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| IBM Introduces Direction for 2010 |
| Along with many other announcements, including information on IBM i operating system 6.1.1 and a new i Edition for BladeCenter S with RAID support, so that it now includes RAID SAS Switch Modules and IBM i pre-installation. Of the many things discussed for 2010's direction, the most interesting might be that the Power Systems IBM i team has been working with the IBM Rational team to create enhancements to RPG that will let RPG programs easily work a variety of client applications including web services, mobile devices, and XML. "Today RPG is very much tied to a 5250 output," says Craig Johnson, an IBM Power Systems software product manager for IBM i, PHP, and MySQL. "There are tools like HATS and other third-party tools that take that to web browsers and other things but it's really tied to 5250, and what we're working on with Rational is to break that tie and allow partners, ISVs, and programmers to take RPG to any type of device -- mobile devices, XML, web services, so there's some significant enhancements coming for RPG developers." Read More |
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| PER/ZIP4 Certified for CASS Cycle M |
| WorksRight Software, Inc. recently announced that its PER/ZIP4 address verification software has been recertified for CASS (Coding Accuracy Support System) processing by the U.S. Postal Service for the 2009/2010 cycle. PER/ZIP4 matches addresses to the national ZIP + 4 Postal database, which allows Zip Codes, ZIP + 4's, and other mailing information to be verified, corrected and updated. According to the press release, "PER/ZIP4 includes many standard features for which other vendors charge extra. PER/ZIP4's features include a batch interface for processing complete files, an interactive interface for processing individual addresses, and an API interface for incorporating address standardization and validation into existing applications. PER/ZIP4 also includes, at no extra charge, sample code demonstrating the printing of POSTNET and Intelligent Mail (IMB) bar codes. Although PER/ZIP4 is intended as a tool for improving mailing efficiency, many companies also benefit from reduced charges from other carriers. Accurate addresses greatly reduce the number of "charge-backs" for invalid address information." Read More |
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| IBM's Adkins Takes Over for Moffat Who is Charged in Insider Trading Scandal |
| IBM executive Robert W. Moffat Jr. was placed on indefinite leave pending the outcome of charges filed against him in an alleged illegal insider trading operation. Moffat was senior vice president and general manager of the Systems and Technology Group, as well as a rising star who was considered a potential chief executive officer. He was arrested and released on $2 million bail following a federal undercover investigation that extended to Intel Corp., a large Wall Street hedge fund, and a global management and consulting firm. Profits from the alleged trading scam exceeded $20 million and involved using insider information to trade securities in several publicly traded companies including Google, Polycom, Hilton Hotels, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, as well as the stocks of Clearwire, and Akamai. Rod Adkins has been named acting head of IBM's Systems and Technology Group. He currently had been senior vice president for development and manufacturing at STG. Read More |
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| Vision Solutions Fuels Prominent Asian Energy Company's Growth |
| Vision Solutions recently announced Korea's Daehan City Gas Company, one of Asia's fastest-growing energy and safety management consulting companies, uses Vision's EchoStream for AIX and ORION Solutions to stay ahead of the increasing demand for energy and minimize disruptions for its customers. With nearly one million customers, Daehan City Gas Company requires its IT systems and AIX-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to be available without question. According to the press release, "With Vision Solutions Daehan City Gas Company now has a reliable disaster recovery system vital for maintaining access to detailed information regarding response to service calls, repairs or emergencies." Benefits from Vision Solutions' EchoStream for AIX include smooth and speedy "dial back" of any application or database at the push of a button, minimum data loss with instantaneous reliable recovery and the ability to reverse data corruption or accidental deletion of single files or transactions, and robust DR capability via continuous data replication to a remote backup server. Read More |
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| IBM Announces New Software for Managing Data Centers |
| IBM recently introduced VMControl, new software for managing data centers that has the potential to dramatically cut the cost of operations while speeding the deployment of new applications from weeks to minutes. VMControl helps companies that have turned to virtualization-the creation of multiple virtual servers or storage on a single physical system-to reduce infrastructure costs, but have encountered new struggles as they try to manage enterprises made up of disparate platforms, each with their own virtualization technology. VMControl also allows combinations of physical and virtual IBM servers to be managed as a single entity. This approach-known as system pooling-expands the benefits of virtualization by helping corporate data centers simplify complex management functions and better share and prioritize use of critical resources such as processing power, memory and storage. Read More |
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| HiT Software Adds Configuration and Tracking Features to Allora Data Transformation Product |
| HiT Software recently announced Allora 6.0, the newest version of their full-featured data transformation product designed to bridge heterogeneous relational databases with XML and structured text files. According to the press release, "Allora 6.0 adds key functionality for data traceability that helps industries improve their understanding of data relationships and track data mapping design prior to transformation. Also new to Allora are enhancements that offer greater scripting flexibility and reduce effort in managing transformations." "Many industries face a daunting task of managing data traceability and compliance, and software providers need to be flexible in supporting those requirements," said Giacomo Lorenzin, CEO, HiT Software, Inc. "One of the ways to support compliance is to address traceability at the point of data change, particularly when data is transformed from one file format to another. We can assure businesses that, when moving data between XML and any relational database using Allora, they have complete transparency of data change." Read More |
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