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Six Pre-conference Workshops Offered for Fall 2004
By Jane Jerrard

Extending COMMON Education
2 SQL, A True Frontier Structured Query Language SQL is a tremendously important in fact critical tool to add to a developers arsenal of data access techniques This Workshop will focus on the basics of SQL, the iSeries implementation, the use of SQL as a standalone query tool and working with program embedded SQL 3 Enterprise Modernization Using the IBM Toronto Tools - LAB This dynamic Workshop will cover the components of WDSc and will show how using these tools can give your applications, and therefore your company, a competitive edge Some of the topics to be covered in the Workshop will include: Using the Remote System Explorer to modernize your development environment; Using the IBM WebFacing Tool to make user interfaces snap; Reviewing associated components and how they can help modernize your traditional application code This Workshop will take place onsite at IBMs Toronto lab facility Transportation will be provided

hen you sign up for COMMONs Fall 2004 Conference Expo in Toronto, you can also sign on for additional education by registering for any of six pre-conference
Workshops The all-day Workshops will take place the weekend before the technical sessions start Attend on Saturday, October 16 or Sunday, October 17 or both days if more than one Workshop subject interests you The conference officially begins on Sunday, October 17, with Opening Session at noon Educational sessions start on Monday morning Here are the Workshops that will be offered For details on schedule and speakers, check COMMONs Web site at wwwcommonorg/workshopshtml

4 Modernizing RPG Applications Still living in an RPG/400 world? Well, this exciting Workshop will show you how modern programming practices and tools can transform your old monolithic RPG applications into a modern, highly modularized form that will position your business for the future Rather than just throw hours of theory at you, this seminar takes a sample application and follows it through the process of converting from RPG/400 or basic RPG IV to full usage of RPG IV and ILE features, modularizing the code, adding DB2 UDB features and even replacing the green-screen with a graphical or browser-based interface 5 WebSphere Portal Server - LAB What is WebSphere Portal Server? How can it be implemented? Portal
solutions allow the integrations of disparate applications at the user interface level, while also increasing productivity, availability and reach of the application IBM WebSphere Portal server has features that will provide a significant impact to your business Some of these are: Virtualized Digital Desktop freedom from the desktop Aggregation of key applications, which make us productive portlet technology Single Sign On to a multitude of systems Enterprise identity mapping Reach out to any device Access through PDA, language translation, etc Personalization to user taste or to maximize ROI Integration: Click to action from one portlet to another Topics covered will include: Portal fundamentals: What is WebSphere Portal Server? Terminology and concepts, WebSphere Portal components and versions; ii Websphere Portal Server installation and feature demonstration; iii Administering and securing the portal, including giving different users and groups access to specific portlets and pages, installing portlets, and creating and grouping pages; i
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1 Moving to the Web with RPG RPG is alive and well and moving into many new arenas and one of those areas
is the Web Do you need to take your RPG applications and enable them so they can be accessed from the Web? If you answered that with a resounding yes, then this is the Workshop for you
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iv Portal catalog; contains descriptions and downloads for hundreds of portlets; and v Websphere Studio: H ow to build dynamic portal applications using the Portal Toolkit 6 Java Web Workshop - LAB Java Web Workshop is a hands-on workshop to teach traditional iSeries developers the basics on building Java Web applications quickly The focus is on leveraging WDSC tools using VDM Visual Development Method approach to minimize the Java coding needed to build Java Web applications WDSCs wizards, generators, and visual editors eliminate a lot of the Java coding otherwise required when building these types of applications

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Topics include: The basics of the Java language and how to build and test Java beans easily; How to build a Java Web application that lets users search and select records from a DB2 table as well as CRUD create, read, update and delete operations; How to build a Java Web application that uses an RPG program as the back-end
logic to query the total pay for a specific employee; How to build a Web application to store XML data in a DB2 table and generate XML data from a DB2 table without any significant Java coding; and How to build a simple Web service to retrieve order status information for

a specific order, leveraging the Web interaction wizard, the IBM SOAP API, the Web services client and the WebSphere Test environment Workshop information may be subject to change without notice Check COMMONs Web site for the latest information Lecture Workshops cost 295, and lab Workshops cost 395 Only registered conference attendees can participate, and pre-registration is required Space in each Workshop is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis Beginning later this month, you can download a Workshop registration form at www commonorg/workshopshtml

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Toronto To-Do List

n October, COMMON will host our Fall 2004 Conference in Toronto a cosmopolitan, clean and diverse city that offers a perfect backdrop for a conference Here are just a few ideas on how out-of-towners might amuse themselves after a long day of sessions, or in the days following the conference:

Or take in a show
at the renowned Second City 56 Blue Jays Way, where you can enjoy some of the best improvisational and sketch comedy in the world You can also choose from an assortment of nightclubs that offer dancing and/or live music, along with other hot spots for evening entertainment in the T-dot, the under-30 crowd slang name for Toronto Learn a Little Find some time to visit some of Torontos world-class museums The Royal Ontario Museum is right downtown 100 Queens Park and is open every day With exhibits on art, archeology, and science,
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youll find everything from dinosaurs to an art deco collection Spend the Weekend Tack on a vacation day or two at the end of the conference and explore the area around Toronto Niagara Falls is nearby, and you can take a nine-minute helicopter tour over the falls Or stay in the city and take in a wealth of museums, galleries, and sites The ideas here are just a handful of the hundreds of attractions of our next host city For more information about things to see and do in Toronto, visit http://tourismtorontocom

Explore the Neighborhoods Eat, shop, and browse the streets of Torontos many ethnic neighborhoods Theres Chinatown, Little India,
Greektown, and Little Poland, just to name a few Toronto has definitely earned its nickname: The World within a City Go Underground Downtown Toronto sits on top of an entire network of shops and restaurants PATH is downtown Torontos underground walkway linking 16 miles of shopping, services, and entertainment Enjoy the Nightlife For the best view in the city, hit the Panorama Restaurant and Lounge 55 Bloor St West for cocktails or dinner Fifty-one stories above street level, the Panorama offers what else? a panoramic view of Toronto
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