Building on Your AIX Investment - Moving Forward with IBM eServer pSeries in an on Demand, Second EditionWorld

Jim Hoskins (version 2.0p)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

 Hoskins, Jim.  Building on your AIX investment : moving foreword [sic] with IBM eServer pSeries in an on demand world / Jim Hoskins.— 2nd ed.     p. cm. Includes index. 

ISBN 1-931644-08-X

1. Electronic commerce. 2. AIX (Computer file) I. Title.

HF5548.32.H668 2003

005.4'469—dc21

2003009581

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About the Author

Jim Hoskins is the founder of Maximum Press—a premier publisher of books, ebooks, Web content, and special reports that help businesses apply technology profitably. He has been involved with the design, implementation, and education of technology for over seventeen years. He is the author of many articles, books, and ebooks covering a wide range of technology and e-business topics. Jim spent over a decade with IBM designing computer systems and in the field helping businesses design and implement real-world solutions. He is the author/editor of the popular Exploring IBM series of books, which has sold over 350,000 copies in twelve languages. Jim has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida and resides in Gulf Breeze, Florida, with his wife and five children.

You can reach Jim via e-mail at <[e-mail]>.