IBM i Picks Up The Slack

June 14, 2017 Alex Woodie

Have you heard about this new thing called Slack? While it may sound like something your least productive programmers might do, Slack is actually one of the hottest new productivity apps in the land. And now it’s coming to the IBM i, thanks to BVS Tools.

Brad Stone’s BVS Tools recently rolled out a new application called GreenTools for Slack, or G4SLK. The product is an extension of Stone’s existing communication tools that integrates the IBM i server with Slack.

Slack, if you’re not aware, is a free Web-based service designed to help companies communicate and collaborate more effectively. …