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Volume 4, Number 23 -- June 8, 2004


 
Sponsored By
CALIFORNIA SOFTWARE


California Software is a global leader in Legacy Extension and Business Intelligence/OLAP products.


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If your web-to-host project needs to get done fast and on budget, InfiniteNET is your answer.

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Sponsored By
SOFTLANDING SYSTEMS

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Visit our Web site for your free Working Guide & more, compliments of SoftLanding.


ReorgWizard Fills a Need for Speed with New 'Reverse' Feature
by Alex Woodie

DCSoftware is shipping a new version of ReorgWizard that includes a new "reverse reorg" feature, which, the company says, can make OS/400 file reorganizations run substantially faster. By starting a file reorg from the last records at the bottom of a file, users of ReorgWizard Version 3.0 should be able to run file reorgs in one-third of the time, and, depending on the condition of the files, possibly up to 90 percent faster, company officials say. READ MORE >

 

Linoma Targets Programmer Productivity with RPG Toolbox 3.2
by Alex Woodie

Like a good carpenter, any programmer worth his salt relies on tools to make his job easier and to bring ideas to reality. In the case of RPG, Linoma Software sells a bundle of productivity tools called, appropriately enough, the RPG Toolbox. A new release of the RPG Toolbox is shipping this month that should make programmers more productive through enhancements to its three components: RPG Wizard, SEU Plus, and Source Snippets. READ MORE >


Sponsored By
TRAILBLAZER SYSTEMS

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Sponsored By
ITERA

There's Nothing "Lite" About
Echo2 High Availability

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QSystem Monitor Has an Ear for Application Availability
by Alex Woodie

New software from systems management specialist CCSS continuously monitors select OS/400 applications to ensure their availability. The latest release of QSystem Monitor, Version 11, has the capability to "listen" to Internet applications that use TCP/IP. If the "listener" becomes inactive, indicating a possible problem, the QSystem Monitor immediately notifies the systems administrator with a flashing bar on his graphical console. READ MORE >

 

NetIQ Goes 'Holistic' with New Security Management Suite
by Alex Woodie

NetIQ this quarter will begin shipping a new collection of security software it intends to be the focal point of its users' security strategy. The Silicon Valley company's new Security Management Suite, which is a collection of updates of security products it developed or acquired from PentaSafe a year and a half ago, as well as new capabilities it gleaned from new partners, will work with other security "point" solutions, while addressing compliance issues, such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley. READ MORE >

 
Sponsored By
AFFIRMATIVE COMPUTER

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.


  News Briefs and Product Shorts

Magellan Health Chooses MKS for Sar-Box Remediation . . . Symtrax Makes Reporting Easy with StarQuery 1.5 . . . Plastech Finds System21 a Good Fit for ERP Consolidation . . . Coglin Mill's RODIN Is Ready for i5, V5R3 . . . Optio Gives Control of Printers Back to the People . . . Metaserver Integration Suite Targets Ease-of-Use . . . READ MORE >




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 >


Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
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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THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

California Software
SoftLanding Systems
Trailblazer Systems
iTera
Affirmative Computer


BACK ISSUES

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
ReorgWizard Fills a Need for Speed with New 'Reverse' Feature

Linoma Targets Programmer Productivity with RPG Toolbox 3.2

QSystem Monitor Has an Ear for Application Availability

NetIQ Goes 'Holistic' with New Security Management Suite

News Briefs and Product Shorts




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Four Hundred Monitor




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