Halcyon Revs Up U.S. Channel Effort
by Alex Woodie

U.K.-based Halcyon Software, a developer of systems management software for i OS and other platforms, is growing its presence in the U.S. with the goal of attracting new customers. But instead of concentrating on individual AS/400 shops, Halcyon will primarily target outsourcing firms that run large data centers, which in turn will use Halcyon's software to manage the individual clients' systems. It's a practice that has already provided successful for the software company in the U.S. READ MORE >

Coglin Mill Keeps Pace With BI, Data Warehousing Demands
by Dan Burger

When IBM introduced the AS/400 in 1998, it was clearly ahead of its time with regard to its report and query capabilities. But business intelligence has advanced while IBM depended on Query/400 for too long. IBM stepped forward with DB2 Web Query, the replacement for Query/400, and ISVs such as Coglin Mill--with RODIN, its ETL software--have also stepped up to advance database technology. READ MORE >

CNX Updates EXTJS-Based System i Modernization Framework
by Alex Woodie

AS/400 shops that are looking to modernize their core applications may want to check out the latest release of the Valence Web Application Framework from CNX. Last week, the Chicago, Illinois, software developer officially unveiled Valence version 1.2, which brings several new features aimed at easing the creation of AJAX-style interfaces from i OS apps, without branching much beyond the core RPG skill-sets already in place at most AS/400 shops. READ MORE >

MegaXML Looks to Drive Expense Out of EDI
by Alex Woodie

For many companies, managing an EDI environment can be a major hassle. Sure, it provides the conduit through which orders come and go. But because EDI is a requirement in many industries, it doesn't bring the user any new business advantage--it just gets them back to par. The developer of the MegaXML EDI package, a company called Task Performance Group, is positioning its EDI hosting business as a cost- and headache-reducer for AS/400 shops that don't want to manage EDI any more. READ MORE >