September 1999

• In This Issue -
• Letters -
• IBM's Magic Box: It's Pretty Clear Lou Likes NT Best - Robert Tipton claims IBM's playing favorites in its new "non-brand-specific" Server Group ad campaign. Guess who's left out in the cold?
• The Magic Box: Not Necessarily a Disappearing Act - Roger Pence says IBM's new advertising pitch could work to the AS/400's advantage if internal politics don't get in the way.
• Up Close and Uncomfortable - Jerry Dennehy, a former programmer turned user, points to the routine frustrations encountered by users and suggests what IS can do to help ease the tension.
• Newswatch Listings -
• Hot New Products -
• Big Plans for Small Business - Pam Jones reports on IBM's AS/400 market strategies for small business but says a lack of affordable applications and inadequate marketing remain unresolved.
• Application Testing: The Neglected Science - Colin Armitage says more IS departments must recognize efficient testing as the key mechanism by which to deliver systems that meet a professional standard.
• 11 Bridges to Learning Java - Paul Conte lays out the essential concepts to learn to become a Java programmer. Save time and avoid frustration by focusing on the areas that will bring the greatest rewards.
• Deploying Java Applications - Dan Darnell explains deployment issues to consider when developing Java applications for the Internet, a network, or standalone systems. Learn what's at stake before writing a line of code.
• Java Tools We Love - NEWS/400 technical editors and news400.com Java Forum participants name and describe their favorite tools for Java application development.
• The Power of User Indexes, Part 1 - Gary Guthrie explains user indexes and the business case for using them and begins a service program with a procedure encapsulating the QUSCRTUI (Create User Index) API.
• Get Result Sets from SQL Stored Procedures - Paul Conte shows how to write SQL stored procedures that return multiple rows of data and add power to client/server apps.
• Getting to Know SQL's Select Statement - Mike Cravitz launches a new SQL basics series by introducing SQL's Select statement and some of SQL's available scalar functions.
• Setting Up WebSphere Application Server - Luc Pardon tells how to configure IBM's WebSphere Application Server, which runs beside HTTP Server and lets an AS/400 Java-enable dynamic Web pages and applications.
• A Performance Game Plan - Dan Cruikshank and James Stewart use a football analogy to convey a simple game plan for basic AS/400 performance management.
• Netscape Enterprise Server for the AS/400 3.5.1 - Jim Hoopes reviews I/Net's Netscape Web server enhancements, including reporting capabilities and HTTP 1.1, encryption, multiple server, and access control support.
• Tech Corner -
• How can I let my remote users access my internal AS/400 network via the Internet using the new Secur -
• PTF Watch - PTF Watch lists selected High Impact Pervasive (HIPER) PTFs that aren't — or aren't yet — part of a cumulative PTF package.
• Street Talk -
• Executing SQL from a CL Program -
• AS/400-Domino Database Connectivity -
• Automatic Spool File Deletion -
• Client Access and .PDF Files -
• Retrieve Job Completion Status -
• Windows 98 and Client Access V3R1M2 -
• Query Question -
• Burning AS/400 CD-ROMs -
• Using REXEC -
• Remote Client Access Through a Firewall -
• Accessing Unix/Oracle7 from an AS/400 -
• Client Access Express Client FAQs -
• In Focus: Is the AS/400 Eclipsed in the Server Group? -
• In Focus: IBM's Bridget Spellman Bridges Gap Between AS/400 and Global Services -
• In Focus: IBM, Industry at Large Struggle to Understand the Chameleon AS/400 -
• I want to let my remote users access my internal AS/400 network via the Internet using the new Secur -