Lawson Brings Former Intentia ERP Suite Closer to Landmark
by Alex Woodie

Lawson Software has developed new technological plumbing for M3 (Make, Move, Maintain), formerly the Movex suite from Intentia, that should make future upgrades easier, streamline the move to a service oriented architecture (SOA), and pave the way toward "Landmark," Lawson's next-generation ERP suite. In addition to announcing the Lawson M3 System Foundation, the OS/400 ERP software giant also announced an expansion of its partnership with IBM to better serve small and mid size businesses in specific industries. READ MORE >

iSeries Web Adventures Call with iSafari
by Alex Woodie

Meet AdventureTech Group, an IT vendor specializing in OS/400 software and services. You may not have heard much (or anything) about this crew, but that's soon to be changed, as the Olathe, Kansas, company continues to gain customer wins with iSafari, its Web-enablement software for iSeries servers, and iConga, a two-way message management utility that offers capabilities unmatched by some larger competitors. READ MORE >

Valid Tech Assimilates Biometric Authentication Into the Enterprise
by Alex Woodie

The brave new world of biometric authentication may be closer than you thought. As organizations struggle with identity management and password headaches, the promise of a simple way to authenticate users through a practically unspoofable tactic--reading their fingerprints--holds great possibility. And one vendor helping to drive the uptake of biometric authentication, Valid Technologies, just expanded its reach. READ MORE >

Gumbo's Dumpster Dives Into i5/OS Spool Files
by Alex Woodie

They may not be pretty to look at, but sometimes you need to see the raw output of i5/OS spool files to see what they're doing. To that end, Gumbo Software, a developer of OS/400 spool file management tools, is now offering to enterprise computing users a freeware utility called Dumpster.READ MORE >