July, 2009

Power Systems revenue down

IBM reported its second-quarter revenue for 2009 last week, and the news was mostly gloomy. The so-called "converged System p" platform decreased 13%, although believe it or not, that...

Instructional AJAX videos

Generating an AJAX response to RPG or PHP requests Building an AJAX program is a lot like building a dynamic HTML page says Profound Logic founder, Alex Roytman, but you output text or data interchange format (XML, Javascript object notation) instead of HTML. Hany Elemary, Web...

RPG decidedly not dead, say Search400.com readers

On June 29, 2009, many Search400.com readers received an email that got them a little stirred up. I sent out our newsletter and presented an article on EGL and a blog on RPGAAS. This is what I wrote:

So is EGL the new high-definition, flat-screen replacement to that old vacuum-tube...

Japanese System i resellers and ISVs form iManifest

More than 70 System i vendors have joined hands in Japan to form iManifest, a group dedicated to promoting the IBM System i platform. The slogan for the group is a take off a famous quote by John F. Kennedy, and it goes like this: "Ask not what IBM can do for you, ask what you can do for the IBM...

Running IBM i on the JS23 and JS43 blade servers

IBM has just released a Redbook with detailed implementation instructions for JS23 and JS43 IBM BladeCenter blade servers. The 594-page guide (yes, 594) is good both for an overall look at the IBM BladeCenter platform, as well as...

System i guy looking to shave hair for charity

This might be a bit offtopic, but it's for a good cause. Aaron Bartell, a System i consultant and big proponent of RPG on the platform, is running a marathon in Chicago on Aug. 7. His goal is to raise $10,000 for World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization that is tackling worldwide child...