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Volume 4, Number 48 -- December 7, 2004


 
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LTO 3 Tape Makes Its Way to Market
by Alex Woodie

The third generation of Linear Tape-Open products is finally here, just in time for the IT holiday shopping season. With double the performance of the previous LTO Ultrium 2 spec, tape drives built on LTO Ultrium 3 technology offer 80-MB-per-second native transfer speeds, while LTO 3 cartridges can hold 400 GB native. The three LTO 3 drive manufacturers--Certance (formerly Seagate), Hewlett-Packard, and IBM--are either shipping LTO 3 drives now or will be shortly. READ MORE >

 

Profound Launches RPG-to-Web Conversion Tool for the Masses
by Alex Woodie

Profound Logic is throwing its hat into the Web refacing ring. The Dayton, Ohio, company, announced a new tool last week that converts RPG-based green screens into completely Web-based GUIs, the kind without WebSphere, green screens, or OLTP fees lurking just beneath the surface. Profound claims that the conversion tool, which is part of its RPG Smart Pages development environment, will convert 90 percent of green screens with no intervention. READ MORE >


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FormSprint Gets a New PDF Archive
by Alex Woodie

Integrated Custom Software will begin shipping a new document archive for its FormSprint suite of OS/400 document management software early next year. As an integrated component of FormSprint, the archive will allow users to search for a document housed in an OS/400 database, and then pull it up on a PC as PDF file. From there, printing, e-mailing, or faxing the document is just a few button clicks away. READ MORE >

 

Bsafe Gets New OS/400 Security Solution Out the Door
by Alex Woodie

Bsafe Information Systems says it's now shipping a new release of its OS/400 security software suite that includes features that can help users comply with government mandates calling for tighter security of data. The new changed data tracking feature, which was originally planned for Bsafe/Global Security for iSeries Version 3.3 in January, is now available in Version 3.5, according to the Israeli software company, which also says it's making strides to break into the American market. READ MORE >

 

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  News Briefs and Product Shorts

Bowstreet Introduces New Portlet Extensions for SAP, Siebel . . . Quadrant Launches New Technical Support Web Site . . . Ease of ERP Installation Aim of Intentia Movex 2004.2 . . . ASNA Says It's Sold 750,000 Licenses for DataGate Product . . . IBM Completes Interoperability Testing on Brocade SAN Switch . . . ACOM Launches New Printer Supply Web Site . . . Look for the Four Hundred 2005 Special Report on December 15 . . . READ MORE >




Reader Feedback and Insights

In November readers of The Four Hundred newsletter responded to Timothy Prickett Morgan's article "Rotten to the Core: Chips, Lies, and Software Licenses," more COMMON attendees "sound off," and readers give kudos to the Guru newsletter and Joe Hertvik's "Admin Alert" column. READ MORE >


Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

ProData Computer Svcs
Bytware
Lakeview Technology
Profound Logic Software
Affirmative Computer


BACK ISSUES

TABLE OF
CONTENTS
LTO 3 Tape Makes Its Way to Market

Profound Launches RPG-to-Web Conversion Tool for the Masses

FormSprint Gets a New PDF Archive

Bsafe Gets New OS/400 Security Solution Out the Door

News Briefs and Product Shorts




The Four Hundred
Choose Wisely: High Availability Performance and Reliability Issues

OS Solutions Relies on Remote Journaling for New HA Offering

Server Market Grows in the Third Quarter

Four Hundred Guru
Submit Job Schedule Entries Immediately

V5R3 CL Enhancements on V5R2

Admin Alert: Tips for Dealing with Deleted Records in AS/400 Files

Four Hundred Monitor




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