Profound Announces Another RPG:OA First, Unveils RDi Plug-In
by Alex Woodie

Using Profound Logic's RPG Open Access toolset is about to get easier. This month the company rolled out its new Eclipse plug-in that allows IBM i developers to access Profound UI functions within the comfort of Rational Developer for i (RDi). The announcement marks the latest in a series of RPG:OA-related firsts for Profound. READ MORE >

BCD Jazzes Up Presto Web Enablement Tool with Version 3.5
by Alex Woodie

IBM i developers who use Business Computer Design Int'l's Presto now have access to several nifty new features that should make it easier to customize Web pages created from green screens. The new features include a new auto complete function for fields, easier ways to work with screen values and radio buttons, enhancement to its JavaScript event manager, and some overall improvements to its graphical user interface, among other goodies. READ MORE >

Connectria Launches Amazon S3 Cloud Clone
by Alex Woodie

The data center and cloud hosting company Connectria this month launched a new cloud storage solution that uses an API that's compatible with Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), enabling companies to move their Amazon S3 storage to Connectria without big changes to business processes--and possibly saving them money. READ MORE >

Zend Studio 9 Hits the Gym and the Cloud
by Alex Woodie

A leaner, meaner version of Zend Studio is now available that will start up faster and consume fewer resources than it did before, thanks to new capabilities for turning off unneeded functions. Also, Zend Technologies has added new cloud connectors to the Eclipse-based development environment that makes it easier to run Zend Studio development workloads on a Zend cloud, or production workloads on an Amazon, Rackspace, or IBM cloud. READ MORE >