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Introduction
• Main storage is doubled on Models 270, 820, and 830 and increased 33% on the
Model 840.
• Operations Navigator with Management Central adds extensive GUI enhancements in
Visualization, Wizards, and Integration.
• Switchable DASD towers, used in conjunction with Independent Auxiliary Storage
Pools (iASP), to provide high availability and redundant data options for integrated file
system applications, such as Lotus Domino and Web serving.
• Operations Console with LAN connectivity to deliver more flexibility for distributed and
LPAR environments.
• Fibre Channel Adapters allow attachment to external tape and disk subsystems, and
enhance the iSeries ability to participate in Storage Area Networks (SAN).
• Logical Partitioning (LPAR) is now available on selected uni-iSeries processors,
including the Model 270. LPAR now supports dynamic resource movement, resource
sharing and virtual LAN.
• Linux on iSeries brings iSeries integration, scalability, and robust availability to Linux.
Linux enables a new generation of Web based applications with resource sharing and
management via Logical Partitions.
• Windows Server Integration is enhanced to allow the connection of external 4-way
xSeries servers with an Integrated xSeries Adapter via HSL, and the ability to run up
to 32 Integrated xSeries Servers inside a single iSeries server.
• Lotus Domino Server for iSeries now supports iNotes access for Microsoft Outlook
clients. This allows those iNotes clients to take advantage of the additional functions
and reliability of a Domino server running on iSeries. Lotus Domino Server for iSeries
is enhanced with support for incremental Domino saves, improved BRMS, EZ-Setup
Wizard for Domino, TCP/IP Autostart, and an incremental installer.
• WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries has all the key tools for e-business
development in one "attractively priced" package. It includes the WebFacing Tool as a
quick, easy to use tool to convert 5250 applications to Web GUI applications.
• WebSphere Transcoding Publisher to optimize the wireless Web experience. Extend
existing Web content to new devices and markets without re-authoring expenses.
Deliver efficient content to a variety of users across wireless networks.
• Connect for iSeries extends business to business capabilities. Plug into
e-marketplaces, integrate into existing back-end systems, take advantage of new
trading protocols, and add incremental B2B function to applications.
• Client Access family now allows access to the iSeries with a new Web browser and to
enable 5250 applications for the Web.
• Print support of new capabilities to address the print and communication requirements
of e-business and network applications, namely:
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