The System i family is designed and built to offer tremendous flexibility in application choice. It supports the industries most popular operating systems and middleware enabling you to choose the applications that best fit your business with confidence that they can be deployed quickly and easily. Combined with the simplicity of managing a System i solution, this offers you a very rapid return on your IT investment.
ACG S.r.l.
"ACG S.r.l. has operated as "ACG products IBM Software Factory" in the iSeries market since 1988. During the years ACG products have continually been updated, following new iSeries models and operating system releases. There are currently more than 5,000 ACG installations in Italy. With this announcement we see a strong opportunity to increase ACG market, exploiting the new System i5 models and new i5/OS V5R4 features. ACG code was originally written in RPG and CL, renewed over time through 3 versions and various releases, and now a Java release is planned in 1Q06. Our goal is also to support i5/OS V5R4 within 30 days of GA."
— Giovanni Maira - Software Development Manager
ACG S.r.l.
ARTech LTD
"Today's reality is all about change. The IBM System i platform running i5/OS delivers the performance, flexibility, and reliability our clients expect, which provides GeneXus customers the ability to change quickly and adapt to the market"
"ARTech's flagship product, GeneXus, has been a market leader for System i developers since 1988". During those years, GeneXus products have continually been updated, supporting new System i models and operating system releases. Our over 5 million GeneXus users world-wide can take advantage of SOA (Services Oriented Architecture) and other infrastructure advances, like Java, J2EE, AJAX, WebSphere, to automatically to keep up with technology." The same 15 year old RPG or Cobol code written in GeneXus, can be deploy easily to Java or J2EE and run seamlessly on the i5/OS V5R4!
— Nichlas Jodal, Vice President of Research & Development
ARTech LTD
Bytware, Inc.
"Once again IBM has upped the ante on other systems by increasing the power, versatility, and value of the System i5 platform; and Bytware is proud to be a key part of this continued success. Not only do IBM's latest offerings reinforce in the minds of its users the decision to utilize the System i5, they also give users of other platforms more incentive to consolidate to or switch to the System i5.
The support for i5/OS, Linux, and AIX all on a single box truly embraces our connected world in a way that none of the other major technology providers can match.
Bytware is pleased to support IBM's direction by offering native anti-virus solutions for these operating systems - i5/OS, Linux, and AIX - as well as the monitoring, notification, console, and security components that together give companies the tools needed to simplify the management of multiple platforms running on the System i5."
— Michael Grant - CEO
Bytware
Capp Associates
"Capp Associates has been providing solutions for the wholesale distribution and manufacturing industries since 1980. We are pleased to offer our products on the IBM System i5 family. Capp has continually taken advantage of new technologies from IBM, and plans to support i5/OS V5R4 as soon as it is announced and shipped. The combination of Capp application software and the IBM System i5 architecture, with its advanced technology and toolsets, have allowed our customers to implement leading edge solutions cost effectively."
— Gary Rolczewski - VP Marketing
Capp Associates
CCSS
"We have tested and verified that the CCSS Qsystems Management Suite - Qsystem Monitor, Qmessage Monitor and Qremote Control - are fully compatible with i5/OS V5R4". "Thanks to our Advanced Business Partner status and membership in the IBM System i5 Tools Innovation program, we work closely with IBM to ensure that our customers and prospects can take immediate advantage of innovations. Since our products are certified ServerProven, North American and North Caribbean customers who are upgrading existing servers or purchasing new servers may be eligible for an IBM rebate when also purchasing our solutions. This makes innovation even more affordable.
Throughout 2005, CCSS has seen increasing interest in the IBM System i5 platform and message monitoring software." Ray Wright, CCSS Managing Director, cites several contributing factors. "Foremost is the recognition by more and more IT directors that monitoring and auditing their increasingly complex iSeries environments can be automated, and that CCSS offers the best solution. He believes that CCSS has gained additional credibility due to its participation in the IBM i5/OS "Try and Buy" program. Also, CCSS has reached out to prospective customers through a variety of sales and marketing initiatives in Europe and North America. All these factors, upswing in the markeplace, lead me to anticipate continued growth of our customer base in 2006."
