BCD Debuts Web Portal for OS/400 Servers
by Alex Woodie

New Web portal software from Business Computer Design Int'l has been designed so AS/400 shops can more effectively manage users' access to data and other OS/400 applications. BCD's newly released portal software carries the brand name Nexus. It builds on BCD's ProGen WebSmart application development environment by providing a centralized location where users can access OS/400 documents, WebSmart programs, Internet Web sites, and other OS/400 resources. Nexus also makes site administrators' jobs easier by making sure users can only access the data or programs they're authorized to access. READ MORE >

Danone Waters Drops Oracle in Favor of DB2
by Alex Woodie

When Danone Waters of North America decided to install computers in each of its 1,000 trucks delivering bottled water across the country, it used Oracle's database on Windows laptops to hold data that was replicated from its AS/400 host, which ran the company's homegrown enterprise software. But when IBM introduced a version of DB2 that would allow Danone to install DB2 on the laptops and replicate directly from the AS/400, the company jumped at the chance, and hasn't looked back since. READ MORE >

Ericom Rounds Out Emulation Lineup
by Alex Woodie

Ericom Software last week announced two new additions to its PowerTerm family of terminal emulation and screen rejuvenation software, in a move intended to fill gaps in the product line and adapt to user requirements. PowerTerm HostView provides both customized and on-the-fly transformation of screens, based on 5250 and other data streams, into a Java GUI that runs in a Web browser, while PowerTerm Interconnect Linux Edition provides basic terminal emulation capabilities for the growing base of Linux clients. READ MORE >

Geac Sheds Light on the Future of System21
by Alex Woodie

Geac Computer has big plans in the works for System21, its ERP suite for AS/400 and iSeries servers that is used by 1,600 manufacturers and distributors around the world. The plans revolve around Project Aurora, a recently announced research and development undertaking that Geac says will bring System21 users new collaborative business-to-business e-commerce capabilities. Project Aurora products are installed at some System21 shops, but the wider roll-out isn't expected to begin until the second quarter of 2003. READ MORE >

It Slices, It Dices, It Makes Spool File Soup
by Alex Woodie

Think of your OS/400 spool files as the raw ingredients in a Cajun soup. They look so good just sitting there, but you've got to bring them to bear in the right amounts to give your spicy soup the proper zing. You're going to need a sharp dicer to extract the spool files' essence, a cutting board to sort your ingredients, and a mixing bowl to recombine the choicest parts of your spool files. You'll need a tool like Dicer, which was just announced by Gumbo Software. READ MORE >

News Briefs and Product Shorts

SSA GT Continues to Roll Out Cognos-powered BI Solutions . . . WorksRight Software Updates U.S. Postal Service Mailing Software . . . OCEAN Opens Registration for September Conference and Expo . . . GMx Introduces Configuration Management for iSeries Linux . . . Key Information Systems To Resell SnapShot/400 . . . Help/Systems Provides Data Center Capabilities in Robot/Save 9.0 . . . iWork Ships New Version of Business Integration Suite. READ MORE >

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