Today's News: PeopleSoft users looking for answers

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September 21, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > SoftLanding - The Software Management Experts IN THIS ISSUE:   >  PeopleSoft customers clamor for answers at conference   >  EVault brings online backups to the iSeries   >  IT companies put to the loyalty test   >  More headlines   >  Live Expert Webcast today: CL Enhancements Part 2   >  The Missing Link: Ask Jeeves if he's had Botox PeopleSoft customers clamor for answers at conference [CNET News.com] Attendees at this week's PeopleSoft conference have a lot of questions about the future. Will CEO Craig Conway have answers? This will be his first public appearance since Oracle's victory earlier this month in the antitrust case. MORE INFO: > Read these recent articles: IBM, iSeries users looking for next PeopleSoft? > IBM releases PeopleSoft configured i5   Unified Workflow for WebSphere & RPG Development Reduce risk & speed development with TurnOver Change Management. Validated "Ready for WebSphere Studio" by IBM, TurnOver integrates change management, version control, defect tracking, & multi-platform deployment for iSeries & Web applications. Visit SoftLanding.com for more info & FREE WDSC Plug-Ins!   EVault brings online backups to the iSeries [Four Hundred Stuff] EVault iSeries promises faster and more versatile backups and recoveries than standard tape backups, while avoiding the hassle and expense of high-end mirroring solutions. The solution is available as either licensed software or an outsourced service using the vendor's data centers. IT companies put to the loyalty test [SearchCRM.com] A recent report identifies Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and SAP as companies with some of the most loyal customers in IT. The results show a correlation between loyalty and the bottom line, according to the authors. More headlines [From around the Web] IBM lands early grid adopters (CNET News.com) Keeping the WAN alive when disaster strikes (SearchNetworking.com) LIVE WEBCAST:  Live Expert Webcast today: CL Enhancements Part 2 Improved CL command documentation When: Today, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) Speaker: Guy Vig, senior software engineer, IBM Rochester For V5R3, several changes have improved the quality, consistency, and usability of CL command documentation. Find out why the changes were made and the resulting benefits. TIP CONTEST:  Submit your tips to win a hand-held TV Don't miss that big game because you're stuck at the office, or worst yet, a boring family party. You can enjoy the brilliant clarity of a TFT-LCD screen on the world's smallest TV anywhere. If you have a shortcut or time-saving tip that could help out other iSeries users, submit it today and you may be our lucky winner. Don't forget to go in and rate our recent tips: Easy code copying ... without CODE400 Generic trigger program to capture create/change date and time Using files with multiple members in SQL or ODBC Quick view contents of a data file SURVEY:  User poll If Oracle takes over PeopleSoft... Ask Jeeves if he's had Botox [CNET News.com] When aging celebrities want to look younger, a little shot of Botox can do the trick. When it was time to take a few years off Jeeves of the Ask Jeeves Web site, designers simply drew up a younger looking servant for the home page -- much less painful without any of the "He's had Botox!" sneers. Oddly enough, Jeeves' "surgeons" took away some of his hair as well. The younger, balder butler is part of a "modernization" of the site.   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: 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=492037 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