Twitter from an AS/400? Kisco Lets You Do It
by Alex Woodie

Think Twitter is just for tweens and people without enough real work to do? Think again. Kisco Information Systems last week unveiled a new product that turns Twitter into a communications and systems management tool for the IBM Power Systems server (AS/400). Kisco's new product, called SNDTWEET, introduces several practical real-world business uses for the new social networking service that is sweeping the nation like a nasty virus. READ MORE >

nuBridges Pushes 'Tokenization' with New Encryption Tool
by Alex Woodie

System i security software vendor nuBridges last week unveiled a new product called nuBridges Protect Token Manager that puts a different spin on the problem of encryption in dispersed corporate environments. Instead of encrypting data as it rests in a company's various databases and applications, the product replaces the critical data values with a token that points back to a single database, thereby providing a more secure repository for sensitive data, as well as preserving data formats. READ MORE >

BCD Adds Features Throughout App Modernization Suite
by Dan Burger

Some people would have you believe they just can't wait until tomorrow because IT technology gets better looking every day. But it's not the leaps and bounds type of advancements that it's often made out to be. It's a process of continual, but gradual, enhancements. Because BCD is trumpeting improvements in its IBM i application modernization suite this week at the COMMON Conference in Reno, Nevada, it makes for a good example. READ MORE >

Guardium Adds DB2/400 Support to Database Security Tool
by Alex Woodie

Guardium has added support for DB2/400 (DB2 for i) with its database security software, the company announced this month. Guardium's software monitors all major database management systems in real time for signs of unauthorized or malicious activity from internal and external threats, such as malevolent DBAs and SQL injection attacks. The software does not affect database performance and provides another layer of protection for critical business systems on top of traditional network security tools, the company says. READ MORE >