Today's News: iSeries partner play gets boost

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July 08, 2004 Published by  Search400.com Today's News NEWS     TOPICS     ASK THE EXPERTS     TIPS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   > iStudio400.com IN THIS ISSUE:   >  iSeries gets boost from new IBM partner offering   >  DR-in-a-box affordable for small businesses   >  Report: Integrated security approach saves money   >  More headlines   >  The Missing Link: Cisco gets a textbook message iSeries gets boost from new IBM partner offering [Search400.com] In its ongoing push to get to midsize customers, IBM is offering more programs and products for business partners, including a portal offering for iSeries. MORE INFO: > IBM to reorganize software operations > IBM eyes SMB prize   iStudio400.com Have you ever had the need to synchronize real-time data from a Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Sybase or other ODBC compliant database? If you ask someone how to do it, the answers you usually get are that you need to do it from the PC side, because the iSeries can't do it. Yes it can. Find out how:   DR-in-a-box affordable for small businesses [SearchStorage.com] Most disaster recovery offerings are way too expensive for small companies to even consider. But a handful of startups have spotted the gap and are targeting their products squarely at this niche. Report: Integrated security approach saves money [SearchSecurity.com] Networks that use a combination of security products take far longer and cost more than a similar integrated solution, according to a report by The Tolly Group. More headlines [From around the Web] -- Oracle takes grid show on the road (SearchOracle.com) WEBCASTS:  Live Webcast: Impact of the new WebFacing tool for 5250 applications When: Wednesday, July 14 at 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) Speaker: Jim Mason, director of technical services for ebt-now Is WebFacing the right Web-enabling option for your projects? Join us as we discuss the new features for WebFacing 5.1.2, compare WebFacing to ALL other 5250 Web-enabling options and help you understand where WebFacing fits in your e-business roadmap. TIPS:  Win an iSeries.mySeries. prize pack -- submit your tip today This month we're giving away what may be our coolest prize ever -- the iSeries.mySeries. prize pack. If you have a shortcut or time-saving tip that could help out other iSeries users, submit it today. Winning this prize pack would truly help you to show your love for your iSeries. This pack consists of a polo shirt, temporary tattoo and bumper sticker. Don't miss out -- send in your tip for a chance to win. WORD GAME FOR GEEKS:  Congratulations Dan Gabrielson! Dan was the lucky winner of last month's $25 Amazon gift certificate Interested in a REAL challenge? Try your hand at our latest iSeries word search puzzle. This puzzle is not for the easily frustrated. These iSeries commands have been hidden in the grid. Give it a try; you could win a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. Geek speak: Wondering what these commands are used for? You can find a list of all of the commands and their uses within the Common iSeries commands cheat sheet guide. Check out the answers from last week's word search puzzle. Cisco gets a textbook message [CNET News.com] If you're in a restaurant and you can't get your server's attention, get up and walk toward the door. It works wonders. If you're in the IT world and you're trying to get an industry giant's attention, type up a tome, and give it away. For years, an IT professor in Florida tried to get Cisco to tweak its training manuals. It didn't listen. So what did he do? He wrote an 800-page Cisco networking textbook and made it available as a free download. Now Cisco wants to talk to him about improvements to its training program. Moral of the story? Free stuff talks. 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 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494