Today's News: IBM boosts iSeries supply chain play

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August 02, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > iStudio400.com IN THIS ISSUE:   >  IBM adds another supply chain vendor to iSeries roster   >  IBM case to steal limelight at SCO conference   >  Analysts speak up on IBM   >  More headlines   >  Games for geeks: iSeries vocabulary quiz   >  The Missing Link: Kernels of truth -- Readers claim they wrote Linux IBM adds another supply chain vendor to iSeries roster [Search400.com] IBM makes another major ISV win -- this time with a major supply chain vendor that will develop products to run on the iSeries. MORE INFO: > Read these recent articles: IBM to buy Trigo, expand data sync offerings > IBM strengthens ties with supply chain software provider IBS   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 case to steal limelight at SCO conference [Forbes] Its case against IBM is likely to take center stage at SCO's customer and partner conference this week. Analysts speak up on IBM [SearchStorage.com] Industry gurus Randy Kerns and Peter Gerr shed light on IBM's strengths and weaknesses. More headlines [From around the Web] Fast400 back on the radar screen? (Insider Weekly) TEST YOUR SMARTS:  Games for geeks: iSeries vocabulary quiz Do you speak fluent geek? Take our iSeries vocabulary quiz and see if you can match up each term with its correct definition. All Search400.com members that submit quizzes that are complete -- and correct -- will be placed into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Go head and test out your iSeries knowledge. Did you give last month's Fill-In puzzle a try? Check out the answers. Congratulations to last month's winner Glenn Williams! FREE BOOK EXCERPT:  XML for eServer i5 and iSeries Log on and download for free Chapter 1 of XML for eServer i5 and iSeries written by Steve Bos and David Morris and published by MC Press. This chapter, "XML: Where Did It Come From? Where Is It Going?" provides an introduction to XML and introduces you to some ways in which you can use XML on your iSeries platform to exchange information and create Web applications. Win a copy of the book: After you've read the chapter, test how much you learned and then send us the results for a chance to win a copy of XML for eServer i5 and iSeries. Send your e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] SURVEY:  User poll How would you rate Al Zollar's performance as iSeries general manager? Read our related story Kernels of truth -- Readers claim they wrote Linux [SearchEnterpriseLinux.com] In the spirit of open source (and Fox News), you decide who wrote Linux. Some are claiming that Linux originated in Gotham City, ancient Egypt or in an alien craft piloted by none other than the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Just be prepared to take each kernel of truth with a monster grain of salt.   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: WebSphere Strategies  Search400: Top Expert Advice 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=487824 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