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PowerTech Debuts ComplianceMonitor, Studies Security Practices
by Alex Woodie
PowerTech is gearing up to launch a new product aimed at helping iSeries shops demonstrate their security controls as a means of achieving regulatory compliance. PowerLock ComplianceMonitor, which is due for release in December, saves administrators time and effort by automating the collection and analysis of audit reports from multiple iSeries. In related news, the Kent, Washington, software company released its "State of iSeries Security" report for 2005, which details some troubling trends. READ MORE >
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Saving RPG and the iSeries--Now Isn't That Profound?
by Dan Burger
Most people make it a bigger problem than it needs to be. That problem is taking RPG-based core business applications to the Web and converting them into graphical applications. Major stumbling blocks to this process can be quickly clicked off. One is that RPG programmers are not Web programmers. Two is that a great deal of code will need to be rewritten. And, three is that the iSeries cannot or should not play a Web server role. READ MORE >
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Looksoftware Developing New Product for Publishing Web Services
by Alex Woodie
Australian software developer look software recently unveiled a new development tool designed to help iSeries shops expose and publish parts of their applications as Web services. The new product, which will be called soarchitect, is due to ship in about three months. It will work in tandem with other looksoftware products to enable customers to start publishing Web services and make the move to a service-oriented architecture (SOA). READ MORE >
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Aldon Supports iASPs with Change Management System
by Alex Woodie
iSeries shops looking to implement a change management system as part of a regulatory compliance project may want to check out the latest from Aldon, one of the leading developers for this type of software. The company recently unveiled Aldon Lifecycle Manager iSeries Edition version 7.4, which brings new support for independent auxiliary storage pools (iASPs) and helps simplify the testing of deleted objects and the consolidation of releases. READ MORE >
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News Briefs and Product Shorts
AutoMate Job Scheduling Tool Automates 5250 and 3270 Applications . . . UC4 Updates Mainframe Job Scheduler with New Java Agent . . . Stonesoft's New Firewall/VPN Provides Lots of Throughput . . . IBM Partners with Univa to Support eServers with Globus Grid Tools . . . Lawson Sells OS/400 ERP Software to Two Banks . . . IBM Adds LTO-2 Drive to 7212 Model 102 Storage Enclosures . . . READ MORE >
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Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
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