LXI Breaks Open Barriers to LTO Performance on iSeries
by Alex Woodie

iSeries tape management specialists LXI Corp. last week announced that OS/400 shops can now get the performance benefits of using IBM's 3580 LTO Ultrium tape drives without actually buying one. LXI says that the new 3580 emulation capability in its OmniServe bridge/router allows OS/400 servers to "see" non-IBM LTO tape drives as if they were full-fledged IBM drives, providing up to a 20 percent increase in data transfer speeds. READ MORE >

Logility Wants to Maximize Human Element of Supply Chain
by Alex Woodie

Logility recently announced an upgrade of Logility Voyager Solutions, its suite of supply chain software for OS/400, Unix, and Windows servers. Version 6.5 is the first major update of the suite since the software was ported to OS/400 two years ago. It features a new component, called Voyager Navigate, that's designed to give companies a real-time view into supply chain activities and help them apply their workers' efforts in the most effective manner. READ MORE >

Island Pacific Welcomes 2003 with a Torrent of Announcements
by Alex Woodie

Island Pacific ushered in 2003 with a torrent of announcements at the National Retail Federation convention held in New York City last week. The application vendor, which writes an OS/400-based merchandise management system used by more than 100 retailers, has named a new chief executive officer and launched six new partnerships that will deliver new business intelligence, point of sale, and business process management software, as well as new weather-related forecasting capabilities, to its customers. READ MORE >

New Wireless, Windows-Based Terminals Announced
by Alex Woodie

OS/400 shops that like their computing on-the-fly have several new wireless-capable thin-client terminals to choose from. Three established thin client manufacturers--Affirmative Computer Products, Computer Lab International, and NLynx Technologies--recently announced thin client offerings that feature embedded Windows CE operating systems, 5250 emulation software, and the capability to connect to wireless local area networks (LANs) using the 802.11b standard. READ MORE >

Magic Software Jumps into EAI with iBOLT Strategy
by Alex Woodie

Magic Software unveiled a change in product strategy last week, when it announced it was entering the market for enterprise application integration (EAI) software. The company calls its new software solution plan iBOLT and bases the new products on its application development environment, an expanded worldwide support organization, and new partnerships with a services company that will assist Magic customers looking for affordable integration solutions. READ MORE >

News Briefs and Product Shorts

BCD Targets Administration, Security with WebSmart OE 3.03 . . . Metaserver Launches Integration Package for Insurance Industry . . . Crossroads Ships First SCSI-to-Fibre Channel Storage Router . . . Transaxiom and INNTRA Integrate Shipping Applications . . . 360Commerce Builds Time Clock Interface to Kronos App . . . California Software Offers Competitive Upgrade Program for Web Emulation Software. . . READ MORE >

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