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Volume 8, Number 15 -- April 15, 2008
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i-Based SCS500 Internet Phone System Now Available
by Alex Woodie

IBM this week officially ships the Nortel Software Communications Systems 500, the new voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system for Power Systems and System i shops with 1,000 users or less. The SCS500 was designed to provide a simple and affordable Internet-based phone system for small and mid size businesses (SMBs) that have neither the resources nor the need for more highly customizable and expensive VoIP systems, including the hugely scalable 3Com offering that also runs on the IBM midrange server. READ MORE >

Raz-Lee Flushes Out Fraud with Application Security Tool
by Alex Woodie

The System i security experts at Raz-Lee have developed a new product called AP-Journal that's designed to detect fraudulent field-level changes to DB2/400-based application files that could indicate inside fraud. The new tool, which Raz-Lee first unveiled two weeks ago at the COMMON conference in Nashville, Tennessee, is based on IBM journaling and will be most useful for companies in the healthcare and financial services industries, the company says. READ MORE >


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ARCAD Looks to Aid Application Modernization Projects with Updated Software
by Dan Burger

ARCAD Software's president and CEO Philippe Magne points to two critical factors that modernization projects need to address. The first is control over the knowledge of existing applications. The second is control over the change process. Certainly not all modernization processes require code changes, but in those instances old code may be a burden on development even after modernization. In Magne's view, modernization entails moving to a modern environment. It involves modern languages and modern architectures. Anything short of that is a Band-Aid approach. READ MORE >


BOSaNOVA Goes Semi-Rugged with New Thin Client
by Alex Woodie

BOSaNOVA unveiled a new semi-rugged thin client tablet computer, the Windows-based 410XP BOStablet, at the recent COMMON conference in Tennessee. The Arizona company also upgraded its Linux-based thin clients with new software. READ MORE >




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Quadrant Updates IntelliChief with Web Forms
by Alex Woodie

System i shops that use Quadrant Software's IntelliChief document and content management offering gained several new capabilities this month with the release of IntelliChief version 2.3. Leading off the list of new enhancements is support for Web forms, which will allow more interaction between the software and users. Other enhancements include better out-of-the-box integration with popular ERP packages, a new 'intelligent' rubberstamp designer, an easier-to-use workflow creation system, and upgrades to its indexing feature, among other changes. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• IBM to Launch Mashup Center Beta in April

• Centerfield Sells disk/HUNTER to S4i Systems

• Moshi Moshi: Bytware Says 'Hello' With New Animated Series

• First Option Releases iSeries Watchdog

• Healthcare Company Adopts Biometric Time and Attendance Terminals


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
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The Linux Beacon
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Oracle to Support 10g on Windows Server 2008 by July

The Unix Guardian
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HP Rejiggers HP-UX 11i Packaging as Update 2 Ships

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Most CIOs Say 2008 IT Budgets Are Stable, So Far

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
i-Based SCS500 Internet Phone System Now Available

Raz-Lee Flushes Out Fraud with Application Security Tool

ARCAD Looks to Aid Application Modernization Projects with Updated Software

BOSaNOVA Goes Semi-Rugged with New Thin Client

Quadrant Updates IntelliChief with Web Forms

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

IBM to Launch Mashup Center Beta in April . . . Centerfield Sells disk/HUNTER to S4i Systems . . . Moshi Moshi: Bytware Says 'Hello' With New Animated Series . . . First Option Releases iSeries Watchdog . . . Healthcare Company Adopts Biometric Time and Attendance Terminals . . .


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