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Volume 4, Number 31 -- August 3, 2004


 
Sponsored By
LANSA

RFID & the Data Synchronization Connection: LANSA is setting
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Fujitsu Siemens Adds OS/400 Support to Virtual Tape Library
by Alex Woodie

Fujitsu Siemens Computers last week announced that it has added OS/400 support to its CentricStor virtual tape library. The disk-based server appliance can back a variety of different servers by emulating their tape library over a storage area network (SAN). The appliance has been sold in Europe since 2000 and was introduced to the U.S. market for the first time in June. READ MORE >

 

MAPICS to Integrate Windows-Based CRM with ERP for iSeries
by Alex Woodie

MAPICS accelerated its product extension strategy for iSeries ERP customers last week, when it announced an expansion of its alliance with IBM. The new deal will see IBM's middleware and Web services technology being used to make additional applications available to manufacturers that use MAPICS ERP for iSeries software. The first extension product for iSeries customers, due later this year, is the MAPICS CRM software. READ MORE >


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Intentia Encourages Best Practices with New 'Opportunity Analyzer'
by Alex Woodie

If public companies invested in technology today the way they did during the dot-com boom, their shareholders would have fits. Unfortunately, predicting how you can get the biggest bang for your capital expenditure can be a hit and miss affair. Last month Intentia, the Swedish ERP software developer, launched new software called the Opportunity Analyzer, whose purpose is to put some structure behind the decisions senior business managers must make regarding investments for improving their business processes. READ MORE >

 

Archiving System Saves Time and Money At Warner/Chappell
by Jerry Fireman

Implementing a new PC-based archiving system is saving money and administrative time for Warner/Chappell Music. The music publishing company first substantially reduced the time required to access royalty reports by implementing a host-based system that archived reports from custom AS/400 applications, but the system was expensive to lease and difficult to administer. So Warner/Chappell pulled the plug on the old system and invested in a new system from Metafile Information Systems. READ MORE >

 
Sponsored By
AFFIRMATIVE COMPUTER

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The USB port supports barcode scanners and other data collection devices. Vehicle mount and wearable options are also available. Visit www.affirmative.net for more information.


  News Briefs and Product Shorts

Zephyr Supports 5250 Emulator on Tablet PCs . . . Bowstreet Portlets Give Executives Access to OS/400-Based Financial Data . . . Wipro Wins Offshoring Contract, Thanks to OS/400 Expertise . . . eSP Drops Price of Stay-Linked Radio Frequency Solution . . . DYS Analytics Ships New Performance Tools for Domino, Exchange . . . Commerce Bank to Access Fidelity's Banking System Through ASP . . . READ MORE >




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 >


Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
Contact the Editors: To contact anyone on the IT Jungle Team
Go to our contacts page and send us a message.



THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

LANSA
SoftLanding Systems
Computer Keyes
Guild Companies
Affirmative Computer


BACK ISSUES

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Fujitsu Siemens Adds OS/400 Support to Virtual Tape Library

MAPICS to Integrate Windows-Based CRM with ERP for iSeries

Intentia Encourages Best Practices with New 'Opportunity Analyzer'

Archiving System Saves Time and Money At Warner/Chappell

News Briefs and Product Shorts




The Four Hundred
There's a New iSeries General Manager in Town

Sun Solaris on the eServer i5?

Migration Time: Emulator Vendors Square Off

Four Hundred Guru
Backup and Recovery Just Got Easier with BRMS V5R3

Control Break Programs, Version 2

Auditing Users with All-Object Authority

Four Hundred Monitor




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