Cover Story: Is It Safe in the Cloud?
Plus: 3 CL Commands to Manage Digital Certificates • Cloud Security: Top 5 Vulnerabilities of the Public Cloud • Five Cloud Vulnerabilities Software Developers Should Know About • Have Migration Factory, Will Travel • How Safe Is NoSQL? • Create Realtime Web Reports with RPG • Meet Your Data Center Sidekick: IBM Systems Director 6.3 • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: Building an Office • WebSmart PHP Modernizes Skechers Order Fulfillment System • Reader-to-Reader: Fieldproc in the Field • Isolate SQL App Problems Using IBM DB2 for i's New FTRSQLCODE • Long-Term Evolution, Short-Term Overcharging • Work-with Command Mark II: LISTSQL Revised • and more
3/1/2012
Cover Story:JavaScript and Frameworks for the IBM i Developer
Plus: Jazz Up i Projects with Rational Team Concert • Thinking Outside the SQL Box, Part 2 • A Sensible Approach to Multi-Step Queries • Reader to Reader: Solving the ‘One Penny Issue’ • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: High Availability and Disaster Recovery • Using IBM i's National Language Support for Secondary Languages: Language-Based Interactive Subsystems • Integrating Cloud Day-to-Day • Using jQuery with RPG Applications • Explore the Ext JS JavaScript Framework • and more
2/1/2012
Cover Story:Thoroughly Mobile Manager: Bringing Tablets into Your Business
Plus: Music to the Ears of Software Developers—Rational Team Concert • The Power and Elegance of EVI-Maintained Aggregates • Reader to Reader: Alternative Method of Strings Comparison • 5 Common Misconceptions About IBM i Security • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: Firewalls • The ABCs of IBM i Secondary Languages, Part 1 • Rough Guide to iPad Utilities for IBM i • Forces at Work in the Land of POWER • Dr. I Doctor: a Linux equivalent to IBM’s AIX Smitty tool; how to enlist NASA's resources in your network troubleshooting • and more
1/1/2012
Cover Story:Using the Cloud for Business Continuity
Plus: New PTF-Provided Features Extend RPG in IBM i 6.1 and 7.1 • CoC Frameworks for PHP and Java • Put the SBMJOBALT Command to Work, Part 2 • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: Email Filtering • Inside Systems Management: Programming to IBM Systems Director • When Disaster Strikes: Lessons to Ensure Your Business Recovers • Linux LPAR Firewalls for IBM i Protection • New Simulation Tool Reveals POWER Advantages • Dr. I Doctor: how to trace packets through a Cisco router; fastest ways to move data to a replacement server • and more
12/1/2011
Cover Story: Solve It with PHP
Plus: Do-It-Yourself Web Reports! • Improve Your Data Center with Three-part Name Aliases • Automate Index Creation and Removal with SYSTOOLS Procedures • Keeping System Resource Security Under Control • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: Thin Clients • How to Use IBM Systems Director Storage Control • Improve Service Delivery with ITIL • IBM’s VP of Power Systems Marketing • Dr. I Doctor: how to set up a guest network; vulnerability assessment tool for PCI DSS compliance • and more
11/1/11
Cover Story: FastCGI Boosts PHP Performance
Plus: Using the Create and Send MIME Email API • Working with SBMJOBALT, Part 1 • Thinking Outside the SQL Box, Part 1 • Use Multi-Factor Authentication to Counter Theft and Fraud • Keep an Eye On Your i with Performance Tools • Successful IBM i Disaster Recovery Best Practices • Know Thyself: Choosing the Best HA Option for Your IBM i Environment • The Ongoing Rise of PHP • Dr. I Doctor: SSL Certificate Workaround; Setting Up Fail-Over Router • and more
October 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Best Practices for Developing Secure PHP Web Apps
Plus: Managing RPG Program Complexity • Deploying MediaWiki on IBM i • Magic and Myths of SQL ODPs • The Security Audit Journal—Decoded • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: Network Infrastructure Services
• Infor a Penny, Infor a Pound? • What If the Penguin Were Dead? • IntelliChief Helps Wenger Corp Speed Invoicing Process • Dr. I Doctor: TCP/IP default routes with multiple interfaces; Windows 7 secret communications channel • and more
September 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Dig up Data with SQuirreL SQL
Plus: Hone the Keys for a Better User Experience • Three Easy SQL Utilities • Capture and Deploy AIX, Linux with VMControl, Storage Copy Services • Get Yourself /Free • Securing IBM Systems Director Navigator for i • Fulfilling Your BI Vision on a Budget • BI in the Cloud • War, War or Jaw, Jaw? • Dr. I Doctor: two-factor authentication to RPG apps; spanning tree problems with iSCSI networks • and more
August 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Remote System Explorer: More Than Meets the Eye
Plus: 10 Tips for Developing a Retail Site • Try Modern CL Programming Techniques, Part 3 • Secure Your Web Apps with Web Application Firewalls • Work Management Refresher • IBM Systems Director 6.2.1 for IBM i Administrators • Résumés that Make the Cut • IBM's Ari Kugler on Growing IBM • Document Security Technology • Dr. I Doctor: Internet performance; “split” access and VPNs • and more
