SAP Unveils HANA for In-Memory BI
by Alex Woodie

SAP customers who need real-time analysis of their transactional data may want to take a look at HANA, the new in-memory business intelligence (BI) software officially announced at the ERP giant's annual SAPPHIRE user conference last week. The offering, which includes software that's pre-configured to run on hardware from partners like IBM, is said to provide a big shot in the arm for production reporting, with deployment in as few as six weeks. READ MORE >

SafeData Cloud Runs IBM i DR and Production Workloads
by Alex Woodie

Data Storage Corp. (DSC) last week unveiled SafeData Cloud, a new IBM i, AIX, and Windows cloud offering from its SafeData subsidiary. The new infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering will enable customers to run not only their IBM i or Windows disaster recovery (DR) workloads, but also their everyday production workloads, providing another outsourcing options for organizations that don't want the hassle of running their own hardware. READ MORE >

Multifunction Printer Workflow and Document Design Get inFORM's Attention
by Dan Burger

Document production and distribution specialist inFORM Decisions has expanded its multifunction printer support on the IBM i server along with updating its data mapping tool for reports, forms, checks, and other business documents. During the COMMON 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier this month, inFORM president Dan Forster provided IT Jungle with an overview of his company's developments. READ MORE >

IBM i Push Pays for Financials Specialist UNIT4 CODA
by Alex Woodie

UNIT4 CODA made a big splash at the recent COMMON conference in Minneapolis. The developer of advanced financial software, which was one of only two pure application vendors at the show, used the venue to showcase its 25-year history supporting the IBM i platform, as well as its alliance with fellow Oracle-slayer, IBM. READ MORE >