Bellamy Boosts Sales, Thanks to looksoftware GUI
by Alex Woodie

First impressions at sales meetings weren't pretty things for Bellamy Software, a company that develops applications for municipal governments and school districts in Canada. Despite nearly 30 years of honing its RPG-based application into a fast and efficient entity, the face of the product was an 'ugly' 5250 green screen--a fact that Bellamy's Windows-based competitors used to make considerably hay. But now that Bellamy has looksoftware generating browser-based GUIs, the company is giving customers what they expect, and selling more software as a result. READ MORE >

The Genie's Browser Presence Grows
by Alex Woodie

Organizations modernizing their System i systems with Profound Logic's Genie can now perform all of the screen design work from the comfort of a Web browser with Genie 3.0, which was just released. Profound says the capability to customize HTML interfaces using drag-and-drop techniques in a Web browser should make using the tool easier to use, and introduce it to a new group of users. READ MORE >

QSystem Monitor Gains Disk Cleanup Functions
by Alex Woodie

Good System i housekeeping has many aspects. One task that can be of particular importance is the periodic purging and deleting of old records, which keeps hard disks uncluttered and clean. While these functions have been part of the operating system since time immemorial, System i shops that use QSystem Monitor to help run their systems can now use the CCSS product to keep their disks clean and efficient, in addition to all the other disk monitoring functions supported by QSystem Monitor. READ MORE >

Single Person RPG Shop Produces Sharp Self-Service Portal
by Robert Gast

An interesting thing about IBM System i technology is that it's highly self-sustaining. As an example, United Credit Service, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, provides debt collection services for more than a thousand customers. The server it uses to manage its business is an IBM System i model 270, run by a single IT professional, Bruce Guetzkow, who is responsible for everything from strategic long-term systems planning to backups. READ MORE >