July 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: You Can Handle RPG OA
Plus: Restrategizing IBM i in the Age of the iPad
• Tokenize My IBM i • Think Globally, Run Locally with DB2 for i 7.1 • Using Multitenant Architecture on System i • How to Implement Open-Source Solutions: File Serving • Manage Your Documents, Manage Your Business • Calculating Document Management ROI • Extending Document Capture: Routing, Management, and Process Automation • Dr. I Doctor: web server security verification; tracing TCP traffic • and more
June 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: No Fear: Use the Cloud for Dev & Testing
Plus: Ease Dev Tasks with RDP's Application Diagram Viewer • Optimize ILE Code for Speed, Part 2 • Make DB2 Catalog Work for You • Educate Users Against Social Engineering • Get the Best Performance Out of Your IBM i • Survey Shows Strong Commitment to IBM i • Secrets of Selecting Good Open-Source Apps • IBM Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation • Dr. I Doctor: iSCSI Behavior; Rogue Duplicate IP Address • and more
May 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Convert Your Dates with APIs
Plus: Inside RD Power’s Screen Designer • Topics in ILE Optimization, Part 1 • Using an IBM i Command Interface to MySQL Features • PCI DSS 2.0: What It Means for IBM i • Open-Source Solutions: Laying the Linux Foundation • Using Pre-Installation Utility for IBM Systems Director • Momentum Builds on Wild 2010 for IBM i • A Return to Sane Security • Dr. I Doctor: IBM i IPv6 limitations • and more
April 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: New Open-Source Tools Blow the Lid Off Web Dev
Plus: Try Modern CL Programming Techniques, Part 2 • Build an Android App for i, Part 2 • Maintain a Database Table with a Web App • Make Your Mobile Data Secure • Customize Systems Director • Watson's 'Jeopardy!' Win a Boon for POWER7? • Guest Viewpoint: Debating the Cloud • Dr. I Doctor: VLANs; Gigabit Ethernet • and more
March 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Break Free of Old RPG Habits
Plus: Build Browser-based Intranet Applications for IBM i • Modernize Your UI Using Only RPG • Try Modern CL Programming Techniques • Get Hip to Object-Oriented Programming • Debug All Your IBM i Host Apps with RDP • Get the Best IT Security Tools • Learn About Systems Director's Improved Functionality • Dr. I Doctor: Packet Storms; Migrating Domain Names • and more
February 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Put Mobile Apps to Work
Plus: Build an Android App for i • Using Date Tools for SQL and Excel • Be an IT Security Pro, Not a Slacker • Tailor IBM i Access for Windows Installation Images • Achieve Outstanding Journal Performance with Write Cache • Industry Report: Exploring Today's IBM i Clouds, Part 2 • Dr. I Doctor: IPv4 & IPv6 Multi-homing; Wireless Bridges • Hot or Not? Android Tablets • and more
January 2011 System iNEWS
Cover Story: IBM's 7.1 ILE RPG Enhancements
Plus: Externalize Database Processing—Revisited • Discover Security Controls for DB2 for i Tool Usage • Tighten and Control Access to Your i • Save New Spooled Files • Dr. I Doctor: Networking Printing; VPNs and Network Resilience • Industry Report: Exploring Today's IBM i Clouds, Part 1 • Think Twice Before Bailing on Disaster Recovery • Hot or Not? 'Mainframe in a Box' • and more
December 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Get Software Free! 90 Free Tools for Your IBM i
Plus: Document RPG Procedure and Program Calls • Run WDSC, RDi on Linux • Combine Hot Cloud Tech with Cool IBM i Tech • Enjoy Faster Backup and Recovery with BRMS • Understand and Leverage IBM i Security, Part 2 • Uncover Systems Director Navigator for i 7.1 • Industry Report: Breaking Through IBM i Web Dev Barriers • Hot or Not? Ad Hoc Knowledge • and more
November 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: HA: A Revenue Engine for Your Business
Plus: Introducing RPG File I/O to the Other Guys, Part 2 • Take Advantage of MI Instruction CALLPGMV • Create More Dynamic Arrays • Get Faster Updates with New .NET Features • Understand and Leverage IBM i Security, Part 1 • Improve Program Quality with Unit Testing • Industry Report: IBM Virtual Loaner Program • Hot or Not? Heterogeneous Support • and more
October 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Fortify Your VLAN Connections
Plus: Explore Dates/Times, Web Services, and More in PHP • Use i Strategies to Grok J2EE Web Dev • Create Dynamic Arrays • Build a Dimensional Database for BI on IBM i • Put BRMS Best Practices to Work for Your Enterprise • Get Insight into Logging Activity with SEIM • Leverage Recent Enhancements to IBM Systems Director • Hot or Not? IT Automation • and more
September 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: BI Means Business
Plus: Put PHP and RPG Web Services to Work • Read, Prepare, Generate an XML document for Any DB2 File • Back Up the i to NAS • Develop Sensible Social Media Security Policies • Check Out Systems Director's New Flavors • BI Action Still Plenty Hot • Product Roundup: BI Tools for IBM i • Special Report: Integrating Microsoft .NET with the IBM i
