Alex Woodie
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Linoma Unveils PGP Encryption Tool for Desktops
April 2, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreLinoma Software last week unveiled GoAnywhere OpenPGP Studio, a free tool for encrypting and decrypting files on desktop computers running Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix operating systems. The software is aimed at users who periodically need to encrypt files, and will give Linoma the chance to sell additional automation capabilities via its managed file transfer (MFT) solutions.
OpenPGP Studio is based on Open PGP, a free and open source encryption program that itself is based on the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption program that Phil Zimmerman released to the world in 1991. (That got Zimmerman into hot water
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COMMON Board Elections Now Underway
April 2, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreCOMMON is now holding elections for its board of directors. Four candidates are battling for three open slots. Members of the IBM i user group can vote electronically through April 9, and the winners will be announced the following day at a meeting at the COMMON conference in Austin, Texas.
The COMMON slate includes two incumbents on the board of directors, Pete Helgren and Kevin Mort, and two new candidates, Yvonne Enselman and Todd Spight. Helgren and Mort were elected to the board for the first time in 2010, and must defend their posts against the new challengers.
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EXTOL Adds Spazio MFT/S to Product Catalog
April 2, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreEXTOL International, the provider of EDI and B2B data integration tools for IBM i and other platforms, is now in the managed file transfer (MFT) software business as the result of a new partnership with Italian software maker Primeur.
As part of the partnership, which was unveiled last week, Pennsylvania-based EXTOL will add two Primeur products, Spazio MFT/S and File Governance, to the portfolio of its flagship product, Integrator. Primeur has also added Integrator to its list of offerings.
According to Primeur, Spazio MFT/S is aimed at helping companies to centrally manage multiple third-party file transfer products, utilizing
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Computer Guidance Launches iPad App for Construction Suite
April 2, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreComputer Guidance Corp. (CGC), the developer of IBM i-based ERP software for construction companies, last month unveiled a new iPad app that will boost customers’ capability to track work and workers in the field.
The new Mobile eCMS suite delivers an iPad interface for CGC’s popular RPG-based Construction Management System (eCMS), and will give foremen and supervisors a new tool for managing employees and projects while on site. Three main apps are available now with Mobile eCMS, including Remote Payroll, Field Reporting, and Time & Attendance apps. The app is designed to run on iPads, and is available on Apple
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Velocity Gets Into Oracle EBS Management Biz with velos-IT Buy
April 2, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreVelocity Technology Solutions, a managed service provider (MSP) that manages customers’ ERP systems in addition to providing the private clouds on which they run, will begin providing management of Oracle‘s E-Business Suite (EBS) ERP software as the result of its acquisition of UK-based MSP velos-IT.
In a recent interview, Velocity CEO Tom Bruno strongly hinted that his private equity-backed New York City company would be making more acquisitions (it bought WTS in October 2011 to gain JD Edwards expertise).
Bruno also said that it was likely Velocity would find a way to get into the management of
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Attachmate Delivers Web Client for SFTP Tool
April 2, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreAttachmate last month unveiled two updated managed file transfer (MFT) products that work with data on IBM i and other platforms, including Reflection for Secure IT Web Edition 8.0, which delivers a new Web client for MFT activities, and FileXpress FileShot 1.9, an update to its enterprise-class MFT offering for offloading bulky email attachments.
Reflection for Secure IT (RSIT) Web Edition is a new addition to its Reflection for Secure IT suite. The software enables users to initiate secure file transfers utilizing the Secure Shell (SSH)-based FTP (SFTP) functionality of the product directly from a Web browser. Previously, the suite
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Worknet Says ‘Burstable’ HA Gives Its Private IBM i Cloud An Advantage
April 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreIBM i shops that are seeking a private cloud in which to park production or backup applications and data have a growing number of managed service providers (MSPs) to choose from. One you may not have heard about yet is Worknet, an MSP based in Naperville, Illinois, that houses the IBM i apps of highly regulated organizations, including banks and healthcare companies. Worknet says its “burstable” high availability offering gives it an advantage over other MSPs.
The private cloud business is becoming a commodity play (if it hasn’t already become one), and that’s good for customers. This includes IBM
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New IBM Software Aims to Predict Mechanical Failures
April 1, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreCompanies in the manufacturing, distribution, energy and utility, and oil and gas industries may be interested in a new analytics package recently introduced by IBM. The software and services offering, called Predictive Asset Optimization, aims to forecast when assets in the field–such as trucks, water pipes, or robotic machines–are likely to fail, so that preventive maintenance or preemptive engineering changes can be made, saving the customer millions of dollars.
Well-run companies have always paid attention to maintenance. But the fact is, in this physical world, stuff happens. Cogs in the wheels of industry get gummed up. Engines will get
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One MSP’s Clear View Of The Future Of Cloud ERP
March 25, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreTom Bruno understands cloud ERP better than you. After all, as the president and CEO of Velocity Technology Solutions, a managed service provider (MSP) based in New York City, it is his job to make sure his customers’ JD Edwards, Lawson, Kronos, and Hyperion applications run safely and securely in his private cloud. Bruno recently got on the telephone with IT Jungle to share his view of the future of private clouds and enterprise software’s place in them.
Velocity runs ERP and other critical systems for more than 250 midsize to large companies out of five data centers
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Analytic Skills Is The Top Big Data Priority, Lavastorm Says
March 25, 2013 Alex Woodie
… Read moreThe concept of “big data” came into vogue a few years back as organizations began adopting new ways to deal with the increase in data volume, variability, and velocity. But according to a new survey conducted by toolmaker Lavastorm Analytics, the biggest analytics investments organizations are planning to make in the coming years are aimed at educating and training people, as a shortage in analytic skills looms.
The term big data is fairly new, but the concept is not. By most accounts, the amount of data generated in world has been increasing at an exponential rate for quite a