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A newsletter published by TechTarget   January 06, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions: March 24 - 26, Atlanta, GA  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  iSeries skills shortage possible, report says >>  NEWS:  Firms consider platform consolidation >>  WEBSPHERE STRATEGIES TIP:  Receive free monthly WebSphere tips >>  THE MISSING LINK:  You, me and baby NetWare makes three  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY iSeries skills shortage possible, report says  (iSeries Network) A Gartner analyst suggests that during the next 10 years it will be increasingly difficult for businesses to find developers with iSeries skills, most specifically RPG. (Free registration to this site required.) More on this topic: >  Data centers to hike iSeries skill requirements >  iSeries pros continue to make salary gains SPONSORED BY: Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions March 24 - 26, Atlanta, GA Outsourcing is no longer just a hot topic or over-hyped term; it's a necessity. Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions conference is invaluable to decision makers due to its strategic vendor-neutral content. It brings together top industry experts who deliver step-by-step best practices to save you the time and frustration of going it alone. Qualify for early admission today! Confirm your registration today and save $1,495 NEWS Firms consider platform consolidation (The Four Hundred) As a growing number of businesses consolidate servers, many of them are also consolidating platforms, which should simplify the administration of servers. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  IBM not on Java Tools Community roster (CRN)   >  SEC to probe IBM Korea bribery case (Reuters)   >  JDE customers not likely to bulk up on PeopleSoft software (TechWeb)   >  IBM expands blade server strategy (eWEEK)   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   FORUM ADVICE Sending multiple spool files to one user "Adowen" has a job that runs and creates multiple spooled files. Both of these SPLFs need to be sent (SNDNETSPLF) to a user/address provided interactively by the user. He wondered if there was a way to "catch" the parameters entered on the first prompting of SNDNETSPLF and use them on any subsequent SNDNETSPLF commands. Search400.com member "Zkarj1" says yes. >>  View or participate in this discussion thread EXPERT ADVICE Sounds lost in upgrade John Brandt, OS/400 advice Dear John, Since we upgraded to a new iSeries with V5R2, our applications don't make any sounds anymore. For example, when entering an order and there is not enough inventory, it used to beep along with displaying the error message. I can't get it to beep anymore even though I have the correct sound settings in Client Access. >>  View John's response >>  Ask John your OS/400 question or view past Q&As EXPERT PROFILE Jim Mason, Search400.com Web development expert Jim Mason is president of ebt-now, an IBM and Lotus business partner focused on delivering e-business application solutions for iSeries 400 customers. Jim writes, consults, teaches, designs and develops iSeries Web applications using Java, WebSphere, DB2, Lotus Domino and the WebSphere Development Tools for the iSeries. Let Jim's experience work for you. Ask Jim Web-related questions anytime. >>  Ask Jim a question or to read recent Q&As USER POLL Vote now Will you be using Java, WebSphere or Linux this year? >>  Sound off! What do you think about this poll? Let us know WEBSPHERE STRATEGIES TIP Receive free monthly WebSphere tips Our WebSphere Strategies tips will provide ideas and suggestions to help you work with WebSphere and its development tools. With articles from expert Jim Mason, you'll learn how to bring the power of the Web to important applications. Recent WebSphere Strategies tips: >>  Generating XML from SQL data >>  Options for calling iSeries commands from WebFaced applications THE MISSING LINK You, me and baby NetWare makes three If you're expecting a child and you work in IT, forget names like Caitlin, John and Madison. How do Dot Netta, Kernel Tom, A.D. and SQL Sue grab you? A psych professor in Nebraska found that more and more parents in the U.S. are naming their progeny after products. 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