June 2002

• In This Issue: Summer Break -
• Letters -
• The Power of XML - XML's simple, core concept of self-describing data is having a profound impact and becoming an important tool in iSeries programmers' toolkits.
• f.y.iSeries -
• Regatta Server Doubles iSeries High-End Performance - IBM's new i890 features 37,400 CPW and supports up to 72 TB of disk on a 32-way machine with Capacity Upgrade on Demand as a standard feature.
• Newly Announced V5R2 Continues Course for Industry Standards - Last year's V5R1 was the biggest release of OS/400 yet. V5R2 doesn't bring the sweeping changes of V5R1, but it closely trails that release in size — IBM says it's the second or third largest OS/400 release — and continues Rochester's strategy of increasing support for industry-standard technologies.
• iSeries NEWS Inaugurates Apex Awards - iSeries NEWS awarded teh first-ever Apex Awards for best products at COMMON Nashville. Winners were selected by online balloting and a technical jury.
• Work With Tables Using DB2 Query Manager - IBM's DB2 Query Manager and SQL Development Kit lets you perform basic file-maintenance tasks with as little effort as possible.
• Open the Door to Non-iSeries Data - With IBM's DB2 Relational Connect, you can use an SQL interface to access non-DB2 data sources from an iSeries HLL program.
• Application-Only Access: A Resource Security Strategy, Part 1 - With application-only access, you can use OS/400 security controls to grant users access to data within applications but limit users' access to production data outside the applications.
• Manage Message Files with WMF - The Work with Message File utility provides a good tool for displaying, maintaining, and searching messages in an iSeries message file.
• Hot New Products -
• Destination: IFS, Part 1 - Moving your stream file data to the Integrated FIle System (IFS) on the iSeries provides improved performance, large file support, journaling, and more. Here's how to migrate data to the root file system of the IFS from NT and from QDLS.
• Discover TCP/IP Treasures - TCP/IP support lets OS/400 interact with disparate TCP/IP devices and services, many of which nicely complement OS/400's development facilities. OS/400 has a lot to gain by cooperating with non-iSeries TCP/IP partners.
• Put Some Pep in Your TCP/IP Printing - Learn how to spiff up your TCP/IP printing for maximum speed and detailed control over output.
• Dr. I. Doctor - Dr. I. Doctor discusses minimum Ethernet cable lengths and DHCP on Virtual LANs.
• Tech Corner -
• Hot Tip: Tracking iSeries Database Dependencies -
• Hot Tip: Utility for Retrieving Source -
• CPF6301 Compiler Error -
• iSeries Support For TCP/IP Printers -