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PKWARE Refreshes Entire PKZIP Line with 256-bit AES Encryption
by Alex Woodie
PKWARE brought strong security capabilities to its complete line of PKZIP compression tools last week. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption algorithm that ships with the latest releases of its PKZIP for OS/400, MVS, Unix, and Windows products allows companies to encrypt their compressed files with keys ranging from 128 bits to 256 bits in strength. This new encryption capability surpasses the product's previous 96-bit encryption key, and meets or exceeds IT security requirements being mandated by the U.S. government. READ MORE >
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Chicago Bank Finds High Availability a Good Investment in Reputation
by Alex Woodie
Like many financial institutions, First American Bank relies on computers to provide its customers with self-service access to their bank accounts via the Internet, ATMs, and telephone voice-response systems. If the Chicago bank's primary data processing system suddenly became unavailable, its customers could be unable to access their money. Last year First American installed high availability software from DataMirror to ensure its iSeries-based banking application is always online. READ MORE >
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Maximum Availability Rolls Out More Support for OS/400 Objects
by Alex Woodie
Maximum Availability came one step closer last week to delivering an OS/400 high availability software package that matches its competitors in features and functionality. The New Zealand company announced that Release 7 of its *noMAX data replication software now supports the replication of user profiles, an important enhancement that allows users to sign on to a backup server with the same level of access and the same passwords they had on the primary OS/400 server. READ MORE >
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inFORM Decisions Updates Software for Fighting Check Fraud
by Alex Woodie
inFORM Decisions recently started shipping an enhanced version of iSeries Positive Pay, a check-fraud-fighting application that improves the communication between companies and their banks in identifying authentic and forged checks. iSeries Positive Pay 4.0 integrates with any OS/400-based check-writing application, not just inFORM Decision's check software, the company says. READ MORE >
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Help/Systems Embraces the PDF with New Conversion Utility
by Alex Woodie
Converting iSeries spool files that contain embedded graphics, barcodes, or logos into a commonly used format like Adobe PDF has been nearly impossible, says Help/Systems, developer of the Robot suite of OS/400 systems management software. Last week, the Minnetonka, Minnesota, company launched a new product called Robot/TRANSFORM that attacks this problem. The new Robot/TRANSFORM utility converts iSeries spool files and IFS files to the ubiquitous PDF format, while maintaining the integrity of the graphics. READ MORE >
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News Briefs and Product Shorts
Energy Company Licenses Global's Budget Planner . . . Symantec Releases New Antivirus Software for Domino Platforms . . . Sterling Commerce to Deliver EAI for OS/400, OS/390 in 2003 . . . Teamstudio Refreshes Web-to-Host Line with Unix Support and Japanese Localization . . . California Software Announces LPS 6.5 . . . SEDONA Releases Intarsia 4.0 . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and your insights into the OS/400 market. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. We will consider your letter a candidate for the reader feedback column associated with this newsletter, but we will contact you before we make your email public. READ MORE >
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
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