RE: [MI400] How does this software work??

["Bale, Dan" <Dan.Bale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I checked out the web site.  Smells like snake oil if you ask me.  From
the FAQ:

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Q6: Our model 720 has interactive feature 2062. Does Fast400 have any
affect on system job CFINT01 ??
A6: Fast400 does affect CFINT. It does not do anything to the IBM CFINT
job, but it scans the system to "tune" the interactive jobs so CFINT
does not see them. The effect Fast400 causes is more interactive
processor time for the interactive jobs.

Since you are running a 720-2062, your Interactive Feature could be
1500, 1501, 1502, or 1503. Fast400 will help ALL of them. The 720-2062
has a CPW of 420. Even with the 1503, you only get 240. Fast400 will
increase your CPW to 420.
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I'd also be concerned that this might be a trojan horse.  I've never
heard of Tiger Tools.

Dan Bale
IT - AS/400
Handleman Company
248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
D.Bale@Handleman.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bdietz@3x.com [SMTP:bdietz@3x.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 3:56 PM
> To:   mi400@midrange.com
> Subject:      [MI400] How does this software work??
>
> Not really a MI question although this piece of software appears to be
> a MI
> program.
> I ran across this software after a post in midrange-l.
>
> I am curious to know if anyone has heard of this software or even
> better
> would know how it works.
> I have tried, with zero sucess, tried to figure out how they
> accomplish
> what they claim.
>
> It is a very small (20480 bytes) program.
>
> From their news release:
> "TigerTools is proud to introduce Fast400. Fast400 helps AS400 users
> get
> better
> interactive response time WITHOUT having to upgrade the server
> hardware.
> This
> software solution allows interactive users to get more throughput on
> their
> AS400 server.
> Fast400 uniquely tunes each interactive job on the system to minimize
> response time."
>
>
> http://www.tigertools.com/
>
>
> Any ideas??
> Just curious, as I hate to not know how a piece of software works.
>
> -------------------------
> Bryan Dietz
> 3X Corporation