IBM Touts iSeries Success in Replacing HP 3000
by Alex Woodie

It's not often that you hear the VIPs at IBM's corporate headquarters, in Armonk, New York, talking about how wonderful the iSeries is. That's why it's important to highlight two announcements that Big Blue made last Friday concerning recent successes the iSeries has had in replacing the HP 3000 midrange server, which Hewlett-Packard stopped selling on October 31, ending a very impressive 31-year run. READ MORE >

New SkyView Software Assesses OS/400 Security Risks
by Alex Woodie

Carol Woodbury's security consulting firm, SkyView Partners, introduced new software last week designed to give companies a greater understanding of the security risks present in their OS/400 servers. The new product, Risk Assessor for OS/400, looks at the same settings that Woodbury, former IBM OS/400 security architect, would check in a client engagement, but it doesn't require her presence and can be run repeatedly, for $3,500 per logical partition. READ MORE >

eOneGroup Readies Express Version of E-Commerce App
by Alex Woodie

eOneGroup is putting the finishing touches on eOneCommerce XI, a scaled-down "express" version of its flagship application for creating B2B and B2C Web sites that connect to back-end data stores, usually an OS/400 server. As with many express products, the goal with eOneCommerce XI is to simplify preconfiguring applications with the most commonly used settings. In exchange for reduced customization options, the software installs more quickly and is 50 percent cheaper than the unrestricted version. READ MORE >

Aldon Improves Cross-Platform App Development, Maintenance
by Dan Burger

Most organizations try to eliminate chaos. If they can't, they at least try to diminish it as much as possible. Software development and maintenance is a great example. Without communication and a clear management process, you have chaos like California has wildfires. Taking on this brand of chaos is software change management vendor Aldon Computer Group, which last week introduced the latest upgrade of its Web-based incident-tracking and collaboration system, Affiniti eTEAM 6.0. READ MORE >

BCD Gears Up for WebSmart 4.0, Ships New Catapult Release
by Alex Woodie

When WebSmart 4.0 ships later this year or early next year, Business Computer Design Int'l says, users will find the integrated development toolset easier to use than that in previous versions. The software, which is in beta, will feature a variety of new wizards, templates, and other enhancements geared toward improving the user experience. News from BCD also includes an updated release of Catapult, its document management software for OS/400 servers. READ MORE >

News Briefs and Product Shorts

Lakeview Speeds Data-Level Integration with OmniReplicator 4.0 . . . inFORM Helps Develop iDriver to Connect Toshiba Multi-Function Printers to iSeries . . . Symantec Improves OS/400 Security Visibility with Enterprise Security Manager 6.0 . . . LANSA Gets Two More ServerProven Certifications . . . Report: IBM to Develop UCCnet App for OS/400 . . . Saudis Expand Use of ICMS OS/400 Telecom Software . . . The Future VMI: iSeries on Windows . . . READ MORE >

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