Today's News: What does on-demand mean, and who is defining it?

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February 08, 2005 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   >  PlanetJ Corporation IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Data centers adopt on-demand on own terms   >  Rumble in the data center jungle: Linux vs. Unix   >  iSeries gets respect   >  Enter to win a Garmin eMap   >  Printing overlays for multiple-page letter   >  The Missing Link: Rise of the pod people Data centers adopt on-demand on own terms [SearchDataCenter.com] With more companies turning to on-demand computing, some decision makers are re-evaluating business and IT integration issues. But what does on-demand mean, and who is defining it? MORE INFO: > On-demand concept still stumps users > Face-off: IBM's on-demand computing     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.     Rumble in the data center jungle: Linux vs. Unix [SearchEnterpriseLinux.com] Big Blue is shaping its entry-level server, the OpenPower 710, into a silver bullet aimed squarely at the steady incursion of x86 servers into the data center. Now the question is, how good is their aim? iSeries gets respect [The Four Hundred] A Forrester analyst calls the iSeries the Swiss Army knife of virtualization. TIP CONTEST:  Enter to win a Garmin eMap With the Garmin eMap, you'll never be lost again. Send in your tech tip -- programmer, administrator, security or WebSphere Strategies -- for a chance to receive this cool gadget. Don't forget to go in and rate our recent tips: How to encapsulate SNA over TCP V5R3 view disk IOA cache battery expiration Find wasted space in files Library list for Web server ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE:  Printing overlays for multiple-page letter TechTarget member "cmarsellus" asks, "Is it possible in a printer file to have the duplex feature on, using a front overlay and a back overlay, but use the FORCE keyword to have it print on two pages -- not front and back?" Some users say yes, some say no. Click over and read what they said. SURVEY:  User poll: iSeries revenue decline IBM blamed the continued slide in iSeries revenue to the slow transition to i5, implying thing will eventually turn around. Are you optimistic or is IBM fighting a losing battle? Vote now Rise of the pod people [Associated Press] Howard Stern can have his satellite radio, because the future of FCC-free radio may well be in the hands of an elite Internet covenant called "podcasters"-- bloggers who use audio files in lieu of text to voice their opinions and then make them available for download onto an MP3 player. The software is free and so is the speech, meaning George Carlin's seven words may be coming to an iPod near you.   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: Programmer Tips  Search400: Security Tip 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=503777&lid=430668&track=NL-177&ad=503777 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