RE: NEWSWire/400 - 3.23.00 -- MIDRANGE-L

From the news release here, it seems IBM is serious about the AS400 as a
webserver.

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> Sent:         Thursday, March 23, 2000 1:25 PM
> To:   dale.draper@seu.sega.com
> Subject:      NEWSWire/400 - 3.23.00
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> *************************** NEWSWire/400 ***************************
> A NEWS/400 Publication                   http://www.as400network.com
> Issue 214                                             March 23, 2000
> 
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> TODAY'S STORIES:
> > Out of Context: Java Must Be Safe from Private Interests
> > Web Feature: Internet Setup Wizard Brings Magic to the Box
> > A Deal Designed to Make You Feel SAP Happy
> > IBM Announcements
>   * Clarification: Only V4R3 Programs Being Withdrawn
>   * IBM Launches Document Server for AS/400s
>   * IBM Redbook Demonstrates TCP/IP Use with OS/400
> > Tech Tip: Configuring SSL on Remote PCs
> > Correction: Java OpsNav Not Coming This Year
> 
> OUT OF CONTEXT: JAVA MUST BE FREE FROM PRIVATE INTERESTS
> "We're looking to make a better Java community process that allows 
> the community to set the direction for Java without sacrificing 
> compatibility. We can't allow people with ulterior motives to come in 
> and break the compatibility as Microsoft tried to do with Java. That 
> was shot down by the federal court judge who fundamentally said in 
> the antitrust case that Microsoft tried to hijack Java and, most 
> recently, renewed our suit against Microsoft by reinstating our 
> preliminary injunction against Microsoft's distribution of the 
> polluted Java."
> -- David Harrah, group manager of public relations for Sun's Java 
> software division
> 
> ______________
> 
> WEB FEATURE: INTERNET SETUP WIZARD BRINGS MAGIC TO THE BOX
> http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=6934
> Beware, IBM's new Internet Setup Wizard is likely to cast a spell on 
> you. The tool provides an easy, fast way to Webify the AS/400 as an 
> HTTP server using three different methods. Rochester invited roughly 
> 40 AS/400 users to the lab to participate in User-Centered Design (UCD) 
> testing of the product and to contribute feedback. Both the creation 
> of wizards and this brand of user-friendly production could set a 
> precedent for an enchanted future.
> 
> The developers used UCD input to glean today's most popular scenarios 
> for getting the AS/400 connected to the Web, then built the Wizard to 
> perform the top three connection methods. The first configures a 
> dial-up connection to an ISP, connects the AS/400 to the company 
> intranet, and constructs it as an HTTP proxy server. The second 
> scenario connects the AS/400 as a Web and application server to a 
> demilitarized zone outside a firewall and allows access from the 
> Internet. The third option is the dark horse -- IBM doesn't recommend 
> it, yet it's the most commonly used. This involves connecting the 
> AS/400 to a private network behind a firewall and poking a hole in 
> the firewall to allow access to Web content.
> 
> "The main focus here is that we're trying to make it simple," says 
> Bob Hansen, IBM's team leader of the wizard project. "We want the 
> terminology to be non-techie so just about anyone could set this up 
> given the three scenarios."
> 
> In its first release in late April, Internet Setup Wizard will be 
> available for download in V4R4 at 
> http://www.as400.ibm.com/tcpip/iwiz.htm at no charge. In a subsequent 
> release, it will be packaged with OpsNav. Other plans for Internet 
> Setup Wizard include making its separate pieces easier to configure 
> by spinning off elements like the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) dial-
> up, Web serving, and proxy serving configurations into sub-wizards 
> that hook into the OpsNav hierarchy.
> -- Joanna Moore, NEWS/400 Industry Reporter
> 
> * This story has been adapted from its original version on the Web. 
> For the full story, see 
> http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=6934 .
> _______________
> 
> A DEAL DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU FEEL SAP HAPPY
> http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=6933
> Do you have the blues because you need a workload analysis for an in-
> production SAP system complex? If so, you could trade your blues for 
> Big Blue's Insight for SAP/R3 utility program and its analysis 
> process and report. The analysis includes active user counts, 
> information about batch and reporting usage, system information, and 
> database information. SAP R/3 is packaged as a Windows9X/WindowsNT 
> install image and runs against SAP production complexes including 
> AS/400, NT, AIX, S/390, or non-IBM installed UNIX environments. 
> Insight for SAP/R3 can be downloaded for free from 
> http://www.ibm.com/erp/sap/insight .
> _______________
> 
> IBM ANNOUNCEMENTS
> 
> CLARIFICATION: ONLY V4R3 PROGRAMS BEING WITHDRAWN
> In the February 22nd edition of NEWSWire/400, an IBM announcement 
> item, "IBM Withdraws OS/400 V4R3 and Selected Programs," made 
> reference to IBM withdrawing from marketing ILE Cobol, ILE C, and ILE 
> RPG next December 29. Only the V4R3 versions of those products are 
> being withdrawn, not all versions of those products.
