Island Pacific Rediscovers i/OS Roots with Retail Apps
by Alex Woodie

It's a story that has played itself out at many i/OS shops over the years: Following an acquisition, new management steps in and executes a Windows strategy, to the detriment of the i/OS side of the house and, ultimately, the business itself. Luckily for Island Pacific, a developer of ERP software for retailers, this old story has a new twist: a second acquisition by more enlightened management pulls the i/OS business from the shadows and allows the company to flourish in the sun once again. READ MORE >

From Passwords to MFT, Cyber-Ark Has a Vault for That
by Alex Woodie

There's a school of thought that says open source development yields greater security because the heightened transparency ensures that problems are identified and fixed at a quicker pace. There's another school of thought that says true security is obtained by building your own stuff and then concealing its existence. Cyber-Ark is an advocate of the second approach with its Digital Vault, which serves as the foundation for a series of security software products, ranging from privileged password management to managed file transfer (MFT). READ MORE >

Utilities Department Gains Workflow Efficiencies from S4i Systems
by Dan Burger

Time is money. And when business processes run slow, costs rise. Not just internal costs relating to lost productivity and inability to harness revenue streams, but costs associated with unsatisfactory customer service. Curtailing these business costs has a direct connection to increased profitability. You want an example? The city of Modesto, in Central California, with the help of software vendor S4i Systems, is phasing in document management changes that are simplifying data delivery and saving money. READ MORE >

m-Power Gets New Interactive Reporting Templates
by Alex Woodie

When it comes to adding new features to a software product, there are certain directions one can go that are sure to engender success. For starters, you can make it pretty. You can also make it easy to use, and allow it to work in real-time. Software vendor mrc says it's accomplished all of these feats with a new class of interactive reporting templates in m-Power, its Web development tool for i/OS, Windows, Linux, and other servers. READ MORE >