Today's News: News from COMMON

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October 27, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > AdventureTech Group, Inc. IN THIS ISSUE:   >  News from COMMON   >  IBM offers low-cost blade chassis, bundles for SMBs   >  Another iSeries revenue decline worries users   >  Free Book Excerpt: Backup & Recovery chapter   >  Halloween: Do you speak -- eek! -- Geek?   >  The Missing Link: Contestant consumes cockroaches for iPod News from COMMON [Search400.com] Search400.com's editors were on hand to gather the latest information on the new high-end Power5 i5 server, i5 installation woes and more at the Fall COMMON user conference. MORE INFO: > View previous Featured Topics > Do you have a great idea for a Featured Topic? Let us know IBM offers low-cost blade chassis, bundles for SMBs [The Windows Observer] IBM launched a low-budget version of its BladeCenter chassis for blade servers Friday in an effort to make the blade machines more appealing to budget-conscious customers in the small and midsized business market. Another iSeries revenue decline worries users [iSeries Network] Analysts and users are having a difficult time putting any sort of positive spin on the pattern of iSeries revenue decline. (Free registration to this site required.) CHECK IT OUT:  Free Book Excerpt: Backup & Recovery chapter Log on and download for free Chapter 6 of AS/400 Primer written by Ernie Malaga, Doug Pence and Ron Hawkins and published by MC Press. This chapter, "Backup and Recovery," focuses on the essential backup and recovery commands. 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 AS/400 Primer. Send your e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED].   Dynamic Web Enablement using RPG Why travel the expensive route of Java, HATS, WebSphere or other Web Facing products? Find out how to become fully web-enabled with your existing iSeries technology investments. Join AdventureTech developers Doug McDaniel and Brett Gibson for a 1 hour WebCast on how you can rapidly deploy secure iSeries data based web applications for a fraction of the cost. Register for the WebCast.   IT QUIZ:  Halloween: Do you speak -- eek! -- Geek? Are you such a Know-IT-All that it's scary? How many of these terrifying terms can you guess without peeking? USER SURVEY:  What's going on in your data center? How are things running in your data center? Are you going through some big changes or are things stagnant? The editors at TechTarget would like to know. This short survey (only about five minutes to complete) will help us better understand the issues you're dealing with and will help us give you the information you need to tackle those issues. Take the survey today. Contestant consumes cockroaches for iPod [The Mac Observer] This story is proof that not all cockroaches will survive a nuclear holocaust. In a contest that would turn the stomach of the steeliest Orkin man (or woman), a man gobbled up 13 roaches (a baker's dozen) and was rewarded with a free Apple iPod. The pests were oven-roasted, not fried, so the winner got a bonus -- lots of lean protein. He said he'd eat them again, but the third-place finisher was too busy throwing up to comment. The bug buffet was held in New York to promote a new IMAX film about what else... bugs.   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=495441 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