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Robot/SAVE is a complete backup and recovery package for Power Systems running IBM i.
It provides an online database of your backups and full tape management functions to help you recover objects, libraries, IFS directories, and more, quickly and easily.
Join this one-hour Webinar on February 17 to discover how Robot/SAVE makes backup, recovery, and regulatory compliance easier than ever.
Follow this link to register.
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Island Pacific Charts Its Own Path to Web 2.0 Independence
by Alex Woodie
Island Pacific is putting the finishing touches on a cutting edge user interface (UI) framework that delivers Web 2.0-style ease of use on top of a new Web services interface into its core IBM i-based merchandising software. The Southern California software vendor has already won rave reviews from analysts and early adopters for the new framework, which it dubbed SmartRetail. IBM i professionals may be interested in how Island Pacific developers selected the tools that got them there. READ MORE >
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Remote Journaling: Friend or Foe in HA?
by Alex Woodie
Is remote journaling a benefit or a hindrance in IBM i high availability solutions? Since it debuted in OS/400 more than 10 years ago, HA software makers have touted remote journaling as a technological godsend, claiming it simplifies the development of HA solutions, and streamlines its operation. However, not all HA software developers are singing that tune any more, and at least one is saying that the fact that its HA solution is not based on remote journaling gives it a technological advantage. READ MORE >
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Maxava offers a FREE download to
monitor your IBM i status
Maxava, a global leader in IBM i high availability (HA) software, offers you a FREE download of maxView Lite™, a smart and easy way to monitor your IBM i systems – anywhere, anytime.
Visit www.maxava.com for your copy of maxView Lite™ and monitor your i from:
- iPhone
- iPad
- Blackberry
- Android
- PC
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COMMON's 2011 Annual Meeting & Exposition will take place May 1 - 4, 2011, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This premier event provides extensive education on Power Systems topics, invaluable networking opportunities, an Exposition of nearly 80 leading exhibitors, and a chance to gain a COMMON Certification.
It continues to be the most cost-effective conference of 2011.
Learn more and register at www.common.org/annualmeeting
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I-O Finds Success with Host Print Software for i and z
by Alex Woodie
A few years ago, I-O Corp. developed a software version of its hardware-based host print adapters, which convert AFP, IPDS, and SCS print jobs from IBM System i and System z servers into regular PCL jobs that can be executed on less expensive, non-IBM printers. Last month, the Salt Lake City, Utah, company announced that sales of this software product, called Adaptio, increased by a whopping 300 percent in 2010, and expectations for 2011 are just as high. READ MORE >
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Lieberman Exposes Super-User Activity to SIEMs
by Alex Woodie
Organizations can feel a little more secure that their IT workers aren't abusing powerful user profiles as a result of integration work done by Lieberman Software and Q1 Labs. The two security software companies teamed up to ensure that every use of Lieberman's Enterprise Random Password Manager is tracked by Q1 Labs' security information and event management (SIEM) software. READ MORE >
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Instant Access. Anywhere.
With WebDocs you can electronically store, manage and distribute all of your critical business information.
Think of WebDocs as an electronic filing cabinet that allows you to securely access and share information from anywhere at anytime.
Visit us at www.rjssoftware.com
or call us at 1-888-RJS-SOFT for a free 30-day demo.
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ManH Takes the Guesswork out of Warehouse Management for Jeans-Maker
by Alex Woodie
When GUESS? first contacted Manhattan Associates about helping it to streamline its distribution and warehouse management activities in 1999, the jeans maker was exploding at the seams due to huge demand, according to the IBM i software vendor. Over a decade later, GUESS? attributes some of its supply-chain successes to Manhattan's ability to efficiently manage inventory. 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, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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