Today's News: Oracle win unnerves some

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December 14, 2004 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   > PlanetJ Corporation IN THIS ISSUE:   >  PeopleSoft, JDE customers leery of Oracle support   >  Microsoft plans iSeries migration   >  Users plan now for V5R3 upgrade   >  Tip contest: Win an iSeries.mySeries prize pack   >  Holiday Trivia: Celebrate the festivities IT-style   >  The Missing Link: Can you hear me now? Too carby! PeopleSoft, JDE customers leery of Oracle support [Search400.com] As Oracle seals a $10.3 billion deal with PeopleSoft, customers are clamoring over future support of their business software. MORE INFO: > IBM, iSeries users looking for next PeopleSoft?   Introducing PlanetJ's Web Object Wizard (WOW). Get Your Data on the Web FAST! "I created a web-based application complete from start to finish in 7 minutes!" commented Mark Cooper of WellsFargo. WOW, Winner of Search400's Product of the Year - Silver. Click here.   Microsoft plans iSeries migration [CNET News.com] Just months after it announced a plan to woo users off the mainframe onto Windows, Microsoft has a new plan -- this one aimed at iSeries users. Users plan now for V5R3 upgrade [Insider Weekly] Some users dig in their heels when it comes to upgrading their iSeries -- it's expensive and time consuming. And with the next iSeries operating system release, it'll get even more difficult. SHOW YOUR DEVOTION:  Tip contest: Win an iSeries.mySeries prize pack 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. TEST YOUR IT SMARTS:  Holiday Trivia: Celebrate the festivities IT-style 'Tis the holiday season! We've made a list and checked it each week. Now we're gonna find out who's naughty, who's nice... and who's a real holiday geek! Here's a festive sample of holiday IT terms with tantalizing clues. If you're a holiday-oriented geek, why not give it a try. EXPERT ANSWER CENTER:  IT Visions Webcast Series The Expert Answer Center's IT Visions Webcast Series features monthly webcasts for IT executives that spotlight strategic issues. Past speakers have included Dan Geer and Jason Jennings speaking on security information as it relates to economics and five secrets to increase your productivity, respectively. Come see what this month's spotlighted webcast is and what it has to teach you about guiding and improving your IT department. Can you hear me now? Too carby! [Reuters] What do you do when you're a diet firm with sales that are slimming down? Call on technology. The carb cops at Atkins will make available a carb-counting service you can buy via your cell phone. See something that looks like a real diet wrecker? Whip out your phone, fire up "Atkins 2Go," count the carbs, pick your jaw up off the floor and eat it anyway. Then take advantage of another kind of technology -- the treadmill.   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?cid=499620&lid=430668&track=NL-177&ad=499620 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