iSeries shops looking for a new cross-platform job scheduler gained a new option this month when AppWorx introduced an OS/400 agent with AppWorx version 6.1. The Java-based job scheduler has long been used in Oracle ERP environments, and now iSeries shops can utilize the AppWorx functions, including job launching, status tracking, and even capturing output.

AppWorks is a Bellevue, Washington, company that started life as ISA Corp. in 1990. The company expanded from its initial focus on Oracle applications running on Windows and Unix platforms to include other operating systems and applications, including J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne, Lawson‘s ERP software,

Looksoftware is re-shuffling its line of application modernization software for iSeries, the Australian software company revealed last week. In addition to renaming some of its products, it has added a new runtime component called lookserver that will also provide an integration layer for linking composite applications, and it is also introducing a new thin client offering for speedy development and roll-outs of browser-based interfaces for less demanding users.

The delivery of lookserver later this year will bring customers new options for how they want to deliver their iSeries and zSeries interfaces. First the company will offer smartclient edition (SE), which

iSeries shops will benefit from faster and more accurate technical support as a result of a new feature that CCSS announced last week. Instead of requiring administrators to manually describe what has gone wrong with the OS/400 server, the new URL-linking feature in QMessage Monitor version 6 provides technical support with hyperlinks that lead them directly to the corresponding support documents for particular iSeries message IDs.

QMessage Monitor is a mature OS/400 message management tool that provides message filtering and notification capabilities for iSeries administrators, among other administrative functions. Instead of manually going through all the various message logs on

WRQ may be in the middle of a merger with longtime cross-town rival Attachmate, but that hasn’t stopped the Seattle company from updating its Reflection suite of terminal emulation software. Last week WRQ unveiled new security capabilities in its software, including support for single sign-on (SSO) and SSL support for OS/400-based file transfers, among other enhancements. In a separate announcement, WRQ revealed a new release of Reflection for Secure IT, which was formerly called F-Secure SSH.

iSeries shops gain several new security capabilities with the new version of WRQ’s Reflection suite. Users will now use the same password to