that performance is sometimes lackluster. But it doesn't have to be that way. Under V5R2, *TYPE2 directories provide a much-needed boost. EXPERT ADVICE How many LPARs are being used? Rich Belles, Systems mgmt advice Dear Rich, How can I, a software provider, find out how many LPARs a customer is using? >>  View Rich's response USER SURVEY What are your spending plans for 2004? What kind of iSeries investments is your shop making next year? Will you be spending more or less? What projects are scheduled? By answering a few questions like those, you can help guide future articles and features on Search400.com. Take a few minutes now and tell us what will be a priority for you in 2004. >>  Take the survey CURRENT POLL Vote now Do you believe Microsoft's offering a bounty to catch computer hackers is an effective way to thwart security breaches? PROGRAMMER DISCUSSION FORUM Interact with other Programmers Are you an iSeries programmer with questions? Join your peers in our Programmer Forum to ask and answer questions about XML, COBOL, CL, ILE, Web development, Java and much more. Recent discussion threads that may be of interest: >>  Dealing with printer font control problems >>  iSeries e-mail 9999 distributions THE MISSING LINK Over the river and through the Web, to whatis.com we go No need to bring a covered dish to this get-together -- feast your eyes on a whatis.com buffet of IT trivia with a Thanksgiving twist. If you can gobble gobble in geekspeak, you could get on the November Know-IT-All Honor Roll. Mmm, rolls. Update your subscriptions Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Security Tip Programmer Tips Administrator Tips E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   SITE EDITOR Michelle Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send us your story ideas and best practices SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Kate Evans-Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send in your news, story ideas and poll suggestions ASSISTANT SITE EDITOR Debra Tart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send us your tips and Best Web Links DIRECTOR OF SITE SALES Gabrielle Derussy mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. Copyright 2003 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News":   -  Reply to this e-mail with REMOVE in the Subject line OR   -  Go to unsubscribe and enter your e-mail address to cancel your subscription Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.