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In this edition, we'll cover IBM's PureFlex Solution for IBM i, specifically focused toward the SMB market. Plus, IBM announces more Power Linux Centers in New York and Austin along with proposed Linux KVM support in 2014.
Written by Steve Pitcher
With running themes of "integration by design" and a "simplified experience," IBM PureSystems has been a relative hit in the worldwide server community, shipping over 4,000 units since its announcement just over a year ago. The fundamental characteristics of the AS/400 and now IBM i on Power Systems that inspired the descriptors for the IBM PureSystems family have come full circle as IBM announced the IBM PureFlex Solution for IBM i.
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Despite a general drift toward content management apps for handling document content on other platforms, the IBM i document-management market generally retains its traditional focus on managing doc content and delivery options.
Written by John Ghrist
Over the past few years, in the computer industry as a whole, there has been increasing confusion between the concepts of document management and content management. In an article on this topic in 2012, "Technology Focus: Document Management Searches for an Identity," several IBM i vendors expressed opinions that drew a line between those two product types. Content management was seen as primarily concerned with controlling content on Web sites, while document management in the IBM i market was seen as being largely concerned with capturing and storing paper and electronic documents and controlling associated workflows.
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Get your IBM i Security Assessment without the cost of a formal audit.
Written by Robin Tatam
The economic downturn during the past few years has resulted in fewer resources for IT projects, leaving management scrambling to find more efficient and cost-effective ways to utilize the resources that remain.
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Projects can be overwhelming, but taken in small, deliberate steps, all projects are achievable.
Written by Bill Rice
If you've ever had to create, manage, and complete a project, and you felt the need for some hand-holding, this primer from Colleen Garton and Erika McCulloch is invaluable. It's a well-organized, step-by-step introduction into the mechanics of actually getting a complex project completed and out the door.
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The documentation for WCM and Portal on IBM i is a little hairy, so we'll go through the installation step by step here.
Written by Steve Pitcher
Must things be so difficult? No! They don't need to be! Clear documentation would make things a lot simpler, but since that wasn't available to me, I decided to make my own after I did the install. I hope this article saves you from some headaches.
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INDUSTRY NEWS >>
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The Linux Professional Institute, the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced it has completed an extensive review and update of the exam objectives for their LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification programs.
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Zend, the PHP Company, announced that registration is open for PHP 2013 (ZendCon), the world's premier PHP Conference.
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ARCAD Software, leading vendor in software solutions for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) on IBM Power, today announced the compatibility of Version 9.2 of its solutions with Oracle JD Edwards World A9.3.
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Help/Systems, one of the fastest-growing software providers in the Twin Cities, has been named to the Top 100 Workplaces in Minnesota for the second year in a row after an employee-based survey from StarTribune.
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LANSA announced the general availability of LANSA DQ Inspector. Available free from the Apple App Store, DQ Inspector automates the recording of physical attributes associated with the inspection of consumer products.
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IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ Version 1.2 provides foundational managed, hosted, private, cloud infrastructure services.
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Software AG announced that it has executed an agreement with Progress Software to acquire Apama, the market leading platform for Complex Event Processing (CEP) and CEP-powered solutions.
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