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The Madison Area Midrange Systems Users Group is made up of professionals from various business and technical industries who are interested in providing quality technical information to the iSeries community. MAMSUG meets monthly to discuss the latest advances in technology and learn how iSeries technology is being advanced throughout the professional community. NOTICE - To view or download previous presentations by
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| Next Meeting | Thursday May 21st, 2009 | 8:30 AM IBM i 6.1 Upgrade Planning - Smooth Sailing Presented by Gerri Passe, IBM Sr. I/T Specialist, Rochester MN Whether you are considering upgrading to IBM i 6.1 a few months from now or perhaps later this year, this presentation includes planning considerations which will prove useful for your upgrade to IBM i 6.1 (previously known as i5/OS V6R1). You will learn about the on-line upgrade planning resources available to you as well as the additional planning needed due to the program conversion involved with IBM i 6.1. Last but not least, you will hear about a helpful IBM pre-upgrade verification tool and the 'Top 10 keys' for a smooth upgrade to IBM i 6.1. IBM i Announcements Update During this presentation, you will be introduced to the recent IBM Power Systems and IBM i related announcements made on April 28, 2009. A variety of topics will be highlighted including the new IBM Power 520 and 550 processor options for i Editions, enhanced BladeCenter support for IBM i, virtualization enhancements, new high performance Solid State Drive (SSD), new DB2 Web Query functions and other enhancements. Handouts can be found here: IBM April Annoucements Upgrade Planning - Smooth Sailing The meeting will be held at Fiskars. Coffee and donuts at 8:00. Please Register for the meeting here. Looking for a great, afforable educational opportunity? As a MAMSUG member, you are eligible for the WMCPA member rate for the annual Spring Technical Conference sponsored by WMCPA. Click below to get all the information and to register. 
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