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Volume 10, Number 42 -- November 30, 2010
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Solarsoft Drives IBM i ERP Software Development Forward
by Alex Woodie

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Shield Overhauls HA Product, Gives It New Name
by Alex Woodie

Shield Advanced Solutions recently introduced HA4i, a major new version of its previous high availability product called Receiver Apply Program, or RAP. Shield rewrote some of the underpinnings of the product to make data replication and recovery tasks faster and more streamlined, while the elimination of extraneous features and the introduction of a new Web-based interface are aimed at making the product easier to use. READ MORE >


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RUMBA 8.1 Delivers Integration with MS Office
by Alex Woodie

Micro Focus recently launched a new release of RUMBA, its terminal emulation suite that is used by many IBM i shops. The highlight of version 8.1 may be integration with Microsoft Office, which will allow users to easily move data from the emulator to Outlook or Word. Other notable features include FIPS 140-2 certification, a new screen and data capture system, GUI enhancements, and new developer tools. The vendor also launched Web-to-Host 6.1 and OnWeb 7.5. READ MORE >


Halcyon Adds Real-Time Notification to Audit Journal Manager
by Alex Woodie

The product development folks over at Halcyon Software have been busy lately, as the company released updates to three separate products this month. The most important may be the addition of real-time monitoring capabilities to its Audit Journal Manager, which will help IBM i shops detect intrusions. On the performance front, Halcyon shipped the first release of Snapshot TSC since buying it earlier this year, and it also unveiled an iPhone app for its Performance Analyzer product. READ MORE >




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Cat Likes ACOM for Shipping Labels
by Alex Woodie

Caterpillar, the $32 billion construction equipment giant that has long a big user of IBM Power Systems gear, has made a recommendation to its distributors to use ACOM Solutions' suite of IBM i-based document management products to generate shipping labels, the vendor announced this month. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Jordache Pegs Warehouse Efficiency Hopes on Psion Teklogix Handhelds

• Indians Invest in Cleveland Data Center

• ABI Issues Another RFID Spending Forecast

• Informatica Touts Updated MDM Offering

• Companies Take a Step Back in DR Readiness, Symantec Report Finds


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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Supercomputers take efficiency up another notch

IBM uncloaks 20 petaflops BlueGene/Q super

Europe IT spending set for 2011 growth

Platform Computing doubles up cluster management

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Solarsoft Drives IBM i ERP Software Development Forward

Shield Overhauls HA Product, Gives It New Name

RUMBA 8.1 Delivers Integration with MS Office

Halcyon Adds Real-Time Notification to Audit Journal Manager

Cat Likes ACOM for Shipping Labels

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Jordache Pegs Warehouse Efficiency Hopes on Psion Teklogix Handhelds . . . Indians Invest in Cleveland Data Center . . . ABI Issues Another RFID Spending Forecast . . . Informatica Touts Updated MDM Offering . . . Companies Take a Step Back in DR Readiness, Symantec Report Finds . . .


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