DCSoftware is shipping a new version of ReorgWizard that includes a new “reverse reorg” feature, which, the company says, can make OS/400 file reorganizations run substantially faster. By starting a file reorg from the last records at the bottom of a file, users of ReorgWizard Version 3.0 should be able to run file reorgs in one-third of the time, and, depending on the condition of the files, possibly up to 90 percent faster, company officials say.

To maximize application response time and to make the most out of available DASD, OS/400 system administrators use a common housekeeping task, called a

Like a good carpenter, any programmer worth his salt relies on tools to make his job easier and to bring ideas to reality. In the case of RPG, Linoma Software sells a bundle of productivity tools called, appropriately enough, the RPG Toolbox. A new release of the RPG Toolbox is shipping this month that should make programmers more productive through enhancements to its three components: RPG Wizard, SEU Plus, and Source Snippets.

With the new Compile Analyzer included with the SEU Plus component of RPG Toolbox Version 3.2, programmers can eliminate time wasted looking at compile errors, the Omaha, Nebraska,

New software from systems management specialist CCSS continuously monitors select OS/400 applications to ensure their availability. The latest release of QSystem Monitor, Version 11, has the capability to “listen” to Internet applications that use TCP/IP. If the “listener” becomes inactive, indicating a possible problem, the QSystem Monitor immediately notifies the systems administrator with a flashing bar on his graphical console.

QSystem Monitor is a client/server application that shows system administrators how their iSeries servers are using system resources, such as database CPU, interactive processing per logical partition, or I/O. In total, the product simultaneously monitors 43 performance metrics (including 21

NetIQ this quarter will begin shipping a new collection of security software it intends to be the focal point of its users’ security strategy. The Silicon Valley company’s new Security Management Suite, which is a collection of updates of security products it developed or acquired from PentaSafe a year and a half ago, as well as new capabilities it gleaned from new partners, will work with other security “point” solutions, while addressing compliance issues, such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley.

NetIQ makes the argument that companies are spending so much time administering point solutions, such as firewalls and antivirus software, that