The company behind some of the UK’s best-known culinary brands has used STREAM from Proximity to improve its order-taking. Leigh, Lancashire-based AB World Foods produces Patak’s, Blue Dragon and Levi Roots sauces and condiments. It runs Infor’s IBM i-based LX (née BPCS) ERP package on Power7 hardware to process orders from Britain’s big supermarket chains […]
Tips for a happy Zend Server on IBM i
We looked in my last article at how to get started with PHP on IBM i. Server side, this involved installing Zend Server – the PHP engine that makes things happen. In this article, I’m going to share some tips with you that relate to configuring this fine software to avoid problems and get the […]
IBM i cloud app wins logistics award
British midrange specialist Proximity has won a big logistics industry award with an IBM i-based cloud solution. At the SHD Logistics annual awards dinner last week, Proximity scooped the top spot in the magazine/website’s innovation technology category. The Leeds-headquartered firm won the accolade for its work with children’s’ bed manufacturer Scandinavian House, based in Shipley, […]
Proximity hosts modernisation and security sessions
British midrange specialist Proximity is to hold two consecutive events for IBM i users in November. The first, on Tuesday, November 25, will focus on apps modernisation and mobilisation. The second will concentrate on IBM i security on the following day. Both will be held at UK Power Systems’ distributor Avnet‘s new offices in Bracknell, […]
Proximity signs security deal with Raz-Lee
British IBM i specialist Proximity has signed a deal with America’s Raz-Lee Security. Proximity, which has offices in Leeds and Nottingham, will market and support Raz-Lee’s iSecurity suite of 15 products in the UK and Ireland. Proximity will provide implementation, configuration and assessment as part of the partnership. Raz-Lee’s iSecurity software suite includes tools to […]
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 Museum in Birmingham on July 9. LX fans heard from Nigel Barker, an Infor senior business consultant, about the ERP giant’s strategic plans and roadmap […]
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 SSA’s BPCS, an original mainstay of IBM’s midrange server market. The new Infor LX User Group has been put together by Proximity Enterprise Solutions, a […]