System i NEWS UK archive from June 2007
| Freshcook goes cordon bleu with System i. At ready-meal specialist Freshcook, integrating information between different systems was causing administrative overheads to rise, customer demands for product traceability were expensive to meet by using manual processes, and full disaster recovery services were lacking. Solution? Use System i to run the Complete ERP package as the strategic business management platform. | |
| The Power principle – is UK IT facing an energy crisis? Back in May, in an report about IBM’s new POWER6 processors that are due to debut on the System i next year, I said that because the UK had a robust power intrastructure, IT managers didn't have to worry too much about electricity consumpion. Put, simply, I was wrong. And here's why. | |
| Key mutual fund player goes for growth with two i570s To significantly increase the capacity and processing power available to customers of its managed service, Mutual Fund Technologies has gone live with a dual i5 model 570 system complex. The Tonbridge, Kent-based firm provides transfer agency systems and software to the global mutual fund industry. | |
| Nortel teams up with IBM for second System i IP telephony solution The story of the System i’s latest incarnation as an IP telephony server took an unexpected turn last week when IBM announced a new deal with Nortel. | |
| Vision buys Lakeview to create high availability giant The battle for the System i high availability market took a new turn today with an announcement from Vision Solutions that it has bought long-time arch-rival Lakeview Technology. | |
| Kent Reliance Building Society lays OfficeVision to rest Ever since IBM announced OS/400 V4R5 was the last release to support its OfficeVision product, companies have been searching for an alternative solution. Many decided to continue using OfficeVision until it became critical to update the OS version of their iSeries. IBM may have announced a clear migration path but many companies took the opportunity to evaluate third-party products which often offered additional features and benefits while reducing costs. | |
| Infor unveils System i Centre of Excellence Infor has launched an online System i Centre of Excellence, a community populated by application development experts from within the company. | |
| EMEA server market grows, but System i sales slip, says analyst The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) server market experienced healthy growth in sales in the first quarter of 2007, but System i sales suffered, according to analyst IDC. | |
| Academic Initiative goes from strength to strength IBM’s System i Academic Initiative, announced last year with the key intention of bringing new blood to the platform through forging partnerships with educational institutions and local businesses, is going from strength to strength. | |
