System i Blogger:

August, 2008


August 8, 2008  2:13 PM

Linux.com :: Linux Foundation launches killer development tool



Posted by: David Vasta
Linux

Ask any independent software vendor what he hates most about developing for Linux and he'll tell you that it's having to develop for SUSE and for Red Hat and for Ubuntu and ... you get the idea. The Linux Foundation has just...

August 8, 2008  2:08 PM

Windows Vista’s Security Rendered Completely Useless by New Exploit



Posted by: David Vasta
Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Security, Windows Vista

Mark Dowd of IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) and Alexander Sotirov, of VMware Inc. have discovered a technique that can be used to bypass all memory protection safeguards that Microsoft...


August 8, 2008  2:02 PM

Forum Thread on System i Network – Zend PHP Getting Started



Posted by: David Vasta
David on System i, Forums on i, i for business, IBM i, Linux in System i, PHP on i

PHP on the IBM i is going to be huge and here is a good thread that might help you get started using PHP on your IBM i. Thanks to all who have contributed to the thread. Forum Thread on System i Network...

Bookmark and Share     0 Comments     RSS Feed     Email a friend


August 8, 2008  1:59 PM

Practical Web Services on the System i – Elena Lowery



Posted by: David Vasta
Development on i, i, i for business, IBM i, PHP on i, System i

In this article I outline two ways of creating web services from existing System i programs. The first approach is to deploy RPG programs in the new IBM Integrated Web Services Server for i, and the second is to create web services in Rational Developer for System i for SOA Construction (RDi SOA)....


August 7, 2008  5:13 PM

Search400.com – What the heck is converged System p?



Posted by: David Vasta
David on System i, Other Blogs

Search400 has a post on their blog that is interesting to say the least. I suggest you read it and if you are a stock holder you might want to rattle some cages and find out what is going on up there in IBM-ville? "Further, the “converged System p” numbers from this quarter — which...


August 7, 2008  12:12 AM

Why is IBM still selling HATS and not pushing PHP?



Posted by: David Vasta
David on System i, IBM i, Linux in System i, PHP on i

So full disclosure, I am an SME for COMMON and I speak and present about Linux on IBM i. I have pretty strong ties to the PHP @ IBM group in that the other two SMEs are both IBMers who preach the word for PHP, and other open source inititives at IBM. I have also worked for


August 1, 2008  6:26 AM

IBM Growth in Emerging Markets Fuels Lotus Momentum – Ed Brill – IBM – Lotus



Posted by: David Vasta
Exchange, IBM News, Lotus, Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes, Lotus Symphony

Link to Marketwire - IBM Growth in Emerging Markets Fuels Lotus Momentum Ed Brill is blogging about the IBM/Lotus growth as well. I think as Lotus people we have all known for years that this was going...


August 1, 2008  4:18 AM

OpenSolaris keeps making baby step and Jim Grisanzio is documenting every one



Posted by: David Vasta
Open source, OpenSolaris, SUN

I am a fan of Open Projects and OpenSolaris all be a SUN product is still something to watch, and I do ofter from Jim Grisanzio's Blog. I read Jim's blog for two reasons, one he is interesting and is honest about the progress of the...