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Volume 10, Number 41 -- November 16, 2010
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Infor's New System i GM Brings Enthusiasm to Job
by Alex Woodie

Of the roughly 8,000 people Infor employs, Jack Bullock may be the happiest. 'I think it's the best job in the company. I truly believe that,' the new general manager and vice president of Infor's System i division told IT Jungle last week. Since taking the job about eight months ago, Bullock has received a crash course in IBM i technology, and today he is confident that Infor can expand on its unique position in the midrange marketplace. READ MORE >

LaserVault Aims for Simplicity with New IBM i Backup Appliance
by Alex Woodie

LaserVault last week unveiled an all-in-one backup appliance that gives IBM i shops the versatility of a virtual tape library (VTL), but without the complexity and overhead. The new Universal Backup Device, or UBD, appears to the IBM i server as a Fibre Channel-connected tape drive, but in reality, it's a Windows-based appliance that holds up to 6 TB of IBM i data on RAID-protected disk. READ MORE >


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IBM Consolidates Rational Team Concert Products, Simplifies Licensing
by Alex Woodie

IBM has merged all of its Rational Team Concert products, including individual packages for IBM i and z/OS environments, into a single package with Rational Team Concert 3.0, which becomes generally available next week. The new version of Team Concert also features improvements in the core areas of lifecycle management, changes to the licensing schemes, a new green-screen interface, and integration to Rational DOORS. READ MORE >


Talend Takes It Up a Notch with Sopera Acquisition
by Alex Woodie

Talend, a developer of open source data management and ETL tools that support IBM i and most other platforms, last week announced the acquisition of Sopera, a German developer of open source application integration. The acquisition--paid through $34 million in new venture capital led by the renowned Silver Lake firm--indicates an aggressive new push on the part of Talend to build out a comprehensive suite of commercial open source middleware. READ MORE >




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Quadrant Rolls Out IntelliChief Update
by Alex Woodie

Quadrant Software says the latest release of its content management and workflow routing application, IntelliChief version 3.1, will bring usability enhancements to users and administrators alike. \r\nIntelliChief is a suite of Windows-based content management software designed to help organizations adopt paper-free processes for common business tasks. In addition to serving as a storage repository for documents that may have originated as spool files on an IBM i server, IntelliChief also offers features such as automated workflow, direct integration with ERP systems, document scanning, and data capture capabilities. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Maxava Touts HA Installation at Jake's Finer Foods

• IBS Updates Integration Tool, Board of Directors

• CCSS Outlines 'Disk Danger Zones' for IBM i Servers

• Attunity Updates CDC Software for SQL Server

• iTech to Resell CODA Financials for IBM i


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
Infor's New System i GM Brings Enthusiasm to Job

LaserVault Aims for Simplicity with New IBM i Backup Appliance

IBM Consolidates Rational Team Concert Products, Simplifies Licensing

Talend Takes It Up a Notch with Sopera Acquisition

Quadrant Rolls Out IntelliChief Update

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Maxava Touts HA Installation at Jake's Finer Foods . . . IBS Updates Integration Tool, Board of Directors . . . CCSS Outlines 'Disk Danger Zones' for IBM i Servers . . . Attunity Updates CDC Software for SQL Server . . . iTech to Resell CODA Financials for IBM i . . .


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