1. Better Tools for RPG Maintenance Programmers

We're conducting a survey to get you better tools. By Thomas M. Stockwell RPG is a great language with a long history of IBM commitment. But the focus of IBM's evolution for the language has been almost exclusively upon enhancin

2. Visionary Clustering Capabilities

When investigating clustering technology, embrace the Vision. By Thomas M. Stockwell Last month, Vision Solutions announced the integration of its Vision Cluster1 solution with IBM's Systems Director Navigator.   Clu

3. Will IBM Power Servers Open System i Neighborhood?

"i for Business" is attracting community and vendor support. By Thomas M. Stockwell The announcement on April 2, 2008, that IBM has created the new Power Server brand, combining both the System i and the System p, took few ana

4. A Year in the Life of Vision Solutions

An interview with Nicolaas Vlok explores the rapid changes that catapulted Vision Solutions into the headlines. This has been a very busy and exciting year for Vision Solutions, the software company located in Irving, California , and k

5. IBM to "Green" Its Data Centers

IBM uses energy credits and server consolidation to help data centers reduce CO2 emissions. Last year, the U.S. Congress asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to examine the impact of computer data centers on the consumption of ener

6. The Domino DB2 Debate: Why No System i DB2 Domino Data Store?

A tempest has been brewing for Lotus and Domino 8's support for DB2. It's time to put this tempest back in the teapot.  Several weeks ago, when Domino 8 began to ship, a System i reporter noticed that Domino 8 permits the storage

7. Webcast Review: High on High Availability

Craig Copeland's Webcast brings HA to a new audience. Craig Copeland from BCS Group sounds a bit like a "good ol' boy" from Florida, and he really knows his stuff when it comes to high availability. He should! He's spent

8. Exclusive Interview with Mark Shearer: "The Once and Future System i"

Mark Shearer tells us why IBM has remodeled the organization and what the future holds for the System i platform.

9. System i Division Split into Two Business Units

IBM's recent announcement with the Systems and Technology Group challenges the status quo.

10. System i Division Split into Two Business Units

IBM's recent announcement with the Systems and Technology Group challenges the status quo.

11. Vision Solutions: Managing the Mergers

How will Vision's acquisition of Lakeview impact customers?

12. Four! What It's Worth!

RPG Developer has a new team of authors! Take a look, and see what you can learn!

13. The New RPG Developer

It's a post-modern world for RPG!

14. Can MySQL Become YourSQL?

A joint announcement that rocked the boat.

15. Anatomy of an Open-Source Project

Open source makes good sense, but it's not a no-brainer!

16. Who Built the Internet, Act II

The "net neutrality" bill returns to the Senate.

17. Lotus Announcements at Lotusphere 2007

Notes/Domino Version 8 beta, Quickr, Lotus Connections, Sametime 7.5.1, and WebSphere Portal Express--what you thought you knew about Lotus may suddenly seem foolish.

18. Business Management Systems: The Integration Pitfall

Finding the right software solution is only the first step to realizing business management goals.

19. Identity Theft: The Collapsing Universe of Virtual Identity

UCLA hack places 800,000 identities at risk.

20. Instant Messaging: The Medium Is More Than the Message

Supreme Court rulings make recent Lotus Sametime announcement shine!

21. A Disgrace of Network Security

Ohio University's experience is the parable of the 21st century's challenge.

22. Acquisitions Fuel System i's Future

How will the changing ISV footprints change the System i landscape?

23. The Internet Explorer 7 Bandwagon

Want it or not, IE 7 will be on your desktop.

24. Best Practices for Building the IT Infrastructure

How is the CFO to judge what his CTO is serving up?

25. IBM's System i Telephony Offering at Your Company

Position your infrastructure for the future.

26. Lotus Sametime 7.5 Ships

Is the wait for secure, open-standards-based messaging over?

27. IBM Buys Internet Security Systems

The global market for Internet security finally matures.

28. WWW Turns 15 as Congress Passes Web Censorship

The momentum of H.R. 5319 (DOPA) could change access to services offered by the Web.

29. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt About Global IT Security

Cyber-crime: How is it affecting your anxiety level?

30. EC Docks Microsoft on Documentation

"The European Commission cannot allow such illegal conduct to continue indefinitely."

31. A Special Note from Tom Stockwell: Integrating Systems Requires a New Vision of the IT Architecture

What you missed on June 22 could change your IT department!

32. High School Computer Science: Does Not Compute?

A white paper by CSTA identifies the challenges of teaching our next IT generation.

33. White Paper: "Offshoring Your Job Is Good For You"

Promulgating bad analysis leads to poor decision-making.

34. Who Built the Internet, and Is It for Sale?

Beware HR 5252: The Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Efficiency Act of 2006 (COPE).

35. IBM Lowers System i Prices and Offers Better Rebates

To get customers onto the faster machines, IBM pulls out the stops.

36. System i and IBM 1st Quarter Financials

Revenue growth is up for IBM but down for System i. Should you be worried?

37. The System i Strategy for New Customers

IBM has a plan. Will it work?

38. IT Education and Women in IT

Behind IBM's success are some creative and positive role models who happen to be women.

39. IBM's Academic Initiative

IBM's latest educational initiative is teaching tech to THINK.

40. The Excitement and the Challenge of Marketing i5

MC Press Editor in Chief Thomas M. Stockwell has an in-depth interview with IBM's System i5 Marketing Manager, Elaine Lennox.

41. Mouthing the Words of a Forgotten Tune

Western Union kills the telegram as Microsoft releases source.

42. Lotusphere Announcements of January 23, 2006

New Workplace products and a sneak preview of Notes/Domino R7 raise the bar for collaboration tools.

43. Top iSeries Marketing Guru Makes Transition

Peter, we hardly knew ye.

44. Hacking the Bug Machine

Three of IE's latest security holes raise questions about the MS commitment to security.

45. Lazy Coding: A Programmer's Guide

This programming model is not only good job insurance; it's a great humanitarian cause!

46. Product Review: Affirmative's YEStation

Emulation in a thin client package? That's Affirmative!

47. IBM Purchases DataPower Technology

Service-oriented architectures are maturing.

48. IBM Donates Rational Unified Process to Open-Source

IBM hopes to enable industry-wide best practices for application development.

49. Office Intrigue: Sun Microsystems and Google are Dating

Sun and Google have announced a new alliance.

50. Katrina and On Demand e-Government

Some terrible lessons must be re-learned.