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QJRN/400 Sniffs Out Fraud, One Journal Receiver at a Time
by Alex Woodie

QJRN/400 from Cilasoft is a database auditing tool for the IBM System i server that relies on the operating system's extensive journaling function to dig up evidence of malfeasance or fraud by users. Clever System i users will be able to hide their tracks to some extent. But when every little action is tracked and recorded, it's just a matter of piecing the puzzle together, and that's where QJRN/400 excels. READ MORE >

Databorough Beefs Up X-Analysis for Application Modernization
by Alex Woodie

Databorugh is in the process of rolling out X-Analysis version 8, a major new release that has been overhauled to provide a range of modernization services for RPG and COBOL applications. With new features such as Java and UML generation, migration to SQL-based databases, and low-level documentation of business processes, X-Analysis version 8 will give IBM i OS shops powerful new options for modernizing or migrating their applications to Java, EGL, or other languages, the vendor says. READ MORE >


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BCD's Presto Web Enablement Software Goes GA
by Alex Woodie

Business Computer Design Int’l. last week announced the general availability of Presto, its new application modernization and Web enablement tool for applications running on IBM Power Systems servers. Presto instantly converts 5250 screens to Web interfaces, without requiring any invasive code changes, access to source code, or OLTP (interface) processing capability, BCD claims. READ MORE >


IBM Promotes the i--iPhone, That Is
by Alex Woodie

IBM became the latest high-tech company to jump on the iPhone bandwagon last week when it announced new software, called iNotes ultralite, for accessing Lotus Notes and Domino software from the ever-present Apple handheld device. While the iNotes ultralite software has been received well among businesses, IBM continues to ignore its own business-centric computing platform, the IBM i. READ MORE >




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Valid Gets IBM Certification for i OS-Based Biometric System
by Alex Woodie

Valid Technologies last month announced that it has received certification from IBM for using its i OS-based biometric authentication system with two Tivoli identity- and access-control products. The certification will allow organizations to ditch the use of passwords and tokens for authenticating log-ins for Web applications, and instead rely on peoples' fingerprints to serve as the keys for entry. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Impart Solutions Targets AS/400 Shops with SaaS-Based ERP

• TMW Updates Document Management Software

• Texas Company Gets Good Returns with Aldon Help Desk Solution

• InfoPrint Goes for Printer Efficiency with 'Productivity Tracker'

• LogiXML Delivers New Data Visualization Tool, Called VizLytics


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,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
QJRN/400 Sniffs Out Fraud, One Journal Receiver at a Time

Databorough Beefs Up X-Analysis for Application Modernization

BCD's Presto Web Enablement Software Goes GA

IBM Promotes the i--iPhone, That Is

Valid Gets IBM Certification for i OS-Based Biometric System

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Impart Solutions Targets AS/400 Shops with SaaS-Based ERP . . . TMW Updates Document Management Software . . . Texas Company Gets Good Returns with Aldon Help Desk Solution . . . InfoPrint Goes for Printer Efficiency with 'Productivity Tracker' . . . LogiXML Delivers New Data Visualization Tool, Called VizLytics . . .


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