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The transformation of the AS/400 into an e-business server, the renaming of the system to the iSeries, and the introduction of Version 5 software mark a major milestone in the evolution of IBM Rochester systems. Fortress Rochester takes you behind the scenes at IBM Rochester and inside the iSeries to give you a guided tour of the very latest iSeries technologies and functions.

Authored by Dr. Frank G. Soltis 00 IBM’s iSeries chief scientist and the creator of the technology- independent architecture used in the AS/400 and iSeries – Fortress Rochester is written for anyone who wants to know more about the iSeries. If you want to understand how the iSeries works so you can make smarter business decisions, write better programs, or simply see what makes the system tick, Fortress Rochester is for you. You’ll get detailed looks at these and other key iSeries areas:

• Architectural principals
• Power-PC and POWER4 processor technology
• Memory systems
• The new I/O
• The technology-independent machine interface
• Objects
• Single-level store
• File systems
• Partition
• Unix and Windows environments
• Java and Domino
• Linux

Table of Contents

The Architecture
Chapter 1 - The Five Sacred Architectural Principles

The Hardware
Chapter 2 - The PowerPC Processors
Chapter 3 - POWER4: The Next Generation
Chapter 4 - The Road to 0.10 Micron
Chapter 5 - Memory Systems
Chapter 6 - The New I/O

The System Structure
Chapter 7 - The Technology-Independent Machine Interface
Chapter 8 - Objects
Chapter 9 - Morphing Software
Chapter 10 - Single-Level Store

Application Enablers
Chapter 11 - New File Systems
Chapter 12 - Universal Database
Chapter 13 - Threads
Chapter 14 - Partitions
Chapter 15 - Unix Environment
Chapter 16 - Windows Environment

e-Business
Chapter 17 - Security in a Web World
Chapter 18 - Java and Domino
Chapter 19 - Linux
Chapter 20 - Delivering on the Vision

Appendix
The History of Fortress Rochester

Dr. Frank Soltis created the revolutionary computer architecture used in today’s IBM iSeries. Based on his Ph.D. dissertation research, his architecture first appeared in the IBM System/38 and later in the IBM AS/400. The technology-independent machine interface and the single-level addressability that he originally proposed have led to a totally new breed of computers. During the past few years, Dr. Soltis led the effort to define the architecture of the 64-bit PowerPC processors used in the IBM iSeries and pSeries servers. As the IBM iSeries chief scientist, he continues to define future directions for the iSeries. In addition to his IBM responsibilities, Dr. Soltis is an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota, where he teaches graduate courses on high-performance computer design.