Jacada Makes XHTML GUI More Attractive with Interface Server 8
by Alex Woodie

Companies looking to take their 5250 or 3270 applications to the Web have a bewildering assortment of technologies available to them today. Even with previous releases of Jacada's Interface Server, users had to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of using Java or HTML for the thin-client interface. Jacada last week launched a new version of Interface Server, which includes many HTML-related enhancements that, officials say, make the Java-HTML decision simpler. READ MORE >

Electronic Forms Integrate with Content Manager
by Dan Burger

Organizations using IBM 's Content Manager for iSeries and Content Manager for Multiplatforms have a new option when it comes to electronic forms and document management. The new kid on the block is Cardiff Software, manufacturer of electronic forms software branded as LiquidOffice. Cardiff's LiquidOffice is a Web-based e-form management system for creating, deploying, and automatically managing the routing, tracking, and approval of electronic forms. It has developed a solid reputation over the years with users of Intel-based servers. READ MORE >

BluePhoenix Launches New UPC Remediation Tool
by Alex Woodie

If your company deals in consumer processed goods, you should be well aware of the changes to UPC codes coming down the pike. Instead of supporting just the standard 12-digit code established by the Universal Code Council, there are new initiatives involving 8-,13-, and 14-digit product codes that companies should seriously consider supporting. BluePhoenix Solutions recently launched a remediation tool called UPCEnabler that analyzes a company's application source code and makes the necessary changes to bring it into compliance. READ MORE >

PKWARE Issues New ZIP Spec with Added Security Features
by Alex Woodie

"Hey, this is pretty neat." Those are the immortal words of the late Phil Katz, developer of the ZIP file compression technology, upon discovering, at his mother's dining room table, that people would actually pay him for the software he offered for free. Katz went on to sell PKZIP products through his company, PKWARE, but he always maintained ZIP in the public domain. PKWARE is keeping Katz's tradition alive by issuing a new ZIP specification. READ MORE >

Brooks Internet Software Updates Print Client Software
by Dan Burger

Does your company have a method that allows Windows users to send print jobs to your network or iSeries printers? If the answer is a Windows NT server, you should take a look at the option provided by Brooks Internet Software and its INTELLIscribe Version 3.0.0.13, released last week. INTELLIscribe eliminates the need for a network print server. And not only does it provide an economical alternative to centralized spooling, it also frees system resources and provides greater printing control than network servers. READ MORE >

News Briefs and Product Shorts

inFORM Introduces Native OS/400 PCL to PDF Converter . . . Michigan Auto Parts Maker Gives MAPICS the Go . . . ADEonics Updates OS/400 Cross Reference Tool . . . Edge Technologies Dances with Tarantella for New Government Portal . . . WRQ Releases Beta of Verastream Interface to BizTalk Server 2004 . . . 360Commerce Claims Supremacy for Number of Platforms Supported with Retail Store System . . . Symantec Holding Webcast on iSeries Firewall This Thursday . . . READ MORE >

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Correction

The article "MKS Rolls Out New Change Management Features for Application Development" has been corrected since its was first published. The Web browser interface now operates on the iSeries under the Apache Web server (iSeries HTTP Server powered by Apache) as well as the original iSeries HTTP server," not the "original open-source Web server," as originally stated. Guild Companies regrets the error. [Correction made 06/03/03.]