Business Computer Design, Int’l Inc, (BCD) offers a slew of updates to three of its products. First, BCD announces a new release of Presto, its IBM i green screen web enablement and modernization tool. Version 4 includes web page layouts optimized for mobile devices. When an iPhone, iPad or Android device is used to access a web-modernized green screen, Presto uses HTML, CSS, and Javascript to automatically detect the device type and determine the optimal layout. Users can also create custom... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 05/15/2012 2:58 PM By Erin Bradford
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TEMBO Technology Lab offers AO Foundation, a product that facilitates and automates the migration of all legacy (ISAM or DDS) databases to the latest DDL (SQL/SQE) implementation of DB2 on IBM i without surrogates, LVLID changes, or recompiling of programs. The solution enables users to have full, native IBM i-based management of ISAM and SQL databases on DB2 for i. AO Foundation also promises immediate, low risk, non-disruptive exploitation of the native SQL database engine, no vendor lock-in,... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 05/15/2012 2:10 PM By Erin Bradford
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New Generation Software, Inc. (NGS) introduces the NGS Software Developer Kit (SDK), which lets IBM i developers create and deliver graphical, on-demand Web reports and other popular output formats viewable on computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as distributed via email and FTP. SDK includes both an IBM 5250 interface and a Windows drag-and-drop development interface. NGS also provides a Query/400 API to execute and extend the function of legacy IBM Query/400 queries.... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 05/15/2012 1:57 PM By Erin Bradford
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Surround Technologies announces the general availability of Version 3.3 of its Accelerator for .NET software development platform, a productivity solution for the development and use of .NET applications. The Accelerator for .NET generates complete .NET code that integrates seamlessly with IBM i. Version 3.3 includes a multi-module tree view, auto refresh with countdown timer, spool file modules, and remarks modules. Additionally, the update features ... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 05/14/2012 1:57 PM By Erin Bradford
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LANSA releases LongRange, a development tool for RPG developers that enables them to build and maintain mobile applications without learning additional skills. Programmers only need RPG or CL and DDS to build native mobile apps, so the same developers who maintain and understand core business applications can now build native mobile apps. Maintaining different versions for different web browsers is eliminated, and developers can utilize unique mobile device features like GPS, camera, audio, and... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 05/14/2012 1:45 PM By Erin Bradford
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Profound Logic Software will announce the newest version of their IBM i application modernization product, Profound UI, at the COMMON 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition, May 6-9 in Anaheim, California at the Disneyland Resort.
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Posted @ 05/01/2012 5:20 PM By Erin Bradford
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Kisco Information Systems presents version 9.0 of SafeNet/i, a network security package for the IBM i. Along with a name change (previously SafeNet/400), release 9.0 implements IBM journaling on several levels, so users can now log transaction activity to both a database file and to an IBM i/OS journal. In addition, journaling for the SafeNet/i rule control file is now available so that access rule changes can be tracked. Changes to the rules can also be sent as email alerts. Also, Release 9.0... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 04/19/2012 6:23 PM By Erin Bradford
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Enforcive, a provider of security software for IBM i and enterprise log management software, announced the release of Enforcive/Enterprise Security Version 7.2. Enterprise Security for IBM i is a comprehensive security and compliance management solution for IBM i that offers intuitive GUI-controlled security, reporting, and compliance modules. This update expands the scope of coverage with support for monitoring interactive SQL on IBM i, alerts for data changes at field level, file integrity... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 04/18/2012 1:22 PM By Erin Bradford
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looksoftware has partnered with Mainline Information Systems, an IBM premier business partner, to offer looksoftware’s solutions to their IBM i customers. Mainline was recently certified as an IBM Cloud Builder and hopes that looksoftware's solutions will help its customers take advantage of mobile, cloud, and RPG Open Access opportunities. Mainline reports that two customers have already implemented looksoftware solutions to create a customized iPad interface and integrate ... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 04/18/2012 1:03 PM By Erin Bradford
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Zend has released Zend DBi, a build of the MySQL database for the IBM i platform. Zend has picked up were Oracle left off by introducing the MySQL replacement (basically, a MySQL 5.1.59 distribution). This new package includes the latest IBM DB2i storage engine, so PHP applications that use MySQL can store data in DB2. Zend DBi is built from the same open-source code as MySQL, and as such, is a 100 percent compatible drop-in replacement. Zend and IBM promise to keep the new offering updated and... Read the rest of entry >>
Posted @ 04/12/2012 11:21 AM By Erin Bradford
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