This Week: RPG to Java -- The road less traveled?

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An e-newsletter published by Search400.com  March 01, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: RPG to Java -- The road less traveled? >> Featured Topic: What's Domino's destiny? >> Expert Technical Advice: * Featured Expert: John Brandt, OS/400 * In the Forums: Get an Excel spreadsheet into a flat file on the iSeries * Programmer Tip: Communicate with programs using data queues >> Site Highlights: * Face-off: SCO vs. IBM * Learn IT: Software development * White Paper: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Aldon Computer Group  From the Editor: by Kate Evans-Correia, senior news editor RPG to Java: The road less traveled? IBM announced last week another offering to help you get off of RPG and onto Java: two new certification exams as well as an enhanced "Professional Certification Program" that will enable J2EE developers to quickly update their skills and become certified on the latest version of WebSphere Portal version 5. I'm told they have a special course just for folks working on the iSeries platform. Experience tells me that iSeries programmers are not going to be lining up to take these courses. Despite what IBM says, I don't see a lot of iSeries programmers moving to Java, let alone getting certified in WebSphere. Still, I do sense a lot of interest as well as concern in moving from RPG to Java. So, are you moving to Java? Do you plan to get certified? Let me know what you plan to do, if anything. And let me know what you think about certification in general. Send your comments to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and take our poll.  Featured Topic: What's Domino's destiny? by Michelle Davidson, editor The iSeries has been ideal for running Domino. Lately, however, Domino's future seems as uncertain as some consider the iSeries' to be. This week we give you the latest news and opinions regarding Domino's future. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: John Brandt, vice president of technical services, iStudio400.com Categories: DB2, application development, OS/400, backup and recovery You name the iSeries subject, and John can answer almost any question about it. Read Q&A's about OS/400 or submit your own question This Week: In the forums >> Get an Excel spreadsheet into a flat file on the iSeries "GZAMSA" says, "I know this is probably simple, but I need your help. I need to import/upload a CSV file into a file on the 400." Fortunately, Carolyn Kelly was there with a quick response. >> Reloading an AS/400 operating system from a model 720 to an S20 A few months ago "as400andrew's" company inherited an AS/400 model S20 from a company it purchased. He asks, "Is it possible to reload the operating system from a 720, which is our current production box, to the S20?" "RMalloy" has some advice. >> Do you recognize these user profiles? "MikeJP" asks, "Does anyone recognize these profiles: QSERV, QSEV, QSRVOFF and QSVR? The text for the profiles all display 'User Profile Created During Signon' and were all created in 1989. Are they old IBM defaults that were possibly carried forward?" Tip of the Week: The Lazy Coder: Communicate with programs using data queues by Andrew Borts You want a program to wake up IMMEDIATELY when you need it to do something, such as print an invoice, FTP a file or send an e-mail, then go back to sleep until you ask for something else. What do you do? Here are four methods to consider. >> Read full tip  Site Highlights Face-off: SCO vs. IBM One of the most heated legal battles in IT history deserves a good argument. Here, our editors go after the combatants and neither of them holds anything back. Read columns Learn IT: Software development Here's how it works: We give you a little background about the concept, a glossary to look up terms, and some outside reading, then you take a quiz to see what you've learned. Check it out Featured White Paper The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Aldon Computer Group Sarbanes-Oxley compliance dates are looming -- is your organization ready? IT departments will be significantly affected. Many SOX requirements can be addressed by an enterprisewide software configuration management system. Read this paper to learn how Aldon's solutions can be an important step in complying with this act. Update your subscriptions Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Daily News Programmer Tips Administrator Tips E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Security tip Limiting when a user profile can be used Each user has enough access to fulfill his job descriptions but not so much to wreak havoc on your organization -- either accidentally or intentionally. Understanding how to limit user profiles is the key, and Rich Loeber explains that here. Read & rate tip From the vendors What are companies such as Lakeview, Symtrax, BCD and GST up to? We have the updates here. Read updates White paper Accessing Your Financial and Enterprise Corporate Data Real-Time Organizations need access to their critical corporate data quickly and accurately. Global Software Inc. will show you how this is done most effectively. Check it out A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: Search400 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. 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