A Guy Named Linus Makes Bill Nervous -
Robert Tipton says Linus Torvalds' Linux has captured the fancy of those looking for an affordable, reliable technology solution - and those who believe too much Microsoft isn't good for IT.
Top 10 Ways to Improve the AS/400 Demographic -
Do your AS/400 user group meetings look like an AARP event? Roger Pence has some suggestions for lowering the average age of AS/400 users.
Privacy Movement Gains Momentum -
Pam Jones explains how concern and awareness over privacy issues moves Congress and industries to enact regulations, but many companies and IS professionals are unprepared to meet the requirements.
Getting Paid Online -
Digital cash, smart cards, e-checks, procurement cards, credit cards - Nahid Jilovec helps you sort through the growing number of electronic payment options.
A Web Site for a Song -
John Ghrist reports that after The Harry Fox Agency decided it needed a Web presence in a short time frame, it chose outsourcing the project as the best way to implement the project.
Intruders on the Inside -
Mel Beckman discusses the monitoring systems networks need to protect against internal security breaches.
Application Security by Design -
IBMer Carol Woodbury says fitting security features on applications after they're written is inefficient and time-consuming. By following a few simple guidelines, you can implement security at the design phase of application development.
Configuring the AS/400's TCP/IP Servers for SSL -
IBMer Marcela Adan provides detailed steps for configuring TCP/IP servers on a V4R4 AS/400 to run under the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
Clustering Enables Always-Available Applications -
IBMer Chuck Stupca explains how OS/400 V4R4 cluster support and high-availability solutions help you replicate applications and data across multiple AS/400s.
The Power of User Indexes, Part 2 -
Gary Guthrie continues his series on user indexes by adding procedures for retrieving user index attributes and adding user index entries to service program IdxAPI.
SQL Views and Case Expressions -
Mike Cravitz shows you how to create an SQL view, code a Select statement containing a Case expression, and output null results using the NullIf function.
Designing Protection Setups for Web Applications -
Unnerved by HTTP Server's unfamiliar-looking protection directives? IBMer Patrick Botz outlines a foolproof approach to taming these beasts and making them work for you.
V4R4 Expands the Power of Operations Navigator -
Laural Schneckloth updates you on V4R4 enhancements to Operations Navigator's Management Central, AS/400 Connections, file systems, database, network configuration, and Application Administration functions.
The Incredible Talking AS/400 -
Martin Wilber explains how the Talk.400 Java application enables an AS/400 to "speak" information about its CPU and disk utilization to an end user via a PC with a sound card.