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Volume 7, Number 11 -- March 20, 2007
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Vision Committed to Developing ORION
by Alex Woodie

High availability software provider Vision Solutions is committed to continuing development of ORION, the i5/OS high availability product it sold before the acquisition of competitor iTera last year. While the iTera HA product will capture the bulk of new sales, Vision currently has no plans to stop selling or end support for ORION, which has about 2,000 users around the globe. To drive the point home, the company issued a new release of ORION yesterday. READ MORE >

Infor Advocates Open Approach to SOA
by Alex Woodie

Infor last week revealed its "Open SOA" approach to enabling customers to implement a service oriented architecture (SOA). The i5/OS ERP software giant says Open SOA will give customers flexibility and choice while avoiding the complexity and lock-in that comes with its competitor's SOA strategies. While Infor didn't provide specifics on when it will service-enable its myriad ERP products, it says Open SOA will be built into future product upgrades, and be free to customers. The vendor also announced new supply chain and business intelligence applications.READ MORE >


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Vision Solutions Announces
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The first new HA release from the newly merged
Vision and iTera companies

 

Features include:
Expanded autonomic capabilities for even
easier installation, expanded alerts, new role
swap testing and monitoring features
and expanded security.

 

Read more at
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IBM to Distribute Info Builders' iSeries BI Tools
by Alex Woodie

iSeries shops looking to take the next step beyond Query400 into the word of graphical (and still native) i5/OS business intelligence software will be presented the chance as a result of the distribution pact between Information Builders and IBM unveiled last week. As part of the deal, IBM will offer a special version of Info Builders' WebFOCUS business intelligence software as an option when users buy a new system or upgrade to a new system. READ MORE >


LANSA Puts RAMP to the Test
by Alex Woodie

Do you have what it takes to leave your green-screen legacy behind and make the move to graphical user interfaces? System i development tool vendor LANSA is betting that you do, and now it's putting its money where its mouth is to prove it. Last week, LANSA introduced the RAMP Challenge, whereby it will use its Rapid Application Modernization Process toolset to modernize, for free, a portion of your i5/OS application with browser or rich-client interfaces, replete with the latest in Web 2.0 gadgetry. READ MORE >




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News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Spreadsheet Proliferation Solution Offered by mrc . . . Seagull Emulator Gains Vista Certification . . . Stay-Linked Updates Emulation Solution . . . Applied Logic Updates i5/OS Encryption Utility . . . GSS Group to Resell Q4bis Into J.D. Edwards Base . . . TomorrowNow Takes Steps to Ensure Rapid Response . . .


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,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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HP Touts its Prowess in Linux and Open Source

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As I See It: The Digital Life

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vision Committed to Developing ORION

Infor Advocates Open Approach to SOA

IBM to Distribute Info Builders' iSeries BI Tools

LANSA Puts RAMP to the Test

News Briefs and Product Shorts:


Spreadsheet Proliferation Solution Offered by mrc . . . Seagull Emulator Gains Vista Certification . . . Stay-Linked Updates Emulation Solution . . . Applied Logic Updates i5/OS Encryption Utility . . . GSS Group to Resell Q4bis Into J.D. Edwards Base . . . TomorrowNow Takes Steps to Ensure Rapid Response . . .


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