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2021 Predictions for IBM i, Part 1

January 13, 2021 Alex Woodie

With an eventful 2020 thankfully in the rearview mirror, it’s time to start thinking about what 2021 might have in store for us. The IBM i community, like most of the world, could use a little bit of hope at the moment. We asked IBM i community leaders to deliver predictions, and they responded.

Liam Allan, who is a consultant at Seiden Group and the creator of ILE Editor, has a couple of predictions for IT Jungle.

“My focus is mainly software. I do still predict Node.js gaining traction on IBM i,” Allan writes. “The tooling is really …
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West Four Stands Out With On Demand Color Label Printing

January 13, 2021 Phil Andrianos

West Four Group is a family owned, multi-industry business hailing from the northern reaches of Canada. Focused on a number of industries including door manufacturing, building security supplies, and even creative services, West Four serves hundreds of customers across Western Canada.

With offices in Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Regina, West Four’s properties include four diverse brands. Madero Distribution is a manufacturer of residential and commercial doors and hardware. Penner Doors and Hardware provides customers with a full line of architectural hardware, doors, frames and building specialties, to general contractors and institutional projects. Security Building Supplies has been supplying lumber and …
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HelpSystems Acquires Data Security, File Transfer Companies

January 13, 2021 Alex Woodie

HelpSystems started 2021 just like it ended 2020: by acquiring a software company.

Two days before Christmas, HelpSystems acquired Vera, a developer of digital rights management software that is based in Palo Alto, California. Then on January 4, it struck again, acquiring FileCatalyst, an Ottawa, Ontario provider of software for accelerating file transfers.

Both acquisitions fit neatly into HelpSystems’ existing strategy for helping its customers securely and efficiently move and manage data, as well as with other recent acquisitions that the company has made, says Jim Cassens, HelpSystems president.

The FileCatalyst software is used to accelerate the transfer …
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Four Hundred Monitor, January 13

January 13, 2021 Jenny Thomas

Despite the fact that much of the world is still shuttered as we desperately look forward to a time beyond the pandemic, we must forge ahead with our initiatives and projects in the new year. But where should you concentrate your focus to succeed in 2021? We don’t have a crystal ball, but we do have Alex Woodie, who talked with leaders in the IBM i community to get their predictions of what the trends will be in the coming months. One thing it’s probably safe to predict is anything “virtual” is going to be a hot topic, as we …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 2

January 13, 2021 Doug Bidwell

It was a pretty quiet week on the PTF front, which is pretty much expected from the IBM i community about this time of the year. Still, there were some tweaks here and there that you need to have on your radar.

Here is the rundown of PTF Groups by IBM i release level:

PTF Groups 7.4:
- High Availability for IBM i
- IBM HTTP Server for i
PTF Groups 7.3:
- High Availability for IBM i
- IBM HTTP Server for i
PTF Groups 7.2:
- High Availability for IBM i
- IBM HTTP Server for i
PTF Groups 7.1:
- Not much happening here.
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2021 Predictions for IBM i, Part 1

West Four Stands Out With On Demand Color Label Printing

HelpSystems Acquires Data Security, File Transfer Companies

Four Hundred Monitor, January 13

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 2

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