Today's News: TV ads plug i5 on ABC hits

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December 07, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > Linoma Software   > Lakeview Technology IN THIS ISSUE:   >  iSeries ads air on prime-time TV   >  iSeries and pSeries gap growing   >  IBM gives tools to ISVs to lure SMBs   >  More headlines   >  October & November tip winners announced   >  Find the ultimate notebook   >  The Missing Link: Make flora, not trash -- company turns phones to phlowers iSeries ads air on prime-time TV [Search400.com] An ad for the i5 ran nationwide Sunday night on ABC and is expected to run on other ABC prime-time hits for the next several weeks -- proving IBM's commitment to the platform, said an iSeries exec. Could a Super Bowl ad be that much closer to a reality? MORE INFO: > iSeries image campaigns prove ineffective > iSeries to get some TV ad play after all   IBM selects Linoma's tools for iSeries Roadmap It's OFFICIAL! Linoma's RPG Toolbox and Surveyor/400 are now on IBM's Developer Roadmap for providing better tools and architecture for iSeries. Linoma's RPG Toolbox converts and standardizes RPG source code into modern RPG IV (fixed or free form). Surveyor/400 provides valuable WDSc tools for working with database records, objects and spooled files. View more information and download trials.   iSeries and pSeries gap growing [Insider Weekly] A growing disparity between the iSeries and pSeries technology has more than a few users, as well as industry observers, scratching their heads. IBM gives tools to ISVs to lure SMBs [InternetNews] Scott Hebner, IBM vice president of ISV developer relations, said the latest round of resource tools is a continuation of the company's pledge to spend $1 billion in support of its partnered ISVs this year -- with plans to spend the same next year. More headlines [From around the Web] IBM provisioning lab offers hands-on experience (SearchStorage.com) SEARCH400.COM TIPS CONTEST:  October & November tip winners announced Drum roll please.... You've been waiting patiently, and the results are finally in... The top winner for Search400.com's Tips Contest for October & Novembers is Jean-Marie Sauvageot. Jean-Marie won a Skagen Slimline watch and was added to our Hall of Fame for his tip: Take a close look at what commands a user profile is using Congratulations also to our runner-up winners: Itto Cruz, Domic Dragutin and Kaizad Patel. View all winning tips in Search400.com's Hall of Fame. New tips contest for December: Show off your love for your iSeries with this month's awesome prize package. Submit a tip for a chance to win an iSeries.mySeries shirt, bumper sticker and temporary tattoo. Send in your tip today.   Improving Windows Disaster Recovery & High Availability Tired of the time it takes to perform Tape backups on each and every Windows and iSeries Server? Frustrated with the reliability of Windows compared to the integrated iSeries and i5 platform? Need to reduce the amount of downtime of your Windows applications and servers? This webcast shows you how! Register for the webcast.   GADGETS & GIZMOS GUIDE:  Find the ultimate notebook Searching for the right notebook? TechTarget's editors put these through their paces. Find out how they fared and which one is right for you. Notebooks Acer TravelMate 4001 WLCi HP nx5000 Linux notebook Sharp Actius MM20P Sony VAIO VGN-A190 Toshiba Satellite A-60 LEARN IT:  iSeries Backup and Recovery Learning Guide Would you be able to recover your systems in the event of a disaster? Hopefully the answer is yes. To help you make sure your backups and restores are being done correctly, we've pulled together a multitude of tips, articles, white papers and other resources. Don't put off today what you may not be able to recover tomorrow. Make flora, not trash -- company turns phones to phlowers [Reuters] It's a question that has nagged mankind since Alexander wasn't all that great -- how to make a cell phone more like a Chia Pet. The answer is starting to blossom, thanks to a Dutch company. Pvaxx Research & Development has developed a biodegradable plastic at Motorola's request. Researchers in Britain have taken the environmentally correct material, which also makes for some tasty plant food, and thrown a sunflower seed into the mix. Now they're hoping big companies like Motorola will use the flower-powered plastic for their mobile phone covers, which many young people whimsically use to dress up their gadgets. No one's buying just yet, but the concept of dead cell phones pushing up the sunflowers (rather than the daisies) could take off sometime next year.   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. 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