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October 21, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > SkyView Partners LLC   > DRV Technologies IN THIS ISSUE:   >  iSeries image campaigns prove ineffective   >  COMMON advisory council gives Rochester earful   >  WebSphere 6 to give IBM edge   >  More headlines   >  Webcast Premiere: Introduction to i5 eServer HMC   >  Guides to FREE iSeries educational resources   >  The Missing Link: Virtual vote lets non-Americans pick president iSeries image campaigns prove ineffective [Search400.com] Despite its efforts, IBM has been unable to shake the midrange platform's outdated image. However, a new branding campaign is in the works. MORE INFO: > Read these recent articles: IBM unveils high-end Power5 i5 server > First i5 users recount 'nightmare' installs   The number one task in iSeries security is . . . To see what iSeries expert Carol Woodbury says is the #1 task to perform to insure an iSeries system remains safe and secure, or to ask Carol for more info on OS/400 security, visit: http://www.skyviewpartners.com/java-skyviewp/answer2.jsp   COMMON advisory council gives Rochester earful [iSeries Network] The purpose of the council is to determine user need and give IBM a better idea of what it needs to work on to keep its customers happy and to attract new shops to the platform. (Free registration to this site required.) WebSphere 6 to give IBM edge [Linux Beacon] Improvements in the development with and administration of WebSphere are substantial and have likely given IBM the edge over BEA Systems and Microsoft, at least temporarily, in the Web application server market. More headlines [From around the Web] IT hiring picking up? (CNET News.com) Desktop Linux not yet making a dent in the enterprise (SearchWin2000.com) YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!:  Webcast Premiere: Introduction to i5 eServer HMC Date: Wed., Oct. 27, 9 a.m. EST (14:00 GMT) Speaker: Allyn Walsh, IBM Partner World for Developers (PWD) Technical Support Are you lost when it comes to i5 eServer Hardware Management Console (HMC)? Well, you're not alone. We've found just the man to guide you down the path of success when it comes to hardware management. Allyn Walsh has over 29 years' experience working in IT. He has worked at the IBM Rochester plant for the last 13 years with focus on systems management and high availability. Join Allyn in this webcast to tap into his wealth of knowledge and get a step-by-step introduction to HMC and learn what this tool can provide.   Replace printing and manual report distribution using 21st Century Technology Join DRV to learn how inexpensive iSeries software automates conversion of 400 reports to user-friendly formats including PDF and Excel, intelligently named, routed, emailed and distributed. Register for the webcast.   LEARN IT:  Guides to FREE iSeries educational resources Keeping abreast of the latest iSeries technology can be a tough task. A lot of shops have a slim-to-none budget for education and training, and finding the time to take a workshop or class can seem next to impossible. We've searched the Web and have come up with a ton of great links to online courses, tutorials, webcasts, white papers, tips, articles and much more. 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Don't forget to go in and rate our recent tips: Top Q&A's on the OS/400 Filter SPAM using Realtime Blackhole List Servers More query date manipulation Debug value of pointer Improving OPNQRYF performance Easy code copying -- without CODE400 Virtual vote lets non-Americans pick president [Reuters] In this year's U.S. presidential contest, there won't be any hanging chads in Chad, but there could be Belgians for Bush, Koreans for Kerry and Nicaraguans for Nader. That's because a U.K.-based Web site, globalvote2004.org, will tally virtual votes for U.S. president from around the globe. Visitors to the site are asked their nationality so that pollsters can chart preferences by country. 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