TPS Systems this month delivered an IBM i client for TPS/NetWork File Manager, a managed file transfer (MFT) product that’s based on a proprietary communications protocol. The Texas company, which got its start writing utilities for the old IBM Series/1 minicomputer, developed an IBM i client for NetWork File Manager to satisfy demand from its customers to support the Power Systems environment.

TPS/NetWork File Manager (NFM) is a client-server MFT solution designed to give users more control over file transfer activities than they would have using standard FTP programs. The software offers common MFT features such as scheduling, auditing, reporting,

Whether or not your applications run in “the cloud” or on a server located in room 23, you have a need for data and process integration. One vendor that’s trying to leverage the software as a service (SaaS) advantage for on-premise and hosted integration routines is Hubspan. Last week, the Seattle, Washington, software developer unveiled a cloud-based integration solution for companies in the biotech industry.

Hubspan was founded in 2000 with the goal of delivering B2B integration as a service that’s accessed over the Web. Since then, some of the terms have changed, notably “the cloud,” which now seems

Linoma Software last week unveiled a new release of GoAnywhere Director, its managed file transfer (MFT) solution. Version 3.5 brings a number of enterprise-level capabilities, including support for message queue (MQ) technologies and CIFS file shares, auto resume features, and file locking capabilities. New IBM i-specific command shortcuts were also added.

Transfer Anywhere debuted about three years ago as Linoma’s do-it-all data movement utility for IBM i and other platforms. The Java-based software, which grew out of Linoma’s earlier Transfer Anywhere product, allowed users to do all kinds of things with their data, including distributing it via SFTP and FTPS;

A Web application security company called Mykonos Software claims to have found an automated way to stop cross-site request forgery (XSRF) attack in their tracks. The new XSRF-fighting technology is included in the latest release of the company’s security appliance, which focuses on detecting attacks on Web applications and stopping them in real time.

XSRF is a Web application vulnerability that allows hackers to trick victims’ Web browsers into unknowingly performing actions, such as logging onto a bank account or a initiating a trade in a brokerage account. The XSRF attacker takes advantage of the trust that a bank or

With the new support for Linux on z/OS with ScanMail for Lotus Domino version 5.0, antivirus software developer TrendMicro claims it is the only security software vendor to support all 64-bit Domino platforms. And while version 5.0 doesn’t yet run on IBM i, the once-popular Domino environment is still supported with an older release of ScanMail.

ScanMail for Domino version 5, which was launched a year-and-a-half ago, protects Lotus Domino users against viruses, spyware, spam, and other Internet-borne security problems that would otherwise flourish in a rich collaboration environment. In addition to scanning all incoming e-mail, the software detects

Vision Solutions is renaming some of its products to better reflect its breadth of solutions following last year’s acquisition of Double-Take Software. High availability (HA) solutions will be grouped under the “Availability” name, while disaster recovery (DR) products will be labeled “RecoverNow.”

The current round product renaming kicked off last year when Vision launched MIMIX Availability 7, its new flagship HA product that combines code acquired from Lakeview Technology with Vision’s own ORION HA product line.

At some point in the last couple of months, Vision changed the name of its entry-level IBM i HA solution, which was previously called

Aldon this month took the wraps off the Windows version of Agile Manager, which is Aldon’s new application lifecycle management (ALM) tool for helping development teams adopt agile programming methods.

Programmers of all stripes are adopting so-called agile methods that break up the development cycle into smaller, self-contained chunks that yield working software components in shorter amounts of time. Adherents to the technique cite agile’s power to keep them more focused on customer requirements, and not get bogged down with “big bang” programming efforts that often miss the mark.

In December, Aldon rolled out the first release of Aldon Agile

IBM i shops that develop in COBOL may be interested in learning about COBOL-IT, a compiler and collection of modernization tools that is developed in France under an open source license. Last week, the Canadian application modernization company Speedware announced that it’s now distributing COBOL-IT to North American customers.

According to the Paris-based company, the COBOL-IT Compiler Suite is an ANS85-compliant version of the popular procedural language. The compiler installs on Windows, Unix, and Linux machines, including Linux for z/OS, thereby providing organizations with hosting options besides the IBM mainframe, where a lot of legacy COBOL resides.

In addition to

German software developer Paessler this month unveiled a new release of PRTG Network Monitor, its award-winning network monitoring tool that is used by small and medium-sized businesses. Paessler says it has boosted the performance of the underlying database with PRTG 8.2, which also supports IBM i servers via Syslog.

PRTG Network Monitor is a Windows-based tool designed to help administrators understand how their local and wide area networks are behaving so they can minimize any disruptions to critical applications and services. The software collects network data from more than 80 types of sensors, including standards like Syslog, SNMP, WMI, and

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) last week announced that it has sold a license for the IBM i-based HORIZON core banking system to Missouri Bank and Trust. The bank was one of 25 new HORIZON customers that FIS signed in 2010, the software company says.

Missouri Bank and Trust is a 120-year-old institution that provides banking services to businesses and consumers in the Kansas City area through three branches and ATMs. The bank provides checking and saving accounts, and lending for businesses, mortgages, automobiles, and commercial real estate.

In addition to the core HORIZON system, Missouri Bank and Trust will