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Do You Know Your iSCORE™?
Quickly see the health of your System i with this FREE software!
A free, no-license, self-installing System i utility, iSCORE™ from Vision Solutions quickly produces a simple, clear report that outlines the overall operating health of either your entire System i or a selected LPAR.
Click to download now.
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Are you monitoring and auditing
your System i security?
9 out of 10 large businesses and government agencies acknowledge system break-ins each year. StandGuard Security helps you meet the demands for accountability and security of sensitive data with a comprehensive software package that combines three critical security tools: Exit Point Monitoring; Security Audit; and QAUDJRN Monitoring.
Try StandGuard Security free for 30 days!
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Datawatch Yields BI Gems from Existing Reports
by Alex Woodie
The business intelligence project gone array is one of the most feared events in an IT professional's career. Perhaps you're familiar with an organization that spent millions of dollars on complex software, powerful hardware, and high-priced developers, only to be left with a cantankerous data warehouse that is more trouble than it's worth. One BI software vendor with a decidedly different approach to information illumination is Datawatch, whose Monarch suite bases BI development efforts on a trusted asset that most organizations already have in abundance: reports. READ MORE >
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GoFaster Governor Buster Marketed, With Discretion
by Alex Woodie
When it comes to the class of i OS software known as a governor buster, people tend to speak evasively, in hushed tones. Nobody wants to experience the wrath of IBM lawyers for making and selling software whose sole purpose is to unlock computer processing power that customers have not paid for. Everybody remembers what happened to Fast400. And while the Spanish company American Top Tools avoids the limelight, it continues to sell the GoFaster CFINT buster to AS/400 and iSeries shops around the world. READ MORE >
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Enterprise Solutions for Data Transfers, Messaging and Scheduling.
All products are native on each platform but fully networked to give a single view point for the Enterprise. No single database concept – the users control the location of the databases.
See and hear the current status of all automation tasks on all platforms – locally, internationally and globally.
See real Enterprise solutions at www.revsoft.com
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Learn the Modernization Tactics
you need to be successful.
Watch our latest on-demand webinar and
learn about the various methods for
modernization and how you can integrate
them to find the right mix for
your business.
Plus, see several real-life examples of how
these modernization methods can
work together.
Download this educational webinar today.
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Shield's FTP Client Addresses Problems with CCSID Configurations
by Alex Woodie
System i users who have found it difficult to properly configure the IBM i OS FTP functions to render information that isn't garbled upon transmission to a PC platform may find a solution with the latest release of Shield Advanced Solutions' FTP Client. With version 6.1, Shield says it has taken care of disparities in default CCSID settings in IBM i OS that tend to turn information into garbage at the other end of the FTP pipe. READ MORE >
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Quadrant Bolsters Time Zone Support in FastFax
by Alex Woodie
Quadrant Software recently issued a new release of its FastFax product that delivers support for multiple time zones, which will provide organizations with geographically dispersed operations greater control of when faxes are sent out. FastFax version 4.7.6 also includes support for Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, and compatibility with the latest Brooktrout fax cards from Dialogic. READ MORE >
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Full system console control for multiple AS/400s and LPARs from anywhere on your LAN, WAN, VPN, even over the Internet!
Perform certain System Maintenance and Configuration Procedures while in "Restricted State." Execute certain types of System Backups (SAVSYS) and respond to "System Console Only" messages.
Call for details about this
IP Console Solution:
800-597-2525
www.twindata.com
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Linoma Joins iManifest U.S. to Help Spread the i Word
by Alex Woodie
Linoma Software became the latest System i software vendor to join iManifest U.S., the grass-roots initiative founded last year to promote the System i in the United States. With last month's pledge, Linoma joins close to 100 other companies around the world in the drive to spread the word about the System i platform. READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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IT Jungle Store Top Book Picks
Easy Steps to Internet Programming for AS/400, iSeries, and System i: List Price, $49.95
The iSeries Express Web Implementer's Guide: List Price, $49.95
The System i RPG & RPG IV Tutorial and Lab Exercises: List Price, $59.95
The System i Pocket RPG & RPG IV Guide: List Price, $69.95
The iSeries Pocket Database Guide: List Price, $59.00
The iSeries Pocket SQL Guide: List Price, $59.00
The iSeries Pocket Query Guide: List Price, $49.00
The iSeries Pocket WebFacing Primer: List Price, $39.00
Migrating to WebSphere Express for iSeries: List Price, $49.00
Getting Started With WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries: List Price, $89.00
Getting Started with WebSphere Express for iSeries: List Price, $49.00
Can the AS/400 Survive IBM?: List Price, $49.00
Chip Wars: List Price, $29.95
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January 2, 2010: Volume 12, Number 01
December 26, 2009: Volume 11, Number 52
December 19, 2009: Volume 11, Number 51
December 12, 2009: Volume 11, Number 50
December 5, 2009: Volume 11, Number 49
November 28, 2009: Volume 11, Number 48
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