Alex Woodie
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FormSprint Delivers Two IBM i-Connected iPad Apps
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreIntegrated Custom Software has introduced two new IBM i-connected iPad apps designed to help companies get jobs and tasks done more quickly and more efficiently. The new apps include FormsTrack iDelivery, which is designed for delivery truck drivers, and a Signature Manager, which allows businesses to capture signatures at the point of sale.
When the iPad was launched 35 months ago, it single handedly created a new market for tablet computers. And while Android has some 80 percent of the global market for smartphones, Apple’s sleek iOS devices have maintained market share on the tablet. This is especially true among
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ProData Converts Spool Files to Emails with SPLF2EML
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreAre you having trouble getting IBM i spool file output into the hands of your users, customers, or partners? If you are, then a new utility unveiled by ProData Computer Services last month may be just what you need. Called SPLF2EML, the $195 piece of software allows a user at a 5250 screen to convert IBM i spool files into PDFs and then distribute them via email.
The new Convert Spool File to Email (SPLF2EML) product is an interactive tool that allows a user to convert spool files to PDF files, and then automatically email those PDFs to a list
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inFORM Decisions Gives iDocs a Makeover
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreinFORM Decisions recently updated its suite of IBM i-based document management software with the introduction of iDocs version 6.6. New capabilities in the release will be of particular interest to customers working in Asia, those who use lots of barcodes, and those who need to drive complex workflows based on variables in their spool files.
Support for double-byte character sets (DBCS) is arguably the most important new features in iDocs 6.6. DBCS-enablement is an involved process that allows a software product to support the character-based alphabets used in some Asian languages, including Chinese and Japanese.
The capability to support double-byte
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Silvon Moves More of BI Tool Out Onto the Web
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreSilvon Software is in the process of rolling out new Web and mobile interfaces for the planning and forecasting components of its Stratum business intelligence suite. The new Web interfaces were delivered earlier this year, and this week the company is expected to announce a new iPad interface.
Stratum is a BI tool used primarily by manufacturers and distributors that rely on the IBM i server. The software is based on a relational online analytical processing (ROLAP) database–deployed either on DB2/400 or SQL Server–that gives customers the capability to store and summarize a granular level of detail. On top of
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RJS Provides IBM i Managed Services, Too
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreYou probably know RJS Software as a provider of forms and content management systems, with established products like WebDocs, iForms, and SignHere. But did you know that RJS provides managed services, too?
RJS has a few other irons in the IT fire besides its shrink-wrapped forms and document management products for IBM i, Windows, and Linux servers. You might recall that the Burnsville, Minnesota, company made a series of acquisition over the past few years. In particular, the purchase of managed services firm EpicScience, completed just a year ago, did much to diversify RJS’ business.
EpicScience brought with it
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Cloud Consultant Program Launched by mrc
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreOne-man consultancies who have trouble balancing the demands of keeping up with technology and finding new customers may be interested in hearing about the launch of a new cloud consultant program launched last week by application development toolmaker mrc.
The new program from mrc will give consultants access to its m-Power application development tool running in the cloud. m-Power is designed to help developers create Web and mobile applications quickly by utilizing templates and wizards. The software generates Java code that can run on IBM i and other Java-supported platforms.
The idea of the new program is to give
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Carol Woodbury to Speak on Security Layers
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreIt’s common knowledge that a good approach to implement IT security involves building multiple security layers around what you’re trying to protect. But how exactly does one go about doing that? Later this week, SkyView Partners president Carol Woodbury will provide some tips.
IT security professionals will often talk about implementing multiple levels of defense into security systems. Conceptually, this sounds like a great idea. If one layer of security is compromised, an intruder will still have to hack his way through one or more additional layers of defense to get to the customer master file, financial database, or whatever
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eConnect Shines a Light on Casino Fraud
October 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreA security software company called eConnect is gaining traction in the competitive casino industry with software that combines a casino’s video surveillance system with its computer systems, including those that manage gaming devices, retail point of sale (POS), and back-office financial systems. Because many of the world’s top gaming institutions rely on the IBM i server, eConnect finds itself working there.
eConnect describes its flagship Casino Connect system as a “visual and behavioral intelligence tool” that helps casino operators spot gaps in their security systems, and to detect theft, cheating, and collusion on the casino floor. It does this by
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Cloud Computing Enters The Growth And Innovation Phase, IDC Says
September 30, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreIf you thought this whole cloud thing was just a passing fad, you’d be wrong–at least according to the industry watchers at IDC, which this month made some pretty tall predictions concerning the size, scope, and growth of the cloud computing phenomenon.
According to IDC, spending on public cloud computing (as opposed to private cloud services) will grow from $47.3 billion this year to $107 billion by 2017. That represents a 23.5 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), which is more than five times the rate of growth for the IT industry as a whole.
As the “3rd Platform”
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Raz-Lee Delivers New IFS Object Security for IBM i
September 24, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreIBM i is renowned for being a very securable OS. Its object-level security capabilities enable customers to lock the system down to a very tight degree. However, the operating system’s object-level security capabilities don’t extend to the Windows-like Integrated File System (IFS) data store that’s used to house non-traditional data and application objects, including all Java and PASE/AIX data and objects. Now Raz-Lee Security says it has an answer to that with a new product called IFS Object Security (IOS).
Implementing object-level security on the server is considered by IBM to be best practice for security on the system. However,