• Lawson Signs Customers to Software Contracts

  August 26, 2008 Alex Woodie

  The customer news came fast and furious from Lawson Software last week, as the St. Paul, Minnesota, ERP software developer unveiled a slew of licensing deals for S3, M3, and other products. Lawson kicked off the customer announcements last week with IKEA, the iconic modular furnishings retailer based in Sweden that has been a big M3 customer since the Intentia days (prior to Lawson’s acquisition of Intentia). In 2004, IKEA started using Lawson’s Opportunity Analyzer (OA), a business modeling tool, to help it get the most out of its ERP implementation. As part of its OA program, Lawson reports, IKEA

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• RJS Software to Sell Security Software from Sophos

  August 26, 2008 Alex Woodie

  RJS Software, the Minnesota developer of document and content management systems for the IBM i operating system (formerly i5/OS), is hooking up with Sophos, the English developer of security software, the vendors announced last week. As part of the new partnership, RJS will sell Sophos’ collection of security software, which includes antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam software, and network access control (NAC) software for desktops, servers, and other network devices. RJS will also sit on the Sophos Partner Advisory Council, a group of channel partners that work with Sophos to market its products in North America. The Sophos partnership was

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• ProData Launches Online Forum for DBU Users

  August 26, 2008 Alex Woodie

  Do you DBU? Do you know others that DBU? ProData Computer Services, makers of the DBU database utility for DB2/400, is encouraging DBU users to get together on a new community forum it’s set up for DBU users–as well as users of other ProData products–to share their tips and techniques. The new community forum, which is accessible at www.prodatacomputer.com/forum/index.php, went live in late July, and today includes more than 60 participants. The forum is being used primarily for users to post questions about ProData products, and for the more experienced users to reply with answers. The forum has

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• Moshi Moshi Saga Continues at Bytware

  August 26, 2008 Alex Woodie

  Network security is the focus of the new episode of “Moshi Moshi,” the animated series of short stories from Bytware that’s intended to entertain viewers while educating them about i OS security. With a potential hole in his company’s network perimeter, the protagonist of Moshi Moshi must act before it’s too late! Created by Bytware marketing director Chris Jones earlier this year, Moshi Moshi follows the activities of a fictitious company, Moshi Moshi Corp., and its employees activities. One of these employees is the new American systems administrator Harold Stanley, who is tasked with keeping Moshi Moshi’s System i

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• looksoftware Unveils iPhone Client for i OS Apps

  August 19, 2008 Alex Woodie

  looksoftware next month is expected to deliver a new “solution pack,” called “snap for mobile front-ends,” that will enable users to access i OS server-based applications from the new generation of mobile devices, including the newest Apple iPhone. While customers today can use look products to deliver 5250 applications to iPhones, which have full Web browsers, the new look solution pack will streamline the integration process and take advantage of the latest iPhone features, the company says. There is no denying the success of the latest iPhone from Apple, which sold more than 1 million iPhones during the first weekend

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• ID Theft Case Put Focus on Credit Card Security

  August 19, 2008 Alex Woodie

  Is your credit card data safe? That’s the question millions of people are asking themselves following the recently exposed international identity theft ring that allegedly stole more than 41 million credit card numbers. While security is a relative term, experts in the field of electronic payment systems, including Ira Chandler of i5/OS payment card software developer Curbstone, say the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) provides good protection of sensitive data. Unfortunately, not everybody is following PCI DSS to the letter. Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced indictments on 11 people from the U.S., Estonia,

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• Original Beefs Up Report Compare Feature in iSeries Testing Tool

  August 19, 2008 Alex Woodie

  Original Software recently launched a new release of its TestBench for iSeries software. With version 6.3, the English software company has included a new report compare feature that should dramatically speed the analysis of test results and improve test quality, the company says. Original also launched a new test-asset management portal for heightened collaboration among testers, and released a new version of TestBench for Oracle databases. The new report compare feature of TestBench for iSeries version 6.3 will enable customers to compare a new version of a test result against a previously validated baseline version, according to Original Software. In

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• BCD Adds More Automation, Customization to PHP Tool

  August 19, 2008 Alex Woodie

  Business Computer Design Int’l last week unveiled WebSmart PHP 2.0, the latest version of its PHP development environment for the System i and other platforms for running PHP code. With version 2, BCD has enhanced the tool’s PHP code generation wizard with the addition of programmer prompts. It also introduced new template customization capabilities that make it easier for programmers to copy elements of existing PHP applications in the creation of new ones. WebSmart PHP is a new development tool that BCD modeled after its popular RPG ILE code generation environment, WebSmart ILE. The software, which was first announced in

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• Pat Townsend Unveils New Name, New Windows Solution

  August 19, 2008 Alex Woodie

  If you’ve ever looked for encryption software for the i OS (formerly OS/400 and i5/OS) operating system, you’ve probably heard of Patrick Townsend and his software company, Patrick Townsend & Associates. At some point over the last few months, the company changed its name to Patrick Townsend Security Solutions, or PTSS, as part of a Web site overhaul. The company also launched a new file encryption management solution for Windows Server. According to Patrick Townsend, president of PTSS, the name change reflects the evolution of the Olympia, Washington, company from a pure-play i OS software vendor to a company

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• Formtastic Gains More Flexibility in Managing i OS Output

  August 19, 2008 Alex Woodie

  Quadrant Software recently unveiled a new release of Formtastic, its electronic document management offering for i OS servers. With Formtastic version 5.4.2, the company has added new features in the area of spool file processing, image capture, error reporting, and file naming, and added support for i OS 6.1. Formtastic is a suite of software products that make spool file output from i OS applications more attractive and more flexible in our online world. The software includes a Windows form design tool, templates for specific documents such as tax forms or MICR checks, a runtime engine that merges i OS

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