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Midrange Stuff - Hardware, Software & Services
OS/400 Edition
Volume 2, Number 12 -- March 26, 2002
In This Issue
All the Product News That's Fit to Print.
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BindView to Bring Network Security Mainstream with ESS
by Alex Woodie


Security software vendor BindView last week acknowledged the development of a new solution that will address a range of issues affecting security in the enterprise. The Enterprise Security Solution, which the Houston, Texas, company announced at the InfoSec security conference in Orlando, Florida, bundles BindView services around existing software, including bv-Control for OS/400. Officials say the solution's primary focus will be breaking the preconception of security as an accessory item and bringing it into the mainstream of IT organizations.
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Proginet, PentaSafe Offer Cures for Forgotten Passwords
by Alex Woodie


For the forgetful, passwords are a constant annoyance. For the help desk, the forgetful are far more than annoying. The retrieving of forgotten passwords costs companies millions of dollars every year. In this tech-savvy, post-dot-com world of ours--where we can only be as "e" as those around us will let us be-- forgotten passwords are a gigantic drag on the productivity and enjoyment that cyberspace can bring.
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Sponsored By
CLIENT SERVER DEVELOPMENT

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Lakeview Working on MIMIX for Windows
by Alex Woodie


Lakeview Technology is adapting its MIMIX high availability software for OS/400 servers to run under Microsoft Windows and IBM's xSeries servers. Although the Oak Brook, Illinois, company is not yet ready to formally announce the availability of the software or discuss it in detail, the company's preliminary announcement makes it clear that MIMIX for Windows will be geared toward helping existing AS/400 and iSeries users provide more uptime for their Integrated xSeries Servers or external xSeries servers connected via the xSeries adapter cards.
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Maximum Availability Ships New Release of HA Software
by Alex Woodie


Maximum Availability recently issued the V0R1M5 release of *noMAX, the company's data replication and high availability software for OS/400 servers. Among other enhancements, this release of *noMAX features automated failover capabilities and a new library redirection feature that enables replicated libraries to have different names and locations. Library redirection is important, the company says, because it offers users new backup options and other capabilities that otherwise would require the use of OS/400 logical partitioning.
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Contact us at 888-RJS-SOFT or email us at sales@rjssoft.com

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TRAMENCO

If you work with the AS/400 or iSeries, there's one event this year you can't afford to miss: The iSeries and AS/400 Connection Conference, June 16-19, 2002, in Naples, Florida.

Continue your training and education with some of the industry's greatest minds leading you through what's hot in RPG, Java, Websphere, SQL, systems operations. There's something for everyone -- and it's all within a beautiful five-star resort in sunny Florida.

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ACOM Pushes Electronic Forms with EZeDocs
by Dan Burger


Last week, ACOM Solutions began rolling out EZeDocs, a modular document output management solution that integrates electronic forms, fax, and email in an OS/400 environment. One of the major forces behind the move to electronic documents in business is the desire to save money on printing costs--you only print what you need--and to have more flexible documents--you can change them on the fly. And by putting on the corporate OS/400 server, companies can simplify their electronic form generation and delivery process.
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New Briefs and Product Shorts


Manhattan Associates to Support PkMS on Solaris . . . SEAGULL to Resell XML Interpreter from XML Global . . . H.A. Tech Solutions Achieves ServerProven Status . . . Impact Information Technologies Signs Reseller Deal with Intentia . . . Optio Software to Extend Document Management to PDAs through JP Mobile . . . Touchtone Offers Free Wireless Modems . . . Original Software Issues White Paper on Testing . . . IBM Wins Industry Awards.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BindView to Bring Network Security Mainstream with ESS
Proginet, PentaSafe Offer Cures for Forgotten Passwords
Lakeview Working on MIMIX for Windows
Maximum Availability Ships New Release of HA Software
ACOM Pushes Electronic Forms with EZeDocs
News Briefs and Product Shorts

Editor
Alex Woodie

Managing Editor
Shannon Pastore

Conributing Editors:
Joe Hertvik
Timothy Prickett Morgan
Shannon O'Donnell
Dan Burger

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