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Volume 6, Number 32 -- August 15, 2006
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Help/Systems Delivers Encryption for Backups
by Alex Woodie

Help/Systems last week delivered Robot/SAVE version 11, a new release of its backup and recovery software for OS/400 and i5/OS systems. With this release, the Eden Prairie, Minnesota, company has added new encryption capabilities that make a backup tape unreadable without the proper keys. With four levels of encryption, Help/Systems is banking that Robot/SAVE customers will be able to find the right balance of safety and performance. READ MORE >

iTera Unveils CDP Vaulting, Slashes HA Pricing
by Alex Woodie

iTera threw its hat into the continuous data protection (CDP) ring last week when it announced Echo2 Vault Edition, a new backup product that records all data changes to disk and allows users to recover data practically right up to the point of failure. The software vendor also announced a 50 percent reduction in the price of its flagship product, Echo2 High Availability, when purchased in conjunction with IBM's new System i Capacity Backup (CBU) Editions, also announced last week. READ MORE >


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AS/400 Shop Finds SOA Relief with Attachmate Host Integrator
by Alex Woodie

When a wireless communication provider came to Afni seeking help with its AS/400-based customer service system, the business process outsourcer found a real mess. Thanks to a slow machine, difficult-to-navigate screens, and poor data validation, the client's customers were subjected to lengthy delays when they called. Instead of putting the tired workhorse down, Afni extended the customer service system's life by implementing a service oriented architecture (SOA) on top of the AS/400 app using Verastream Host Integrator from Attachmate's software, which recently updated the product. READ MORE >


Seagull Boosts SOA Story with LegaSuite 5.0
by Alex Woodie

At the SHARE enterprise computing conference in Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday, host integration software vendor Seagull Software unveiled the latest release of its flagship product, LegaSuite. Last week, Seagull announced it has joined the Integration Consortium, a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing standards, guidelines, and best practices for solving integration problems. READ MORE >





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News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Pat Townsend, New Gen Partner to Secure iSeries Queries . . . Sage Unveils Version 5.4 of Accpac ERP . . . iTera Signs Up Three OS/400 ISVs to Distribute Echo2 Products . . . IBM Contributes Medical Records Software to Open Source . . . SunGard HTE to Improve Interface to OS/400 Apps with NaviLine 5.0 . . . Quadrant's Technical Services Division to Move to New Digs . . .



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
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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