Kronos Gives iSeries HR App an HTML Overhaul
by Alex Woodie

There's nothing wrong with being 'green.' Indeed, some people today see being green as a mandate from Mother Earth. But for human resources managers who must train and retain employees, the AS/400's character-based 'green-screen' interface is a giant turn off and an obstacle to be overcome. To that end, Kronos, which knows a thing or two about human resources, delivered a new release of its iSeries Central suite of HR apps last year that features HTML screens throughout. READ MORE >

Varsity Delivers Analytical Solutions for Shippers
by Alex Woodie

Varsity Logistics last week unveiled a collection of new business analytics products that are aimed at putting more usable information into the hands of shipping operations managers. The new products include TransData, a prebuilt data mart designed to crunch historical shipping data that runs in the IBM i (OS/400) environment, and ShipView Plus, a browser-based reporting tool that includes dashboards and drill-down capabilities. READ MORE >

A Cloud Solution for the Spreadsheet Proliferation Problem
by Alex Woodie

One of the problems with running your business on Excel is that it introduces collaboration challenges. When spreadsheets are e-mailed around, data gets corrupted, the security of proprietary formulas gets compromised, and 'cut and paste' becomes a business process. One vendor that has come up with a novel solution is eXpresso, which hosts an Excel-like product that multiple parties can access at the same time through a browser. Earlier this month, eXpresso became available through the industry portal Covisint, where it targets the auto industry. READ MORE >

SunGard Looks for Growth with New Reseller Program
by Alex Woodie

SunGard's Availability Services business unit last week launched a new reseller partner program to augment its direct-sales approach and expand its offerings to small and mid size businesses. The new program covers all of the company's offerings--everything from traditional tape-based backup to hot site recovery and full high availability (HA) replication--and is aimed at generating referrals from resellers and 'white box' versions of SunGard's services that partners can resell themselves. READ MORE >