Today's News: IBM rolls out more vertical tools

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April 20, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: Mainline IN THIS ISSUE: IBM delivers middleware for utilities, government markets Board reacts to dwindling attendance, interest in COMMON V5R3 will feature 'on-access' virus scan Additional news stories available on our news page Tips for shrinking your backup/recovery windows 'Toothing' craze bites Britain Does your company have a compliance solution that will stand the test? Managing and complying with government regulations is an on-going process. Simply understanding the new regulations and how your company maintains compliance is an uphill battle. The IBM TotalStorage Data Retention 450 integrates storage, server and software retention components into a single, securable cabinet. Click Here. IBM delivers middleware for utilities, government markets [Search400.com] The new offerings, which integrate Lotus colloboration tools, focus on regulatory, security and remote operations issues. MORE INFO: IBM to reorganize software operations IBM ISV boasting more than marketing hype Board reacts to dwindling attendance, interest in COMMON [iSeries Network] Some COMMON board members admit that things are looking pretty grim for the user group. Attendance is down due in part to the economy and a change in demographics. However, the group is surveying users to see if there's anyway to stop the numbers from dwindling and will reveal its preliminary finds during the conference next month. (Free registration to this site required.) V5R3 will feature 'on-access' virus scan [Midrange Server] OS/400 V5R3 will have the ability to detect and clean viruses the moment a user attempts to open a file that's been infected with a virus or the file is otherwise accessed. On-access scanning will require an OS/400 antivirus scanning engine, such as Bytware's StandGuard Anti-Virus. Additional news stories available on our news page [Search400.com] IBM buys European business continuity firm (SearchCIO.com) IBM Global Services earnings fail to impress (SearchCIO.com) ASK THE EXPERTS: Tips for shrinking your backup/recovery windows New iSeries hardware and tape technology in combination with software enhancements in BRMS using Concurrent and Parallel Saves, Save-while-active and Online Lotus Server Backups are resulting in huge reductions to backup/recovery windows. Recently Debbie Saugen, technical owner of iSeries 400 and AS/400 backup and recovery, IBM's Business Continuity and Recovery Services, joined Search400.com for a webcast on Honey, I shrunk my backup/recovery windows. A few people had questions for Deb following the broadcast; here are her responses. Click here to Download Deb's slides. TOPICS: User poll -- Upgrading to OS/400 V5R3 What are your plans for upgrading to OS/400 V5R3? ASK THE EXPERTS: Result fields in Query John Brandt, application development advice Dear John, I am trying to create queries. I'm running into a wall when it comes to result fields in the iSeries query. Is it possible to have conditional functions? 'Toothing' craze bites Britain [Reuters] A new high-tech trend in Britain is called "toothing," but it has absolutely nothing to do with dentistry. "Toothing" is a phenomenon wherein naughty strangers use their cell phones to arrange naughty encounters with other strangers in public places, especially confined places such as trains, buses and even supermarkets. It's called "toothing" because Bluetooth wireless technology makes it all possible -- you can anonymously send all your "come hither" info to any fellow Bluetoothers within 10 meters. People are running their data up the Bluetooth flagpole and seeing who salutes, or in this case, seeing who decides to hook up in the loo. Full Story Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! Search400: Administrator Tips Search400: Programmer Tips Search400: Top Expert Advice Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-177 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. Contact Us: Search400 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494