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Crossroads Pushing VTL Solution to System i Customers
by Alex Woodie

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IBI Updates WebFOCUS BI Platform
by Alex Woodie

Information Builders (IBI) unveiled a new release of WebFOCUS last week at its annual user conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The vendor says it has included more than 100 new features in the release, including a new predictive analytics and data mining module called RStat, and the capability to view activity such as cash register transactions in real time through a new module called Activity Monitor. This release also brought enhancements to the InfoAssist ad hoc reporting tool, and the Active PDF navigation tool. READ MORE >


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Micro Focus Consolidates Legacy Code Modernization Solutions
by Alex Woodie

Application modernization continues to be one of the top goals of IT shops during this economic recession. But navigating the maze of spaghetti code that often underlies legacy applications hasn't gotten any easier. To help CIOs and tech managers get the most out of modernization projects, Micro Focus recently launched Modernization Workbench version 2.1, which consolidates several of the company's tools aimed at understanding legacy code. READ MORE >


xTuple Opens an Online Store for ERP Extensions
by Alex Woodie

xTuple this month opened an online store aimed at making it easier for partners and users to buy and sell add-on products that work with its open source ERP software suite. If it attracts just a fraction of the Internet traffic enjoyed by Apple and its consumer-focused AppStore, xTuple's new e-commerce Web site, called the xChange, will be a huge hit, and could encourage other enterprise software vendors to follow suit. READ MORE >




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QlikTech Continues BI Industry Leadership with QlikView 9
by Alex Woodie

QlikTech, arguably the fastest growing company in the business intelligence market the last few years, further etched its mark on the BI market last week with the debut of QlikView version 9. The new release, which doesn't run on i OS but will work with DB2/400 data, offers support for two of the IT industry's most compelling trends: cloud-based computing and free tools. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Concentric Launches Online Backup Solution

• Online Catalog Project Features Tight IBM AS/400 Integration

• Inventive Designers, RAZAR Technologies Partner on Document Management

• RPGsp Power E-Commerce Web Site for Parts Distributor

• Elementool Keeps Bugs from Falling Through the Cracks


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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Crossroads Pushing VTL Solution to System i Customers

IBI Updates WebFOCUS BI Platform

Micro Focus Consolidates Legacy Code Modernization Solutions

xTuple Opens an Online Store for ERP Extensions

QlikTech Continues BI Industry Leadership with QlikView 9

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Concentric Launches Online Backup Solution . . . Online Catalog Project Features Tight IBM AS/400 Integration . . . Inventive Designers, RAZAR Technologies Partner on Document Management . . . RPGsp Power E-Commerce Web Site for Parts Distributor . . . Elementool Keeps Bugs from Falling Through the Cracks . . .


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