New Web Console Debuts with i5/OS V6R1
by Alex Woodie

Move over, System i Navigator. IBM has a new graphical console for configuring, planning, and managing the System i operating environment with the release of i5/OS V6R1. The new Web console, called IBM Systems Director Navigator for i5/OS, is based on IBM's System Director family of products, and carries the promise of allowing administrators to manage System i servers using the same tool they use to manage Windows, Linux, and Unix servers. READ MORE >

RPG to .NET Reduces Maintenance Pain, Adds Rich User Interface
by Dan Burger

Like driving with the parking brake on, some business applications put the skids on productivity. Steve Stenglein, the IT director at United States Warranty, could feel the drag that green-screen applications were causing. He's a big fan of the IBM System i and a skillful RPG programmer, but his staff is small and their time is tightly budgeted. Aging applications required a lot of maintenance and replacing green screens with a graphical user interface was a priority. He knew modernizing apps would not be easy. READ MORE >

IBM Makes DB2 Web Query More Affordable
by Alex Woodie

IBM last week modified the licensing terms for DB2 Web Query for System i, a move that should make the new Web-based query and report writing tool more affordable for some users. By introducing a new run-time user license, customers won't have to buy expensive named-user licenses for people who are just accessing reports and not creating them. READ MORE >

Bug Busters' HA Offering Gets Role Swap Function
by Alex Woodie

Users of Bug Busters Software Engineering's high availability software for i5/OS will find it easier to switch from the production to the backup machine thanks to a new role swap feature the company has added. The role swap commands, among other new features, were added to Remote Software Facility-High Availability (RSF-HA) release 8.2, which is due to ship this quarter. READ MORE >