Agenda released for i-UG February meeting
A couple of weeks ago, we published a blog with the schedule of i-UG meetings in 2015. Details of the agenda have now been released for the first meeting which takes place on Thursday 19th February 2015 at the Norton Grange Hotel in Rochdale. i-UG has had a number of presentations about IBM’s Web Query […]
Stream with Scandinavian House shortlisted for prestigious SHD Logistics Award 2015
We are delighted to announce that the Stream order, transport and delivery management software solution has been shortlisted for a SHD Logistics Award 2015 in the Innovation Technology category. Our award entry used long-term customer Scandinavian House, as a case study to provide the evidence that the judging panel was looking for, which included: Demonstrated […]
Health Care Company Improves Operational Efficiency by Giving their RPG Programs a Web GUI
A prominent healthcare company based in the United States (name has been withheld for confidentiality reasons) has partnered with BCD Software, now Fresche Solutions, to give one of their RPG applications a web GUI. BCD used Presto to deliver the project within the client’s compressed two-week deadline. The modernised screens have replaced an inefficient pen-and-paper […]
Retail and PCI Compliance: Counting the Cost of Non-compliance
UK consumers love to shop online. The IMRG-Capgemini eRetail sales index predicted that by the end of 2014, eCommerce would have grown by 17% in the UK compared to 2013: from £91 billion to £107 billion. Consumers have been taking advantage of the convenience of eCommerce – and trusting their personal details to the retailer. […]
i-UG meetings 2015: the UK’s only IBM i User Group
2014 was a hugely important year for i-UG, the independent organisation which represents the IBM i community in the UK. i-UG was formed following the merger of The National i User Group (NiSUG) and The Computer Users Association (CUA) and works to raise awareness of the IBM i platform – and its many benefits. As […]
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. […]
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 […]