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  • Remain Software announces a major step in global expansion

    Remain Software stands together with Japanese resellers to support application development and modernization among IBM i teams in Japan and APAC Remain Software announces a major step in global expansion and boosts their presence on Asian market. As of May 2016 the Remain Software IBM i Application Lifecycle Management tools TD/OMS and Gravity will be…

  • JT4i—Job tracking for IBM i

    Press Release: Shield Advanced Solutions, leading providers of High Availability software, announces a new product JT4i. This job tracking solution for IBMi brings a fresh approach, and is a complete re-write of Shield’s long-standing product JQG4i. “JT4i’s new code and design brings to the table a solution that is faster, more efficient, and is a…

  • Common Europe welcomes its newest country member

    Luxembourg, Europe; Common Europe is pleased to welcome its newest country member into its user group community. AIX Portal, of Russia, joins 15 other country user groups belonging to Common Europe which together represent thousands of IT professionals practicing technologies surrounding IBM Power Systems™, IBM i™, AIX™, and Linux. Common Europe continues to strengthen and…

  • Press Release: Maxava launches a brand new product – Maxava Monitor Mi8

    Philadelphia, PA., March 2, 2016:  Maxava is delighted to announce the release of its latest product, Maxava Monitor Mi8. The brand new product is a multi-platform, cloud-native monitoring solution that is easy to set up, easy to use and incredibly cost-effective to operate on a flexible monthly fee. Nathan McClintock, Director Technology commented, “At Maxava,…

  • HelpSystems Meets Growing Demand for Cybersecurity on Multiple Platforms

    HelpSystems Meets Growing Demand for Cybersecurity on Multiple Platforms Minneapolis, MN, March 1, 2016—HelpSystems, a leading provider of systems management, business intelligence, and security solutions, today announced the release of Policy Minder, a new security administration and reporting solution for the Linux, AIX, and IBM i platforms. Policy Minder helps IT teams harden system security…

  • HelpSystems Marketplace Survey

    It’s 2016. Is anyone expanding their IBM i footprint? Now you don’t have to guess. The answer’s right here! Check out the second annual IBM i Marketplace Survey Results from HelpSystems. Now in its second year, HelpSystems, in conjunction with IT Jungle and PowerWire.eu, surveyed over 800 IBM i users from around the world to…

  • Time for IBM to Stage an Intervention?

    Let’s start with an old joke: Q. How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: One, but the lightbulb has to want to change. This, in essence, is the problem with collaboration software adoption. The technology keeps improving, with more choices and better design. Unfortunately, adoption is held back due to resistance…

  • HelpSystems Acquires Tango/04 Computing Group

    HelpSystems Acquires Tango/04 Computing Group to Meet Growing Global Demand Companies combine to help organizations in Europe and Latin America automate systems management, strengthen security, and deliver simple data access. Minneapolis, MN, February 25, 2016—HelpSystems announced today the acquisition of Tango/04 Computing Group, which has built a strong presence in Europe and Latin America providing IT…

  • Press Release: TD/OMS integrates with WebSmart PHP

    TD/OMS integrates with WebSmart PHP to enable robust PHP web applications lifecycle management on IBM i. The Remain Software IBM i Application Lifecycle Management solution, TD/OMS is now integrated with WebSmart PHP from BCD Software to enable PHP and RPG developers to deliver high quality and modern web applications quickly, within budget and according to…

  • Remain Software partners with CA 2E experts AXOS AG

    Remain Software addresses CA 2E community by partnering up with the CA 2E expert from Germany, AXSOS AG. Remain Software continues Partner Network expansion by appointing a new value added reseller in Germany, AXSOS AG based in Stuttgart. The new Partner will distribute Remain’s IBM i application lifecycle management solutions, TD/OMS and Gravity in Germany,…

  • New product release: RE4i – Object distribution for IBM i

    Shield Advanced Solutions, leading providers of High Availability software, today added a new solution to their product suite. RE4i — Object Distribution for IBM i. RE4i provides the ability to distribute objects across IBM i systems installed in your network. It allows objects to be saved and restored onto remote systems, that have RE4i running,…

  • Goodbye Waldemar Puk – You will be missed. Tributes from friends and colleagues.

    I was honoured to be asked to speak at last month’s Common Conference in Poland. I say “asked” but that’s not quite how it works. What actually happened was a conversation with Waldemar Puk (Waldek as I know him), Waldek would then start talking about the golden future of IBM i, the way we can…