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IBM’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…
ByPowerLinux: 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…
ByIBM’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…