Today's News: IBM partnership aims to improve applications

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June 22, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > Aldon IN THIS ISSUE:   > RouteScience, IBM partner for better application performance   > IBM: We're a telecom player today   > IDC: Server market to serve up $53 billion   > More headlines   > iSeries word scramble game #3   > The Missing Link: Geek Squads target PC users in distress   Why Can't My WebSphere Application Development Teams Get Along? They can, with Enterprise Application Management (EAM)! With WebSphere application development products, synchronizing work across multiple enterprise platforms is difficult and time-consuming. Project teams must meet frequently to determine the readiness of independent components. Now, EAM can dramatically dramatically improve your WebSphere development teams' productivity by coordinating multi-tier application development across multiple teams. To learn more, click here or call 800.825.5858   RouteScience, IBM partner for better application performance [SearchNetworking.com] RouteScience hopes its new partnership with IBM will not only improve application performance for Big Blue's server customers, but also build its own customer base while making its software easier to deploy. IBM: We're a telecom player today [eWEEK] Telecoms may now call on IBM for bladecenter technology. The company will show off this week its eServer Integrated Platform for Telecommunications, which comes packing T blade servers and an integrated Red Hat or SuSE Linux OS. An Extended Offering will sport WebSphere middleware, DB2 technology, Tivoli management software and software from third parties. IDC: Server market to serve up $53 billion [InternetNews] This is the kind of news that could turn Big Blue into Big Green: IDC analysts predict the server market will grow like it hasn't grown in several years -- due to a 5% global spending uptick. Linux- and Windows-based servers will lead the charge into 2008. More headlines [From around the Web] Gypsies allowed to sue IBM in Switzerland (Associated Press) COMMON board election looms (iSeries Network) TOPICS: User poll Do you struggle with keeping your data center efficiently cooled? TOPICS: iSeries word scramble game #3 Test you iSeries smarts with our iSeries word scramble. This scramble is the third, and last, scramble of the month. Unscramble these 24 iSeries-related words for a chance to receive a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Make sure you submit your completed jumbles for a chance to win. The jumble answers will be provided in next week's news e-mails. Make sure you're signed up to receive the Today's News e-newsletters. TOPICS: How much are you worth? -- Search400.com Salary Survey Take Search400.com's interactive salary survey and see where you stand. Is your salary similar to other iSeries professionals? Do you put in more hours than others who have the same job as you? Click over and find out. Results are updated daily. The Missing Link: Geek Squads target PC users in distress [San Francisco Chronicle] Call it the "Spamish Inquisition" -- geeks who won't rest until innocent PCs are free of cursed junk e-mail, worms and viruses. The Geek Squad is like a cross between "Ghostbusters," "Mission Impossible" and the house-calling doctor in "Little House on the Prairie," with a heaping helping of nerdiness and a dash of Joe Friday from "Dragnet" thrown in for good measure. The squad makes house calls for PC users in distress; its phone number is 800-GEEK-SQUAD. The geeks are called "double agents" and dress like G-men. And they may be answering a call in your town -- Best Buy is the Charlie to the squad's Angels and plans to expand the service to all 619 stores. 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