When Disaster Strikes: Maxava Discusses the Christchurch Earthquake
by Simon O'Sullivan

When IT managers and executive management discuss the concept of risk management and disaster recovery, each side has a different opinion of what constitutes a disaster. For a CEO, a disaster can be losing critical revenue streams, credit lines, and key staff resources. For a facilities manager, it might be a devastating fire or an explosion that cripples resources. For a sales representative, it might be a theft or damage of a laptop with his entire customer database. READ MORE >

Chinese Manufacturers Face IT Challenges
by Alex Woodie

China is often thought of as a powerhouse of manufacturing that is using its superior efficiency and innate competitiveness to win jobs from other countries and eventually dominate the global market. While some of that view may have truth, the reality is more complicated than that. According to a recent IDC report, Chinese manufacturers currently trail their American and Western European competitors in adoption of IT systems and business processes that will be critical to efficiently growing their operations. READ MORE >

DDS Conversion Tool Joins Profound's Web Development Tools
by Dan Burger

Profound Logic Software has released an integral piece of its native graphical user interface platform built around IBM's Rational Open Access. The Profound DDS Conversion Module converts existing DDS source members to native IBM i objects that support a graphical user interface. It does this without relying on the green-screen protocol, a distinguishing factor compared to other application modernization methods. Profound is one of several IBM i ISVs making use of RPG Open Access. READ MORE >

LTO Group Confident in Tape's Future
by Alex Woodie

People have been predicting the demise of tape for a long time--just about as long as they've been predicting the end of proprietary IBM midrange and mainframe servers. But today, tape remains a vital component of data center activities, just as companies continue to rely on the IBM i and z/OS platforms to run critical business applications. And if the folks behind the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) format have their way, tape will continue to stubbornly defend its niche for decades. READ MORE >