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  • Rocket Maps IBM i Apps for Modernization Ventures

    September 29, 2021 Alex Woodie

    Many IBM i shops want to start modernizing their applications, but they don’t know where to start. One possible beginning is a new software offering called Rocket Process Insights that that documents how IBM i applications work, and provides a heatmap and statistics that show which screens are the most commonly used.

    The new offering, which Rocket Software unveiled last week, has been a long time in coming, according to Chris Wey, the president of the company’s Power Systems Business Unit. “It’s a brand-new solution from the company and we’re really excited about it,” he told IT Jungle. “It’s …

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  • IBM Patches Nine Security Flaws in IBM i

    September 29, 2021 Alex Woodie

    IBM patched issued three security bulletins Friday alerting IBM i users to the availability of patches for nine newly disclosed security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, HTTP Server, and a WebSphere Liberty components. Some of the vulnerabilities are potentially serious and should be patched immediately.

    IBM patched two security flaws its OpenSSL API that potentially could have devastating consequences on impacted systems, including enabling a hacker to take over the server, to read sensitive information, and execute a denial of service (DOS) attack. IBM patched these flaws in IBM i 7.1 through 7.4, according to the security bulletin, which you can read …

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  • The IBM i And Its RPG Decade Of Crisis

    September 29, 2021 Roger Pence

    Your business desperately needs your IBM i RPG applications to deliver your unique business value to your customers and business partners. RPG programming is a disappearing skill; by 2030 the typical RPG programmer will be 80 years old. Your RPG-dependent business is at risk with the disappearance of RPG programming talent.

    The IBM i runs many businesses today and its RPG applications perform unique and mission-critical processes. These businesses can’t get along without them. Alas, the teams that built these applications are rapidly nearing retirement. There aren’t younger RPG programmers in the pipeline. RPG programming is a disappearing skill. Despite …

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  • Four Hundred Monitor, September 29

    September 29, 2021 Jenny Thomas

    You know what they say about the best laid plans, and so does COMMON when its plans for POWERUp recently went awry. Despite the best efforts, as reported by IT Jungle’s Alex Woodie last week, COMMON made the decision to remove the in-person option and go totally virtual for the conference that begins next week on October 4. The good news is this isn’t COMMON’s first virtual rodeo so it can rely on past experience to switch smoothly into online mode. You can still register to attend, read on to find more details on POWERUp and the news of the …

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  • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 23, Number 39

    September 29, 2021 Doug Bidwell

    Yet another week, and yet another batch of security vulnerabilities that IBM i shops need to deal with. None of the patches in the table below are in the latest Security Group for the various operating system releases. So this table summarizes it all:

    					7.1	7.2	7.3	7.4
    OpenSSL for IBM i	CVE-2021-3711	SI77181	SI77182	SI77182	SI77182
    			CVE-2021-3712				
    Apache HTTP Server 	CVE-2021-31618		SI77099	SI76820	SI76700
    			CVE-2020-13950			SI76831	SI76706
    			CVE-2019-17567				
    			CVE-2021-30641				
    			CVE-2021-33193				
    IAS & IWS for IBM i	CVE-2021-35517		SI77226	SI77225	SI77224
    			CVE-2021-36090				
    

    One more reminder to everyone to participate in POWERUp 2021, and an update. POWERUp 2021 runs from October …

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