Node.js for the IBM i
Back in October, IBM announced that another open-source JavaScript language would be available on the IBM i. And it has been generating a great deal of excitement in the IBM i developer community. Node.js is an open-source server-side JavaScript runtime engine, which has, since mid-November been supported on both the IBM i 7.1 Technology Refresh […]
Non-compliance: the costs are more than just financial
Although on the increase, financial penalties are only the tip of the iceberg for non-compliance in the financial sector according to a review published by Thomson Reuters. First published in 2008, ‘The rising costs of non-compliance: from the end of a career to the end of a firm’, Thomson Reuters looks at the compliance landscape […]
The enemy within: rise of the insider threat
High-profile breaches by cybercriminals and hackers such as those at JP Morgan Chase, eBay, Target and Home Depot serve as a timely reminder of the challenges organisations face externally to their business-critical data. Unfortunately, while many organisations focus their attention on protecting their ‘borders’, it is from within organisations that the greatest threats are posed. […]
PHP Data Object templates included in WebSmart 10.6
BCD Software, now Fresche Solutions, a Quadrant Software company and an IBM i industry leader for over 38 years, has announced the release of WebSmart 10.6, BCD’s rapid IBM i and multi-platform desktop and mobile web application development tool. Highlights of this release include Zend Framework 2 (ZF2) and PHP Data Object (PDO) templates to […]
Trends and Directions on the IBM i: Survey Results
During our recent seminar held in conjunction with BCD Software and Quadrant Software (now Fresche Solutions) on IBM i development, IBM i modernisation and mobilisation we held a quick survey amongst the attendees. And it provided some interesting survey results on the current landscape and future plans for development on the IBM i amongst a […]
IBM i Development, Modernisation and Mobilisation: Event Presentations
Last week we held a very successful event at the offices of Avnet in Bracknell looking at the latest developments, trends and products available for modernising, developing and mobilising the IBM i from BCD Software and Quadrant Software, now Fresche Solutions. The full day event featured a number of presentations by members of the Proximity […]
Five Tips for Securing Your Intellectual Property
Theft of manufacturing company’s intellectual property (IP) is costing US organisations an estimated $300 billion according to the National Science Foundation. “Manufacturers should assume both malicious insider and cyber-attacks are already occurring and take appropriate”. That is the advice from Digital Guardian, who provide IP managed services in the US. Manufacturers spend more of their […]
IBM i Costs Significantly Lower than Rivals
IBM i 7.2 and Power Systems three-year IT costs are on ‘average 45% less than those of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014, and 51% less than for x86 Linux servers and Oracle databases’ according to research published by International Technology Group. Findings in ‘IBM I on Power Systems for Midsize Businesses: minimizing […]
POODLE Security Vulnerability: How to Disable SSLv3 on IBM i
IBM recently published a security bulletin about an SSLv3 vulnerability called the Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE) attack. This vulnerability could give a remote attacker plaintext access to what would otherwise be an encrypted SSL session. SSLv3 is enabled by default on the IBM HTTP Server, so we recommend disabling SSL and using […]
IBM i security key to preventing downtime and system outages
According to a report published by the International Technology Group (ITG), the IBM i provides significant total cost of ownership benefits to both large and mid-sized organisations – especially when it comes to cybersecurity and the protection of sensitive data. ‘IBM I on Power Systems for Enterprise Businesses’ compared a number of leading operating systems […]