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In This Issue
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All the Product News That's Fit to Print.
Sponsored By
 CALIFORNIA SOFTWARE
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IBM Announces New Release of WDSc, New Software Ships in September
by Alex Woodie
IBM last week announced WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries Version 5.1, the latest release of its integrated development environment for creating Java- and Web-based applications for OS/400 servers. With Version 5.1, IBM will deliver new capabilities supported with the Eclipse Workbench, in addition to a new Web site designer, improved performance, more interoperability with Web services, and enhancements to the WDSc's Remote System Explorer and WebFacing Tool components, among other changes. READ MORE >
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Backup Strategies and Federal Regs: An Interview with LXI's Tim Kormos
by Alex Woodie
A backup strategy is one of those indisposable items that exist in every IT shop. Whether your company is big or small, it's bound to have some rules in place guiding the duplication of data. Depending on what industry you're in, the federal government is imposing a few sets of additional rules. We recently had the chance to interview backup and recovery expert Tim Kormos of LXI on what OS/400 shops should look out for when it comes to the new federal regulations. READ MORE >
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Sponsored By
 CMS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
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"With CMS/400, we are better able to apply Just-in-Time (JIT) production concepts to our operations in a very straightforward manner that does not require lots of people. The information we need is simply a by-product of the application."
-- Larry Coe, Manager of Information Systems McNairn Packaging
CMS/400 – ERP for small & midrange manufacturers.
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for a no obligation test-drive,
or go to www.cms400.com.
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Sponsored By
 COMPUTER KEYES
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Spool Files to PDF Documents
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LANSA Catches the Linux Bug, Launches Linux 'Edge Server'
by Alex Woodie
LANSA last week announced its first Linux product, a component of its LANSA for the Web runtime software that runs in a Linux partition on the iSeries. The new software, which the Downers Grove, Illinois, company calls LANSA for the Web Edge Server, provides a lighter, stealthier version of the OS/400-based Web server, which the company characterized as overkill for Web serving, not to mention a security concern. Edge Server is the first of many Linux products LANSA is working on. READ MORE >
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Kisco Offers New Color, Output Options with WebReport/400 6.0
by Alex Woodie
Electronic documents generated with Kisco Information Systems' WebReport/400 software are now available in color. Last week Kisco announced WebReport/400 6.0, which brings new capabilities to merge color AFP overlays with PDF documents created from OS/400 spool files, allowing companies to send color versions of their invoices, purchase orders, and other business documents as e-mail attachments. WebReport/400 6.0 also has the capability to convert OS/400 spool files to CSV files. READ MORE >
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 DRV TECHNOLOGIES
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Sponsored By
 S4I SYSTEMS
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Stalker, Bynari Update E-Mail Software for OS/400, Other Platforms
by Alex Woodie
OS/400 shops looking to replace their Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers have new software to choose from. Independent software vendors Bynari and Stalker Software recently announced updated versions of their respective e-mail server and client products, which now support more of the calendaring functionality that the duo of Exchange and Outlook offer. READ MORE >
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News Briefs and Product Shorts
Expand's WAN Boosters Help O'Reilly Auto-Solve HA Bandwidth Issue . . . iMessaging Sunsets OS/400 Fax Server, Sets Up Migration Path with Quadrant . . . Leading Sock Provider Goes 'Global' for BPCS Reporting Apps . . . N.C. Ports Authority a Beta Site for Lawson 8 on iSeries; Could GA Be Next? . . . Infocrossing to Take Over AS/400s, Unixes, Mainframes for 'Premiere' Female Clothing Provider . . . T.L. Ashford Announces Barcoding Support for TEAMS's EAM software . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
AS/400 Security: Enemies at the Gate
The iSeries and AS/400 may have a rock solid reputation for security, but, trust us, that isn't the end of the story. Vulnerabilities exist, and the OS/400 fortress is not impenetrable. Watch for the Guild Companies Special Report on AS/400 Security coming August 19. Articles by iSeries security experts such as Pat Botz, Jim Fey, John Earl, Dan Riehl, and Mike Grant--each is presenting security topics at the Fall COMMON Conference and Expo--will give you access to the latest and most useful information on this vital topic. Don't miss our special report and visit the COMMON Web site for information on the security educational focus and registration information for the upcoming conference in Orlando, Florida, September 7-11.
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik,
Shannon O'Donnell, Timothy Prickett Morgan
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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