Presto 5.7: Change Management Supports SQL Queries and Macros
BCD Software (now Fresche Solutions)’s latest version of Presto, which gives existing 5250 green screens and new RPG programs a modern web GUI is now available to download from the customer portal. An interim release, Presto 5.7 expands the change management functionality previously released in version 5.6 to support the ability to export and import […]
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 […]