TriAWorks Aims to Simplify Single Sign-On with EIM Utility
by Alex Woodie

A new company named TriAWorks was formed last month and has already released its first software product, called TriAWorks Identity Manager for Single Sign-On, or TIM SSO. The software utility is designed to simplify using IBM's Enterprise Identity Mapping framework, and therefore to make it easier for iSeries and Windows shops to provide their users with the much vaunted--but seldom obtained--single sign-on capability. READ MORE >

Stampede to Expand Web App Performance Product Line
by Dan Burger

Last week at Lotusphere, Notes/Domino fans saw and heard much more from IBM Lotus about taking Domino applications to the Web. IBM's resolve toward Web-based applications built on Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), running on WebSphere and used in a portal, was anything but understated. As this Web tide sweeps over Lotus, Stampede Technologies, a long-time provider of performance enhancing products for the Lotus market, has announced a new product that fits right in with IBM's initiative. READ MORE >

Symtrax Improves iSeries Report Access with WebReports
by Alex Woodie

Companies looking for a centralized, Web-based repository to house spool file reports from OS/400 servers and other systems may want to check out the latest software from Symtrax. This month the company is launching WebReports, an improved version of its Symtrax Portal software, which, among other new features, provides improved integration with other Symtrax products, such as Compleo. READ MORE >

Quadrant Updates Fax Server for OS/400, Other Platforms
by Alex Woodie

The facsimile has come a long way since it was first invented by Scotsman Alexander Bain in 1843. Standardized in the 1960s, and hit hard by the rise of the Internet and e-mail in the late 1990s, fax volume is on the rebound today, and being able to send and receive faxes is still a requirement for companies of all sizes. It's a good bet that the new inbound routing capabilities that Quadrant Software introduced in its FastFax solution would have impressed Bain. READ MORE >

  News Briefs and Product Shorts

CMS to Develop Electronic Kanban System for Lean Ohio Manufacturer . . . Paxar Partners with Cybra for OS/400-based RFID Middleware . . . Aspen Pet Picks Logility for OS/400 Supply Chain Planning . . . Lakeview's Data Replication Software Now Supports DB2 UDB on Unix, Windows . . . PeopleSoft Signs OEM Agreement with Ascential for Integration Software . . . Mixed Signals: Invensys Marcam Unit's Commitment to OS/400 . . . READ MORE >

Reader Feedback and Insights

Thank you for your piece on the future of document management ("Spanning the Digital Divide: The Future of Document Management"). It was very informative and gave a good insight into the marketplace today. My enjoyment was tinged with a touch of disappointment that our company was not mentioned in the article. Cobwebb has been writing [document management] software for the IBM midrange server market for over 13 years, and its current offering is used by AS/400 sites worldwide, including the United States. In fact, the Cobwebb/PPD iSeries native modules, which supports XML, e-mail, fax, print, archive, and barcodes, is the forms product of choice for Geac computer systems in Europe and Asia Pacific. Our customers are MAPICS, BPCS, System 21, and J.D. Edwards users.

Having said all that, Guild Companies is by far the most readable and informative iSeries journal that comes into our office. Keep up the good work.

--Barny Webb
Director, Cobwebb Communications Ltd.

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