Townsend Automates IBM i Encryption with 'Field Proc'
by Alex Woodie

Implementing field-level database encryption on the IBM i server is about to get a whole lot easier, according to the folks at Townsend Security Solutions. The company today is announcing the general availability of AES/400 version 6, which adds new features that automate the implementation of encryption and decryption processes with DB2/400 data using the so-called field procedure function that was released with IBM i 7.1. READ MORE >

RPG Skills, LANSA Tools, Plays Well for Music Industry Licensing Company
by Dan Burger

RPG programmers often have to deal with cobwebs and skeletons in the closet. Their companies have them locked away doing maintenance work on legacy code. Days are filled with routine tasks to keep applications up and running and repairing breaks in code when things go wrong. Frequently their knowledge and skills are vastly underutilized. At the Harry Fox Agency (HFA), a couple of IT managers decided the RPG resources were far too great to squander. READ MORE >

InterForm A/S Gets a Boost from Infor Partnership
by Alex Woodie

InterForm A/S is getting a big chance to show its chops in the U.S. market for output management software as the result of an expanded partnership with ERP giant Infor. The deal involves replacing an outdated and unsupported output management system that's installed with one of Infor's IBM i-based applications. READ MORE >

Halcyon Launches SLA Reporting Tool, iPad Interface
by Alex Woodie

Halcyon Software is using this week's COMMON conference to launch several new products and updates to existing ones. Among the new offerings is the Advanced Reporting Suite, which tracks the performance of IBM i and Windows servers and allows administrators to keep on top of service level agreements (SLAs). The British company also unveiled a new iPad interface for its core operations system console, bolstered the performance of its Spool File Manager, and released Snapshot version 11. READ MORE >