IdF, Logic Trends Fill a Gap in Microsoft Identity Software
by Alex Woodie

For years, Microsoft offered connectors with its identity management product that allowed the software to work with AS/400 and S/390 hosts. But with this year's release of Forefront Identity Manager 2010, the host connectors were left out. This created an opening for developer Identity Forge and its go-to-market partner, Logic Trends, to help companies who want to include i/OS and z/OS systems with their identity management and password synchronization activities. READ MORE >

ADC Austin Updates AJAX Generator for CA Plex
by Alex Woodie

ADC Austin is close to releasing WebClient i+ version 2.0, a new release of its AJAX Web generation tool for System i and Windows shops that develop core business applications with CA Technologies Plex tools. With WebClient i+ 2.0, ADC Austin delivers more advanced screen development components, as well as support for the three major Web browsers. READ MORE >

ASD Unveils BI Solution for Insurance Companies
by Alex Woodie

Advanced System Designs, an IT consultancy and IBM reseller based in southern Illinois, recently launched a new business intelligence offering aimed at insurance companies that run their core apps on i/OS. Called BI Express, ASD's offering is built on Microsoft's SQL Server technology, and features a data-fetching component designed to simplify integration with System i data sources. READ MORE >

nuBridges' Token Manager Gets Enterprise Upgrade
by Alex Woodie

nuBridges last week unveiled a new version of its cross-platform data tokenization offering that addresses the flexibility demands of enterprise customers. With features such as the capability to run multiple, synchronized data vaults (to boost resiliency and recoverability) and to accept encrypted data at the point of capture (such as point of sale systems), nuBridges says Protect Token Manager 2.0 will help large enterprises minimize the security and regulatory risk of data exposure. READ MORE >