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Volume 4, Number 36 -- September 7, 2004

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Newlook Software Builds Smart Clients from iSeries Apps
by Alex Woodie

Looksoftware launched a new version of its application modernization platform yesterday that allows companies to build smart client interfaces for their iSeries applications. Company officials say the new smart client functionality available for newlook and centric 7.0 will give users the advanced functionality they've come to expect from fat-client Windows interfaces, while maintaining the ease of deployment of browser-based clients that administrators have come to appreciate. READ MORE >

 

Florida Utility Links to 7-Eleven for In-Store Bill Pay
by Robert Gast

Thanks to modern conveniences, busy Central Floridians can get wired on ice-cold energy drinks and pay their electric bills all in one stop. Folks with electricity, water, or Internet services supplied by Kissimmee Utility Authority can now remit for these services 24/7 at 7-Eleven convenience stores all across the state. And at the heart of this new system lies an OS/400 server. READ MORE >


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The i5 Is In Demand During the U.S. Open
by Alex Woodie

Wherever Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova goes during the U.S. Open in New York City this week, a gaggle of reporters and photographers is sure to follow, creating a media feeding frenzy only possible in the Big Apple. But on the court, things are a bit more civil, thanks in part to a new eServer i5 system from IBM that can dish out tennis scores and Sharapova photos to millions of adoring fans and media types over the U.S. Open Web site, in real time. READ MORE >

 

Goering Bolsters iExcelGen with Better Automation
by Alex Woodie

Goering iSeries Solutions last week launched a new release of iExcelGen, a utility that streamlines the loading of OS/400 data or spool files into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and then distributing them automatically. The new release has support for FTP, ZIP compression, and automatic formatting, and has the capability to split very large reports into manageable chunks. READ MORE >

 
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Imagine grabbing information from an SQL server table in real-time directly from an AS/400 program or updating an MS Access database or even writing to an MS Excel spreadsheet on a network drive. You can accomplish these tasks and more directly from an AS/400 RPG or COBOL program. Programmers can easily implement SQL Server data access in minutes by utilizing the sample code included with the RPG2SQL Integrator from RJS Software.

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  News Briefs and Product Shorts

ASNA Ships New iSeries Data Provider for .NET Languages . . . WebFOCUS on OS/400 Pays Dividends for Pierre Foods . . . LANSA Has Something to Offer Synon Users . . . Teamstudio Rolls Out New Tools for Domino Administrators . . . Italian Clothes Retailer Says 'Ciao' to Green Screens . . . Colorado Billing Firm Selects Web Package from CPU . . . 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
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Go to our contacts page and send us a message.



THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

Aldon
ASNA
iTera
Guild Companies
RJS Software Systems


BACK ISSUES

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Newlook Software Builds Smart Clients from iSeries Apps

Florida Utility Links to 7-Eleven for In-Store Bill Pay

The i5 Is In Demand During the U.S. Open

Goering Bolsters iExcelGen with Better Automation

News Briefs and Product Shorts




The Four Hundred
Companies Want Good Enough IT, Not 'Best of Breed'

How Midrange i5s Stack Up To Alternatives, Revisited

Forrester Says IT Budgets Will Be Up 7% in 2005

Four Hundred Guru
Reusing HTML and Form Filling with RPG CGI

Using DRDA to Execute SQL Statements on Another iSeries

Admin Alert: Finding More Elusive OS/400 Commands

Four Hundred Monitor




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