FYI - 10/20/00 <p>If you're an AS/400 Network Expert (ANE) technical journal subscriber or an <BR>
AS/400 Network Expert Alert (ANE Alert) email newsletter subscriber, we are <BR>
&nbsp;changing the names of these publications at the beginning of November. The <BR>
AS/400 Network Expert technical journal will now be called Midrange Network <BR>
Expert starting with the November-December issue that ships in a week or two <BR>
and the AS/400 Network Expert Alert (ANE Alert) will be renamed to the Midrange <BR>
Network Expert Alert (MNE Alert) starting with the November 2nd issue. <p>I announced the name change in yesterday's ANE Alert and we will also be <BR>
discussing the name change at next week's COMMON. <p>MC will also be creating a new URL link for the Midrange Network Expert Web <BR>
site that will also be available in November. All links to the present Web site <BR>
at <a href="http://www.midrangecomputing.com/ane">http://www.midrangecomputing.com/ane</a> will be redirected to the new link when <BR>
&nbsp;it becomes available so you won't lose any active links you currently have. <p>For the rationale behind this move, please find an excerpt below from my <BR>
November-December editorial letter that explains the changes. <p>Thanks to all our subscribers. <p>Joe Hertvik <BR>
Editor-Midrange Network Expert and Midrange Network Expert Alert <BR>
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subscription to the weekly Midrange Network Expert Alert email) <p> ************Excerpt from Nov-December Midrange Network Expert editorial letter <p>The Ripple Effect <p>Following IBM's lead, we're changing our name this issue from AS/400 Network <BR>
Expert to Midrange Network Expert (MNE). Given IBM's strategy shift, we've <BR>
decided to rededicate our own networking coverage for connecting AS/400-iSeries <BR>
400 computers to the Internet. This includes the key networking solutions <BR>
you've always turned to us for: <p>· Integrating OS/400-based computers into heterogeneous networks of Windows, <BR>
Novell, Linux, and UNIX servers <p>· Exchanging OS/400 files with the desktop and the Web <p>· Accessing OS/400 servers from a Web browser <p>· Working with client-to-OS/400 software (such as IBM's Client Access product <BR>
line and alternatives) as well as Web-to-OS/400 software packages (such as <BR>
IBM's WebSphere Host Integration Solution and competitors) <p>· Configuring OS/400 servers to work in a TCP/IP environment <p>· OS/400 printing over the network and the Internet <p>· 5250 Terminal emulation <p>· Integrating OS/400-based servers into emerging technology networking <BR>
environments, such as wireless networks <p>These specific networking techniques work in an area that is much larger than <BR>
the AS/400-iSeries 400 itself, the midrange network. And it's our publication's <BR>
mission to teach you how to integrate your OS/400-based computers into the <BR>
midrange network, hence the name change to Midrange Network Expert. We'll <BR>
&nbsp;continue to provide all of the information you need to configure your <BR>
OS/400-based machines for Internet and network access. Written by the best <BR>
names in the industry, Midrange Network Expert is your one-stop source for <BR>
easy-to-understand, detailed connectivity and interoperability information in <BR>
an OS/400 environment. <p>But what about midrange network news? For networking news, we also produce the <BR>
weekly Midrange Network Expert Alert (MNE Alert), formerly known as the AS/400 <BR>
Network Expert Alert. Delivered by email every Thursday, MNE Alert keeps pace <BR>
with breaking news and events in the midrange networking community through a <BR>
mixture of analysis, information, live links to relevant stories on the <BR>
Internet, and humor (for subscription info, go to the Midrange Network Expert <BR>
Alert subscription page, <BR>
<a href="http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mnealert/subscribe.cfm)">http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mnealert/subscribe.cfm)</a>. MNE Alert keeps you <BR>
up-to-date with all the news and links we post daily on the Midrange Network <BR>
Expert Web site (http://www.midrangecomputing.com/ane). MNE Web edition is one <BR>
of the fastest moving OS/400-based sites on the Web and a great place to go for <BR>
&nbsp;information on what's happening now in the midrange networking world. <p>Taken together, the Midrange Network Expert product line--Midrange Network <BR>
Expert; the Midrange Network Expert Alert email newsletter; and the MNE Web <BR>
site--provide a complete view of what's happening in the midrange network world <BR>
and how to configure and run your AS/400-iSeries 400 computers in that world. <BR>
Midrange Network Expert provides detailed tutorials on how your AS/400-iSeries <BR>
machine interacts with the Internet while Midrange Network Expert Alert and the <BR>
MNE Web site provide news and fast-breaking information on where the midrange <BR>
network is going today. Together, they're a complete package for all your <BR>
AS/400-iSeries 400 connectivity and interoperability needs. <p> *****************************