ARTICLES

• We Finally Have a Green-Screen Development Tool!
• Practical RPG: Use Prototyping to Maximize Productivity
• V7's RPG Enhancements Include Open Access!
• The First Major Release of IBM i since 2008, IBM i 7.1 Touches Every Aspect of the OS
• TechTip: Automate Data Transfers Using FTP
• Advanced Integrated RPG: Using Java with RPG
• IBM i 7.1 First Looks: RPG
• Use SQL to Export and Delimit Files on the IBM i
• The CL Corner: Still Programming Like You Did with V1?
• TechTip: From a PC Text File to a System i Physical File in One or Two Easy Steps

BOOKS

Top 10 Best-Selling Titles for July 2010

1. Advanced, Integrated RPG
2. The Modern RPG IV Language, Fourth Edition
3. The Remote System Explorer
4. Functions in Free-Format RPG IV
5. Programming in RPG IV, Fourth Edition
6. Free-Format RPG IV
7. Complete CL, Fifth Edition
8. The IBM i Programmer's Guide to PHP
9. SQL for eServer i5 and iSeries
10. IBM System i APIs at Work, Second Edition

FORUMS

1. access Oracle, mySQl, MS SQL Server by embedded SQL in RPG (189 views)
2. Common Table Expression (82 views)
3. Official Review: The IBM i Programmer's Guide to PHP (66 views)
4. IBMDA400 data connection hangs (28 views)
5. TechTip: Simplify Your Development with DB2 Automatic Timestamp Support (11 views)
6. Multi-core systems (7 views)
7. Article Idea: What is the Extent of Outsourcing and H-1B Visas? (6 views)
8. FIELDPROC for transparent column-level encryption (6 views)
9. Cloud Computing (6 views)
10. Mobile apps (6 views)

SEARCHES

TRIAL SOFTWARE

The following trial software can be found at the MC Press Software Center.

• ACOM’s IBM i native Payment Output Solution - IT Pro’s First choice - Free full version trial from ACOM Solutions, Inc. NEW


• ACOM’s IBM i native Forms Output Solution – IT Pro’s First choice - Free full version trial from ACOM Solutions, Inc. NEW


• Free Trial of INPRO's TimeZoNe/400 (TimeZoNe Simulation Utility) from INPRO International, Inc.


• Forms Processing: Free iDOCS Trial Software and Custom Tutorial from inFORM Decisions, Inc.


• Do You Know Your iSCORE™? Quickly see the health of your System i with this FREE software! from Vision Solutions, Inc.


• Managed File Transfer Software GoAnywhere from Linoma Software


• Field and Backup Encryption Software Crypto Complete from Linoma Software


• A Free One-Hour-Proof-of-Concept and One-Hour DB2 Expert Technical Call from Centerfield Technology


• Curbstone Card from Curbstone Corp.


• eliteSUITE from Elite Document Solutions


• GeneXus 9.0 from GeneXus USA


• DataThread from Innovatum, Inc.


• lookdirect from looksoftware


• PRE/ZIP4 and PRE/SORT from WorksRight Software

WEBCAST

The following webcasts can be found on the MC Webcast Center.

• Order Processing at the Speed of Light NEW


• Virtualization on IBM Power Systems: The Availability Imperative


• The State of Resilience and Optimization on IBM Power Systems


• Everybody Wants More...Discover HA for System i


• System i and Power Systems Migrations with No Downtime


• Achieving Rapid Data Recovery in AIX Environments


• Maximize the Health and Performance of your System i


• Avoid Document Imaging Project Killers


• snap...plug your back-end applications with any other application!


• Best Practices for Implementing iSeries Electronic Forms


• Managing ILE Development


• HA for the SMB - A Consultant's View

WHITE PAPERS

The following White Papers can be found at the MC White Paper Center

• Aberdeen Group White Paper: The Importance of High Availability; Continuous Applications and Data Recovery New
• Converging Voice and Business Applications: A Practical Approach (USA and CANADA only!) New
• Get the Facts on Information Availability: How to Solve Downtime Challenges to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations New
• iSeries-AS/400 MICR Check Printing
• Executive Overview: Simplifying the Management of IBM i Environments New
• Replacing IBM Query/400: Understanding Your Options
• Research Study: The State of Resilience and Optimization on IBM Power Systems New
• SYSTEM i MODERNIZATION SURVIVAL GUIDE
• What Every Healthcare IT Manager Needs to Know - How to Solve Downtime Challenges to Patient Care, Operations and HIPAA Compliance New
• Compliance without the Complexities
• Managing Changes to Critical Data
• The Data Protection Benchmark Report- The Road to Recovery New
• 51 Things you can Automate on your System i (iSeries) – and prove Return on Investment New
• Bringing Mashups to Your Enterprise Business Applications
• Executive Overview: System Migrations without Business Downtime New
• Paperless Customer Service - Streamlining Customer Service Processes
• Get the Facts: Real-Time, On-Demand Information for Business Intelligence and Data Integration New
• Beyond the Security Breach: Protect Sensitive Data Using Encryption & Key Management (USA and CANADA only!)
• Best Practices: The Fundamentals of Document Automation New
• Journaling and High Availability - Understanding IBM i Data Protection New
• SOA What? Why SOA is Critical for iSeries RPG Shops
• High Stakes of Data Availability: An Executive Guide to IBM iSeries Recovery Options (USA only!)
• Case study on Sperian Protection’s Paperless Transition
• Keeping your System i Applications Relevant in a Service-Oriented World
• Best Bets for iSeries Rapid Recovery with Virtualization: An Executive's Guide to Affordable IBM iSeries Recovery in 12 Hours or Less (USA only!)
• ARCAD and the ITIL Framework
• Supply Chain Synchronization: Recession-proof Strategies for Improving Efficiencies
• Revolutionizing System i Application Modernization
• THE EIGHT PILLARS OF AN ENTERPRISE APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE
• Product case studies and registration details for a FREE product demo (USA and CANADA only!)