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New Release Of ACS Now Available

December 9, 2020 Alex Woodie

IBM delivered a new release of Access Client Solutions (ACS) last week, right on schedule. With ACS version 1.1.8.6, users will find a host of new features designed to accelerate their productivity across a range of uses.

ACS is the Java-based utility that has become one of the most used (and useful) ways that administrators, programmers, and engineers can interact with the IBM i server. The software, which is free to IBM i customers on maintenance, features a 5250 emulator, 5250 printer emulation, data transfer capabilities, IFS file viewing, spool file management, and a virtual console for LAN and HMC …
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IBM Rolls Out ACS 1.1.8.5

August 12, 2020 Alex Woodie

IBM last week introduced a new release of Access Client Solutions (ACS), the popular IBM i client that’s used by administrators, programmers, and engineers alike. There are enhancements to Run SQL Scripts, new 5250 viewing options, and a performance boost for viewing selected files on the IFS with version 1.1.8.5, among other mostly minor updates.

According to the release notes associated with the new iteration of ACS, IBM made a handful of changes with version 1.1.8.5.

Let’s start with the improvements to Run SQL Scripts, which is an increasingly popular utility in ACS that leverages the power of SQL and …
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IBM Delivers New Goodies with ACS Update

December 5, 2018 Alex Woodie

IBM has issued a new release of Access Client Solutions (ACS), the indispensable Java-based client that delivers a range of functionality to administrators, developers, and users alike. In the new release of ACS, IBM delivers enhancements across a range of functions, including SQL queries, database schemas, data transfer, and printing and emulation.

IBM first unveiled ACS way back in August 2012 as the strategic replacement for older IBM i client interfaces, such as Access for Windows, Access for Web, and Access for Linux. With a full 5250 emulator, support for printing, the capability to view IFS, spool file, and message …
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Why Curbstone Picked iSam Blue for HA

September 12, 2018 Alex Woodie

When it comes to picking an IBM i high availability vendor, there are a lot of factors that come into play. Does the product do what I need it to do? Are the license and maintenance fees reasonable? Will the vendor give me the support I need? When the folks at Curbstone considered HA offerings for its IBM i-based credit card authorization portal, all signs pointed to iSam Blue.

Founded in 2002, Curbstone has built a business around credit card authorization software, particularly on the IBM i platform. The company’s founder and CEO, Ira Chandler, wrote the first commercial credit …
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As Systems And Storage Go Virtual, Networks Must Follow

June 18, 2018 Timothy Prickett Morgan

We spend a lot of time getting down in to the nitty gritty of the Power Systems iron and its IBM i platform, with occasional forays into AIX or Linux where it is important. But sometimes, we take a high-level view of a phenomenon going on in the IT sector or in business in general and we give you some thoughts about how something might affect the IBM i ecosystem.

This is one of those essays, and we think there is something important going on, and quite frankly, we are not sure how it will affect IBM i. And that …
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New Release Of ACS Now Available

IBM Rolls Out ACS 1.1.8.5

IBM Delivers New Goodies with ACS Update

Why Curbstone Picked iSam Blue for HA

As Systems And Storage Go Virtual, Networks Must Follow

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