Alex Woodie

Alex Woodie is Senior Editor at IT Jungle. He was previously editor of two of IT Jungle's main newsletters, Four Hundred Stuff and The Windows Observer. Prior to joining Midrange Server (as Guild Companies was formerly called) in October 2001, Alex was a products editor at now defunct publisher Midrange Computing, where he was first introduced to the AS/400 and covered hardware, software, and services for Midrange Technology SHOWCASE magazine. Before joining Midrange Computing, Alex was a staff writer for The Insurance Journal and a reporter and columnist with The Paradise Post newspaper. Woodie obtained his Bachelors of Arts degree in journalism from Humboldt State University in 1997. Upon graduation, Alex intended to make his way onto a major daily newspaper, but in 1999 he found himself drawn to the high-technology industry, where his background in science and engineering has suited him well. He lives in Northern San Diego County. When he is not writing next week's newsletters, Alex can be found in his favorite chair reading the day's paper, in the kitchen, or at the beach.

Kwik Trip Stops at RJS for Doc Management

September 19, 2013 Alex Woodie

Kwik Trip, a chain of 350 convenience stores in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, replaced a Windows-based document management system with an IBM i-based system from RJS Software Systems, the software company recently announced.

Kwik Trip operates a string of convenience stores across the Upper Midwest under the names Kwik Trip, Kwik Star, Hearty Platter, and Tobacco Outlet Plus. If you’ve ever traveled through this part of the country, you’ve probably run into one of Kwik Trip’s stores.

Like many mid-size companies, Kwik Trip relied on a diverse range of systems in its IT department, according to a 2008 case study

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