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Volume 5, Number 14 -- April 5, 2005


 
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BMC Updates iSeries Management and Planning Products
by Alex Woodie

With 331 different products for every major platform, it's sometimes easy to forget that BMC Software is actively developing OS/400 software, too. In fact, the Houston, Texas, software giant has some pretty sophisticated products, namely PATROL for iSeries--Predict, a capacity planning tool, which IBM sells with its own part number, as well as PATROL for iSeries, a systems management product. BMC recently introduced new releases of both of these products. READ MORE >

 

Profound Logic Keeps Focus on Simplification with RPG Smart Pages
by Alex Woodie

Profound Logic Software is now shipping a new version of its RPG Smart Pages (RPGsp) development environment that further simplifies Web development for OS/400 servers. New templates, wizards, and code snippets in RPGsp version 4.0, as well as an improved RPG and DDS code converter and the capability to run queries in a browser, help RPG programmers to create powerful iSeries-based Web applications more quickly than previous releases, company officials say. READ MORE >


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IPS Eases IPDS Printing with OnePrint G2 for Windows
by Alex Woodie

Integrated Print Solutions unveiled a new product last week that allows companies to use standard Windows-connected printers to print Advanced Function Printing (AFP) jobs originating on iSeries and mainframe servers. By encapsulating AFP's Intelligent Print Data Stream (IPDS) into good old Internet Protocol (IP) packets, OnePrint G2 for Windows enables users to gain the benefits of IBM's high-end AFP architecture, but without the high cost of AFPDS printers. READ MORE >

 

NetManage Streamlines Mobile Access to Host Data
by Alex Woodie

NetManage revealed a new middleware product last week designed to help organizations quickly roll-out new applications for accessing host data from handheld computers. The new software, called OnWeb Mobile, enables users to present data from iSeries and other hosts as a Web service running on personal digital assistants (PDAs), smart phones, and other handheld computers. READ MORE >

 

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   News Briefs and Product Shorts

Bsafe Offers New DB2/400 Lockdown and Reporting Features . . . Pat Townsend Can Encrypt iSeries Tape Backups with PGP . . . i5 and System21 Upgrade to Drive Efficiencies for Irish Brewer . . . Fine Wire Manufacturer Finds Intentia on iSeries A Good Match . . . SSA Global Addresses Regulatory Compliance with PLM 8.0 . . . Ericom Adds Windows Terminal Server to Host Emulation Suite . . . READ MORE >




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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THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

California Software
Aldon
Guild Companies
Computer Keyes
iTera


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BACK ISSUES

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
BMC Updates iSeries Management and Planning Products

Profound Logic Keeps Focus on Simplification with RPG Smart Pages

IPS Eases IPDS Printing with OnePrint G2 for Windows

NetManage Streamlines Mobile Access to Host Data

News Briefs and Product Shorts




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iTera Says Business is Brisk

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