August 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: PHP Opens Doors to Database Options
Plus: Build IBM Artifacts with IBM RTCi • Write More Robust ILE Apps Using Heap Memory • Connect Zend Framework to DB2 • Understand the Essentials of Encryption • Create Your Own Commands for the i • Industry Report: RPG OA—The Biggest Oxymoron in the Room? • Special Report: Realtime Data Integration
July 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Navigate the World of Communications Options
Plus: Introducing RPG File I/O to the Other Guys • Working with Ajax, JSON, REST, and RPG • Pass Data Structures to RPG with PHP • Capitalize on 7.1's Remote-Journal Enhancements • Detect Database Changes • Customize Your IBM i with Exit Points • Enhance Your PHP Experience with Zend Server • Take a Guided Tour of IBM i TCP/IP Features • Hot or Not? Windows Server on non-x86 Platforms
June 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Opening Document Management to the Cloud
Plus: Internationalize Your Reports • Use DB2 for i 7.1 to Ease XML Exchanges • Encrypt with Tokenization • Monitor All Your Power Systems Resources • Leverage Virtual IP Addresses for HA/DR and More • Take a Good Swing at Document Management Compliance • Industry Report: IBM's POWER7 Blades Grow Bigger Than Ever
May 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: IBM Unifies App Dev Tools!
Plus: Explore PHP's Approach to IBM i Database Access • Create Printed Reports Using DDS • Search for Data in XML Docs • Detect Security-Related Events • Extend IT Resources with Active Memory Sharing • Need-to-Know Security Updates in IBM i 6.1 • Industry Report: IBM Delivers IBM i 7.1
April 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Handle Errors with a Tool You Already Have
Plus: Handle Errors with Monitor Groups • Explore PHP Functions from an RPG PoV • Step into the Cross-Platform GUI Desktop World • SQL Your XML • Detect Access to Sensitive Files • Discover Three Keys to ERP Survival • Metamorphoses: The Story of RPG • Industry Report: IBM Amps Everything with POWER7
March 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Design a Mobile User Experience
Plus: Glean Even More PHP Fundamentals from an RPG Perspective • Put Grails on IBM i Apps to Work • Use SQL for Simple Ways to Transform Between Data Types • Test Your Journal IQ • Audit and Report on User Activity • Discover Little-Known Systems Director Capabilities • Set Up an IPv6 Test Lab • Industry Report: IBM Goes Global with Smarter Planet
February 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Render IBM i Web Pages to a Smartphone
Plus: Analyze Your Audit Journal with RPG • Explore the Free EGL CE • Call RPG from Groovy • Eschew These Deadly Journal Sins • Learn and Avoid the Top 10 i Security Myths • Speed Up Your IBM i Upgrades • Viewpoint: Time for a Business App Generator? • Industry Report: Bit of Everything Selling in IBM i World
January 2010 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Get Off the Island: Upgrade Your OS
Plus: Create a Grails App in 5 Minutes • More PHP Fundamentals from an RPG Perspective • Use the WITH Clause for Better SQL Statements • Encrypt Your Tapes with the IBM EKM • Explore Open-Source Options for i • Solid State Drives for Super Speed • App Mapping: Writing Programs to Update Your Programs • Soltis: Hardware Changes' Impact on Application Programming
December 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Bloopers, Blunders & Gaffes
Plus: Use the API Error Parameter • Learn PHP Fundamentals from an RPG Perspective • Create a Tool to Monitor Message Queues • Get an Overview of Open Source in the i Community • Put Central Site Distribution to Work • Connect to Open Storage: DS5000 • Application Mapping on IBM i • Web Dev Strategies for Business
November 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Configure Apache for Security
Plus: Convert RPG Apps to Support Diverse Languages • Have Your Modern Interface and an RPG Core, Too • Audit and Track STRSQL Usage • Ensure Availability of Virtual, Consolidated Workloads • Equip External Storage for HA Scenarios • Use Navigator for i to Create Free Monitoring Tools • Developer's Guide for Now: 5 Plus 1 Must-Have Skills • Buyer's Guide: Enterprise Wireless • Hot or Not? Open-Source Software
October 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Take Back Your WiFi: Lock Out Interlopers
Plus: NAC the Knife • Security Checklist for Your Compliance Audits • Make Maintenance Programming More Efficient • Learn About Open Source for Enterprises • Fine-Tune Your Backup and Recovery Plan • Understand Adopted Authority Concepts • Get a Website Up and Running with Open-Source CMS on IBM i
September 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: BI for SMBs: More Options, Better Tools, Faster Answers
Plus: Use Data Structures to Save Time • Tune, Tweak, and Extend RDi • Consider Using a RESTful Web Service • Provide New Functionality for Free with Open-Source Apps • Determine Feasible HA/DR Objectives for Your Business • Audit and Report on CL Command Use • Viewpoint: Are You Guilty of IT Malpractice?
