Newsletters   Subscriptions  Forums  Store   Career  Media Kit  About Us  Contact  Search   Home 
fhs
Volume 5, Number 43 -- November 1, 2005

 
Sponsored By
CALIFORNIA SOFTWARE

Freedom for your iSeries apps...same source, multiple platforms, choose your platform, your database, your future.
Migrate iSeries apps to Windows, Linux or Unix in days without rewriting your RPG or COBOL apps. Infinite iSeries from California Software uses the latest SOA technology to Web-enable, integrate and provide future development.
· Migrate your iSeries applications to Windows
· Extend your applications to the Web
· Expand your applications via SOA technology
   to other environments
· Develop new functionality using Visual Studio



 
Sponsored By
ARCAD SOFTWARE

ARCAD Software extends their unique approach to Software Management.

Through its Knowledge Base, ARCAD integrates Change Management and Application Mining tools like component level cross referencing and impact analysis and Regression Test Automation, into the change process.

This integration also provides the unique feature of being able to automatically update technical documentation and test as changes are being processed.

Visit our Web site for our free ARCAD evaluation software.


Kronos Tackles Unscheduled Absenteeism with Labor Software
by Alex Woodie

Here are some sobering statistics: On any given day, nearly one in 10 employees is unexpectedly absent from work, and over a year, this lost productivity costs employers $3,600 per hourly employee. Getting a better handle on the affects of unscheduled absenteeism was one of the hot topics at this year's KronosWorks, the annual user conference that OS/400 labor management software developer Kronos held last month in Las Vegas, a town that's no stranger to lost wages or unscheduled absenteeism. READ MORE >

 

Informatica Aims to Virtualize Data with PowerCenter 8
by Alex Woodie

There has been a lot of talk lately about virtualizing hardware and running multiple operating system images on the same machine to make it easier to manage applications. Informatica is now applying that general idea to data transformations with a new version of its flagship PowerCenter product unveiled this week. With PowerCenter 8, the company is looking to break down the barriers to building pipelines that connect physical repositories of data and applications accessing the data. READ MORE >


Sponsored By
ITERA


Researching High Availability Solutions?


View the contents of this valuable iSeries high availability resource portal that includes HA white papers, archived
webinars, case studies and more.

Learn essential information about iSeries high availability before you implement this powerful business-continuity technology.


Click here for instant access.



 
Sponsored By
BCD INT'L

WebSmart - and - Catapult are now included on IBM's Try & Buy CD distributed with all i5/OS v5r3 upgrades & new iSeries sales !

Want to Develop/Extend iSeries Web Apps Fast and Affordably? Then try WebSmart, Technology iSeries People Truly understand.

1000+ iSeries sites & 1 million end users rely on WebSmart created apps. Creates ILE RPG/CGI or Java & supports SOA, XML, email, Excel…

· Nothing beats WebSmart's ease-of-use, Fast learning curve, Numerous features & ROI.

Install from IBM's Try & Buy CD or Download now. View the detailed WebSmart HTML Ad.


AVR Provides a Better Alternative Than Screen Scraping, ASNA Says
by Alex Woodie

There are a plethora of options available to OS/400 shops looking to modernize or migrate their monolithic RPG applications using a service oriented architecture. One of the quickest and easiest ways is to implement a screen scraper that outputs the 5250 datastream as a Web service. ASNA says it has a better way with its ASNA Visual RPG (AVR) for .NET offering. Last week the company unveiled AVR for .NET version 7.2, which adds support for more RPG functions, as well as expanded printing capabilities. READ MORE >

 

Cyberscience Unveils Reporting Tool for iSeries Apps
by Alex Woodie

OS/400 shops looking for an alternative to Query/400 and other third-party reporting tools may want to take a look at Enterprise Cyberquery (eCQ) from Cyberscience. Last week Cyberscience announced that eCQ now provides out-of-the-box support for a range of OS/400-based ERP applications from SSA Global, including BPCS and PRMS, and the company is looking to further its reach into the operating system and the community. READ MORE >

 

Sponsored By
AFFIRMATIVE COMPUTER

For tough production and warehouse environments, Affirmative introduces the industrial-strength YEStablet wireless thin client.

Featuring a magnesium alloy case and shock protection boot for industrial applications, the new YEStablet supports 5250 and 3270 emulation with built-in GUI and touch-screen keyboard.

The USB port supports barcode scanners and other data collection devices. Vehicle mount and wearable options are also available. Visit www.affirmative.net for more information.


   News Briefs and Product Shorts

Raz-Lee Using Open-Source ClamAV for OS/400 AntiVirus . . . AppWorx Positions Job Scheduler for SOA . . . Teamstudio Focuses on Notes-Domino Security with New Services Offering . . . nuBridges Takes a Seat on iSeries Developer Roadmap . . . FormScape's Windows Software Gets ServerProven for iSeries . . . Global Software Signs 59 New Customers in Three Months . . . READ MORE >




CORRECTION

The story "Raz-Lee Developing Native iSeries Antivirus Software" in last week's issue contained an error. It was erroneously stated that malicious code written for Windows cannot hurt OS/400 applications or data. In fact, a worm- or virus-laden Windows PC connected to an iSeries inherits all of the capabilities within the scope and permissions of the infected user, which could enable a virus to erase files on the iSeries and cause critical application services to fail. IT Jungle regrets the error. READ MORE >


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
Contact the Editors: To contact anyone on the IT Jungle Team
Go to our contacts page and send us a message.



THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

California Software
ARCAD Software
iTera
BCD Int'l
Affirmative Computer


Four Hundred Stuff

BACK ISSUES

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Kronos Tackles Unscheduled Absenteeism with Labor Software

Informatica Aims to Virtualize Data with PowerCenter 8

AVR Provides a Better Alternative Than Screen Scraping, ASNA Says

Cyberscience Unveils Reporting Tool for iSeries Apps

News Briefs and Product Shorts




The Four Hundred
iSeries Salaries Are Shaping Up to Rise 2006

IBM Identifies Hot Markets for iSeries Growth

Readers Weigh in on the Hypothetical System i5 for SMB

Four Hundred Guru
How to Count with SQL

Those Stupid Quotation Marks!

Admin Alert: New TCP/IP Functions to Check Out When Upgrading to i5/OS V5

Four Hundred Monitor




Subscription Information:
You can unsubscribe, change your email address, or sign up for any of IT Jungle's free e-newsletters through our Web site at http://www.itjungle.com/sub/subscribe.html.


Copyright © 1996-2008 Guild Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Guild Companies, Inc. (formerly Midrange Server), 50 Park Terrace East, Suite 8F, New York, NY 10034
Privacy Statement