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Volume 10, Number 8 -- February 23, 2010
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Visual LANSA Gets Expanded Interoperability, Developer Convenience
by Dan Burger

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Linoma Bolsters Surveyor/400 with Excel Capabilities, SSL
by Alex Woodie

Linoma Software last week launched a new release of Surveyor/400, its 'Swiss Army knife' i/OS utility that allows users to do everything from browsing DB2/400 records and editing stored procedures, to building custom reports and converting spool files to PDF. With the new version 3.7 release of Surveyor/400, Linoma has added new integration methods with Microsoft Excel, as well as support for SSL encryption to System i hosts. READ MORE >


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Lawson Updates M3 Suite of ERP Apps for i/OS
by Alex Woodie

Lawson Software last week unveiled version 10.1 of M3, a Java-based ERP system for manufacturers and distributors that has traditionally been deployed on IBM System i servers. Lawson claims to have made more than 600 functional enhancements, including many desktop-oriented features aimed at improving the user experience. But version 10.1 also includes a lot of process-oriented enhancements, such as improvements to bulk ordering and demand planning, which are designed to save money and improve efficiency. READ MORE >


Customers Begin Using ilook to Web-Enable i/OS System Screens
by Alex Woodie

The first version of ilook, looksoftware's new rules-based tool that turns all 5250 interfaces--including i/OS operating system screens--to Web-based GUIs on the fly, became available in December and is now being used for the first time in the field. The first users of the product, which is a free download, are pleased with the results, according to looksoftware, which is already working on ilook version 1.1. READ MORE >




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Shield Adds IFS Replication to HA Offering
by Alex Woodie

i/OS shops using Shield Advanced Solutions' Receiver Apply Program (RAP) to replicate data and objects between System i servers will now be able to replicate data housed in their System i servers' Integrated File System (IFS) as the result of new RAP features unveiled yesterday. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Aldon Ventures Into Professional Services with ACE

• Micro Focus Streamlines Modernization Activities with Workbench 3.1

• Keane Unites AS/400 and Unix Healthcare Products and Teams

• LogLogic Boosts Performance of Log Devices

• eCMS Gets an Interface to Vehicle Scales


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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Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Visual LANSA Gets Expanded Interoperability, Developer Convenience

Linoma Bolsters Surveyor/400 with Excel Capabilities, SSL

Lawson Updates M3 Suite of ERP Apps for i/OS

Customers Begin Using ilook to Web-Enable i/OS System Screens

Shield Adds IFS Replication to HA Offering

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Aldon Ventures Into Professional Services with ACE . . . Micro Focus Streamlines Modernization Activities with Workbench 3.1 . . . Keane Unites AS/400 and Unix Healthcare Products and Teams . . . LogLogic Boosts Performance of Log Devices . . . eCMS Gets an Interface to Vehicle Scales . . .


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