August 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Weather the Economic Storm
Plus: Industry Regs Can Help IT Skirt the Storm • Optimize Your Data Center with Active Energy Manager • Industry Report: IBM Smart Market + iManifest + ilook = A New Power Equation? • Convert Character Strings to One Case • Explore Native PHP Development Tools • Leverage SQL's Powerful CASE Statement • Put Disaster Recovery Within Reach with PowerHA Solutions • and more
July 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Hook into IBM i Development Tools
Plus: Extend RDi • MySQL IBMDB2I Storage Engine • Journal Performance • SQL Table-Level Security • Stored Procedures on IBM i • Performance Tasks in Systems Director Navigator for i • Performance Data Investigator • Industry Report: Will COMMON's Next Big Challenge Be Its Last? • Solution Spotlight: NetIQ Security Solutions for iSeries
June 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: 11 Deadly Database Sins
Plus: Easily Retrieve Spooled File Lists • Amplify Your Value with Essential IT Competencies • Modernize Your Database • Streamline RPG Apps with Embedded SQL • Cut Bloated Journal Receivers Down to Size • Secure System i Access for Web • Industry Report: Programmers—Avoid Becoming a Commodity • Solution Spotlight: Clementine Data Mining Software
May 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: IPL Your Career
Plus: MI for the CL Programmer: More Examples • Self-Training on a Budget • Get Real with PHP • Open Community Web Deployment Update • Track Down Hidden Journal Bloat • Industry Report: IBM Layoffs Amidst Record Revenue • Hot or Not? Mainframes • Product Roundup: .NET Integration with the IBM i
April 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Move to IPv6 Now
Plus: Install IBM i on a Power Blade • Code SQL Routines for Better Performance • Understand Your Remote Journal Setup • Keep Your Service Tools Secure • Industry Report: The Inevitable(?) Rise of PHP • Hot or Not? Enterprise Mobility Offerings • Case Study: State Board Taps CA Plex/Websydian
March 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Recycle RPG
In Depth—Disaster Recovery: Avoid These Disaster Recovery Assumptions • Know the Pitfalls of Cutting IT Costs • Recover Your Security Information
PLUS: Manage Complex Data with DB2 Tools • Beware of Common App Mod Pitfalls • Industry Report: Economic Chill Freezes IT Budgets
February 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Squash Bugs with Debugging Tools
In Depth—Troubleshooting: Track Down and Solve Data Access Connection Errors • Fix Network Errors with 3 Essential Ingredients • Use Messages to Diagnose System Problems
PLUS: Opinion: IPv6 Readiness • Hot or Not? Netbooks • Industry Report: What's Going on with IBM i Pricing?
