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    When upgrading to V6R1, make sure your software will be supported, your programs will function and the correct PTFs have been installed.

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  • How to: Upgrade the OS for AS/400

    A user is getting ready to upgrade from V5R3 to V6R1 on the IBM i and wonders what he needs to do to prepare and what basic steps need to be followed. 

  • Learn the i: iSeries DevCon coming up in Orlando

    If you are looking for opportunities to learn something new about the AS/400, a trip to Florida in October may be in order. Prepare yourself for the release of V6R1 and learn other new skills to put to use on your System i. 

  • System i blades not selling yet, it seems

    Interest in the System i blade has been high since its release in April 2008, but sales are low. Users can get IBM i (formerly i5/OS) on the JS12 blade, which has a single dual-core Power chip, or the JS22 blade, which has two dual-core Power chips. ... 

  • ISV lures art company away from HP to iSeries

    Flax Art was looking to upgrade its backend applications such as order entry and accounting, and turned to CommercialWare, an IBM business partner that convinced the company to ditch HP's dying e3000 server line to go with an iSeries 

  • IBM cuts prices for System i Enterprise, HA servers

    Price tags on IBM's System i enterprise edition and High Availability (HA) servers are aimed at the traditional iSeries sweet spot -- the midrange. 

  • iSeries upgrades embrace Windows

    As part of a major revamp of the iSeries -- which includes a name change to the System i5 -- IBM is making it easier to integrate the iSeries platform with Windows. A smart move by Big Blue, say analysts, suggesting that anything that brings the iSer... 

  • Readers respond to pending V5R4 release

    The forthcoming V5R4 i5 operating system will likely become available within the next few weeks. Earlier this week we asked iSeries pros about plans for the upcoming launch. 

  • SAP-friendly iSeries lowers ERP barriers

    IBM recently unveiled a new SAP optimized iSeries that allows small and midsized businesses to better focus on business processes rather than IT implementations. 

  • Users plan now for V5R3 upgrade

    Some users dig in their heels when it comes to upgrading their iSeries -- it's expensive and time consuming. And with the next iSeries operating system release, it'll get even more difficult. 

  • IBM forges new ground with next gen iSeries, V5R3

    The wait is over. The first Power5 iSeries servers make their debut along with a new version of OS/400 – and they both get new names.