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Top Ten user interface design tips, part 2

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…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 26, 20145 min read
Charity cyclists invite IBM i fans along for the ride

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…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 23, 20142 min read
i-UG born at packed UK conference

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…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 20, 20142 min read
New LX user group launches in UK

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…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 16, 20142 min read
Power p beats Oracle’s Exadata in Unix server punch-up

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…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 12, 20143 min read
Events: APSU holds three big Power8 launch events

Events: APSU holds three big Power8 launch events

Big British IBM business partner APSU is holding three major events to fly the flag for Power Systems. Its Technology Showcase events take place at Manchester United FC’s Old Trafford…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 6, 20142 min read
New and improved: Three big updates from Halcyon, looksoftware gives COBOL folk an IDE, SEQUEL adds pivot tables

New and improved: Three big updates from Halcyon, looksoftware gives COBOL folk an IDE, SEQUEL adds pivot tables

Halcyon Sofware has updated MQ Manager In the new-look Power.eu’s first regular product round-up, we’ve got news of three important updates from Halcyon Software, plus new…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 2, 20145 min read
Major European conference appoints PowerWire.eu as media partner

Major European conference appoints PowerWire.eu as media partner

PowerWire.eu has been appointed as official media partner of NiSUG’s International i-Power conference to be held later this month. The UK National iSystems User Group’s two day event takes place…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 1, 20142 min read
Cypriot supermarket fast-forwards System21 to aid takeover

Cypriot supermarket fast-forwards System21 to aid takeover

One of the biggest supermarket chains in Cyprus, Alpha Mega, has updated its IBM i-based ERP system in order to ease the takeover of four new stores. The firm upgraded…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 1, 20142 min read
PowerWire Europe reborn as PowerWire.eu

PowerWire Europe reborn as PowerWire.eu

Cue Communications today relaunches the email newsletter formerly known as PowerWire Europe as PowerWire.eu, with a new associated website of the same name. PowerWire.eu started as NEWSWire UK in 2000.…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 1, 20143 min read
Top Ten user interface design tips, part 1

Top Ten user interface design tips, part 1

Back in the summer of 2013, PowerWire ran a three-part series by looksoftware’s Nick Hampson on the pitfalls of app interface modernisation that was very well received. Now we welcome…

ByByStaff ReporterJun 1, 20146 min read
What can I do with v7.2?

What can I do with v7.2?

Steve Bradshaw explains some of the cool enhancements to speed, security and temporary storage management in the latest update to the IBM i operating system. IBM i v7.2 has arrived…

ByBySteve BradshawJun 1, 20145 min read