http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhsindex.html Hardware, software, and Services. en-us 2013 Guild Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved May 21, 2013 IT Jungle IT Jungle http://www.itjungle/com/fhs/fhs-rss.html 20 http://www.itjungle.com/images/fhs/title_fhs.gif http://www.itjungle/com/fhs/fhs-rss.html 275 50 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story01.html The reasons why organizations undertake IBM i application modernization initiatives are as varied as organizations themselves. Sometimes, it's people-driven, while other times, the technology itself needs a refresh. With 12 years in the modernization business, the folks at Fresche Legacy (formerly Speedware) have seen it all. Recently, the company shared details of three current IBM i modernization projects. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story01.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story02.html When it comes to learning PHP, there is no shortage of information available on the Web, where thousands of tutorials and forums can be accessed with the touch of a button. But for RPG veterans who prefer a little handholding with their PHP, like IBM i consultant Russ Khory, a different approach is warranted. Khory found the WebSmart PHP package from BCD provided a way to learn PHP in an environment that is both structured and productive. New templates just released in WebSmart PHP 9.5 should further boost productivity. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story02.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story03.html The more applications are changed, the more complicated they get. What was originally designed with a certain set of facts in mind, over the course of 10, 20, or more years, almost always becomes convoluted, complex, and unable to keep up with changing business requirements. Many IBM midrange shops face this problem. They spend more time maintaining old complex and inflexible code than providing new business solutions. Many struggle to assess that situation. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story03.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story04.html Tango/04 last week announced the general availability of SmartConsole 8.0, the latest version of its multi-platform systems monitoring tool that includes new iOS and Android tablet interfaces and a cloud back end. The software can be used for much more than delivering notification of a failed job on the IBM i server, as Tango/04 is setting is sites on helping customers to monitor a wide range of business events as a means to increase agility. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story04.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story05.html Surround Technologies recently shipped Accelerator for .NET version 4.0, a major new release of its .NET-centric development tool for creating new applications from IBM i database files, or modernizing existing ones. The new version includes an HTML5 client that can support nearly all of the same user interface controls that Surround Tech has supported on its full Windows client, as well as faster code generation. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story05.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story06.html Linoma Software just increased the potential marketplace for its GoAnywhere software as the result of being awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract, which streamlines the purchase of the managed file transfer (MFT) software by federal, state, and local governments. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story06.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story07.html It didn't take any fancy big-data analysis to show that Tableau Software had a very good day Friday, when its stock price soared 63 percent from its opening price. The company, which makes data visualization tools, enjoyed another 11 percent gain in early trading yesterday, giving it a market capitalization of around $365 million. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story07.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story08.html Infor yesterday announced that users of its Sales and Operations Planning application can now utilize Infor's Ming.le social platform to foster collaboration among various stakeholders in an organization.. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story08.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story09.html Corus360 last week announced a data vaulting offering for servers running IBM i, Windows, Linux, and AIX operating systems. With Vault360, customers back up their servers over the network to Corus360's data center, which can also provide recovery services if needed. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story09.html May 21, 2013 http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story10.html Rimini Street has been providing third-party support and maintenance services to users of SAP Business Suite ERP software for four years. Now, the company is offering support for SAP's BusinessObjects business intelligence software, too. http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs052113-story10.html May 21, 2013