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There's a prevailing misconception that “legacy” systems and applications are outdated in today’s business environment—including IBM ® i. The result? The platform and its applications often end up in a CIO’s crosshairs in a push for greater IT efficiency or competitive superiority. As surprising at it may sound, I've found many CIOs and senior technologists don’t realize that IBM i is a vibrant platform and, despite popular belief, continues to have significant market and competitive strength, having evolved to work with the latest technologies including cloud computing and open-source tools. Here are three ways modernizing IBM i applications help you meet ...

Are you using one of our terminal emulators to access your IBM i, IBM Z or other legacy system? We’ve just released an upgrade for every single Rocket customer. Host access is critical for any user, whether they are systems administrators, power users, or daily end users, who can access Rocket Terminal Emulator via a traditional desktop client, any modern browser, or via the Zowe open mainframe platform. Our latest solution, named Rocket Terminal Emulator v.10.1 (formerly known as Rocket BlueZone) has some significant new features: Enhanced customization and configuration – The web edition provides even more customization and configuration options to ...

Rocketeer Kirsten Petersen, Information Developer for MultiValue products, recently penned a blog post on the merits of upgrading older versions of Rocket D3 to the latest version, 10.3. Data security, improved performance, wider compatibility, and terminal device integration are just a few of the benefits offered by the newest release. Rocket mvBase customers may also benefit from a migration to D3. To learn more, visit Kirsten's blog post ! Have you updated to the latest version of D3, and if so, what benefits have you discovered?

Managing product marketing for the MultiValue business unit means that I have an opportunity to interact with customers, and hearing how Rocket products have improved services and offerings for their customers. Using a combination of UniData and U2 RESTful services, Fudtrak has created a mobile app allowing users to locate, view the menu of, call, and socially engage with their favorite food trucks. Fudtrak's sister app, Fudtraker, handles "back of house" and social management for truck owners. To learn more about Fudtrak, Fudtraker and UniData, visit my blog post . You can also read the more recent Alcomtec case study . #UniData

Earlier in the year, Cheng Jiang, one of Rocket's software engineers on the MultiValue team, shared some insight into OpenSSL and this new Transport Layer Security protocol inclusion in UniVerse 11.3.2. To learn more about the new Open SSL library, improved SSL protocol support, support for new cryptographic algorithms, and more, visit his " Things You Need to Know about OpenSSL 1.1.1 " blog post. Have you made the upgrade to UniVerse 11.3.2 (or UniData 8.2.2, which also received the OpenSSL update)? How has the newest version enhanced your security? #UniVerse #Security