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Vision Solutions Announces iTera High Availability Version 5.0
The first new HA release from the newly merged Vision and iTera companies
Features include:
Expanded autonomic capabilities for even
easier installation, expanded alerts, new role
swap testing and monitoring features
and expanded security.
Read more at
www.visionsolutions.com
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Enhance your System i for free!
In honor of its 20th year serving the System i community, Bytware is giving away 20 free licenses of PeekPlus, the user monitoring, security enhancement, and help desk tool that started it all!
Just license Messenger or StandGuard Network Security and you will be entered into a drawing for a free license.
Offer expires May 31, 2007, so get started today!
Call us at 800.932.5557 or visit us online for more information!
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Rochester Alums Plan New Customer Care App for i
by Alex Woodie
The folks at VACAVA are, you might say, System i bigots. For those who are familiar with the IBM System i server, which is designed and manufactured in Rochester, Minnesota, where VACAVA is also based, that is a good thing. Now the former IBMers at VACAVA are gearing up to launch a new application, for System i shops that run call centers, called Customer Care.READ MORE >
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Lakeview Touts Customer Win at Competitor's Expense
by Alex Woodie
Lakeview Technology is using the bad i5/OS high availability experience of a Nevada casino to tout its own product, MIMIX, and rub dirt in the face of its longtime competitor, Vision Solutions, which now owns and sells the popular Echo2 high availability software. As the story unfolds, it will become apparent that high availability industry still has a ways to go on two fronts: making HA software more automatic and self-managing, and separating HA fact from fiction. READ MORE >
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How do you know your AS/400 Backups are Secure?
· AES Encryption for Secure Backups
· Uses SAVLIB and SAVOBJ for easy implementation
· Meets compliance requirements
· No changes to your system
· Runs on network attached PC
Your offsite backups are secure no matter who has them, since they are fully encrypted.
Don't be the next embarrassing news story. Secure your iSeries backups with LaserVault Backup -
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HarrisData Serves Competitive Party Goods Maker for 14 years
by Robert Gast
Thousands of gallons of punch have cascaded down the fountain since ERP made its debut in the 1990s, and people have figured out how to make some ERP products work without the aid of a platoon of well-compensated experts. The key to having your ERP cake and eating it from a beautifully decorated disposable plate, it seems, is understanding your requirements in detail, having a plan to get everyone in your organization from the CEO on down to buy into the project, and finding a system that snugly fits your business objectives. READ MORE >
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ProData Goes Cross-Platform with DBU
by Alex Woodie
ProData Computer Services has released a version of its Database Utility (DBU) that can access other relational database management systems in addition to DB2/400. With the new capability, available from ProData as a plug-in called DBU Remote Database (RDB), System i programmers can now get the same high-powered, real-time access to SQL Server, DB2 UDB, Oracle, MySQL, and other database as DBU customers have realized when accessing DB2/400.READ MORE >
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For tough production and warehouse environments, Affirmative introduces the industrial-strength YEStablet wireless thin client.
Featuring a magnesium alloy case and shock protection boot for industrial applications, the new YEStablet supports 5250 and 3270 emulation with built-in GUI and touch-screen keyboard.
The USB port supports barcode scanners and other data collection devices. Vehicle mount and wearable options are also available. Visit www.affirmative.net for more information.
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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
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 12, 2007: Volume 9, Number 19
May 5, 2007: Volume 9, Number 18
April 28, 2007: Volume 9, Number 17
April 21, 2007: Volume 9, Number 16
April 14, 2007: Volume 9, Number 15
April 7, 2007: Volume 9, Number 14
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Four Hundred Stuff
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