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Category Archives: News
Steve Wil You & I Column: IBM Releases i 7.1 Technology Refresh 5
IBM just released technology refresh 5 (TR5) for the IBM i 7.1 operating system The new refresh includes new IBM i Navigator capabilities, DB2 updates, BRMS updates, and of course, support for the Power 7+ processor. Steve Wil, IBM i … Continue reading
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IT Jungle: IBM to Release Power 7+ Systems on October 3rd
Per Tim Prickett-Morgan at IT Jungle, IBM will release its new Power 7+ systems on October 3rd, the same day it’s hosting a “smarter computing” event that just happens to be occurring on the same day as Oracle’s OpenWorld Customer … Continue reading
IT Jungle: Join John Earl’s Battle Against Brain Cancer
John Earl formerly of Townsend Security and mainstay in the IBM i (AS/400) community for years is fighting a battle against brain cancer. His wife Kathy is participating in a fund-raising event called the Seattle Brain Cancer Walk. From Tim … Continue reading
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Coming soon: New IT Jungle Article on Copying User Profiles Between IBM i Systems
Just finishing up a new article on how to copy user profiles between systems for production development and other uses. There are two green screen and one Systems i Navigator way to do this, and the complexity of each technique … Continue reading
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Possible Fix for Wide Open West Email Viewing Problem
One of two fixes I found for when you have problems viewing your Wide Open West (WOWWAY) email through a browser. Continue reading
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IT Jungle: The EU Used Software Ruling and How it Affects IBM i Customers
Alex Woodie has a nice piece in IT Jungle about the early July European Union court ruling that opened the door for customers to resell vendor software. While this ruling doesn’t have any effect in the US, Alex looks at … Continue reading
Oracle (and everyone else) Cannot Block EU Software Reselling…What Does it Mean for IBM i?
Here’s the money quote that may soon effect every software purchaser in Europe, the US, and around the world. Downloaded software can be resold just like software on physical media can, the Court of Justice of the European Union has … Continue reading
IT Jungle: In-Depth on Help/Systems Buying Safestone
From IT Jungle, here’s more in-depth information about the Help/Systems acquisition of UK-based Safestone Technologies that I blogged about last week. Among other facts, here are some gems you may want to read about in this Tim Prickett-Morgan article. This … Continue reading
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First Time I’ve Seen This at a Vendor Event–Wonder if Batman’s in 3D
If you’re a Batman fan and live in Chicagoland, Dell and Sirius Computer Solutions are offering a Virtualization event where they are going to talk about virtualizing your Data Center, provide lunch, and then screen the new Batman movie, The … Continue reading
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Help/Systems Buys UK-Based SafeStone Technologies
12:46 PM CST – 6/27/12 – This post has been updated with new information Help/Systems, a portfolio company of equity group Summit Partners, just announced that it is buying system security software company SafeStone Technologies Ltd., based in the United … Continue reading
IT Jungle: IBM i Platform Turns 24–Then and Now with AS/400 and IBM i
Tim Prickett Morgan has a really cool piece out about the 24th birthday of the original AS/400 machine, which has since morphed into the IBM i that we know and love today. Lots of cool stuff here, including the environment … Continue reading
IT Jungle Interview: Richard Schoen for RJS SoftwareTalks Mobilizing IBM i Apps
Dan Burger has a nice interview this morning with Richard Schoen from RJS Software where Richard gives specific advice about his decision-making process for mobilizing IBM i apps. Dan and Richard go over three areas: Whether you need both on-line … Continue reading
Cozzi Tools 2012 Runtime Library and Commands Released “Into the Wild”
Bob Cozzi has released the latest version of his runtime library and commands for COZTOOLS “into the wild” (i.e., available for free download). According to Bob’s Web site: The COZTOOLS library includes a set of RPG IV-friendly subprocedures that link to one of the … Continue reading
IBM Clamping Down on BYOD Security Risks
In what I’d expect to see across the industry, Managed Hosting News (Hostway) is reporting that IBM is imposing additional restrictions on the use of BYOD machines in their workplace. This harkens back to one of my previous posts about … Continue reading
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Joe Hertvik Speaking at Omni User Group on May 15th
I’ll be speaking at the Omni User Group in Oak Brook, IL tomorrow night (May 15, 2012) on the topic of What’s New with IBM i: Future Directions. If you’re interested, I’ll post directions for downloading the presentation after the … Continue reading
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