— Ray Wright - Managing Director
CCSS
Centerfield Technology
"Centerfield Technology is proud to support the System i5 and the outstanding V5R4 announcement. Centerfield's products support i5/OS V5R4 and will fully leverage the new DB2 UDB for the System i5 functionality. The new features in i5/OS and our products will allow System i5 customers to deploy and manage leading edge applications while preserving the platform's very competitive total cost of ownership."
— Mark Holm - Chief Technology Officer
Centerfield Technology
Citrix Systems, Inc.
"iSeries customers have had great success reducing the cost and complexity of managing Windows applications through the potent combination of Citrix Presentation Server and integrated xSeries offerings. With the Product Preview of System i5 integration of xSeries and BladeCenter via industry-standard iSCSI technology, customers should be able to further simplify their infrastructures with even more flexibility and effectiveness. Citrix Access Suite and the System i5 platform provide a powerful combination to enable enlightened IT organizations to move toward infrastructure that provides simpler ways to give workers instant access to IT services - on demand."
— Mike Ballengee - Sr. Director, Corporate Development
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Clear C2
"In i5/OS, IBM continues to the deliver the power and flexibility that application vendors such as C2CRM need to innovate and enhance their offering. No other technology manufacturer combines the hardware architecture and the operating system with middleware like IBM does on the System i5 platform. The advancements of i5/OS coupled with the programs available to IBM Business Partners through PartnerWorld create the synergy needed for a successful partnership for C2CRM."
— Mickey Patton - President - C2CRM
Clear C2, Inc.
CommercialWare
"CommercialWare's cross-channel retailers rely on our application suite for mission critical transaction processing, so reliability and performance are critical. The iSeries consistently delivers outstanding results and with the addition of enhanced performance for JVMs and capacity on demand for the System i5 520, the value of the platform keeps on increasing."
— Chris Sarne - Vice President, Sales
CommercialWare
Computer Associates
“IBM continues to strengthen the System i5 and i5/OS V5R4 platform, and thus our mutual customers benefit from its new functionality. We at CA are proud to continue to provide these customers with powerful development environments in AllFusion 2E and AllFusion Plex as they move forward with Service Oriented Architectures and other approaches for modernizing their IT systems.”
— Aline Gerew, Vice President
CA, Inc
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) Financial Services
"CSC long ago recognised the System i5 family as a most suitable platform for insurers seeking a low-cost, reliable and scalable infrastructure. Our European LIFE/400 and Asian LIFE/Asia insurance policy administration systems have been specifically developed over the years to make optimal use of the System i5 features. The combination of IBM infrastructure and CSC software - the two biggest names in the insurance sector - has proved compelling to over 150 insurers around the world who can obtain an integrated, optimised, low-cost and low-risk insurance platform. From CSC's perspective, our customers take a 10 to 20 year investment decision when they deploy our core software to run their insurance business, they, and we, need confidence in the long-term future of the infrastructure and IBM's continued track record of investment offers us the confidence to commit long-term to our customers."
— Patrick Molineux - Director, Life & Pensions
CSC Financial Services EMEA
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Curbstone Corporation
“In 1993, I authored the first commercial credit card authorization software for the AS/400. Having abandoned all other platforms in its favor, our current, fourth generation of payment server relies on the newest iterations of that venerable AS/400.
As part of the IBM ‘Developer Roadmap’ with a ‘Server Proven’ product, we intend to support the native platform into perpetuity, regardless of what IBM names it.
Curbstone supports all operating systems, from V4R5 to V5R4, allowing our customers to run our native software on their choice of hardware. We always support new operating systems prior to release.
Our interface supports all business functions that collect payment, from call centers, to retail, to e-commerce. All of the IBM middleware products can connect to our payment server, providing payment services for Web sphere, Lotus Domino, MQ Series (Connect), DB2, Java, PHP, RPG apps, COBOL apps, and all others.
Our broad support for the platform will continue as IBM continues to advance the capabilities and performance.”
— Ira Chandler, President
Curbstone Corporation
Databorough
"Two decades has produced a legacy that manifests itself in billions of lines of code and hundreds of thousands of loyal System i5 customers. The IBM System i5 and i5/OS V5R4 provide a state-of-the art platform from which to launch a new era for business application software development, building on exceptional architecture and world leading integration strategies.
Databorough's relation with IBM will catalyse the delivery of this legacy into the new era with X-Analysis, the design recovery and modernization tool for System i5 applications. The trick is to not only give your customers a reason to stay with you, but to give them no reason not to."
