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ARCAD Debuts RPG Code Checker

October 3, 2018 Alex Woodie

If you write RPG, or know somebody who does, then you realize that mistakes can and will happen. However, beyond the obvious syntax errors, which should be detected immediately by the code editor, are instances where the code is sloppy or just poorly written. Those are the instances where ARCAD Software hopes to help with its new CodeChecker offering.

ARCAD-CodeChecker, as the product is officially called, does just that: Detect poor quality RPG code before it makes it into production. If you’ve coded a bug into the program, made a design error, or taken 1,000 lines to write something that …
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Inking A Solution To Sticky Warehouse Dilemma

October 3, 2018 Alex Woodie

When the forklift drivers at Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems had trouble maintaining a WiFi connection in the warehouse, the company turned to its network supplier. But when the network supplier dragged its feet on providing sessions stickiness, the IT folks at FSIS found their own solution, which involved transforming its IBM i software into a modern Web application.

Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems develops and manufactures a range of inks and consumables for a variety of printing processes, including inkjet, screen, textile, label, and packaging. The UK subsidiary of the Japanese imaging conglomerate designs, manufactures, and ships its ink products from …
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Cloud Data Migration Service Launched For IBM i

October 3, 2018 Alex Woodie

Companies that want to move data from their IBM i server into the public cloud environment have a new solution available from Accur8 Software, which last week debuted a new data migration as a service (DMaaS) offering based on its integration platform.

According to Accur8 Software, the new Data Migration as a Service (DMaaS) offering provides a way for customers to migrate data from Db2 for i to public cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft and Amazon – as well as Google Cloud Compute, often cited as the third main public cloud platform …
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Four Hundred Monitor, October 3

October 3, 2018 Jenny Thomas

If you need the latest news on the IBM i, you know to come to IT Jungle. And for the latest news around the IT community, you come to Four Hundred Monitor. There never seems to be a lack of news related to IBM and this week we see Big Blue is making all sorts of headlines. We also were able to round up some blogs that do relate to the IBM i, so be sure to look in the Redbooks, White Papers, Blogs, and Other Resources section for a little light reading on COBOL, clouds and blockchain.

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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 39

October 3, 2018 Doug Bidwell

Readers of IT Jungle already know what’s been happening in the IBM i ecosystem, so let’s take a look at what’s new in PTF Land this week. As we all know, IBM i 6.1 extended support ended on September 30, but post life cycle options are now available so contact your next level of support for further information. ECS also has new recommended fixes for both 7.3 and 7.2, so please check the link in our guide for details. We did not get any new defectives for the week of September 29, but here is the rundown on the last …
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ARCAD Debuts RPG Code Checker

Inking A Solution To Sticky Warehouse Dilemma

Cloud Data Migration Service Launched For IBM i

Four Hundred Monitor, October 3

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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 20, Number 39

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