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Top 10 IBM i Product and Technology Trends for 2011
by Alex Woodie
2010 has come and (mostly) gone, and the good news is the business outlook has improved. Compared to the dark days of December 2008, we are in a veritable wonderland of positivism. However, while spending is up and companies are plotting for growth, IT budgets are still guarded, and boosting operational efficiency reigns supreme. With those thoughts in mind, here are 10 IBM i product and technology predictions for 2011. READ MORE >
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Oracle's Withdrawal of JDE 'Blue Stack' Raises Questions
by Alex Woodie
You kind of expected this to happen. Earlier this year, Oracle quietly announced it will no longer sell the Blue Stack set of tools that allows JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers to run their ERP system on IBM platforms and middleware, including IBM i. Instead, it will only offer the Red Stack, which is based on (you guessed it) Oracle platforms and middleware. While Oracle has confirmed that it will continue to support EnterpriseOne on IBM i, its decision provides a strong incentive for customers to move to the Red Stack. READ MORE >
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Innovatum Bolsters Auditing Tool with FTP Monitoring
by Alex Woodie
IBM i shops will be able to monitor for potentially damaging FTP sessions involving their DB2/400 databases with an update to Innovatum's auditing tool. New FTP exit points have been added to DataThread, Innovatum's IBM i auditing tool, which is regularly used for regulatory compliance. The company also added new printing functionality to ROBAR, a barcode and RFID labeling product used by companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain. READ MORE >
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Progress Adds DB2/400 Support to .NET Data Integration Tool
by Alex Woodie
Organizations can now connect DB2/400 databases to .NET applications using a new data provider from Progress Software. Last month, the company unveiled a new release of DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET, its managed code data provider designed to make it easy for developers to connect data sources to .NET applications. With version 3.5, Progress added support for DB2/400, among other data sources. READ MORE >
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RPG & DB2 Summit Emphasizes Improved Skills to Defend IBM i
by Dan Burger
The workforce in the IBM i community is facing some serious challenges. It's a rapidly changing world and enterprise computing isn't just going along for the ride; it's driving the bus. The same old IT answers aren't cutting it any longer. To survive you have to adapt. For RPG developers and DB2 engineers, that means expanding skills and learning to exploit the capabilities that are built into the IBM i operating system running on Power Systems servers. READ MORE >
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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 >
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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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