— Stuart Milligan - Director of Technical Strategy
Databorough
DATALINE AG
"The architecture of the System i5 platform is one of the best available on the market today. As an iSeries ERP solution provider we appreciate the stability and ease of development provided with the operating system and architecture. As a result, we are able to provide our customers a quality solution together with a quality platform for a very reasonable TCO. This helps us build and maintain our customer relationships and ensures satisfaction."
— Urs Egli - CEO
DATALINE AG
DataMirror Corporation
"DataMirror and IBM have been partnering for more than a decade to deliver the most advanced technologies to customers. Today, our powerful suite of high-performance solutions unleash the power of the System i5 platform, providing real-time data integration, data auditing, and high-availability in System i5 environments with minimal interruption of the performance of an organization's operational systems.
The debut of IBM's System i5 and i5/OS V5R4 is yet another step in this important union. As always, we were there from the beginning, enjoying a successful beta test program to help IBM stabilize the release. Now, with the news of IBM's Accelerator for System i5 520 and DataMirror's recent unprecedented benchmark results of two billion transactions per hour on the System i5 595, we're again joining forces to give customers of all sizes - from small businesses to large enterprises - the confidence that they're investing in a platform and replication process that will scale as their business grows."
— Mike Warkentin - IBM Alliance Manager
DataMirror
Datasys S.R.L.
"VELA is a multi-company, multi-language and multicurrency applications suite, designed to run extended business. It was developed combining advanced functionalities of Business Intelligence, Supply Chain Management and CRM. Taking advantage of the new System i5 models and the new i5/OS V5R4, VELA is an integrated and modular designed solution for all business needs: from business management to manufacturing, from business control to logistics and process quality.
VELA Suite is easily integrated with several industry solutions: textile, chemistry, chemical, apparel manufacturing and distribution business will find in VELA Suite the complete application software, with web access for inventory, orders, production progress, customer and supplier relations."
— Maurizio Desio - General Manger
Datasys S.R.L.
EDB gruppen
"EDB gruppen has been active as both ISV and reseller partner with iSeries for many years. For EDB gruppen it is important to be able to offer our solutions on scalable and reliable HW. Therefore EDB gruppen will continue to support the platform and develop support for the next release of i5 O/S."
— Lars Knudsen - Business Manager
EDB gruppen
ERI Bancaire S.A.
"Developing and selling the OLYMPIC Banking System has been our core business since the beginning of iSeries. Security, infrastructure and scalability are the reasons for our choice. The excellent teaming between IBM and ERI Bancaire ensures that customer satisfaction remains high and ensures that clients count on us for long-term support. The System i5 family is the ideal platform for a business critical application like OLYMPIC Banking System for developers and customers."
— Jean-Philippe Bersier - International Sales Manager
ERI Bancaire S.A.
EXTOL International, Inc.
Joe Baran, Chief Technology Officer at EXTOL, remarked “The new JVM
(Java Virtual Machine) in the V5R4 release reduced the processing times of large data transformations by up to 85% while at the same time using less than half the memory resources, compared to the same tests run on
V5R3.”
“Along with our Linux and Windows versions,” continued Mr. Baran, “the performance enhancements of the i5 operating system give our customers an even wider choice of environments to support their critical business functions for event based integration of internal applications and processes, as well as external collaborations with partners, customers and suppliers.”
— Joe Baran, Chief Technology Officer
EXTOL International, Inc.
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Fidelity Information Services
"Fidelity Integrated Financial Solutions is a premier provider of products and outsourced services and solutions to community banks, credit unions and savings institutions. The HORIZON Banking System™ is a fully integrated platform designed specifically for the needs of financial institutions to fulfill the requirements of community banks, credit unions and savings institutions. The Fidelity offering integrates HORIZON with ancillary products and services, from customer-initiated channels, such as online banking, cash management, and ATM/debit card access, to banking support services, such as profitability analysis, item processing, and document management.
Because our HORIZON Banking System is built to run on the IBM System i5 solution, it's ideal for small banks with aggressive performance expectations all the way up to large financial institutions that until recently would have had to make a sizable investment. Fidelity's support for the new IBM System i5 architecture and i5/OS V5R4 is an important development in continuing the leadership position of Fidelity's HORIZON Banking System."
