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COMMON.CONNECT magazine

February 2005 issue

Members can download a PDF of the entire issue. (2+MB)

Table of Contents
Each article or feature is a PDF. Titles marked with an asterisk are for members only. To access these articles, you'll need a current COMMON ID and password.

President's Message

*The SM Solution: Software to Manage Your Systems, from Automation to Fixes
by Heather Ellwood

*Come Together with WebSphere
by Kevin Larsen

A Look at What Spring Holds: COMMON Spring 2005 Conference Preview
by Jane Jerrard

Week at a Glance for Spring 2005 Conference

*LUG Profile: LISUG
by Charles Guarino

*The China Syndrome: If You Want to Understand IBM Selling Its PC Division, Just Look East
by Robert X. Cringely

A Short Walk from the Spring 2005 Conference

Executive Director to Leave at End of March

*How to Grow Your IT Staff Beyond a One-Person Team
by Charles Guarino

Meet COMMON's Award-Winning Speakers

Tale of Two Conferences: USERblue and COMMON Conferences Both Offer Linux Education
by Jim Oberholtzer

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