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OS/400 Edition
Volume 2, Number 46 -- December 10, 2002
   In This Issue

All the Product News That's Fit to Print.

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iSeries Integration Is Target of New looksoftware Product: centric
by Alex Woodie

The Australian iSeries middleware provider looksoftware last week announced that early next year it will begin shipping a new product that allows OS/400 applications to integrate more easily with applications running on a variety of other platforms. The new software, called centric, will be targeted at OS/400 shops and ISVs that want to go beyond 5250 screen scraping to provide direct access to OS/400-based ERP programs or the DB2/400 database for integration projects such as CRM implementations. READ MORE >

PKZIP OS/400 Now Compresses Spool Files
by Alex Woodie

PK Ware issued a new release of its PKZIP OS/400 compression tool last week that adds capabilities for managing and compressing OS/400 spool files. The company, which acquired the compression tool business from its partner Ascent Solutions International (ASi) last month, says the new capabilities in PKZIP OS/400 5.09 will allow AS/400 and iSeries shops to reclaim DASD while simultaneously meeting legal obligations to retain certain files for auditing purposes. READ MORE >

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Attachmate Smart Connectors Link Legacy Apps to Java, .NET
by Alex Woodie

Attachmate, a prominent provider of midrange and mainframe emulators, recently updated its line of adapters designed to help companies extend data and applications residing on OS/400 servers and mainframes from IBM and Unisys to newer Web-based systems using emerging Web services standards. Attachmate says its myEXTRA! Smart Connectors eliminate custom coding by automatically mapping host data, such as the 5250 datastream, to output as objects that are compatible with Enterprise Java and Microsoft's .NET framework. READ MORE >

New ACOM Software Enables Direct Deposits from OS/400 Servers
by Alex Woodie

Have you ever thought about using the national banking network, which your employer uses for direct deposit of your paycheck, to send payments directly from your OS/400 server? Well, now you can. Last week ACOM Solutions announced an add-on module to its EZPayManager/400 that allows users to transfer funds over the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network using their AS/400 or iSeries as the primary server. READ MORE >

Sponsored By
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Brooks Internet Bolsters Host Printing Over IP
by Alex Woodie

Companies looking for a more reliable method for sending OS/400 print jobs to PC-attached printers over TCP/IP may want to consider the latest offering from Brooks Internet Software. Last week the company issued a new release of its Remote Print Manager 9X, for MicrosoftWindows 95/98/Me PCs, that includes a rebuilt print engine, a new resource status window, and a new automatic error recovery feature that steps in and rescues print jobs when Windows starts to misbehave. READ MORE >

News Briefs and Product Shorts

Ricoh to Debut IPDS Print Capability in January . . . CNX and Nexgen Team to Upgrade Customized PRMS Sites . . . Spanish ASP Finds Linux on iSeries and xSeries Better Than Windows . . . The City of Orlando Going Wireless with Domino . . . B.O.S. Updates eTwinax Software with Failover, Security . . . Intentia to Deploy Vision for Inhouse IT . . . READ MORE >



Reader Feedback and Insights

We value your feedback and your insights into the OS/400 market. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. We will consider your letter a candidate for the reader feedback column associated with this newsletter, but we will contact you before we make your email public. READ MORE >

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THIS ISSUE
SPONSORED BY:

ASNA
DataMirror
BCD Int'l
Fast400
RJS Software Systems
Electronic Storage Corporation


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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
iSeries Integration Is Target of New looksoftware Product: centric

PKZIP OS/400 Now Compresses Spool Files

Attachmate Smart Connectors Link Legacy Apps to Java, .NET

New ACOM Software Enables Direct Deposits from OS/400 Servers

Brooks Internet Bolsters Host Printing Over IP

News Briefs and Product Shorts




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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