NetManage Fixes Printing, Performance Issues in Web-Based Emulation
by Alex Woodie

NetManage addressed nagging performance and printing issues in its Web-to-host product line this month with the release of OnWeb for iSeries version 7.2.5. On the performance front, support for AJAX will dramatically boost the screen response time of customers that have elected to move their emulators to the Web. And a new feature called 'iPrint' will finally give OnWeb for iSeries customers the capability to print PDF documents on local printers without resorting to messy modifications and custom development. READ MORE >

Verastream Streamlines Host Access for Hospital Billing Specialist
by Alex Woodie

Collecting insurance payment information from hospital computer systems was often a tedious and time-consuming process for Medical Reimbursements of America (MRA). When the company could convince the hospital's IT staff to run some reports, things went smoothly. But in many cases, MRA representatives sitting behind terminal emulators had to navigate through hundreds or thousands of screens to gather the necessary information. That began to change 11 months ago, when MRA installed the Verastream Host Integration product from Attachmate, which automated much of this work. READ MORE >

Help/Systems Extends Robot to Linux Servers
by Alex Woodie

System i shops that rely on Help/Systems' Robot systems management tools recently obtained the capability to manage several aspects of their Linux servers, when the software company announced support for Linux servers with Robot/CLIENT, its open systems extension to the System i-focused Robot world. Help/Systems also unveiled a new release of the Robot Browser Interface, a product that puts an HTML view on top of several popular Robot products, including the job scheduler and the message management and alerting tool. READ MORE >

VAI Gives Retailers a Windows Option for Backup
by Alex Woodie

The new release of VAI's ERP system contains a little bit of new functionality for all of its customers, including the distributors that make up the bulk of its customer base, manufacturers, and even retailers. And with S2K version 3.7.6, which was officially unveiled at the VAI user conference earlier this month, retailers can continue to use their point of sale (POS) systems even when the System i or the network connection go down. READ MORE >