• IBM i and Zip Files

  January 11, 2012 Ted Holt

  You may have heard of the new zip file APIs–QZipZip and QZipUnzip–that IBM added to IBM i 7.1. I am looking forward to using them. But if your shop is like mine, that is, you’re not running 7.1, there’s another way to work with zip files, and it does a good job. The other way is the Java Archive utility, or jar. It’s an easy command to use, and it runs under Qshell. Here’s how it works. The jar command has several parameters. First is a case-sensitive list of options. You will always need a lowercase “f” option. Second is

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• Admin Alert: Is It a Performance Issue or a Throughput Issue?

  January 11, 2012 Joe Hertvik

  It’s common for Power i users to complain their batch jobs are running too slowly. But is system capability responsible for slow batch throughput or could the problem be caused by poor work management procedures? This week, let’s look at a few scenarios where users say their batch jobs are running too slowly and discuss what, if anything (short of a hardware upgrade), can help speed up batch processing. Getting To the Bottom of Slow Batch Processing Users who feel that their batch work isn’t completing in a timely manner may blame that perceived slowness on the system hardware. This

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• CCSS Helps Detects Fraud with New Database Monitor

  January 11, 2012 Alex Woodie

  It’s a well established fact that the majority of fraud reported by companies is not perpetrated by hackers coming in over the Net, but is actually the work of employees and other insiders with access to internal systems. Combating this type of fraud requires a multi-pronged approach, including strong security configurations and powerful tools. The IBM i world just got another fraud-fighting tool last month when CCSS announced the availability of its new database monitoring solution. The new database monitoring capabilities were delivered as part of QMessage Monitor (QMM) version 7, a major new release of CCSS’ real-time message monitoring

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• Zend Updates PHP Server Stack for IBM i

  January 10, 2012 Alex Woodie

  Zend Technologies has launched a major update to Zend Server for IBM i, its PHP server stack for the IBM i platform. Version 5.6 marks the general availability of the new XML Toolkit, which provides a new way for integrating RPG logic into PHP apps, and a new application deployment mechanism. DBi, the drop-in replacement for MySQL on the platform that was slated for release about this time, is not yet ready. In the absence of DBi, the new XML Toolkit is the headliner with Zend Server for IBM i version 5.6. Zend has been working with IBM for well

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• ARCAD Adds New Testing Features to ALM Suite

  January 10, 2012 Alex Woodie

  ARCAD Software is now shipping version 8.12 of its application lifecycle management (ALM) suite for the IBM i OS. Among the enhancements is the capability of its regression testing product, called Verifier, to test multiple types of user interfaces simultaneously, thereby making it easier for IBM i shops to test Windows, Web, and mobile interfaces with the same effort used to test interactive 5250 screens or batch jobs. The ARCAD ALM suite is a collection of tools used to aid developers in the development, testing, and roll-out of new and enhanced applications. The software is primarily used on the IBM

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• Linoma Adds Enterprise Features to MFT Software

  January 10, 2012 Alex Woodie

  Linoma Software‘s flagship managed file transfer (MFT) software has gained new features that should improve a user’s ability to integrate the MFT software with existing systems and business processes. New job controls, advanced functions and calculations, custom add-ons, and GUI improvements highlight the enhancements in GoAnywhere Director version 4. GoAnywhere Director is the most feature-rich offering in Linoma’s MFT lineup, which also includes GoAnywhere Services and GoAnywhere Gateway. The software offers a plethora of MFT capabilities, including: support for a variety of protocols, including FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, and AS2; support for moving and translating data among different databases;

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• Applied Logic Gives FEU New Printing and Zip Functions

  January 10, 2012 Alex Woodie

  File Edit Utility (FEU), a popular database utility for the IBM i OS and its predecessors, has been updated by its developer, Applied Logic of Keizer, Oregon. Version 19 brings new printing and Zip functions that should make the utility even more useful. FEU is a multi-purpose tool for accessing and manipulating physical and logical files in DB2/400, as well as accessing data areas, data queues, user spaces, spool files, and other areas of the IBM i architecture. The software, which was first released 28 years ago for the AS/400’s predecessors, provides relatively quick and painless access to the system

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• RJS Goes Single Sign-On with i OS App

  January 10, 2012 Alex Woodie

  Logging onto RJS Software Systems products is about to get a whole lot easier and more secure. This month, the Burnsville, Minnesota, company plans to ship a new release of WebDocs–iSeries Edition that’s equipped with the vendor’s new RJS Single Sign-On (SSO) technology. RJS plans to enable several other products with SSO throughout the year. SSO technology enables a user to log onto her computer once and access multiple client or server applications with that first authentication, doing away with the need to log onto each application separately. SSO eliminates the hassle of remembering multiple user IDs and passwords and

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• RPG & DB2 Summit: Skills Fitness for Modern IT

  January 10, 2012 Dan Burger

  RPG & DB2 Summit: Skills Fitness for Modern IT There is something new to learn every day. This idea pops up on people’s radar screens each year around this time in the form of New Years resolutions. It’s a great time for fitness centers to recruit. As a CEO, you might be thinking about the fitness of your business. As a CIO, the fitness of your staff might be a concern. As a staff member, you might be taking a look at the fitness of your skills. If you want to be fit, you have to put in the training

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• Beverage Company Taps IntelliChief for Forms Software

  January 10, 2012 Alex Woodie

  American Beverage Corporation has licensed the Formtastic forms management solution from IntelliChief to automate previously manual processes in conjunction with a new installation of Infor‘s ERP LX software. The beverage company may license the IntelliChief paperless process management software this year. American Beverage Corporation (ABC) is a multi-million dollar manufacturer and marketer of kids’ fruit drinks, ready-to-drink cocktails, and non-alcoholic cocktail mixers. The company is based near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is owned by the publicly traded Dutch food company Royal Wessanen. As part of ABC’s recent upgrade to Infor ERP LX, the company looked for other ways to enhance

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