Oracle's Environmental Accounting App Finds Gold in Going Green
by Alex Woodie

What's the return on investment (ROI) for going green? For individual consumers, it may be that warm, fuzzy feeling you get from driving a Toyota Prius. But in the corporate world, warm and fuzzy doesn't cut it. Now, new software from Oracle gives managers the hard numbers on their companies' environmental footprints, as well as how they stack up against the latest environmental regulations. Best of all it does this from within companies' existing JD Edwards and Oracle ERP systems. READ MORE >

PowerTech Blocks IBM i Commands with New Tool
by Alex Woodie

IBM i administrators can prevent users from executing certain commands with the new Command Security tool unveiled by PowerTech this month. Command Security features a rule-based control mechanism that can block commands for certain users and circumstances, or even modify the command before execution. It also features an audit trail that ensures attempts to use specific commands won't go unnoticed. READ MORE >

Linoma Breaks Crypto Tool into Two
by Alex Woodie

Customers can now separately purchase the database and backup encryption capabilities of Linoma Software's IBM i encryption tool, called Crypto Complete. With last week's release of version 3, customers that only need the tool to protect their backups and IFS files can save up to 50 percent in license fees. Version 3 also sports performance enhancements in the encryption and tokenization processes. READ MORE >

inFORM Decisions Adds Conditioning to Data Mapping Tool
by Dan Burger

Big things come in small packages. For instance, version 3 of the iMap electronic forms utility just released by inFORM Decisions. It is the mapping component for iForms, the company's suite of products for converting spool files into laser printer output or electronic documents, which run natively on the IBM i platform. With version 3, it should be easier for non-technical people to customize how iMap distributes documents. READ MORE >