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Rocket Finally Gets Its RUMBA, And A Whole Lot More

June 10, 2024 Alex Woodie

Sixteen years is a long time to wait, but that’s how long it took Rocket Software to acquire the assets of what used to be NetManage, which includes the popular 5250 emulator RUMBA. Rocket failed to buy NetManage back in February 2008, but it finally completed the deal for the NetManage assets in May 2024. And it got a whole lot more in a $2.275 billion deal that netted it about half of OpenText’s Micro Focus assets and puts its revenue over the mark of $1 billion per year.

Micro Focus, you will recall, was the company that swooped in …
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Thoroughly Modern: Still Making These Six IBM i Security Faux Pas? STOP!

June 10, 2024 Alan Hamm

As the backbone of many enterprise IT environments, IBM i platforms are known for their robustness, reliability, and security. However, even the most resilient systems are not immune to vulnerabilities if not properly managed.

Despite their powerful capabilities, IBM i environments often suffer from outdated security practices that can expose your organization to significant risks. This article highlights the most common IBM i security faux pas and provides actionable mitigation strategies.

The Most Common IBM i Security Challenges

1. Outdated Operating System

One of the simplest yet most overlooked steps to secure an IBM i environment is to keep the …
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Guru: Web Concepts For The RPG Developer, Part 2

June 10, 2024 Chris Ringer

Hello again! Part 1 of Web Concepts for the RPG Developer was an introduction on how to build components in an HTTP request and I hope you enjoyed it. Part 2 is just a continuation of that vast topic because there is so much to learn. I encourage you to click on the links in this article and explore on your own too.

JSON

A web API endpoint may require the data in the body of an HTTP POST request to be constructed as JSON (“jay sahn,” short for JavaScript Object Notation). JSON is formatted text (a string) containing key:value …
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Just What Is Digital Transformation, And How Big Will It Get?

June 10, 2024 Timothy Prickett Morgan

Sometimes, we really wonder what people are talking about. And not in a snotty way like “we know better,” but in a way that we truly are not sure what they mean. The term “digital transformation,” often abbreviated DX and not meaning “digital experience” like UX is short for “user experience,” is one of the things we think we understand until we scratch the surface.

We have been doing digital computing in the enterprise with electronic computers for more than six decades, and we using gussied up loom programming machines powered by punch cards since the US Census of 1890. …
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IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 21

June 10, 2024 Doug Bidwell

Once again, here is a reminder that a big change has come to patching IBM i systems. IBM i APAR and PTF records have migrated to Known Issues records and Fix Information records to be consistent with other IBM patching systems for other platforms and software. So read up on it at this link.

We also have one new security vulnerability that you need to be aware of since we last published the IBM i PTF Guide. The vulnerability is outlined in Security Bulletin: Denial of service vulnerabilities in Node.js affects IBM Rational Developer for i RPG and …
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Rocket Finally Gets Its RUMBA, And A Whole Lot More

Thoroughly Modern: Still Making These Six IBM i Security Faux Pas? STOP!

The Most Common IBM i Security Challenges

1. Outdated Operating System

Guru: Web Concepts For The RPG Developer, Part 2

JSON

Just What Is Digital Transformation, And How Big Will It Get?

IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 26, Number 21

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