iBoost Turbo-Charges Slow i/OS Batch Jobs
by Alex Woodie

System i shops suffering from long-running batch jobs may be able to speed up those jobs by a factor of 10 with a new product from iBoost Systems. Called iSTREAM, the product uses command substitution techniques to split single-streamed batch jobs into multiple streams that can better utilize System i horsepower. The product--which was vetted by IBMers in Rochester, Minnesota, to ensure it doesn't do anything untoward--is being distributed in the U.S. through iBoost's new partner, Midrange Performance Group. READ MORE >

Vision Updates CDP Tool with Automated Recovery Feature
by Alex Woodie

Vision Solutions recently launched a new release of RecoverNow, its continuous data protection (CDP) offering for System i servers that augments traditional tape backups with faster and more granular disk-based protection. With RecoverNow version 5.1, the company has added a new automated recovery feature that should simplify the task of recovering i/OS data following an outage or accidental deletion. READ MORE >

ARCAD Opens ALM Suite a Little More
by Alex Woodie

Companies that use ARCAD Software's suite of application lifecycle management (ALM) tools are now able to mange the release and deployment of applications on open systems platforms, such as Windows, Unix, and Linux, as well as System i servers. The French company's latest version 8.9 release also brings improved testing capabilities, as well as improved support for CASE tools. READ MORE >

Bug Busters Bolsters HA Offering
by Alex Woodie

Bug Busters Software Engineering added a number of useful features to the latest release of its high availability (HA) offering for i/OS. For starters, users will be able to perform several new types of role swaps with RSF-HA version 8.5. The new release also brings support for IPv6, new compression capabilities, intra-LPAR mirroring, and several other new functions aimed at easing the administration of a System i HA setup. READ MORE >