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Volume 10, Number 37 -- October 19, 2010
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ASNA Dips Its New 'Wings' Into OAR Waters
by Alex Woodie

ASNA is weeks away from delivering the first beta release of Wings, a new tool for transforming the icky 5250 green screens of IBM i applications into nice modern Web interfaces. The tool, which works by generating Microsoft ASP.NET controls from IBM i display files, uses the new Open Access RPG (OAR) Edition technology that IBM delivered with IBM i 7.1. Wings also provides a new entry point for Monarch, ASNA's suite of RPG-to-.NET migration tools. READ MORE >

LANSA Takes a Whack at Mobile Devices with aXes
by Alex Woodie

IBM i shops that want to develop mobile interfaces to their RPG or COBOL applications were given another option by LANSA last week with the launch of aXes Mobile. As an extension of its established aXes screen modernization tool, the new tool provides a quick route for creating IBM i client interfaces for the hottest handheld devices of the day, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry smartphones, and the surprise corporate hit of the year, the iPad. READ MORE >


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Document Capture, GUI Admin Tool Added to S4i Doc Management System
by Dan Burger

One of the great benefits of an electronic document management system is having a system that captures, indexes, and delivers or archives documents and reports in a single repository allowing greater organizational workflow and retrieval. Much of this work can be automated using standardized forms with numbers or bar codes that assist in indexing and filing. However, there are documents that are non-standard and require individual handling to place them in the correct files. That's where Desktop Capture, a new product from S4i comes into play. READ MORE >


QlikTech Updates BI Product
by Alex Woodie

QlikTech last week unveiled QlikView 10, a new release of its successful BI software used by thousands of mid-sized companies, including a good number of IBM i shops. With version 10, the company made enhancements across the board, including a new associative search feature that a product manger describes as slightly magical, a better and faster user experience, and a new way to connect with data sources. READ MORE >




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CoralTree Delivers New GUI for Web Framework
by Alex Woodie

CoralTree Systems will be showcasing the new GUI design tool for its Renaissance IBM i Web application development at the Power Shift event being held today in the U.K. The new GUI design tool builds off CoralTree's recent adoption of the jQuery JavaScript library, and will allow developers to create Web interfaces by dragging and dropping user interface elements from a design palette. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• IBS Updates ERP Suite as Chairman Suddenly Quits

• HiT Updates ODBC and OLE Drivers for IBM i

• Lawson Trims Installation Times for Fashion Customers

• Quadrant Updates Fax Offering for IBM i

• Acxiom Touts Big Savings with New Digital Identifier Technology


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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Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
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The Four Hundred
The Hundred Thousand Plus on the Four Hundred

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No Shortcuts to Program Conversions, OS Upgrades

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Four Hundred Monitor's
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Dell's DCS is a big shiny server star

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Opteron 6100 server ramp underway, says AMD

Larry Ellison to buy EMC?

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Blade Network kicks RackSwitches up to 40 Gigabits

PC shipments sag below Q3 targets

Appro overclocks HF1 server for hedge funds

IBM expands Power leasing deal to Europe and Asia

Big iron makers test their metal on SAP

Intel: 2010 is not your grandfather's refresh cycle

Capgemini pushes efficiency limits in Swindon data centre

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ASNA Dips Its New 'Wings' Into OAR Waters

LANSA Takes a Whack at Mobile Devices with aXes

Document Capture, GUI Admin Tool Added to S4i Doc Management System

QlikTech Updates BI Product

CoralTree Delivers New GUI for Web Framework

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

IBS Updates ERP Suite as Chairman Suddenly Quits . . . HiT Updates ODBC and OLE Drivers for IBM i . . . Lawson Trims Installation Times for Fashion Customers . . . Quadrant Updates Fax Offering for IBM i . . . Acxiom Touts Big Savings with New Digital Identifier Technology . . .


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