Today's News: iSeries users report uptick in spending

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A newsletter published by TechTarget   January 27, 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:  Survey -- IT spending back from the dead >>  NEWS:  iSeries ends 2003 with a solid finish >>  USER POLL:  Which candidate would best protect U.S. IT workers? >>  THE MISSING LINK:  New shirt fits outsourced workers to a 'T'  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY Survey: IT spending back from the dead  (Search400.com) TechTarget's exclusive 2004 spending research found many of the nearly 750 IT professionals surveyed have some reason for optimism. More on this topic: >  New regulations spur IT spending, headaches SPONSORED BY: Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions March 24 - 26, Atlanta, GA Is cost still the main reason for outsourcing? What aspects of your business should you outsource - the critical or non-critical business functions? Enterprise Outsourcing Decisions delivers answers to these questions and more for companies already outsourcing or still in the decision-making process. Learn how to achieve greater ROI from your investments, make smart offshore outsourcing decisions, choose the right vendors and set your sourcing strategy. Confirm your registration today and save $1,495 NEWS iSeries ends 2003 with a solid finish (Insider Weekly) IBM was low-key about its 2% revenue growth for the iSeries in Q4 despite the fact for the first time in five years the platform experienced a full year of continuous year-over-year growth. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Low profit margins make life tough for iSeries resellers (The Four Hundred)   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   FORUM ADVICE Program objects not used "RPGAS400" was looking for a way to print all program objects in a specific library that have not been used by a specific date. Search400.com member "Lrodriguez" recommended a code to use. >>  View or participate in this discussion thread EXPERT ADVICE What is a QZDASOINIT program? Carol Woodbury, security advice Dear Carol, What is a QZDASOINIT program and how can it be used? >>  View Carol's response: 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 read recent Q&As USER POLL Cast your vote Which democratic presidential candidate do you believe would best protect U.S. IT workers? >>  Sound off! What do you think about this poll? 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