Ever since going out on my own and starting my own business, I’ve been on the Palm Treo, with the Palm OS. Once upon a time, a Palm was a dandy gadget. It was top of the pack in productivity and features. Have had a handful over the years (pun intended). However, this is 2008, … Read more
Very cool article on developerworks. Its HATS related, of course. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-atommainframe/?S_TACT=105AGX01&S_CMP=HP ©2016 Strongback Consulting
Fortunately for IBM…..http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23814.wss I can hear a collective ‘whhheeewww’…. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
I saw this on Slashdot and nearly fell out of my chair. This is HUGE. For IBM, this is a major blow to their brand, as well as their balance sheets. US contracts contribute a significant amount to their bottom line. For the Federal Government, I see no way that other agencies are just going … Read more
You heard it right kiddos. HATS version 7.1 should be officially released tomorrow. The official release announcement will be here. You can download a trial version of it here. Of course the trial is identical to the fully licensed version minus the actual license which is just a java jar file. New features include: Visual … Read more
IBM is doing very well with their YouTube marketing. This video shows the latest features of Lotus Notes/Domino version 8, but frankly, it doesn’t even scratch the surface of what’s its really capable of. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
The question still remains for IBM: When is WebSphere App Server 7 coming out? The response is still the same: deer-caught-in-the-headlight stare from the IBM software reps. Some inside information tells me a few clues about what to expect. First off, from my conversation with a certain Distinguished Engineer last year, was that WAS 7 … Read more
This is probably old news for some of you, but I just caught it. I think this was announced on January 29th. I had just got to the point to where I thought users were finally going to V5R4, when this comes out. Geesh. Anyhow. Looks likes this gives you the added features you need … Read more
Those who know me, know I play harmonica and guitar (more harmonica since it travels a bit easier). My niece forwarded this to me, and I am in awe. Enjoy. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
This befuddles me. Over the past couple of years I have run across so many companies that do custom development but have zero version control in place. In particular are companies that do a lot of RPG or Cobol development work, and are just getting into doing Java. Usually they keep their source code in … Read more