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June 10, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > LXI - Free White Paper: Using iSeries as your Central Backup   > Need software that enables you to automate, integrate and manage e-business transacting? IN THIS ISSUE:   > Salespeople are sharks and other truths of negotiation   > Maximizing the ROI of data center management   > iSeries ISVs prepared for i5 launch   > More headlines   > iSeries word scramble game   > The Missing Link: Digital downloads 'getting better' all the time? Free White Paper: Utilizing the iSeries as your Central Backup Server Anyone can back up data, but can you protect, find and restore it? Industry research states on average only 22% of corporate data can be adequately recovered. Utilizing the iSeries as a central backup server can help you accurately manage all media management activity. Download this Free White Paper to learn how LXI helped one organization reduce backup times, eliminate redundant hardware and improve their confidence in recoverability. Click Here Salespeople are sharks and other truths of negotiation [Search400.com] Salespeople are trained to negotiate contracts. You're not. But one expert says understanding how the game is played will ensure you walk away from your next negotiation with everything you want. MORE INFO: > News coverage: Data Center Decisions 2004 Maximizing the ROI of data center management [Search390.com] Data center managers are under increasing pressure to account for every penny they spend. Here's how to get the most from your money. iSeries ISVs prepared for i5 launch [iSeries Network] The new i5 systems and i5/OS are expected to be generally available this Friday, and many iSeries ISVs have been working for some time on pre-releases of V5R3 so that their offerings would be in synch with the IBM announcement. (Free registration to this site required.) More headlines [From around the Web] IBM uses roadmap to get users to i5 (Computer Business Review) TOPICS: iSeries word scramble game Need a little break from the monotony? Let's test your iSeries terminology out. Unscramble these 24 iSeries-related words. When you've completed the list, e-mail us with your answers. All Search400.com members that submit jumbles that are complete -- and correct -- will be placed into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Need software that enables you to automate, integrate and manage e-business transacting? TrailBlazer Systems has solutions addressing: (1) Industry Mandates / Compliance - UCCnet, UDEX, WWRE (2) Security and encryption (3) Transaction movement / mapping. Click here for more info. TOPICS: WebSphere/Web Development Forum -- Interact with your peers Looking for a great place to mingle with your peers, ask or answer Web-related questions, or just catch up on the latest info? Check out Search400.com's WebSphere/Web Development Forum. TOPICS: Best Web Links -- Buying new hardware or upgrading? Are you looking for some information on buying new hardware or upgrading? We have scoured the Web and gathered some of the best links out there so you can be an educated and informed consumer. The Missing Link: Digital downloads 'getting better' all the time? [Reuters] The long and winding download may be at hand. The Beatles, whose hits have been holdouts from the online music age, could be coming to a hard drive near you. Representatives for the Fab Four are talking with several companies about distributing "I am the Walrus" and the rest of the group's vast, legendary catalog on the Net -- a move some say would give the digital download industry some serious credibility. The deal could be done by fall. Just think -- the Beatles could all live in your little Dell machine. 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: Security Tip Search400: Programmer Tips 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