January 2009 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Thinking in PHP
In Depth—PHP: Access DB2 for i Data from PHP • Create GUIs with 5250 Bridge and PHP • Lighten Your Load with PHP Frameworks
PLUS: Improve Your Technology Team • Chartering Your Path to Success • Enhance Your Career with PHP? • 10 IT Problems We Don’t Have with i • Hot or Not? Web and Cloud Storage
December 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Youdunit: Embarrassing Computer Snafus—Bypass This Batch of Blunders
In Depth—Computer Goof-ups: Get a Chuckle from These Snafus • Avoid RCLSTG and SQL Mistakes
PLUS: Why Don't We Have a Native Web UI? • Opinion: Happy Birthday to the i | The Art of No • Hot or Not? Consumerization of IT • Industry Report: The i Doesn't Get More Available than This
November 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Compliance: Formula for Success
In Depth—Security & Encryption: Learn Key Management Best Practices • Secure Your DB2 Data • Lock Down Mobile Computing • Get Secure with Tape Encryption
PLUS: i Pros Talk Challenges
October 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: The 5 D's of a Great IT Manager
In Depth—RPG: RPG IV Style for the 21st Century • Writing RPG Code Then and Now • Simplify ILE with Service Programs
PLUS: Demystify Virtualization
September 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Real-World Business Intelligence
In Depth—Database: Create Queries with WDSc's SQL Builder • Renovate App Databases with DDL • V6R1 Navigator for i5/OS Enhancements
PLUS: Unicode and the System i
July 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Avoid the Programming Dark Side
In Depth—Web Services: Get Started with Web Services • Call a Web Service with RPG • Invoke SOAP-based Web Services with PHP • Consume a Web Service with Java or Groovy
PLUS: Selling the New i on Power Systems
August 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Ins and Outs of PTFs
In Depth—Networking: Use OpenSSH for Secure Networking • Improve Network Resilience and Security with DNS • Leverage SAN for Money and Energy Savings
PLUS: Defect Tracking and Reporting Essentials
June 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Be a System i-vangelist
In Depth—Expand WDSc's Functionality: Use RSE in 4 Common Setups • Enrich WDSc with Plug-ins • Manage Object Lists with Filters
PLUS: Industry Report—The i Has It: IBM Powers On
May 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: Cover Focus: App Modernization: Focus on Business Benefits
In Depth—Add to Your RPG Repertoire: Model-driven Development • Java • Modern RPG • .NET
PLUS: Industry Report—Dev Experts Talk RDi, RDi SOA
April 2008 System iNEWS
Cover Story: IBM Revitalizes Dev Tools
In Depth—Web-Enable Your RPG: 4 Choices for You: The CGIDEV2 Way • The PHP Way • The Java or Groovy Way
PLUS: The Grudge Report — April Foolery
March 2008
Cover Story: Brighten Your IT Career Prospects
In Depth—SQL: DB2 for V6R1 • Multiple Tables • Multidimensional Requests • Common Table Expressions
PLUS: Behind IBM's Reorganizations
February 01, 2008
Cover Story: 32-Bit JVM Revs Up Java Apps
In Depth—PHP: PHP for Net.Data Programmers • Install PHP • Implement Open-Source Web Deployment Stack
PLUS: Is i5's Future a Blade?
January 01, 2008
Cover Story: Asset Protection: What Have You Overlooked?
In Depth—Business Resilience: Prepared for DR? • Build for HA with IASPs • Also: related product coverage
PLUS: Exploring the App-Dev Solution Decision
December 01, 2007
Cover Story: Get Project Requirements Right
In Depth—Heaps of Tips: Programming: API, CL, Database, & more • Systems Management: Backup & Recovery, iSeries Access, Remote Admin, & more
PLUS: 6 Succinct Tips
November 01, 2007
Cover Story: Add MySQL to Multiply Your App Options
In Depth—Security: Be a NAC Ninja • Tighten Security with Exit Point Programs • Set Up PGP • and more
PLUS: Roundtable: Direction of System i Technology
October 01, 2007
Cover Story: ILE RPG: The Gold Standard
In Depth—Database Access: Expand Your SQL Horizons • Master SQL Triggers • Deliver Useful Dashboards • and more
PLUS: System i Shops at a Glance
September 01, 2007
Cover Story: Modernization: Balance Business and IT Needs
In Depth—Windows Integration: Integrate Vista and i • Add SQL Server Tactics to DB2 • Connect to MySQL • and more
PLUS: Hot or Not? i and p Union
August 01, 2007
Cover Story: Plug In to VoIP
In Depth — Code Comprehension: 5 WDSc Features for Code Comprehension • Grokking the Code • Search Code with Regular Expressions
PLUS: Roundup: RPG Code Comprehension Tools
July 15, 2007
25th Anniversary Supplement
July 01, 2007
Cover Story: Score with Agile Software Dev
In Depth — Web App Design: Analyze Your Dev Options • Craft an App with Java Frameworks • Add Flair with CSS • Master JS and DOM
PLUS: 25th anniversary supplement
June 01, 2007
Cover Story: 15 Browser UI Design Essentials
In Depth — Practical Compliance: Create and Validate Digital Signatures • What Sox Auditors Look For • Why Encrypt? • and more
PLUS: What's Hot for System i
May 01, 2007
Cover Story: WDSc - Give Toronto Your Input
In Depth - SQL Primer: Define Columns for SQL Tables • Deploy Secure SQL • Optimize Queries • Uncover SQL Plan Cache • and more
PLUS: Keep an IT Diary
April 01, 2007
Cover Story: i on QShell & PASE
In Depth — WDSc and You: What’s New in Version 7.0 • Build Your WDSc Environment the Easy Way • Helpful Debugging Gems • and more
PLUS: April Fools Drollery
March 01, 2007
Cover Story: Use Database Appliances to Cruise Megadata
In Depth — Ajax: Use Design Patterns to Leverage Ajax Dev • Simplify Web Apps with Ajax, RPG, and XSL • and more
PLUS: Industry Report: Linux on System i
February 01, 2007
Cover Story: The Web Dev Dating Game: Is PHP for You?
