I am here also and can share some tidbits I have been taking note of on the
blackberry
There is a GUI/Browser Query400 replacement that is enroute and will be
available later this year. The cool part of the announcement is that it
will be no charge for existing "entitled" customers of Query400.
They are going to be(or already have, kinda unclear on this one) releasing a
version of the System i5 without DB2 and some other features in an effort to
better offer solutions for customers that are using the iSeries in different
ways (I think Domino was the example Mark S mentioned).
MySQL integration was talked about. I am not quite sure I understand how
this will be implemented as they are talking about how MySQL will be
installed on the i5 but will use the DB2 engine behind the scenes??? Sounds
risky to me because that might mean the iSeries will get all MySQL
updates/releases/versions much slower because IBM will need to make their
mods before it can be placed on the platform. Who knows though, because it
sounds like a good partnership is forming (similar to Zend) and it may turn
out to be quite a good thing.
A lot being said about how open the system i5 is (PHP/MySQL/Windows/Linux)
and I am starting to see that as a good thing so the machine can become more
popular and thus less expensive, but am sad to hear nothing about
advancements for native development (i.e. RPG and corresponding dev tools).
Aaron Bartell
Http://mowyourlawn.com
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Palme
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 10:16 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Larry Bolhuis
Jerry,
How about providing an update on the events, info, etc., for those of us who
were not fortunate enough to be able to attend.
midrange.com
