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AIX tech tip: make friends with the VIOS command syntax
If you are familiar with running commands on AIX, you may have logged onto the Virtual I/O Server and found the syntax frustrating. For example, the following command on AIX…
ByIBM’s processor sell-off may have stalled
IBM may not be selling its processor businesses to GlobalFoundries after all, according to a Bloomberg report. On Friday, the American news agency posted a story that said IBM had…
User group gets lowdown on LX roadmap
Attendees at the inaugural meeting of a new LX/BPCS user group got the lowdown earlier this month on the application’s future. The meeting was held at the UK’s National Motorcycle…
PowerLinux: Everything you needed to know about little endian…
If, like me, you’ve been scratching your head a little about recent changes to the PowerLinux landscape, then IBM’s Jeff Scheel has all the lowdown you need. Looking around the…
Exclusive: IBM i 7.2 delivers 17x performance gain with zero change
When Steve Bradshaw decided to test an assertion made in his previous piece for PowerWire, he made a rather pleasing discovery… In my last article, I mentioned how surprised I…
ByBluemix 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…
HelpSystems 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…