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USB Flash Drives and IBM i
USB Flash Drives, thumb drives, memory sticks, call them what you may, are pretty much everywhere these days and it is a little known fact that you can use them…
ByUsing PHP and RPG to Communicate Together Part 2
This is the second part to my article about PHP and RPG communicating together. If you missed the first part, it can be found here. Last time we discussed PHP…
ByRemain Software partners with CA 2E experts AXOS AG
Remain Software addresses CA 2E community by partnering up with the CA 2E expert from Germany, AXSOS AG. Remain Software continues Partner Network expansion by appointing a new value added…
ByRunning Open Source PHP Applications
Way back in March last year, I wrote an article for PowerWire.eu that talked about how to get started with PHP on IBM i. In that article I touched briefly…
ByNew product release: RE4i – Object distribution for IBM i
Shield Advanced Solutions, leading providers of High Availability software, today added a new solution to their product suite. RE4i — Object Distribution for IBM i. RE4i provides the ability to…
Did IBM just offer you a FREE HMC?
OK, so maybe it’s not 100% free, but with the launch of the new Virtual Hardware Management Console (vHMC) the cost of the acquisition for many folks has tumbled by…
Using PHP and RPG to Communicate Together
In this article, I wish to take you through how we can communicate between PHP and RPG on our IBM i. I recently had a request from one of our…
Goodbye Waldemar Puk – You will be missed. Tributes from friends and colleagues.
I was honoured to be asked to speak at last month’s Common Conference in Poland. I say “asked” but that’s not quite how it works. What actually happened was a…
Visual LANSA is a Game Changer for Web Application Development
Web applications with the look and feel of desktop applications. Downers Grove, IL — November 16, 2015 — For more than 25 years, LANSA has continually enhanced its software development…
Using the VIOS VMR for system backups
My previous article discussed how you can upload and load ISO images into the Virtual Media Repository (VMR) to provide virtual optical images to the client LPARs. You may recall…
ByTest your mksysb backup without NIM or a tape drive
There’s a really handy way of cloning an AIX operating system straight from a mksysb backup. Even if you don’t need to clone an OS, it’s a pretty handy way…
Fresche Legacy Secures US$6 Million Strategic Investment
Fresche Legacy, a premier provider of application management and modernization solutions for the IBM i announced today it has received a $6 million US (C $7.8 million) investment from the…