April 25, 2007 8:09 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
System i revenueThis is getting to be like a broken record, but System i revenues dropped again, this time 13 percent, in the first quarter of this year. It is the sixth consecutive quarter that year-over-year revenue has gone down. IBM said weak...
April 25, 2007 7:43 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
iSeries software,
Operating systemsSome of you may have seen this week that IBM is touting Linux on System p as a prime server consolidation platform. The announcement includes new software from IBM that allows x86 Linux...
April 25, 2007 7:33 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
System i hardwareThese longer, more detailed comments at the System i Network are even better than the previous post, in my humble opinion. In this installment, users wonder aloud about the 40-user cap with the 515 machine....
April 17, 2007 3:01 PM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
System i hardwareI like when sites like System iNetwork do reader feedback stories that just include blurbs from readers on what they think about various System i and iSeries issues. Right now the buzz is around the new
April 17, 2007 2:52 PM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
iSeries softwareHey, System i Planet has a ton of links today to IBM support documents for WebSphere. Having issues with PTFs, migration, daylight savings, etc.? Check this out, seriously. I counted more...
April 17, 2007 2:38 PM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
iSeries softwareMagic Software, a big System i software vendor, has announced a special edition of its iBolt software for SAP...
April 11, 2007 9:54 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Education/training,
System i careersYes, there are still plenty of one-man System i shops out there. Some of the challenges: small budgets, no time for training, and lack of programming resources. Solutions: free software, local user groups, and cheap...
April 11, 2007 9:46 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Web DevelopmentAs this column on MC Press explains, getting out from under legacy technology doesn't necessarily mean you have to dump your System i. In fact, this writer claims that the System i...
April 11, 2007 9:41 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
COMMON,
Web sites/resourcesThere will be another iSociety "fireside chat" tomorrow, this time with Jim Herring and Ian Jarman. Herring, the IBM System i products and business operations director, and Jarman, a System i product manager, will likely be talking about the new...
