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Volume 9, Number 44 -- December 8, 2009
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Fiserv 2.0 Banks on the Reliability of Power Systems
by Alex Woodie

The Power Systems platform plays an important role in a number of American industries, including manufacturing, distribution, and entertainment. But you may not know that the platform IBM used to call AS/400 is also a very strong contender in banking. One of IBM's biggest partners in that field, Fiserv, relies heavily upon the i OS platform to deliver financial services software and services, and considers it a core component of its strategy to evolve banking solutions in the Internet age. READ MORE >

Quadrant Eases Installation, Lowers Price on IntelliChief
by Alex Woodie

Fifteen. That's the key number to keep in mind with Quadrant Software and its new release of IntelliChief document and content management software. As a result of product enhancements that streamline implementation and a lowered pricing structure with version 2.6, Quadrant claims that customers can implement IntelliChief in 15 days or less, at a starting price of $15,000. With document management expected to be a major IT driver in 2010, Quadrant's offer deserves closer examination for companies looking to eliminate paper. READ MORE >


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TMW Systems Buys Innovative Computing, Including 300 i OS Customers
by Alex Woodie

TMW Systems surprised the trucking industry last week when it announced the acquisition of Innovative Computing Corp., a rival developer of i OS-based applications for the trucking industry. The deal puts TMW firmly in the driver's seat when it comes to enterprise trucking applications for the i OS computing platform. READ MORE >


Databorough Unveils 'Lite' Version of Application Analysis Tool
by Alex Woodie

Databorough last week unveiled a stripped down 'Lite' version of X-Analysis, its cross-referencing and documentation tool for IBM i OS applications. The vendor says X-Analysis Lite, while lacking some enterprise features, should nonetheless provide a good starting point for programmers and analysts to gain a better understanding of how their RPG, COBOL, and CL programs were developed and how they run on the i OS Power Systems server. READ MORE >




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10ZiG Acquires BOSaNOVA System i Connectivity Products
by Alex Woodie

10ZiG Technology, the provider of thin client terminals and related gear that previously went by the name BOSaNOVA, now has ownership rights over the System i connectivity products that it sold when it was BOSaNOVA, the Phoenix, Arizona, company announced yesterday. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Infor Taps Quadrant for Document Management Deal

• Public Beta Begins for Zend Server for i

• Kisco Adds File Encryption to Amazon Cloud DR Offering

• ACOM Delivers a Web Log of E-Mail and Fax Activity

• iMessaging Integrates i OS Application with Nortel Call Center Software


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,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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The Four Hundred
Power Systems i: Thinking Inside the Box

Higher ASPs Help the Server Racket Perk Up a Little

Smart Market ISVs Find Few Leads in Early Going

As I See It: Al and Me

Vision Sees Positive Trends for HA/DR in Second 'State of Resilience' Report

Four Hundred Guru
Retrieving and Storing SQL Source for DB2 Database Objects

Ken Likes FMTDATE

Admin Alert: Creating a High-Priority Batch Subsystem

Four Hundred Monitor
Four Hundred Monitor's
Full iSeries Events Calendar

System i PTF Guide
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November 21, 2009: Volume 11, Number 47

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November 7, 2009: Volume 11, Number 45

October 31, 2009: Volume 11, Number 44

October 24, 2009: Volume 11, Number 43

October 17, 2009: Volume 11, Number 42

TPM at The Register
Red Hat revs real-time MRG Linux to 1.2

IBM thinks outside the box with containerized data centres

Novell to mashup management tools

Stealth: Dell's other server business

Midrange, big iron take the Q3 hits

Concurrent unhoods RedHawk Linux 5.4

rPath heaves Javelin at Red Hat

Sun VirtualBox gets live migration

Server sales stabilizing, says study

Fujitsu gung-ho on eight-core 'Venus' Sparc

IBM shows off Power7 HPC monster

Super Micro primes 'Magny-Cours' Opterons

THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY:

looksoftware
PowerTech
Patrick Townsend Security Solutions
VAULT400
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Fiserv 2.0 Banks on the Reliability of Power Systems

Quadrant Eases Installation, Lowers Price on IntelliChief

TMW Systems Buys Innovative Computing, Including 300 i OS Customers

Databorough Unveils 'Lite' Version of Application Analysis Tool

10ZiG Acquires BOSaNOVA System i Connectivity Products

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Infor Taps Quadrant for Document Management Deal . . . Public Beta Begins for Zend Server for i . . . Kisco Adds File Encryption to Amazon Cloud DR Offering . . . ACOM Delivers a Web Log of E-Mail and Fax Activity . . . iMessaging Integrates i OS Application with Nortel Call Center Software . . .


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