August 5, 2011 | Volume 8 Issue 31

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

TOP STORY: TechTip: Passwords Are Key to AIX Security
FEATURED ARTICLE: QuickLook: MB Software & Consulting's Workload Performance Series
NEWS HIGHLIGHT: Cedar Rapids Programmer/Analyst Latest Winner in MC Press Contest 
FORUM: How to Get a USB-Connected Epson POS Printer to Do Slip Printing
EVENT: Webinar: Modernize, Redesign and Enrich ERP Generated Business Forms
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Feature Article - TechTip
 
TechTip: Passwords Are Key to AIX Security

Ensure that your users have strong passwords.

david_tansleyWritten by David Tansley

Within any operating system, password maintenance is an important system admin task, and AIX is no different. So let's look at some password maintenance techniques.

 

Within AIX, you can specify rules in password administration. The most common ones are these:


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QuickLook: MB Software & Consulting's Workload Performance Series

Optimize performance of applications and pinpoint system trouble spots with precise accuracy.

Written by M B Software & Consulting Services, Inc.

Workload Performance Series software is a comprehensive, integrated suite of modules that looks at virtually every aspect of your system's application-processing environment to diagnose and eliminate processing bottlenecks. This can help avoid costly hardware upgrades.


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August 16th:

9:00am - 1:00pm COMMON: Configuring the HTTP Server Webcast / Webinar

 

August 18th:

IBM TechChat Series--Data Warehouse Appliances (check website for times) Webcast / Webinar

12:00 - 1:00pm COMMON: IBM Systems Storage Solutions for IBM i (F ...  Webcast / Webinar

 

August 23rd:

3:00 - 3:45pm Webinar: Modernize, Redesign and Enrich ERP Genera ... Webcast / Webinar

1:00 - 2:00pm New Generation Software: Getting Results with NGS- ...  Webcast / Webinar

 

August 28th:

9:00 - 3:00pm COMMON: Virtual Lab: Integrated File System (IFS)  Webcast / Webinar

 

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