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  • *NOMAX Does Not Mean Infinite Capacity

    March 21, 2012 Hey, Ted

    The practice in our shop has been to set the initial size of physical files to what seems to be a reasonable value. In many cases, we leave the size at the default value of 10,000 records with three increments of 1,000 records each. Sometimes we change one or more of these values, usually the first one. Someone has suggested that we stop the guesswork and create all files with SIZE(*NOMAX). However, someone else is afraid that a program will go into a loop and fill up the disk space with output operations. Who’s right?

    –Flora

    I agree with the

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  • Four Simple Rules For IBM i PTF Management

    March 21, 2012 Joe Hertvik

    Talking with an IBM Business Partner this week, the conversation turned to PTF management and the best ways for managing cumulative PTFs. Inspired by this talk, I came up with these four simple rules for a good PTF management strategy.

    Rule 1: Don’t Let Your PTFs Age

    A lot of shops only apply PTFs when they upgrade their hardware, but many (or most) shops are also frequently upgrading their application software. Frequent application changes can create new processing situations that test the limits of a partition’s Licensed Internal Code (LIC) and operating system fixes. In a rapidly changing applications environment,

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  • PSGi Unveils Customer Support Lifeline for Aged IBM i ERP Systems

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    Companies that find it increasingly difficult to get good help for their old, unsupported, or heavily customized IBM i-based ERP systems may be interested in a new offering recently unveiled by Precision Solutions Group (PSGi). The company is expanding its existing technical support business, which covers the PRMS, PRISM, and JDE World systems, to include just about any manufacturing- or distribution-focused ERP system that runs on the IBM i platform.

    The rise in popularity of the third-party maintenance business is directly tied to the lack of value that customers perceive they get from ERP vendors. Third-party support providers like Rimini

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  • Fresche Legacy Debuts with Newly Acquired Code Converter for IBM i

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    The company formerly known as Speedware is today officially changing its name to Fresche Legacy. CEO Andy K. says the new name better reflects the new direction the Montreal, Quebec, company has taken in recent years. Along with the name change, Fresche Legacy today is expected to announce the acquisition of the iModernize suite of RPG migration tools from the German company Sykora.

    The name Fresche Legacy is officially one day old, but the company behind it has an eventful 36-year legacy. Originally founded as Info-Boutique and later called Infocentre, the company focused on developing applications for travel

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  • Arpeggio Unveils Free IBM i ZIP Utility

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    The folks at Arpeggio Software unveiled a free utility last month that enables the zipping and unzipping of files on the IBM i server. ARP-ZIP, as the software is called, supports a variety of common zip file formats, and also gives users the capability to encrypt files. It does this while running natively on the IBM i server and providing a 5250 interface.

    Arpeggio’s new ARP-ZIP supports the capability to compress or archive IBM i files using many commonly used zip file formats, including ZIP, TAR, JAR, GZIP, and BZIP2. It also supports the capability to encrypt and decrypt compressed

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  • ICS Bolsters FormSprint Document Management Tool with New Features

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    Integrated Custom Software is now shipping FormSprint Version 201201, a new release of its electronic document management software for the IBM i server. With this release, the company has added several new features that should be useful to customers, such as better duplex controls and support for encrypting generated PDF files.

    FormSprint is a document management software solution that’s used by more than 1,000 IBM i shops across a variety of industries. At its most basic level, FormSprint enables companies to go from using expensive and inflexible preprinted forms and line printers to using software-based form overlays, blank paper stock,

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  • Bytware Updates IBM i Message Management Tools

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    Bytware last week unveiled a new version of its line of message management and alerting software for IBM i, which includes MessengerConsole and MessengerPlus. With version 7, the products gain new options for using email to notify administrators of potential problems with the IBM i server. Better support for multi-processor servers, support for pagers, and an update to the message archive are also part of this release.

    MessengerConsole and its little brother, MessengerPlus, are designed to help automate IBM i operations by continuously monitoring the various message queues, logs, and journals for critical messages. The software can be configured to

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  • Infor Hooks ERP Data to Salesforce.com

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    Infor last week unveiled Inforce Everywhere, a new solution that enables customers to move their on-premise ERP data into cloud-based CRM systems hosted by Salesforce.com.

    Infor created Inforce Everywhere to simplify data integration tasks for customers. Data updated by their ERP systems will be automatically available in their CRM implementations at Salesforce.com, thereby eliminating the need to built point-to-point integration flows.

    Another benefit is this: Any additional applications that an Infor customer runs on Salesforce.com’s platform will also have access to the data originating in the ERP system. There are a plethora of social media and mobile applications available

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  • Rimini Street Now Offering JD Edwards CNC Services

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    Rimini Street is expanding the breadth of services it offers in support of customers’ JD Edwards environments. The company this month announced the general availability of its CNC Managed Services offering, in which it will provide full support for its JD Edwards customers’ Configurable Network Computing environments.

    CNC is the JDE EnterpriseOne network architecture, and is important for many aspects of EnterpriseOne ERP implementations. Rimini says it began providing CNC-related services in 2011, but it wasn’t until this month that the company announced the general availability of the new service.

    Rimini will focus on five areas of CNC support. Under

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  • IBM ‘Boot Camps’ Turn Social Media Newbies into Hardened Veterans

    March 20, 2012 Alex Woodie

    If you’re a social media greenhorn who can’t tell a Twitter feed from a Facebook wall posting or a microblog from a YouTube video, then perhaps you’d be a good candidate for IBM‘s new Social Media Boot Camp program.

    IBM says its eight-week social media boot camps help small and midsize businesses get the skills they need to successfully engage in social media, and integrate social media into their organizations’ daily activities, particularly for marketing and sales efforts. The boot camps include one-on-one time with IBM’s social media “coaches,” who set goals for boot camp attendees and help them

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