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May 21 Webinar: Practical Test Automation
Automating software testing with state-of-the-art tools and integrating it with the development process is moving higher on IT's priority list.
Attend this Webinar to learn about:
- a practical approach to software testing that
you can implement in a realistic timeframe,
- user-friendly software tools for regression test
automation and extraction of production data,
- how integrated analysis, change management,
and testing tools can help you work more
efficiently and meet auditors' requirements.
Learn More!
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MoshiMoshi Episode 2 Now Showing
Win a license of Messenger or
Star Trek DVDs
I.T. Manager Harold Stanley has found himself
in a predicament, and it could mean a free license
of Bytware's Messenger or the complete first
season of Star Trek for you.
Just watch "The Tape Trap," take the quiz,
and you could win!
See the episode and take the quiz now!
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Symantec Combats Phishing with New Services Offering
by Alex Woodie
IT security giant Symantec yesterday launched a new initiative to fight phishing, pharming, and other rapidly spreading types of online fraud targeting banks, e-commerce sites, brokerage houses, and other B2B or B2C institutions where lots of money changes hands. Under the new offering, called Online Fraud Protection Services, Symantec will bring to bear a battery of methods and techniques to block attacks launched against individual companies and their brands and, if possible, work with law enforcement to put the perps behind bars. READ MORE >
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BCD Slings a New C#-Based GUI with Catapult 7.0
by Alex Woodie
System i (formally Power Systems server) users who venture upon Business Computer Design Int'l's beta for Catapult version 7.0 may be surprised to find a slick new graphical user interface (GUI) written in Microsoft's latest .NET language, C#, has been added the product. In addition to heightened ease-of-use brought by the new GUI, Catapult 7.0's behind-the-scenes component has been beefed up to make spool file processing much faster. READ MORE >
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SkyView and Innovatum Formalize Partnership with New Product
by Alex Woodie
The i OS security professionals at SkyView Partners and Innovatum, a provider of real-time audit change-monitoring software for the i, rolled out a new product this month that builds on collaboration the two companies started last year. The joint offering, called Policy Minder Real Time powered by DataThread, provides organizations with the capability to receive real-time alerts if the security audit journal detects an event that runs contrary to their security policies. READ MORE >
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Profound Eliminates OLTP Requirement with Web Enablement Software
by Alex Woodie
Users of the i OS-based Power Systems server (formerly System i) can now transform their green-screen applications to a new Web 2.0-style interface and ditch the OLTP, or interactive, processing requirement along the way by using the latest release of Profound Logic's Genie. Last week, the company announced that Genie has been switched from requiring OLTP resources on the i server to batch processing, potentially saving organizations money. READ MORE >
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COMMON Focus 2008, our annual workshop conference, returns with three days of intense, focused education.
October 5 - 8, 2008
San Francisco, California
This smaller, more intimate event offers in-depth, all-day workshops in both lab and lecture-style formats, in a wide range of topics, and will also include a tabletop-style exhibition area.
Learn more at
www.common.org/focus
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140 Apps and (Hopefully) Counting for i 6.1
by Alex Woodie
Looking for some apps to load on your wickedly fast new JS-22 blade server running i 6.1 (formerly i5/OS V6R1)? After all, the world's hottest server isn't good for much without some good old RPG, COBOL, or Java to make the fans blow and the screens flicker. According to IBM's documentation, you have 140 applications to choose from to outfit your i 6.1 workloads, so choose wisely. READ MORE >
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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 >
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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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IT Jungle Store Top Book Picks
Easy Steps to Internet Programming for AS/400, iSeries, and System i: List Price, $49.95
Getting Started with PHP for i5/OS: List Price, $59.95
The System i RPG & RPG IV Tutorial and Lab Exercises: List Price, $59.95
The System i Pocket RPG & RPG IV Guide: List Price, $69.95
The iSeries Pocket Database Guide: List Price, $59.00
The iSeries Pocket Developers' Guide: List Price, $59.00
The iSeries Pocket SQL Guide: List Price, $59.00
The iSeries Pocket Query Guide: List Price, $49.00
The iSeries Pocket WebFacing Primer: List Price, $39.00
Migrating to WebSphere Express for iSeries: List Price, $49.00
iSeries Express Web Implementer's Guide: List Price, $59.00
Getting Started with WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries: List Price, $79.95
Getting Started With WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries: List Price, $89.00
Getting Started with WebSphere Express for iSeries: List Price, $49.00
WebFacing Application Design and Development Guide: List Price, $55.00
Can the AS/400 Survive IBM?: List Price, $49.00
The All-Everything Machine: List Price, $29.95
Chip Wars: List Price, $29.95
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May 3, 2008: Volume 10, Number 18
April 26, 2008: Volume 10, Number 17
April 19, 2008: Volume 10, Number 16
April 12, 2008: Volume 10, Number 15
April 5, 2008: Volume 10, Number 14
March 29, 2008: Volume 10, Number 13
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