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Volume 8, Number 32 -- September 9, 2008
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SafeData Launches First Fully Managed Service for i5/OS HA
by Alex Woodie

Have you had enough trouble trying to keep up with your i OS high availability (HA) environment? Not 100 percent sure that you could successfully execute a role swap when the hurricane is bearing down? If this sounds like your situation, you may want to consider the HA management service that was recently announced by SafeData. As part of the program, SafeData will take over all aspects of managing your iTera HA or MIMIX environment, and for about $20,000 per year, guarantee that it will be ready for a role swap. READ MORE >

Aldon Brings PHP Closer Into Change Management Fold
by Alex Woodie

Aldon has been bit by the PHP bug. Last week, the developer of application lifecycle management (ALM) software announced that it's now offering a plug-in for Zend's Studio for Eclipse that will allow System i shops and other PHP users the capability to keep track of all of their development in a single, integrated repository. It's another notch in PHP's enterprise belt, and further evidence that PHP is making headway in the System i market. READ MORE >


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HiT's DBMoto Gains Enterprise Replication Features
by Alex Woodie

Companies looking to move large amounts of data among various databases with the least amount of hassle may want to take a look at DBMoto version 6.5, a newly released data replication tool from HiT Software. With this release, DBMoto gains more enterprise features, such as the capability to automatically change the order of data replication to adhere to the constraints of referential integrity inside a database. More detailed log data, collection of metadata, and speedier data replication and data migration round out the release. READ MORE >


AmeriVault Debuts DR Service for i OS Servers
by Alex Woodie

AmeriVault is now in the i OS disaster recovery (DR) business. Last month, the Waltham, Massachusetts, provider of online vaulting and DR services, unveiled RestartIT-VDR iSeries, a new offering that combines remote backups and hot site services, enabling i OS servers (and the businesses that depend on them) to get back online within hours after a disaster. READ MORE >




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BMC Aims to Bring Virtual Servers Under Control
by Alex Woodie

Virtualization is a blessing and a curse to IT departments. On the one hand, it allows them to squeeze more capacity out of their existing hardware. On the other, it introduces another layer to manage and exacerbates existing operational shortcomings. Not surprisingly, the big systems management software vendors are scrambling to fill this void in the market, and last week BMC threw its hat into the ring with nine new products for managing various aspects of a virtual environments, including those running on IBM i (formerly i5/OS). READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• IBM Launches Lotus Protector to Boost E-Mail Security

• File Upload Feature Added to mrc's m-Power

• HarrisData's 'Customer Zone' Written in PHP

• ACOM Makes EDI for SAP Easy

• Food Companies Can Save Millions on Recalls, Lawson Says


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
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Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SafeData Launches First Fully Managed Service for i5/OS HA

Aldon Brings PHP Closer Into Change Management Fold

HiT's DBMoto Gains Enterprise Replication Features

AmeriVault Debuts DR Service for i OS Servers

BMC Aims to Bring Virtual Servers Under Control

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

IBM Launches Lotus Protector to Boost E-Mail Security . . . File Upload Feature Added to mrc's m-Power . . . HarrisData's 'Customer Zone' Written in PHP . . . ACOM Makes EDI for SAP Easy . . . Food Companies Can Save Millions on Recalls, Lawson Says . . .


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