> 
> IBM LAUNCHES DOCUMENT SERVER FOR AS/400S
> http://www.as400network.com/News/nwn/story.cfm?ID=6929
> IBM debuts Document Server, a document management solution for 
> AS/400s and mainframes. Document Server helps administrators manage 
> document flow through multiple printers, workstations, fax gateways, 
> e-mail destinations, Web servers, and LAN servers. The product 
> provides automatic routing of print jobs to fax, e-mail, Web, CD-ROM, 
> servers, and different printers in different locations using 
> different print formats. It lets users send multiple copies of the 
> same document in different formats to multiple locations and extract 
> information from print files to transfer to other applications or 
> programs. Other features include automatic adjustment of documents 
> exceeding printer limits and compatibility with IBM's SecureWay 
> security products.
> IBM U.S. Customer Announcement Letter:
> ( http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=200-056 )
> IBM EMEA Customer Announcement Letter:
> ( http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=eme_announ&on=ZP000234 )
> Latin America Customer Announcement Letter:
> ( http://isource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/goto?it=lat_announ&on=ZP000234 )
> 
> IBM REDBOOK DEMONSTRATES TCP/IP USE WITH OS/400
> http://www.as400network.com/News/nwn/story.cfm?ID=6928
> IBM announces publication of V4 TCP/IP for AS/400: More Cool Than 
> Ever (SG24-5190-00), a redbook that shows readers how to design, 
> install, and configure TCP/IP for AS/400 systems running OS/400 V4. 
> The publication also helps readers plan, tailor, and troubleshoot 
> TCP/IP in AS/400 environments. Some reader knowledge of the AS/400 
> platform and TCP/IP is assumed.
> ( http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245190.html )
> _______________
> 
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> 
> TECH TIP: CONFIGURING SSL ON REMOTE PCS
> http://www.as400network.com/nwn/story.cfm?ID=6930
> Q. I'm setting up my system to use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 
> encryption capability in Client Access Express. After I've installed 
> all the licensed program products and required options and 
> implemented appropriate digital certificates, how do I configure SSL 
> on the remote PCs?
> 
> A. First you must decide what you want to encrypt. The Express client 
> offers the flexibility to not only encrypt user IDs and passwords but 
> to choose what functions of Express (e.g., Operations Navigator, 
> PC5250 emulation, Data Transfer, ODBC) to encrypt. For example, you 
> might want to encrypt data transmitted via Data Transfer but find it 
> unnecessary to encrypt data sent to your PC printer via PC5250 
> printer emulation.
> 
> For each Express function, you can select from the following options: 
> Do Not Use SSL, Use SSL, or Use Same Security as Operations Navigator 
> Connection (the default option). The advantage of using the same 
> security that's enabled for Operations Navigator is that you can 
> enable all functions for a system at one time and have a totally 
> secured environment. However, because encryption can degrade 
> performance as much as 20 to 30 percent, it may be best to use a 
> secured connection only for the functions you need secure.
> 
> To enable SSL for Operations Navigator, start Operations Navigator 
> and right-click on the AS/400 you want to enable for SSL, select 
> Properties, click the Connection tab, and check Use Secure Sockets 
> Layer (SSL). A padlock appears by the AS/400 name to show that SSL is 
> in use for that connection.
> 
> If you haven't enabled Operations Navigator for SSL, or if you want 
> to enable or disable the other Express client applications 
> differently than Operations Navigator, perform the following: For 
> PC5250 sessions, open a session and on the menu bar, click 
> Communication, select Configure, choose Properties, and then select 
> the SSL option. For Data Transfer sessions, you can selectively set 
> each data transfer you define. Start the Data Transfer function, and 
> on the menu bar, click File, select Properties, click the Connection 
> tab, and select the appropriate SSL option. For ODBC, SSL is defined 
> at the data source level, so you have the flexibility to secure ODBC 
> requests with different data sources. To set up SSL, start the ODBC 
> Administration task, double-click on the user data source you want to 
> work with in the User DSN tab, and then choose Connection Options and 
> select the SSL setting you wish to use.
> 
> You can also use the Express client Policy Editor templates to define 
> SSL policies for desktop users (or groups of users) by connection 
> environment. For example, you could define a policy that requires SSL 
> when a user connects from a home environment but doesn't require it 
> for office connections.
> -- Carole Miner, IBM Senior Software Engineer
> _______________
> 
> CORRECTION: JAVA OPSNAV NOT COMING THIS YEAR
> Clarification: Last Thursday, we reported that IBM would deliver a 
> Java browser-based version of Operations Navigator later this year. 
> However, while IBM confirms a Java-based OpsNav is in the works, it 
> will not be available by year's end. We regret any confusion this 
> error may have caused.
> 
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