In Depth — RPG Patterns: Employ Software Design Patterns • Develop ILE RPG Design Patterns • Implement ILE Successfully
PLUS: Vista: When to Upgrade?
January 01, 2007
Cover Story: Ajax Field Guide
In Depth: Disaster Recovery — Virtual Tape: The "Real" Deal • Disaster Recovery on a Budget • IPL from External Storage: HA Nirvana?
PLUS: 25 Years of NEWS: Past Predictions
December 01, 2006
Cover Story: Secrets of Software Project Management
In Depth: Tips! — Programming: RPG, SQL, WDSc, and more • Systems Management: File Transfer, Printing, Security, and more
PLUS: App Modernization Roundtable, Pt. 2
November 01, 2006
Cover Story: V5R4 Encryption Enhancements
In Depth: Security — Safely Allow Temp Access to Apps • Boost Your Security with Reduced Sign-on • Secure Your VPN • and more
PLUS: Roundtable on App Modernization
October 01, 2006
Cover Story: Tame the Compliance Jungle
In Depth: Database Control — Guarantee Integrity: Guide to DB Transactions • Address Vulnerabilities: Open DB File Exit Point • and more
PLUS: Is Certification Worth It?
September 01, 2006
Cover Story: Why the System i Rules
In Depth: APIs — Get Started with Our Guide to APIs • Put Open List APIs to Work • Use APIs to Write SSL Apps in RPG
PLUS: Soltis on Multithreading and POWER6
August 01, 2006
Cover Story: Guarantee a Quality Application
In Depth: Performance — Optimize ODBC and OLE DB Performance • Analyze Data Access Methods • Improve Throughput
PLUS: Chasing the International System i
July 01, 2006
Cover Story: SOA Will Rock Your World
In Depth: Web Services — Intro to Web Services Standards • Make Sense of WS-Security • Access Web Services from RPG • and more!
PLUS: i5 and the Rising Cost of Energy
June 01, 2006
Cover Story: Coding in the 21st Century
In Depth: App Dev —19 Steps to Better CL Style • JavaScript for RPG Coders • Program Comprehension with WDSc • and more!
PLUS: Love to Hate It: iSeries Info Center
May 01, 2006
Cover Story: Next Gen Clients
In Depth: Communications — The Next High in Wi-Fi: 802.11n • App-to-App Communication with Asynch Messaging • TCP/IP Apps in ILE RPG • and more! PLUS: Untangling IT: Hi, 5!
April 01, 2006
Cover Story: Business Intelligence: Hindsight or Insight?
In Depth: Reporting/Printing — V5R4: Save and Restore Spooled Files • Print Within CGI • Print Without iSeries Access, and more.
PLUS: April Fools Fun!
March 01, 2006
Cover Story: "On the Glass" Portals
In Depth: SQL — Functions • Tables: Move and Copy • Diagnostics, and more!
Plus: V5R4 Coverage
February 01, 2006
RPG: Options for Storing, Editing, and Compiling Source Code • Runtime Arrays in RPG • ILE Activation Groups • Reusable RPG APIs • Write or Call RPG Procedures with Ease, and more!
January 01, 2006
DISASTER RECOVERY: From HA to Business Continuity • Versatile Remote Journal Support • Backup Horror Stories • Test Your Backup & Recovery Plan. PLUS: Peek Inside Query Optimizer • Get Started with RFID, and more!
December 01, 2005
APPLICATION PERFORMANCE: Speed SQL Batch Performance • Tune IFS Performance • Compare Subfile Sort Methods • Use PEX APIs to Trace Transaction Performance • and more. PLUS — SWEET TIPS: programming, sys admin, and more!
November 01, 2005
SECURITY: Eliminate Your Top Security Exposures • Simplify Remote-User Security with SSL VPNs • Secure XML Documents • Protect Data with Cryptographic Services APIs • Get Started with iSeries SSL • and more!
October 01, 2005
DATA ACCESS: 6 Indispensable FTP Tips • Share iSeries Data Across Systems with XML • Global Temp Tables: Avoid an SPL Constraint • Develop iSeries Data Queue Apps with .NET • Move iSeries Data to SQL Server • and more!
September 01, 2005
DIVE INTO THE IFS: Secure Your IFS • Tune IFS Performance • Work with Directories • Protect Your IFS from Viruses • Shadow an IFS Java Programmer • PLUS: Soltis on the New "Cell" Chip • 12 Great BIFs • and more!
August 01, 2005
DEV TOOLS: Inside Eclipse 3.1 • Free RPG Source Control • Hidden Gems of PDM and SEU • WDSc Plug-ins: 21 Tools. PLUS: The Many Flavors of LPAR • Consolidate Your Servers, Maximize Your Resources • and more!
