EMC Chooses Crossroads to Connect Symmetrix DMX Disk Array to iSeries
by Alex Woodie

EMC, the only provider of external iSeries disk besides IBM, and Crossroads Systems, a developer of storage protocol conversion products, have expanded their technology partnership to benefit EMC's OS/400 customers. The new offering from EMC uses Crossroads technology to allow iSeries servers to connect directly to EMC's next-generation Symmetrix DMX arrays, via Fibre Channel, thus giving customers more advanced data replication and disaster recovery options than before. READ MORE >

Logility Supports RFID in Updated Suite of Supply Chain Apps
by Alex Woodie

Logility last week rolled out support for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in its supply chain software, giving users the capability to track goods electronically as they're moved in a warehouse. The new RFID capability was delivered with the warehouse management component of Voyager Solutions 7.0, the newest version of its supply chain planning and execution suite for OS/400, Windows, and Unix servers. READ MORE >

EAI Tools Provider CommerceQuest Integrates Product Suite
by Alex Woodie

Enterprise application integration (EAI) software developer CommerceQuest is integrating its software. With TRAXION BPMS Version 7.2, CommerceQuest says, the various components of its business process management suite are now based on a common software infrastructure. This brings several benefits, the company says, including a smoother experience for companies using CommerceQuest's software to model, build, and execute new processes from pieces of old ones, as well as expanded platform support. READ MORE >

Non-Techies to Assemble OS/400 Apps with New Software from Attachmate
by Alex Woodie

Attachmate is shipping new software this month that lets users take the fields of OS/400 or mainframe green-screen applications and reassemble them in new and useful ways. The software, called myEXTRA! Presentation Builder, was designed so managers can streamline user access to specific parts of applications, even if the manager doesn't have technical skills. The company also announced limited availability of a new product that it says will eliminate thousands of keystrokes per day for users of its emulators. READ MORE >

Qualcomm and Aether Improve Communication for Truckers
by Alex Woodie

Even truckers don't like to leave home without access to their e-mail. Last week at the American Trucking Association conference in San Antonio, Qualcomm and Aether Systems, the two biggest developers of OS/400-based truck communication systems, with their respective OMNITracs and MobileMax systems, introduced enhancements that will give truckers access to e-mail and faster connections to dispatch systems while they're on the road. READ MORE >

News Briefs and Product Shorts

Cox Chooses Courion for Self-Service Password Reset on OS/400, Windows Servers . . . BOSaNOVA Pumps Up Clock Speed on Entry-Level Linux Thin Client . . . Fresno Billing Service Provider Latest to Sign Up for ASP Offering . . . MessageOne Now Supports Lotus Notes with Emergency E-Mail Service . . . Fabris Lane Aims to Streamline Business Process with Geac System21 Aurora . . . New World Systems Enhances Secure Messaging with Software for Patrol Cars . . . READ MORE >

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