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  • Security Software Still Selling Like Hotcakes

    October 5, 2009 Timothy Prickett Morgan

    In the spring of 2008, the analysts who track what is hot and what is not at Gartner said that, despite what then was a slowing economy that had not turned into a meltdown, sales of security software would be one of the bright spots in 2008 and beyond. And as it turns out, this is still true.

    Gartner is now projecting that the worldwide security software market is going to grow by 8 percent this year, to $14.5 billion. While security software sales certainly took a hit in 2009, considering sales had grown by 19 percent from the

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  • Subprocedure Return Values–Food for Thought

    September 30, 2009 Jon Paris

    Those of us who have adopted subprocedures as a way of life often use their ability to return a result without thinking too much about the possible implications. But no technology should be thrown blindly into production without some understanding of the underlying tradeoffs.

    Ted Holt has previously written tips on the performance aspects of parameter passing (Parameter Passing and Performance) and on the basics of subprocedure performance (Performance of Function Subprocedures). In this article, I want to take that discussion one step further because I find that many people still fail to appreciate the potential

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  • Mass Rename of IFS Files

    September 30, 2009 Hey, Ted

    I find Qshell a powerful tool for manipulating IFS files, but some Qshell features make me long for my MS DOS batch file programming days. A case in point is the ability to rename files in mass. Let me show you what I mean.

    I want to rename the files with a .txt extension so that they have a .csv extension instead. I only want to rename .txt files, and I only want to rename the files in a certain directory. In MS DOS, I would have used a rename command with wildcards in both arguments.

    ren *.txt *.csv
    

    Try

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  • When PC5250 Run the Same Doesn’t Run

    September 30, 2009 Hey, Joe

    In my shop, some people cannot use PC5250’s run the same function. After selecting run the same, a new PC5250 window appears and it looks like the new session is trying to start. Several messages appear in the status bar, the new session stops trying to connect, the 5250 screen goes blank, and the status bar message reads “Disconnected.” What’s up with that?

    –Any number of users

    This is an amalgamated question that I occasionally get from a reader, which tells me it’s a fairly common problem. When configured correctly, PC5250’s run the same function allows you to start

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  • LANSA Gives aXes Screen Modernization Tool a Makeover

    September 29, 2009 Alex Woodie

    AS/400 shops will be able to modernize their 5250 screens to look like rich internet applications (RIA) using the latest release of LANSA‘s aXes Web enablement software. With last week’s launch of the new aXes eXtensions workbench, the vendor is allowing users to add things like dropdown boxes, images, checkboxes, and charts to their 5250 screens. As was the case before, the transformation is conducted on the fly, with no software required on the PC.

    aXes is an on-the-fly screen modernization tool for IBM i OS applications that was originally created by Arterial Software of Australia. The product–which works

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  • JAMS Brings Scheduling and File Transfer Capabilities to i OS

    September 29, 2009 Alex Woodie

    System i shops looking for a third-party product to help get a handle on their job scheduling and file transfer needs may want to add another vendor to their search: MVP Systems Software. Earlier this month, the Connecticut company announced a new release of its JAMS enterprise job scheduler that introduces file transfer capabilities, putting the product at the crossroads of the emerging market for managed file transfer software.

    Whether a job scheduler makes sense for a company depends on the size and complexity of the company’s operations, and its tolerance for delays in the computer room. Smaller outfits

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  • Trucking News: TMW Brings More Applications to i OS

    September 29, 2009 Alex Woodie

    Trucking software developer TMW Systems last week announced that it’s now supporting two existing business intelligence and reporting products–including the real-time exception reporting product, the DAWG, and its Freight Analyst dashboards–on the i OS server for the first time. The company also announced the launch of a managed services offering that allows customers to outsource to TMW the hosting and management of its core i OS applications, including TL2000 and TMT Fleet Maintenance-IBM i.

    The DAWG was unleashed in 2004 to provide customers with automated exception management capabilities. The software was designed to work with ResultsNow, a business intelligence product

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  • VAI Adds Desserts to Food Distribution Package

    September 29, 2009 Dan Burger

    Food distribution companies without integrated ERP and distribution software are companies with much bigger mountains to climb when it comes to reducing operating costs and discovering new efficiencies. Here’s a situation where size doesn’t really matter. Whether small, large, simple, or complex, if your IT system combines customer service, inventory, manufacturing, route accounting, finance, and warehouse logistics management, there are obvious advantages. VAI‘s S2K for Food Distribution is a good example.

    Last week the IBM i OS-based ERP company introduced added functionality to its S2K Enterprise for Food Distribution software that upgrades supply chain and customer relationship management capabilities

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  • FalconStor Touts Big VTL Win at Insurance Company

    September 29, 2009 Alex Woodie

    FalconStor Software has sold a virtual tape library (VTL) system to a large insurance company that will back up data from a variety of environments, including System i, System z, Unix, and Windows, using the backup FalconStor product, the vendor announced last week. The deal will cut backup times by 30 to 50 percent, while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in storage costs, the vendor says.

    FalconStor did not disclose the name of the company deploying its VTL technology, except to describe it as a large international provider of life insurance. Needless to say, the environment was sufficiently complex

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  • Friedman Expands Offerings for Windows Manufacturers Beyond i OS

    September 29, 2009 Alex Woodie

    Companies in the windows and door manufacturing industry who are looking for an ERP system on which to run their businesses now have a choice of platforms when they work with software developer Friedman. As a result of its recent acquisition of Windflite Computer Systems, Friedman now has a Windows-based ERP product to sell alongside its original i OS-based ERP software for mid size manufacturers of doors and windows.

    As is the case with many industries, the window and door manufacturing business has unique computing requirements that require specialized software. Because windows and doors come in so many different

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