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CNX Offers Free Community Edition of Valence Web 2.0 App
by Alex Woodie

CNX is now giving away copies of Valence, its design and run-time tool for creating Web 2.0 interfaces from RPG applications, the vendor announced yesterday. The new Community Edition license gives developers full use of the Ext JS-based toolkit, with some restrictions on production applications. The version 2.1 release also gains support for seven additional languages--and even has the capability to display different languages in the same field on the screen, in what may be a first for RPG. READ MORE >

Altova Adds DB2/400 Support to XML Development Tools
by Alex Woodie

Altova is now supporting the System i server and its integrated DB2/400 database with its MissionKit, a suite of popular XML, data conversion, and UML modeling tools for developers and database administrators. Altova's CEO expects System i shops to get the most use out of two of the suite's tools, including a data conversion tool for XML, EDI, and other formats, and a stylesheet designer that provides another way to get DB2/400 data on the Web. READ MORE >


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nuBridges Calls for Tokenization Standards
by Alex Woodie

Security software vendor nuBridges yesterday called for the formation of an industry group to create official standards for tokenization. The company says standards are needed to ensure the security of data, to reduce vendor lock-in, and to ensure the long-term viability of this relatively new form of data security. nuBridges, which is exhibiting and presenting at the RSA Security conference this week, also unveiled a new release of its tokenization product, called Protect Token Manager. READ MORE >


InstallAnywhere Utility Updated with Significant New Features
by Alex Woodie

Flexera Software (formerly Acresso) last month launched a major new release of InstallAnywhere, the software installation and management utility used by software developers that target Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX , HP-UX, and (of course) i/OS. With InstallAnywhere 2010, Flexera gives developers more fine-grained control over the application features that customers choose to add or remove. New maintenance, rollback, build configuration, and instance management features were also added. READ MORE >




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TN5250 for Android Available from Mochasoft
by Alex Woodie

Want to access the System i server from your cool new Google Android smart phone? Looking forward to the jealous stares of other administrators as you expertly navigate the green-screen interface and configure services from the break room? Then you'll probably need the new TN5250 for Android that Mochasoft released in mid February. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• The 400 School Takes to the Web with 'Virtual Classroom' for i/OS

• Pat Townsend Now Shipping Encryption Key Software

• IBM and Ricoh Unveil Printer Management Tool

• Capitalware Provides Encryption for WebSphere MQ Connections

• VAI Lands Two More Customers for S2K 5.0


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 >


 
Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CNX Offers Free Community Edition of Valence Web 2.0 App

Altova Adds DB2/400 Support to XML Development Tools

nuBridges Calls for Tokenization Standards

InstallAnywhere Utility Updated with Significant New Features

TN5250 for Android Available from Mochasoft

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

The 400 School Takes to the Web with 'Virtual Classroom' for i/OS . . . Pat Townsend Now Shipping Encryption Key Software . . . IBM and Ricoh Unveil Printer Management Tool . . . Capitalware Provides Encryption for WebSphere MQ Connections . . . VAI Lands Two More Customers for S2K 5.0 . . .


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