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An ALPHA announcement for Open Source IntERPrise has been launched by a team of international IBM i community developers. IntERPrise is a Native, data centric, multi-tier, ILE and DB2 database.

Global ink developer and producer leverages Rocket® LegaSuite Web to streamline application workflow and improve UX

Rocket Software reports that its application modernization solutions have helped reduce IT support calls by 90 percent and enhanced the employee experience at Fujifilm Specialty Ink Systems (FSIS), a leading supplier of ink and consumables for a variety of printing processes including inkjet, screen, textile, label and packaging. FSIS also saw a 15 percent increase productivity during a recent “wall-to-wall” stock check thanks to the improvements to its warehouse picking application.

The 2018 Mid-Atlantic Group of IBM i Collaborators User Conference, to be held November 12 – 14 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, will embody its title, “Lead the Industry From Within,” by way of continuing education, peer networking, and highly relevant updates on leading-edge tools and procedures, programming languages, IBM i advancements and more.

Industry-leading speakers will include Doug Mack, a DB2 for i analytics consultant in IBM’s Power Systems Lab Services organization, as well as Larry Bolhuis, Charlie Guarino, Mike Pavlak and John Valance, all esteemed authorities in their respective IT and development realms.

Remain Software, a Netherlands-based software development company specializing in application lifecycle management, DevOps and more, announced today the establishment of an official U.S. division and the selection of Laura Hamway, owner of Hamway Software Solutions in Virginia Beach, to head it.

HelpSystems announced today that it has acquired Midrange Performance Group (MPG), a company whose solutions enable organizations to optimize their IT environments.

BlockchainConf.Tech is a technical Blockchain conference hosted by ConnectJS in Atlanta GA, USA, September 5-7 2018 specifically for software engineers that are working in the decentralized space, building apps and infrastructure. This three-day program starts with a full-day hands-on workshop where participants will build a private blockchain, followed by two days of keynotes and technical talks by speakers from IBM Blockchain, Google, Microsoft, Hyperledger, The Ethereum Alliance, BitPay, ConsenSys and more.

Seiden Group and System i Developer today announce that Scott Forstie, IBM’s Db2 for i Business Architect, will provide the keynote briefing at the next IBM i CIO Summit on October 1 and 2, 2018, in Chicago. The event is free to a limited number of CIOs and IT Directors who have responsibility for application development.

Forstie will meet with CIOs from industries such as insurance, finance, logistics, and manufacturing to discuss the future direction of Db2 for i. He will also invite participants to share examples of how they have already used IBM i database capabilities to drive application innovation. On October 2 he will present a more technical look at IBM i’s database in his talk Db2 for i - Strategy, Enhancements and more.

IBM today announced the expansion of a services agreement with Anthem, Inc., one of the nation's leading healthcare companies. With this collaboration, IBM and Anthem will work together to help drive Anthem's digital transformation and deliver an enhanced digital experience for its nearly 40 million consumers.