June 2003

• <i>iSeries NEWS </i>Announces 2003 Apex Award Winners - iSeries NEWS recognized at COMMON Indianapolis the best iSeries products in 11 different categories, based on an online poll of readers and the decisions of a jury of technical editors and industry experts. See what all the buzz is about!
• VPNs: A Versatile Answer for Remote Networking - Since VPNs first appeared, they've grown to become an essential part of most enterprise networks. Inexpensive and easy to use, VPNs are becoming the Swiss Army knife of enterprise network security, enabling telecommuting, interoffice links, application security, and even wireless networking.
• Make Mine an Expresso - Expresso is a free open-source framework that provides reusable Java development infrastructure. For Java developers who are just beyond the beginner stage, Expresso offers a swift route to productivity.
• f.y.iSeries - Get up-to-date with the latest iSeries news.
• Letters -
• Computing on Demand: Marketing Hype or Reality - Wayne Madden shares his opinion about what IBM's new on-demand concept will mean for IBM customers and the iSeries market.
• Tuned In to Technology: Beyond the Web Services Hype - Although surrounded by hype, Web services is already real. Learn what you need to know to make informed decisions about this new technology.
• Unattended Installs for iSeries - V5R2 introduces a new system object called an image catalog and a new installation device called a virtual optical device. So now, you can use copies of CD images stored in the IFS as virtual installation media.
• Tech Corner -
• Bypassing Call Stack Entries -
• Displaying a List of Modules ILE Programs Use -
• Include a Total After a List of Rows in an SQL/400 Query -
• Integrating RPG and Java with JNI: RPG Clients - Exposing Java to RPG is easy. Just create an RPG definition prototype for each Java method. It's that simple!
• Connecting the Internet to Your iSeries - You may know how to connect your iSeries to the Internet, but if you're trying to connect the other way, you'll likely run into the typical limitation of your network having only one IP address. By manipulating TCP/IP port numbers, you can overcome this barrier.
• Dr. I. Doctor - Dr. I. Doctor explains how to get around Windows' impatient ping and how to rescue forgotten IP addresses.