July 01, 2005
iSeries App Modularization Choices • Maintainable Service Programs • Logging Capability for Your Apps • Regular Expression Processing in RPG • Database Enhancement with Trigger Programs • Power5 Partitioning • and more!
June 01, 2005
Secure Remote Admin with SSH • Critical DNS Changes • Utilities: Identify Authority-Adopting Programs; Reenable Disabled NetServer Users • RPG & IFS: Working with Links • Using Code Designer in WDSc • and more!
May 01, 2005
Faster DB Access, Tighter Security • Wi-Fi Time Bomb • Navigating the Blogosphere • Five Absolutes to ERP Implementation • RPG and IFS: Get Info About Your Files • Take Single Sign-On for a Spin • and more!
April 01, 2005
User Interface Options: CGI, Java, ColdFusion, WebFacing/HATS, 3rd Party • 10Gig Ethernet • iSeries-Friendly Domino Apps • Fall (and Rise?) of iSeries Education • and more!
March 01, 2005
Update Your RPG • Learn About Extreme Programming • Compile Programs in WDSc • Create a Java Web Service in WDSc • and more!
February 01, 2005
iSeries Access for Web Help • An Up-Close Look at OS/400 Host Servers • Fast Tracking the Supply Chain! • Free Utility: Display Source Code of Any Program Object • and more!
January 01, 2005
Why OS/400 & i5/OS can live virtually forever • faster SQL apps • DB2 triggers • rethinking iSeries security • common tasks made easy with text files • and more!
December 01, 2004
Cool Things About RPG, CL, DB2 UDB • Secure Service Tools • Web Services Security • Text File Basics • Check Printing Comes of Age • and more!
November 01, 2004
IFS Essentials • Service Tools Security • Is a SAN in Your Future? • ROI on RFID • V5 Support for Color Apps • Extend a WebFacing App • and more!
October 01, 2004
Discover WAS V5.1 • Config & Admin WebSphere • Utility: Access External DBs with RPG & Java • Utility: Take Back Control of Special Authorities • and more!
September 01, 2004
LPAR in depth • HA buyers guide • Wi-Fi lockdown • TCP/IP security • and more!
August 01, 2004
sharpen your RPG skills • explore IBM’s JDBC driver • simplify security auditing • and more!
July 01, 2004
new database tools in V5R3 • other V5R3 enhancements • free utility: Work with Source • and more!
June 01, 2004
Linux on the iSeries • V5R3 announcement coverage • inside iSeries Nav's new functions • and more!
April 01, 2004
Wireless Technology
September 01, 2002
Application Modernization
July 01, 2002
Client Access
April 15, 2002
Spring 2002 Special Report
November 01, 2001
Backup and Recovery
October 15, 2001
Fall 2001 Special Report
July 01, 2001
Exploring the IFS
June 01, 2001
V5 Database Enhancements
May 01, 2001
WebSphere & V5R1
April 15, 2001
Spring 2001 Bonus Issue
March 01, 2001
Network Server
December 15, 2000
Winter 2000 Special Issue: Building Integrated AS/400-Windows NT/2000 Solutions
December 01, 2000
Remote Administration
November 01, 2000
Server-Side Java
September 01, 2000
Systems Management
July 15, 2000
Summer 2000 Special Issue: The Jungle of e-Service & Support
July 01, 2000
Programmer's Workshop
June 01, 2000
Building a Better Web
May 01, 2000
Taking Domino to the Next Level
April 01, 2000
Get the Message Across with Middleware
March 01, 2000
The SQL Alternative
February 01, 2000
The Modern Age of RPG
January 01, 2000
Get Ready to Ride the Wild, Wild Web
December 01, 1999
The AS/400: Positioned To Win!
November 15, 1999
Winter 1999 Special Issue: The e-Business Beast
November 01, 1999
Security On The Inside
October 01, 1999
UDB: What's in it for you?
August 01, 1999
Exploring AS/400 Connections
July 01, 1999
Harness the Power of SQL
June 15, 1999
Summer 1999 Special Issue -
Modernizing the AS/400 Portfolio
June 01, 1999
TCP/IP — What's New in 1999?
May 01, 1999
Data Warehousing Powerhouse
April 01, 1999
AS/400 as a Web Server
March 01, 1999
Programming Techniques
February 01, 1999
Domino for AS/400
January 01, 1999
Network Infrastructure
December 15, 1998
Winter 1998 Report: Web Publishing
December 01, 1998
Domino 5.0 Preview
September 01, 1998
IBM Announces V4R3 and Powerful New Hardware
August 01, 1998
AS/400 and Windows NT: Cooperation and Integration
July 01, 1998
Leverage Your Intranet
June 15, 1998
June Special Report
June 01, 1998
Hacking the AS/400: How Safe Are You?
