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Securing & Controlling Your Powerful Users with Authority Broker
Wednesday, October 20, 10 am CT
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IBM Unveils New Disk Arrays, Updates Storage Software
by Alex Woodie
IBM unveiled a large number of storage-related announcements last week. At the top of the list is a new midrange disk array called the Storwize V7000 that scales up to 120 TB of storage and uses many of the new IBM storage technologies. Big Blue also unveiled a new high-end array, the DS8800, which features up to 40 percent better performance than its predecessor. also In addition, it updated various storage-related software products, including the SVC, the DS-RSM, and the SDSC. READ MORE >
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RDP 8.0 Brings Linux Client, New Java Tools to IBM i Developers
by Alex Woodie
The capability to run the Rational Developer for Power Systems Software (RDP) development environment on Linux-based PCs is one of the big new features that IBM has included with RDP version 8, which was unveiled last week and ships later this month. Also, a new "Power Tools" feature should make it easier to combine Java, RPG, and COBOL development on the IBM i platform. READ MORE >
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IBM Updates DB2 Web Query
by Alex Woodie
IBM last week delivered a new release of DB2 Web Query, an IBM i business intelligence product based on technology it OEMs from Information Builders. The new release, version 1.1.2, gets deeper hooks into JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne databases, enhancements to the report authoring tool, and the availability of customized implementation of DB2 Web Query through IBM Lab Services. READ MORE >
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nuBridges Delivers Format Preserving Tokenization for IBM i
by Alex Woodie
nuBridges last week unveiled a new tokenization product for IBM i that preserves the original format of the data after it's been tokenized with characters that mean nothing. Dubbed Format Preserving Tokenization for IBM i, the new feature is available as an option with nuBridges Protect for IBM i, which provides encryption and tokenization capabilities natively on the IBM i platform. READ MORE >
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IBM i Shops Warming to Free & Open Source Dev Tools, CNX Says
by Alex Woodie
Old habits are hard to break. Just try to take away the green-screen applications and tools from an IBM i shop entrenched in this mode of operation, and you'll see sparks fly. But to be competitive in this world, IBM i shops must break the 5250 habit and develop for the Web. Luckily, IBM i Web development tools are maturing rapidly, and some of them, such as CNX's JavaScript-based toolkit, called Valence, are available under the free and open source distribution model. READ MORE >
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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 >
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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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