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Get Your PHP on IBM i, Hold the Zend

December 11, 2019 Alex Woodie

PHP was one of the first open source technologies to make an impact on the IBM i server. But due to the arrangement that IBM made with Zend, the PHP technology has been tied to a specific software distribution controlled by Zend. But now, IBM i shops that want to use PHP but don’t want to pay for the Zend Server distribution after the first free year of support is up now have a free option available – and it’s from the Zend folks themselves, no less.

On December 2, the folks at Zend posted a repository for Community PHP …
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Syncsort’s Pitney Bowes Deal: All About Good, Clean Data

December 11, 2019 Alex Woodie

Syncsort completed its $700 million acquisition of Pitney Bowes’ software and data business last week, just in time to get a piece of the end-of-year IT spending extravaganza. As Syncsort CEO Josh Rogers sees it, the deal will bring a host of benefits to existing Syncsort customers, particularly as it relates to feeding next-gen analytics systems with good, clean data.

The Pitney Bowes deal brings Syncsort new solutions that it can sell to business intelligence and data analytics organizations, including data quality, data cleansing, data matching, and data discovery tools. It also brings master data management (MDM) capabilities to Syncsort, …
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Three IBM i Vendors Who Are Still Announcing Things in 2019

December 11, 2019 Alex Woodie

It’s that time of year when the holidays beckon and work starts to slow. We notice that here at IT Jungle, as the fruitcake deliveries heat up and the pace of news comes to a grinding halt. Here are three IBM i software vendors that aren’t letting the calendar get in the way of making announcements.

The fun starts out with Raz-Lee Security, the Nanuet, New York, company, which unveiled a pair of new IBM i security software bundles last week. What’s more, it is also offering discount pricing for those who act fast.

The first bundle, the …
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Four Hundred Monitor, December 11

December 11, 2019 Jenny Thomas

All good things must come to an end, and so it is with 2019. This is the last installment of Monitor for the year and we hope we have brought you lots of helpful information and interesting news from the computing community. At least, that is always the goal. We look forward to doing more of the same in 2020. Best wishes to each and every one of you for a happy holiday season. Before you go, check out the latest happenings below, and we look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year.

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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 49

December 11, 2019 Doug Bidwell

After last week’s database action with IBM i 7.3, you could use a breather. And there is not a lot going on this week, thankfully. First, there is a new Redbook called “IBM Db2 Mirror for i Getting Started,” which you can check out at this link.

There are new Temporary Storage fixes for IBM i 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 – get ‘em while they’re hot! There is also a new version of IBM i Access Client Solutions V1.1.8.3, and new HIPER groups for IBM i 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2.

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Get Your PHP on IBM i, Hold the Zend

Syncsort’s Pitney Bowes Deal: All About Good, Clean Data

Three IBM i Vendors Who Are Still Announcing Things in 2019

Four Hundred Monitor, December 11

Top Stories From Outside

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 21, Number 49

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