Today's News: IBM SAN tweaked for midsize shops

[Search400.com]

Title: Today's News

July 27, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > iStudio400.com IN THIS ISSUE:   >  IBM, Cisco spruce up SVC   >  IBM uses Linux, grid to tap emerging markets   >  Three things you need to know about SOX, storage and security   >  Tip contest: Win an iSeries.mySeries. prize pack   >  The Missing Link: True.com a love site for sore eyes IBM, Cisco spruce up SVC [SearchStorage.com] IBM has announced that SAN Volume Controller now supports third-party storage and iSCSI, but it's a complex and slow sell, according to analysts. MORE INFO: > Read this recent Search400.com tip: SAN consolidation reduces costs, boosts performance   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:   IBM uses Linux, grid to tap emerging markets [eWEEK] IBM is targeting growth markets where the need for technology is the greatest with high-end initiatives, including grid and virtualization. Three things you need to know about SOX, storage and security [SearchCIO.com] Experts offer up three things CIOs need to know about compliance, security and storage before they make a business case. TIP CONTEST:  Tip contest: Win an iSeries.mySeries. prize pack Time's running out! This is the last week to try to win 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. FREE BOOK EXCERPT:  Experts' Guide to OS/400 & i5/OS Security Log on and download for free an excerpt from Chapter 12 of Experts' Guide to OS/400 & i5/OS Security written by Carol Woodbury and Patrick Botz and published by 29th Street Press. This chapter, "Single Sign-on," addresses problems associated with the multitude of user IDs and passwords your users must remember. Win a copy of the book: After you read the chapter, test how much you learned and then send us the results for a chance to win a copy of Experts' Guide to OS/400 & i5/OS Security. Send your e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. TEST YOUR SMARTS:  Who's who in the iSeries community? Sharpen your pencils. It's time to see how much you know about the big players in the iSeries community. Do you know who created the computer architecture used in today's iSeries? Who's the guy in the cowboy hat you see regularly at COMMON conferences? Who is known as Mr. OS/400 Security? Click over and see if you know the answers to those questions and more. True.com a love site for sore eyes [Associated Press] Spam has one. Smut does, too. Now you can add "cad" to the list. A new online dating service has found something to separate it from the rest of the love pack -- a philanderer filter that weeds out the married. True.com, which is living up to its name, has figured out that there's nothing worse than learning Mr. Right is really Mr. Right After I Get Divorced. The site uses public records to single out married, would-be adulterers and to screen for felons.   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: Programmer Tips  Search400: Security Tip  Search400: Administrator Tips Not a Member? We?ll activate your membership with your subscription.   This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search400.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-177&ad=487720 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