September 25, 2007 5:45 PM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
System i softwareIBM continues to make partnerships that strengthen the System i platform, Lee Kroon writes in an article about IBM, Infor and Siemens.
Kroon references two recent conferences,
September 12, 2007 2:01 PM
Posted by: Atrujillo
Open Source,
System i softwareAfter four months of beta testing, System i application tool developer Business Computer Design Int’l Inc. (BCD) released WebSmart PHP for general availability today. WebSmart helps System i developers create PHP-based...
September 10, 2007 9:34 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Databases,
System i softwareActually, are all relational DBMSs dead? Maybe not yet, but according to a recent blog, they're past their time.
Michael Stonebraker over at The Database Column argues that
September 10, 2007 8:35 AM
Posted by: Atrujillo
Open Source,
System i softwareThanks to David and his team for sending us their System i open source success story.
My fellow System i developers were searching for a solution for PG encryption of data to send between a state department and a bank institution. After weeks of searching and some trial and error with beta...
September 5, 2007 12:29 PM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Databases,
System i softwareOne System i user I recently talked to would like to run all his Oracle software -- both the databases and the E-Business Suite -- on the same hardware and software platform. And seeing as he is a senior System i technical analyst, he would like that hardware platform to be the...
September 5, 2007 9:36 AM
Posted by: Atrujillo
Product recommendations or warnings,
System i softwareThanks to Search400.com reader Aaron for sending us an email about his experience with PHP on System i.
At my last company (dental insurance) I was brought in to migrate away from a Lotus web server onto a
LAMP stack that talked to RPG...
August 30, 2007 1:44 PM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
Security – alerts – compliance,
System i softwareRaz-Lee Security Inc. has upgraded its iSecurity software for the System i, mainly to help users with auditing and compliance issues.
The new version of iSecurity includes:
- Almost 300 report templates covering all kinds of issues -- such as...
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August 29, 2007 8:09 AM
Posted by: Mark Fontecchio
System i softwareThe iSociety, that MySpace-like Web site for System i devotees, will be holding another of its "fireside" chats tomorrow, this time on the topic of Voice over IP, or
August 22, 2007 2:23 PM
Posted by: Atrujillo
Databases,
System i softwareThe recent release of Lotus Notes 8 was cause for celebration for many, but not for i5/OS users looking to do some DB2 work with it. According to Domino Blog blogger and