• ILE: Decisions, Decisions, Part 1

  June 8, 2011 Susan Gantner

  I’ve been working with and teaching people about ILE for many years. There are a few questions that come up again and again. So I thought I’d cover my responses in some tips. In this tip, the subject is binding directories. I’m often asked about the best way to use binding directories and/or how many binding directories I recommend. My philosophy is to keep things as simple as possible for the developers. I believe that ILE’s value is in making development more efficient by making it easy to develop and use your own application functions that you can use as

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• Write PDM Scans to Database Files

  June 8, 2011 Ted Holt

  Note: The code accompanying this article is available for download here. My shop licenses a documentation package that tells us all sorts of useful information, such as which programs use which files and which programs call which programs. Nevertheless, we still use PDM string searches to search source code. I wrote a utility that makes such searches more powerful. Maybe you’ll find it beneficial. How To Search Using PDM You have two ways to search source code with PDM. You can use option 25 from the WRKOBJPDM and WRKMBRPDM displays, or you can use the Find String Using PDM

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• Admin Alert: Things I Learned from My Latest Power i Upgrade

  June 8, 2011 Joe Hertvik

  Over Memorial Day weekend in the U.S.A., we finished completing two Power i 720 hardware upgrades for a regular client. While the machine installation was relatively easy, I thought it would be helpful to discuss some of the problems, opportunities, and general time wasters that accompanied our migration to the latest Power i hardware, hoping that my experience will help others with their own hardware upgrades. Cutting Hardware and Acquisition Costs Before you buy your machines, make sure you’re not leaving any money on the table. Check if you are eligible for migration assistance from IBM. For many System

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• Zend Server for IBM i 5.1 Introduces New Toolkit

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  Zend Technologies recently started shipping Zend Server for IBM i 5.1, a new release of its PHP implementation for IBM‘s midrange platform. Major new features include the new open source PHP Toolkit for IBM i, which is currently in beta. Other noteworthy additions are a new RESTful API for Web service integration, support for PHP version 5.3, and fixes for the IBMDB2i storage engine for accessing MySQL. Zend is in the process of rolling out the new open source PHP Toolkit for IBM i, which allows PHP programs to interact with native IBM i services, applications, and data,

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• Visual LANSA Apps Now Deploy to Mobile Devices

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  IBM i and Windows shops that develop with LANSA‘s Visual LANSA environment can now generate client interfaces that deploy to mobile devices, such as the Apple iPad and Android phone. The new capability, which was delivered as an update to the Visual LANSA Framework, is expected to be enthusiastically adopted by LANSA customers that are eager to give their users access to business applications from the latest mobile devices. As the flagship development environment for LANSA, Visual LANSA has traditionally supported two server platforms, IBM i and Windows, and two types of client user interfaces: Windows-based rich clients and

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• Agilysys to Sell Server and Services Biz, Focus on Software

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  Agilysys will sell its $474-million Technology Solutions Group (TSG) to OnX Enterprise Solutions for $64 million in cash, the companies announced in late May. The move, which immediately preceded a doubling in Agilysys’ stock value, will let the Cleveland, Ohio, company concentrate on its enterprise software products for the retail and hospitality markets. CEO Martin Ellis also resigned. Agilysys’ TSG unit sold computer hardware and provided professional IT services to companies primarily in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. As a member of the Arrow Electronics distribution channel, TSG resold servers and IT gear from OEMs such as IBM

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• Real Vision Delivers iPad App for IBM i Imaging System

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  Real Vision Software customers can now access their images and documents stored on an IBM i server via their iPad and iPhone mobile devices via a new iOS app available on the Apple iTunes app store. The product, which was launched in January, gives users access to invoices and other documents while on the go. The mobile revolution is in full swing, and devices originally targeted at consumers, like the Apple iOS products and devices that run Google Android operating system, are finding their way into the enterprise. As a result, enterprise software companies are flocking to crank out client

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• IBM Patches WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  Organizations running WebSphere Portal versions 6 and 7 are encouraged to apply an IBM patch to fix a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary HTML and script code in a user’s Web browser. The vulnerability, which was revealed in late May, affects WebSphere Portal 7 running on several operating systems, including IBM i. According to IBM’s Internet Security Systems‘ X-Force database, which can be accessed at xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/67594, the XSS vulnerability stems from the failure to properly sanitize user input in the search center component of a WebSphere Portal application. This vulnerability could

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• PowerTech’s IBM i Security Conference Slated for September

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  The close-knit IBM i security world will converge in the Nevada desert late this summer to partake in PowerTech‘s aptly named “IBM i Security Event of the Year.” The show (dare we call it a security extravaganza?) will feature many of the top names in IBM i security, including IBM‘s lead security developer for the platform, and will be held on September 22 and 23 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. PowerTech’s security conference will feature 12 sessions across two tracks, and two keynote addresses. Topics for the general IBM i security track include

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• Bytware Releases Japanese Versions of Messaging Products

  June 7, 2011 Alex Woodie

  Bytware last week announced that two systems management tools for IBM i, including MessengerPlus and MessengerConsole, are now available in the Japanese language. The new versions were enabled following a development effort to enable double-byte character set (DBCS) support, which is a requirement for displaying Asian languages. Bytware’s Messenger products are power tools designed to save administrators’ time and increase response time during unforeseen events. They do this by continuously monitoring the IBM i message queues, logs, and journals for critical messages, and automatically responding to certain events by sending alerts to administrators or automatically running scripts. MessengerPlus also generates

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