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Bluemix offers a glimpse of the future
IBM’s new cloud-based developer sandbox Bluemix offers a fascinating insight into the future. Or, at least, the future according to IBM. Launched last week, the emergence of this cloud development…
ByHelpSystems buys RODIN and RJS
Midrange powerhouse HelpSystems added two more solutions to its already considerable armoury last week when it acquired RJS Software Systems and bought the RODIN data warehousing portfolio. It bought RODIN…
IBM’s Power processor sell-off “imminent”
IBM is rumoured to be on the brink of selling its Power processor manufacturing business. According to reports in American media outlets, Big Blue is going to offload its entire…
Power System conference dates in UK, Sweden, Hungary, Germany, more…
Here’s our latest round-up of events around Europe and beyond. If you have a conference, seminar or workshop that you would like to see listed on PowerWire, please get in…
New and improved: Advanced Excel integration from Symtrax; HelpSystems enhances ROBOT/Console; Fresche Legacy beefs up entry-level app analysis
Midrange specialist Symtrax has released a new version of StarQuery Suite, its set of Excel-integrated BI tools for managing databases, queries, reports and access rights. StarQuery (pictured above) extracts data…
How to make IBM i work with VLANs
Prior to its 7.2 version, IBM i had no concept of VLANs. They had to be managed externally. However, I am going to show you how to get IBM i…
ByDeadline looms for user group cash grants
Time is running out for IBM i user-organisations to apply for a $2000 (€1470/£1175) grant from the Maxava iFoundation. The deadline for applications is Monday, June 30. Auckland, New Zealand-based…
Top Ten user interface design tips, part 2
In the second part of his essential UI guide, Nick Hampson discusses why books and paper are good, how imitation can be valuable and why you should never be afraid…
Charity cyclists invite IBM i fans along for the ride
The whole of the UK’s IBM i community has been invited to join staff at LANSA on this year’s Palace- to-Palace charity bike ride. A flagship annual fixture to raise…
i-UG born at packed UK conference
It’s official: Britain’s two IBM i user groups, NiSUG and the IBM CUA have merged and are now i-UG. NiSUG chairman Mike Ryan and CUA/Common UK chairman Pat Flannery made…
New LX user group launches in UK
A new organisation for British users of Infor’s LX ERP software will hold its inaugural meeting at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on July 9. LX started out as…
Power p beats Oracle’s Exadata in Unix server punch-up
Power Systems running AIX cost less to run than Oracle’s new Exadata boxes, according to a new report published by IBM. American analyst International Technology Group (ITG) weighed up the…