Looksoftware launched a new version of its application modernization platform yesterday that allows companies to build smart client interfaces for their iSeries applications. Company officials say the new smart client functionality available for newlook and centric 7.0 will give users the advanced functionality they’ve come to expect from fat-client Windows interfaces, while maintaining the ease of deployment of browser-based clients that administrators have come to appreciate.

Looksoftware launched centric in January 2003 to provide a better set of tools for integrating iSeries applications with other programs, notably CRM systems. The integration tool shares a development environment with newlook, the company’s

Thanks to modern conveniences, busy Central Floridians can get wired on ice-cold energy drinks and pay their electric bills all in one stop. Folks with electricity, water, or Internet services supplied by Kissimmee Utility Authority can now remit for these services 24/7 at 7-Eleven convenience stores all across the state. And at the heart of this new system lies an OS/400 server.

In July 2004, 7-Eleven’s own self-service Vcom financial services kiosks in Central Florida began accepting utility bill payments, a service not offered at most convenience stores. Proprietary Vcom touch screens allow Kissimmee Utility Authority customers to settle accounts

Wherever Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova goes during the U.S. Open in New York City this week, a gaggle of reporters and photographers is sure to follow, creating a media feeding frenzy only possible in the Big Apple. But on the court, things are a bit more civil, thanks in part to a new eServer i5 system from IBM that can dish out tennis scores and Sharapova photos to millions of adoring fans and media types over the U.S. Open Web site, in real time.

For the 13th straight year, IBM Global Services is providing technology for the United States

Goering iSeries Solutions last week launched a new release of iExcelGen, a utility that streamlines the loading of OS/400 data or spool files into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and then distributing them automatically. The new release has support for FTP, ZIP compression, and automatic formatting, and has the capability to split very large reports into manageable chunks.

The iExcelGen eliminates the hassle of manually converting DB2/400, Query/400, SQL/400, or spool file data from the native OS/400 format into XLS. For PC users who are adept at sorting through data in Excel, and using the celebrated spreadsheet program to generate polished graphics