This Week: Is the iSeries becoming like the Mac?

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January 10, 2005 Published by  Search400.com This Week NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     IN THIS ISSUE:   > From the Editor: Is the iSeries becoming like the Mac?   > Featured Topic: Expert advice on DB2   > ITKnowledge Exchange: Slow query performance in DB2/400 database   > White Papers: View this week's featured White Papers   > Webcasts: View this week's featured Webcasts   > More from Search400.com: Security Tools can help manage your system security Attend Data Center Decisions Conference 2005 Join us in New York for Data Center Decisions 2005. Learn about the latest technologies for the data center, get top advice from industry experts and enter to win a new Mercedes SLK. Register today FROM THE EDITOR Is the iSeries becoming like the Mac? [by Michelle Davidson, editor] [EMAIL PROTECTED] It seems Microsoft has set its sights on a new target -- the iSeries. A few weeks ago Microsoft formed an alliance -- the Midrange Alliance Program -- with Fujitsu, Electronic Data Systems and a half-dozen other companies to try to persuade businesses to look at Windows-based alternatives to iSeries servers. Their key reason, they say, is that fewer developers are writing applications for the platform. That sounds a lot like the line you hear when comparing Apple's Mac to Windows-based desktops. I've been a Mac user since the beginning, and whenever I talk with a Windows user about Macs vs. Windows machines that person always says, "But there isn't any software for Macs." Give me a break. As a professional, what do you need? Microsoft's Office Suite? Adobe Acrobat? Adobe Photoshop? A Web browser? E-mail? All of those run on a Mac. If you want more things, such as games, you can get them. You just have to look for them. As for iSeries apps, sure there are fewer these days, but there are still plenty out there. Third-party vendors make up for what IBM doesn't produce, and it seems there are more business partners every day. And don't forget all the programmers who write their own applications to run on the iSeries. Another thing iSeries servers and Macs have in common is people's thoughts on purchasing them. Like Macs, iSeries servers cost more up front. Sure, you can buy Windows-based machines for less, but how reliable are they? How secure are they? How often do they need to be replaced? Which one gives you better return on your investment? Microsoft is trying to do to iSeries users what it has done to Mac users -- convince them that their platform is on the way out and that it holds the key to their survival. What do you think? Take our poll or send your comments to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. RELATED INFORMATION: > Microsoft tries to lure users off iSeries FEATURED TOPIC Expert advice on DB2 [by Debra Tart, assistant editor] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need a little help using DB2/400 or DB2 UDB? IBM's Kent Milligan shares his experience in these top 10 expert Q&As. > More on this ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Slow query performance in DB2/400 database What do you do if your query takes a long time? Read what users are saying in the DB2 UDB for iSeries section of ITKnowledge Exchange. > LAST POSTED MESSAGE > VISIT ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE  FEATURED WHITE PAPERS Vendor - IT Briefing -- Dynamic Web enablement using RPG Published by: AdventureTech Group Inc. The IT Manager's Working Guide to SOX Compliance Published by: Softlanding Systems Inc. > VIEW ALL WHITE PAPERS  FEATURED WEBCASTS Meeting that UCCnet Data Synchronization Mandate: Look Before you Leap! WHEN:   Premiered Dec. 9, 2004 SPEAKER:   Jim O'Leary, vice president of product management, EXTOL International SPONSOR:   Extol International   > VIEW ALL WEBCASTS MORE FROM SEARCH400.COM ASK THE EXPERTS: Different subfiles explained [John Blenkinsop, senior programmer, NYK Logistics & Megacarrier] What are the differences among the three types of subfiles and which one is better to use? Search400.com expert John Blenkinsop offers some help. TIP: Security Tools can help manage your system security You don't need to look far for tools to manage your system's security. Included in your iSeries is a set of interactive tools for working with user profiles and security audits, as well as reporting tools to help you detect security issues. TIP: Identify files used in all queries Search400.com member Terry Durbin provides code to help you identify files used in all queries in a library, library list or ALLUSR. IN THE FORUMS: Transfering spool files Is it possible to FTP a spool file to another iSeries? Read what these users advise. 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. Don't forget to rate the tips: * Client Access Express password cache * Find your system security settings * Formatted work job scheduler * iSeries calling an .exe * QUPSDLYTIM system value 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] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search400.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. 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