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  • New product round-up: IFS gets multi-threaded replication and better monitoring

    As previewed exclusively by PowerWire back in November last year, Maxava has released a new version of Maxava HA with fully dynamic multi-threaded IFS replication. Replication speeds have long been an Achilles heel for some real-time solutions that have only been able to run IBM i IFS replication in a single-thread mode or with very…

  • WebSphere outpaces WebLogic on Power and Intel

    IBM’s WebSphere Application Server on Power8 leaves Oracle’s equivalent offerings standing when it comes to speed, according to new figures. In the latest SPEC benchmarking tests, WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.2 running on a 24-core Power S824 beat WebLogic 12.1.3 Server running on a 32-core Oracle SPARC T5-2 by 76% per core. I.T.’s big beasts are…

  • Opinion: Toy Story or Rise of The Machines?

    Behold, your toddler’s next Power System client device will be a Watson-connected toy dinosaur. But am I the only one who finds the idea of letting a global megacorp’s A.I. communicate directly with our children slightly creepy? I ask because among this week’s media coverage of start-up toy firm Elemental Path’s plans to do just…

  • German i developer improves cross-platform testing

    A German IBM i-based developer has cut errors and test times with Rational Quality Manager. Boppard-based Ehrhardt + Partner specialises in warehouse management and transport logistics solutions. But while it does all its original coding on the Power i, it needs to test its software in different environments. In a new report from IBM, Jens…

  • Survey shines light on Power i in Europe

    Back in October, PowerWire.eu urged our readers to take part in a new survey of the IBM i market conducted by HelpSystems. The reason was simple. Since the i was subsumed by the wider Power Systems brand and midrange publishers both in Europe and the States fell by the wayside, there had been a dearth…

  • Speedy website’s a winner with Power i and Watson

    A German developer has combined the Power i’s strength with Watson’s savvy to carve out a niche in the hotel market. Kaufering-based IT consultant Rainer Ross used a Power 720 and IBM’s Watson Content Analytics software to create a new hotel search engine called myhofi (pictured). In a new report from Big Blue, Ross says:…

  • i-UG to hold action-packed event in February

    The UK’s i-UG will hold an action-packed conference on Thursday, February 19 at the Mercure Norton Grange Hotel in Rochdale, Lancashire (pictured). Seminars include a look at the latest version of DB2 Web Query, a presentation on the real-world benefits of Power8 hardware and an intriguing-looking demo of the latest in 3D printing technology. PowerWire…

  • Brussels conference focuses on security

    Common Belgium is kicking off its 2015 schedule with a close look at security. The IBM i user group will hold its first major meeting of the year at the IBM Client Centre in Brussels on March 11. In his invitation to the event, Shirang “Ranga” Deshpande, the group’s vice president and events organiser, says:…

  • Opinion: let IBM i have its day in the sun

    Last week, IBM launched its new z13 mainframe (pictured above). Apparently, it had hurried the announcement along so that it came before its latest set of earnings. This move was rewarded by acres of virtual newsprint by the press. The oldest tech giant of them all is reportedly going through a painful transformation. The Big…

  • Indian institution jumps to Oracle/Power combo

    India’s Council of Agricultural Research has made the jump from paper-based processes to an Oracle-on-Power ERP system supporting well over 100 sites. The ambitious project is something of a coup for IBM’s Global Business Services division. Partly funded by the World Bank, it is one of the first national ERP implementations by central government in…

  • HelpSystems buys Halcyon Software

    America’s HelpSystems has bought British systems management specialist Halcyon Software for an undisclosed sum. In a press statement yesterday, HelpSystems, which is headquartered in Minneapolis and has its UK offices in Fleet, Hampshire, said that the acquisition would strengthen its range of solutions for managed services providers. The purchase also expands its cross-platform systems management/monitoring…

  • OpenPower looking strong for 2015 with 80th member

    IBM’s OpenPower Foundation appears to be going from strength to strength as it heads into 2015. The consortium Big Blue formed around its Power processor technology found its 80th member last week in the form of major cloud vendor Rackspace. The Texas-based company has data centres around the world and has apparently been investigating Power…