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Stay on top of your game with MKS.
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With Implementer and MKS Integrity for application lifecycle management,
you'll always know the score.
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THE STATE OF SYSTEM I SECURITY STUDY 2006 IS NOW AVAILABLE!!
The PowerTech Group Inc. surveyed 177 different AS/400 systems over the past 12 months and compiled the results in their 3rd Annual study.
DOWNLOAD TODAY! Learn how to strengthen System i capabilities and meet the security compliance and regulatory demands of SOX, HIPAA, PCI, etc.
Click here to get a copy of the study!
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Details Emerge on Possible "Work Stream" Entry i5 Server
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Many of us in the i5/OS and OS/400 community have been asking IBM to take the fight for customers' hearts, minds, and budget dollars directly to Microsoft's Windows stack. At the COMMON user group meeting a few weeks ago, IBM's top brass hinted that they were thinking about a more aggressive i5 machine or line, possibly code-named "Work Stream," to go into smaller shops and win some deals. Apparently, IBM is listening, and details on the Work Stream project have surfaced. READ MORE >
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System i Vendors Merge as Help/Systems Acquires ASC
by Dan Burger
Acquisitions of the magnitude of J.D. Edwards-PeopleSoft-Oracle are not the only business dealings capable of sending a rumble throughout the i5/OS community. Help/Systems, a systems automation software vendor, turned a few heads by announcing last Tuesday that it had acquired Advanced Systems Concepts (ASC), a company best known for its data access product. Both firms have established reputations for quality products and service in the System i independent software vendor ranks. Both companies are privately owned, so the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE >
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RPGsp - The Best of Both Worlds
The most comprehensive iSeries Web Development Environment for both building new Web apps and converting green-screens.
That's right! Use RPGsp to instantly convert any existing RPG/CL programs to a great-looking CGI application.
Or point RPGsp to your database files and instantly build new Inquiries, Drill-downs, File Maintenances, and other types of new Web applications.
Click here to download RPGsp.
Click to see videos of RPGsp in action!
Call 1-877-224-7768 or visit www.RPGsp.com
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HIGH AVAILABILITY CASE STUDY:
When the tornados hit,
TheBANK of Edwardsville was prepared.
Spring's balmy 70-degree weather brought several tornados to St. Claire County, Illinois. One powerful storm left dozens of businesses and residents without electricity for nearly a week.
While thousands of people were caught by surprise, TheBANK of Edwardsville was not.
Read the complete story here.
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Legacy Application Modernization Strategies Hinge on SOA
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Aberdeen Group has just completed a detailed study of the legacy application modernization plans of small, medium, and large enterprises, and not surprisingly, companies are looking to the services oriented architecture (SOA) approach to creating distributed applications to help them both modernize their legacy applications and to make their composite applications more flexible and therefore giving their businesses more agility. Some companies, however, are looking to simply get rid of legacy applications on mainframes, i5/OS and OS/400, and Unix servers to get rid of the legacy problem. READ MORE >
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As I See It: History Makers
by Victor Rozek
In the early 1960s, when IBM abruptly bolted from New York City, Armonk was a remote and barely inhabited woodland. On my only visit to the IBM mothership nearly two decades ago, I remember wondering why a big-city company would select such an out-of-the-way site to house its world headquarters. Like guys with a Rolex, successful companies enjoy showing off their architectural bling-bling. Power and status find their expression in steel and glass and are typically flaunted, not hidden. READ MORE >
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The System i Pocket RPG & RPG IV Guide
New from Brian Kelly
A comprehensive textbook of up-to-date information, plus RPG & RPG IV examples for the new and experienced AS/400 and System i application developer.
Finally, there is a pocket guide for System i RPG & RPG IV programming--but you better have big pockets! Yes, it is tutorial in nature, and it is packed with reference material so you do not have to switch to a new book once you learn the language.
Buy this book for $69.95 from the IT Jungle online store.
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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 >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Mary Lou Roberts, Victor Rozek, Kevin Vandever, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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