When Wheelabrator Technologies implemented Quadrant Software‘s paperless process management (PPM) software, it was hoping to streamline the handling of statements and invoices generated from its JD Edwards ERP system, and to cut down its use of paper. As the implementation got under way, managers with the Waste Management subsidiary found some other ways to take advantage of the software that they had not initially anticipated.

Wheelabrator Technologies generates electricity by burning garbage and other waste it collects from hundreds of municipal governments and private garbage collection businesses (such as its parent company) around the country. It may not be

LogRhythm, a developer of cross-platform log management products, is now supporting log data originating from the IBM i operating system (OS) with its log management products, the company announced Monday. Customer demand to include i OS-related data in their log management systems drove LogRhythm to seek out a partnership with PowerTech Group, a specialist in i OS security.

To the uninitiated, trying to make sense of i OS (formerly i5/OS and OS/400) log data can be a complex and overwhelming experience. Compared to other platforms, IBM includes a very high level of detail in its logs, which is

In previous months, when customers Web-enabled their i5/OS or OS/400 applications using Profound Logic‘s on-the-fly tool, called Genie, they were required to set up and maintain the applications in a non-graphical environment. As a result of last week’s introduction of Genie Administrator, the Web-enabled applications can now be administered from the same Web-based interface that the applications run in.

Profound unveiled Genie about a year ago to provide System i and iSeries shops with a quick path to Web-enablement for their RPG and COBOL applications. The software uses AJAX techniques to automatically convert 5250 green-screen interfaces (including system screens

Despite what we wrote last month, IBM continues to sell and support the WebFacing Tool as part of the Host Integration Solution (HIS) for 5250 Applications. This article will hopefully set things straight as to what IBM has done with the development tools included within the HIS suite. IT Jungle apologizes for any fear or uncertainty it may have caused loyal System i customers and WebFacing users as a result of its misunderstanding of IBM’s announcement.

Instead of ending support for new WebFacing development, as we erroneously wrote in the July 15 story, what IBM has done is

System i and Power Systems shops that use RJS Software Systems‘ WebDocs to capture, store, and manage documents originating from i OS or other sources will soon have the capability to search those documents using Google‘s popular search appliances. The new integration is the result of a partnership unveiled last week between Google and the Minnesota software company.

WebDocs is a native i OS application that acts as an “electronic filing cabinet” of sorts. The software, which is also available on Windows and as a hosted service, is used to capture, store, manage, and route all kinds of

It will only take 10 minutes for a user to get up and running with DASD-Plus Chart thanks to a new startup guide and other ease-of-use enhancements added to version 1.05, according to S4i Systems, which announced the new release last week. New reporting mechanisms should also allow users to squeeze more useful information about the state of the disk drives on their i5/OS and i OS-based servers.

DASD-Plus Chart is a relatively new product that Oceanside, California-based S4i Systems launched in February 2007. The product is largely based on S4i’s popular DASD-Plus disk analysis tool, which automates

Touchtone, the Southern California developer of i OS software, recently delivered a new release of its Wintouch eCRM system that features better customizability, support for geographical location information, and user interface enhancements, among other new features.

Wintouch CRM is a suite of RPG programs designed to help i OS, i5/OS, and OS/400 shops better manage customer service, sales, marketing, collections, and technical-support aspects of their businesses. The software, which Touchtone has been development for over a decade, gives users the choice of several different interfaces, including 5250, Web, Java, and mobile clients.

In May, Touchtone announced Wintouch version 7.0.0.7.

Evergreen Interactive Systems recently launched a new version of iSeries Report Downloader, a Windows application that lets users browse i OS spool files and then convert the data into Excel, PDF, HTML, or plain text.

The iSeries Report Downloader makes it relatively simple for a Windows user to browse and view spool files on the System i server. Users are presented a graphical interface that allows them to select spool files based on the name of an out queue or a user name. Then they select how they want to download and view the report, including: Excel, PDF, HTML, plain

Linoma Software has high hopes that joining Microsoft‘s Midrange Alliance Program (MAP) will bolster business for GoAnywhere, its cross-platform data transfer tool. The Nebraska i OS software vendor joined the MAP last month.

Microsoft formed the MAP three-and-a-half years ago as a consortium of partners interested in promoting interoperability between System i and Windows servers, as well as full migrations of i5/OS applications to the Windows environment. To date, about 30 ISVs active in the i5/OS community have joined the MAP, according to Microsoft’s MAP Web site, while the list contains about 25 consulting services providers and hardware

HiT Software, a developer of data providers for i OS and other platforms, recently announced the hiring of Bruce Lee as its new territory manager for the rapidly growing Asian marketplace. In addition to hiring Lee, HiT is working to make more of its resources available in Chinese and Japanese languages.

Lee will work with HiT’s marketing, sales, and technical departments to build HiT Software’s presence in Asia. He will be responsible for working with strategic partners and system integrators to develop channel sales and marketing programs throughout Asia from his office in Hong Kong.

“The appointment of Mr.