Today's News: Connect proprietary operating systems to open-systems storage

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February 17, 2005 Published by  Search400.com    Today's News Issue Sponsored By:   >  Data Center Decisions   >  EXTOL International IN THIS ISSUE:   >  iSeries and mainframe users get cheap disk   >  RHEL 4 delivers strong features, few thrills   >  IBM to drop products, features and upgrades   >  Deleting a logical file   >  Enter to win a Garmin eMap   >  The Missing Link: Napster strikes again iSeries and mainframe users get cheap disk [SearchStorage.com)] One by one, products are appearing that connect proprietary operating systems to cheap, open-systems disk -- at last. MORE INFO: > Favorite iSeries cheat sheets > iSeries freeware/shareware library     Attend Data Center Decisions 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 & win a new Mercedes SLK. Register today.     RHEL 4 delivers strong features, few thrills [SearchEnterpriseLinux.com] The thrills are few, but the basics are covered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, the new Linux 2.6 distribution, says reviewer Kenneth Milberg. He covers what works well and what's missing. IBM to drop products, features and upgrades [The Four Hundred] Following major iSeries platform announcements, Big Blue offers fair warning to users. IBM will drop initial i5 520 express, OS/400 V5R2 and others. ASK THE EXPERT:  Deleting a logical file John Blenkinsop, application development expert Dear John, How can I delete a logical file that is related to three physical files? Read what John had to say.     Essential integration for the mid sized enterprise Mid sized companies face many of the same integration challenges as their large enterprise cousins. But, they also have unique budget, resource and compliance challenges that demand a different approach to integration. This Webcast explores the issues that must be addressed when facing big integration challenges with limited resources. Register for the webcast.     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: Quickly copy any source member from one iSeries to another Copying objects from one iSeries to another How to encapsulate SNA over TCP V5R3 view disk IOA cache battery expiration ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE (ITKE):  Power to the printer Last week, "dantheband" needed help printing directly to the iSeries. A few people wrote to us to help, and we posted their notes. If you are having difficulties with printing to the iSeries, too, read the solid advice our members offered. Do you want in on the action? Register for ITKnowledge Exchange, then ask your iSeries questions and answer other struggling techies. Napster strikes again [Reuters] Old habits die hard at Napster. The company's new portable music subscription service hasn't even officially launched yet, and already users have figured a way to bypass copy protection and potentially burn hundreds of thousands of songs to CDs for free, making the new Napster no different from the old one.   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=504447&lid=430668&track=NL-177&ad=504447 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