May 01, 1998
Domino: A New Game for AS/400 Users
April 01, 1998
DB2/400: Channeling the Flow of Data
February 01, 1998
IT Careers in the 21st Century
January 01, 1998
Take Control of Client Access
December 15, 1997
Winter 1997 Special Issue
November 01, 1997
AS/400, NT & Netware Solutions
October 01, 1997
AS/400 Security
August 01, 1997
Data for Your Business
July 01, 1997
Instant Intranet
June 15, 1997
Summer 1997 Special Issue: Approaching 2000
May 01, 1997
Remote Connectivity
April 01, 1997
Power Programming
March 01, 1997
DB2/400 Performance
February 01, 1997
The AS/400 & Windows NT: Partners or Rivals?
January 01, 1997
The Road to RISC
December 15, 1996
Winter 1996 Special Issue: Living with LANs
December 01, 1996
101 Tips & Techniques
November 01, 1996
Presenting UNITY
September 01, 1996
SQL Challenges DDS & RPG
August 01, 1996
Make Your Programs Perform
July 01, 1996
AS/400 Meets the World Wide Web
June 15, 1996
Summer 1996 Special Issue
June 01, 1996
ILE in Action
May 01, 1996
The AS/400 as Server
April 01, 1996
Deliver with DB2/400
March 15, 1996
Spring 1996 Special Issue
March 01, 1996
TCP/IP: Passport to Multiplatform Networks
February 01, 1996
What's In Store for 1996
January 01, 1996
Sizing Up CA/400
December 15, 1995
Winter 1999 Special issue: System Software & Programmer Tools
December 01, 1995
Tips & Techniques Special Issue
November 01, 1995
Up and Running with the FSIOP
September 15, 1995
Fall 1995 Special Issue: Peripherals
September 01, 1995
AS/400-LAN Connections: Better Than Ever!
August 01, 1995
A New Client for the AS/400
July 01, 1995
Inside the PowerPC AS
June 15, 1995
Summer 1995 Special Issue: Focus on Application Software
June 01, 1995
Expand Your Universe
May 01, 1995
AS/400 Visual Programming Palette
April 01, 1995
AS/400 Middleware Emerges
March 15, 1995
Spring 1995 Special Issue
March 01, 1995
The Dawning of a VisualAge
February 01, 1995
Data Integrity Energizers
December 15, 1994
System Software & Programmer Tools
December 01, 1994
The New AS/400 Database
November 01, 1994
Adventures in SQL
October 01, 1994
A Candid Talk with Dave Thomas
September 01, 1994
Now Playing ILE RPG/400 -- ILE COBOL
August 01, 1994
Is Your AS/400 Secure?
July 01, 1994
The Different Internet Faces of the AS/400
May 01, 1994
V2R3 and the Changing AS/400
April 01, 1994
Communications
February 01, 1994
Systems Management
January 01, 1994
Open Your System With APIs
December 15, 1993
Winter 1993 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying System Software
December 01, 1993
Text Manipulation
November 01, 1993
Client Server You Can Do It Now
October 01, 1993
Legacy Code: Time for an Overhaul?
September 15, 1993
Fall 1993 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying Peripheral-Based Solutions
September 01, 1993
Introducing AS/400 Client/Server Computing
August 01, 1993
In Search of Peak Performance
July 01, 1993
Nuts and Bolts Programming
June 15, 1993
Summer 1993 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying Application Software
June 01, 1993
Communications: Recipes for Success
May 01, 1993
What's in the Cards for the AS/400?
April 01, 1993
Information Retrieval
March 15, 1993
Spring 1993 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying Communications Solutions
March 01, 1993
3X/400 Database
February 01, 1993
Testing: Bringing Bugs Into Focus
January 01, 1993
Choices For Your Desktop
December 15, 1992
Winter 1992 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying System Software
December 01, 1992
Winning the Token-Ring Battle
November 01, 1992
Application Generators
October 01, 1992
Application Design
September 15, 1992
Summer 1992 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying Peripherals
September 01, 1992
Awk...Ool! A New Generation of Languages
August 01, 1992
S/36 Alternatives
July 01, 1992
10th Anniversary Special Edition
June 15, 1992
Summer 1992 Special Edition: A Guide to Buying Application Software
June 01, 1992
The Elements of Programming Style
May 01, 1992
Pull Your Data Together
April 01, 1992
Serving Up SQL
March 15, 1992
Spring 1992 Special Issue: A Guide to Buying Communications Hardware
March 01, 1992
GUIs: The Dawn of a New Age
January 01, 1992
Connectivity: Bridging the Gap
December 01, 1991
Building Connections Between Systems
June 01, 1990
Advanced Peer to Peer Network