If you are a new IBM Software customer, you will find that you obtain your software via download from the IBM Passport Advantage (PPA) web site. After your purchase has been processed, you’ll receive verification from IBM in the form of a “Proof of Entitlement” document. Use this document to access PPA. This YouTube video … Read more
I get this often, that Sharepoint does more than “Notes”. Well, no kidding, its like comparing a car to a front end loader. The actual competing product is not Lotus Notes, but rather, IBM Connections. I came across this from a friend, and it is an excellent 30 minute introduction to Connection and comparing its … Read more
Dojo, REST, iPads, oh my! So, the release many of us at Strongback (as well as a few customers) have been waiting for was released. HATS version 8 brings a whole bunch of new features. Some of which we’ve had direct input on (thank us for getting proper screen shots of VT100 screens). We were … Read more
For those interested, the Jazz team announced Beta 3 for all three Rational CLM products including: Team Concert Quality Manager Requirements Composer While each of these three are worthy in their own spotlight, when put together, the whole is worth more than the sum of its parts. Its interesting to note that the Jazz team … Read more
Web services can be hacked and information exploited against your company. If your organization has made the move towards a services oriented architecture, then security testing of your web services should be part of your repertoire. This YouTube video shows how AppScan can do exactly that with customizable reporting. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
If you (like me) used the Cafe’s (such as the HATS Hotspot), you should be aware that IBM has moved those over to Developerworks. Its is fitting, as that is where the forums are for all the other products. If you work on System z or i, these are great forums to visit to post … Read more
For anyone who has taken a HATS class (including those offered by our company), you may find problems accessing the demo servers if you run back through your lab exercises. The reason is that IBM now requires SSL on these connections. I found this on the main site: 28 Jul 2010: If you are using … Read more
IBM is offering a special this month on Rational Team Concert, whereby you can get 7 additional free developer client access licenses for free. They have also dropped the server prices by about half for Express, Standard, and Enterprise. This means, that with the Express edition server, you an enable your entire team for under … Read more
For those who missed our webinar last week on the updated tools from Rational, I’m posting the presentation here (thanks to Slideshare). If you want the audio… well.. .you’ll just have to give one of us a call here at the office and we’ll reenact it. O.K.? What’s New in Rational Software for POWER Systems … Read more
Today, IBM has released several products geared towards development on IBM POWER systems (notably, the POWER7). IBM is targetting customers running on Sun hardware and especially Oracle applications. Now customer will be able to migrate from Solaris/SPARC to POWER/AIX with new compilers and development tools for C/C++ and COBOL. New compilers (priced separatly or packacked … Read more