CNX Aims to Streamline Web 2.0 Development for i OS with Valence
by Alex Woodie

CNX has released a new development tool that's aimed at making it easy for RPG developers to create Web 2.0 style interfaces. The new toolset, called Valence, is based on the collection of JavaScript classes called EXTJS, and uses JavaScript's native data-formatting language, JSON. According to CNX executives, Valence delivers a native and extremely fast connections between Web browsers and back-end RPG applications running on the i-based Power Systems server. READ MORE >

Resolution Moves Database Automation Forward
by Dan Burger

The IBM Power System i users tend to be a volatile mix of old and new. Examples are many, but on this occasion the spotlight is on creating, populating, and manipulating databases. Dating back to the System 38, databases on this platform were created using DDS (data description specification). Outside this universe, other relational database management systems (RDMS) use structured query language (SQL) to define the database. Some System i shops have been converting to SQL, but there have been obstacles. READ MORE >

IBM Delivers ID Management as a Service with Tivoli FIM
by Alex Woodie

IBM recently delivered a new product called Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, or FIM, that acts as an identity and authentication hub for the multitude of platforms and authentication methods used in the field, including WS-Trust, SAML, Kerberos, and RAC-F. What's more, because Tivoli FIM can be called as a Web service, the software is ideal for use in new service oriented architectures (SOAs) and Web 2.0 applications, including those running on i. READ MORE >

Micro Focus Moves NetManage Acquisition Forward
by Alex Woodie

Now that the dust has settled following Micro Focus International's sudden acquisition of NetManage this spring, teams with the two software companies have had a chance to evaluate their respective products and develop a roadmap for how the products will evolve in the midterm. Meanwhile, the acquisition has reshaped the former NetManage company, with some developers getting re-assigned, other workers being let go, and the closing of NetManage's former headquarters in Silicon Valley. READ MORE >