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To Web or not to Web
Posted by: siteadm
Date posted: Fri May 7 14:43:26 PDT 1999
This week in Enterprise Computing we examine IBM's new AS/400
server models
-- released in February -- and new operating system, OS/400
Version 4 Release 4
(V4R4), which is due out May 21. There are many powerful
capabilities
introduced with this release.
You can run host, client/server, and Web applications concurrently.
There is a built-in Web server, firewall, and Web application server.
There is integrated VPN support and digital certificate management.
Partitioning support lets you separate processors, memory, and disk
into independent server
configurations on a singular box.
Built-in clustering offers greater control for planned and unplanned
outages.
You can run Domino R5 natively (and in multiple partitions).
Java tools are enhanced.
There is built-in OLAP functionality.
There is extended data type support.
The AS/400 is compelling as a highly reliable server platform. Customers
can purchase just the
features they need to meet budgetary constraints while also being able to
consolidate multiple servers
into a single AS/400 box. The platform also integrates well with other
operating systems, including
Unix, NetWare, and Windows NT.
However, current AS/400 customers will need to grapple with the business
case for or against
migrating existing RPG, Cobol, and PL/1 applications to the Web. And
developers on the platform
will need to become knowledgeable about Web technologies and languages,
such as Java.
What is the best way for current AS/400 shops to cope with all of these
changes? How can they
determine which applications should be migrated? What resources do you
think would help to
expedite the AS/400 developer education process? And for those of you who
do not use the
AS/400, would you consider it? Why or why not?
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