— Anthony Jabbour - Executive Vice President
Fidelity Information Services
HarrisData
"The combination of HarrisData's enterprise applications and IBM's System i5 family provide one of the most modern and reliable hardware software combinations available in the market today. HarrisData's drill-down, browser-based applications coupled with the speed and virus resistant capabilities of the System i5 architecture, offer great technologies and flexibility for mid-market business. HarrisData's thirty-four year history and its exclusive commitment as an IBM Business Partner are testimonials to the strength of the relationship and the value of the total solution."
— Lane Nelson - President
HarrisData
Help/Systems, Inc.
"Help/Systems, Inc. has been an IBM PartnerWorld member for over 10 years and we are continually impressed with the i5/OS early ship program. With the i5/OS V5R4 program, you have delivered the operating system to us early enough so that we could provide any necessary changes. I have been with the Robot Product line now for over 17 years and our relationship with IBM Rochester has been an extremely important and valuable. Hats off to Rochester for again delivering on a quality release."
— Tom Huntington, Vice President of Technical Services
Help/Systems, Inc.
IBS NEDERLAND B.V.
"i5/OS V5R4 is a reliable and stable operating system that offers more than we expected. IBS tested all its local Dutch business software solutions, including applications for financial management, HR & payroll, on V5R4 with major success. Each solution ran on V5R4 instantly. V5R4 offers a lot of new functions and enhancements, which are very effective and easy to use. The iSeries Navigator Database function, for instance, is deeply enhanced and enables our customers to optimize their database environment to the max.
Combining IBS software solutions with the iSeries has always been very successful. With i5/OS V5R4 it will be even more."
— Piet van Hesse - Director Technology & Services
IBS Nederland B.V.
Infor
"The IBM System i5 is a compelling platform because customers can reduce complexity and costs while at the same time facilitate the consolidation of applications, systems management, and integrations. This means customers will be to simplify their infrastructure, more quickly update and deploy key business applications and, ultimately, improve the bottom line. The new i520 accelerator feature will help our customers lower transaction costs while maintaining an open, standards-based IT infrastructure."
— Tom Lynch - Chief Marketing Officer
Infor
Information Builders
"Information Builders is a preeminent provider of enterprise reporting and business analytics software that runs natively on i5/OS and all previous versions of the iSeries/AS-400. Our WebFOCUS software is known for its ability to disseminate information and the insight it brings through-out the organization from all the data and applications residing on the System i5 platform. WebFOCUS is used by thousands of businesses and government agencies to aid decision making by distributing information through the web, email, and office applications, whenever, and however and to whomsoever users want or need it.
The System i5 architecture, especially with i5/OS, provides a reliable foundation for enterprise reporting and business analytics complete with full access to all System i5 data and other applications through Web services, WebSphere, Lotus, Java, iSeries Access, OS/400 PASE, and DB2 SQL and Information Builders 280+ data and application adapters."
— Gerald D. Cohen - President/CEO
Information Builders
Information Technology Inc.
"ITI is pleased to offer Premier®, the nation's leading core banking solution, on the IBM System i5. We are looking forward to the operational enhancements the new release of i5/OS will make available to a growing number of clients running our software on the IBM platform."
— Dave Wegman - Senior Vice President
Information Technology, Inc.
Innovatum, Inc.
"The System i is not just a platform, it is a community and a state of mind. Robust feature-rich reliability is the hallmark of this state of mind; again exemplified by the release of V5R4. IBM's demonstrated effort in partnering with the members of the System i community, and their excellent support of the ISVs, has enabled Innovatum to further enhance legendary capabilities of the system in the area of regulatory compliance, auditing and workflow. Time and again because of our ability to externalize operating system functionality and create application independent compliance, audit and workflow features, we have given existing customers the option of not going to other platforms. Innovatum will continue its 25 year involvement in this system family, and help maintain and grow the System i state of mind."
— Ardi Batmanghelidj - President
Innovatum, Inc.
Inovis, Inc.
"IBM continues to deliver quality Operating Systems that optimize our
customers' investment. The Inovis customer base spans all versions of
this platform, which is a testimony to the flexibility and stability of IBM's products. Inovis' modern Java code and foundation RPG code each continue to operate flawlessly on the new System i5. All currently supported versions of TrustedLink iSeries and BizManager/400 run on i5 OS V5R4."
— Greg Conant - Senior Product Architect
Inovis, Inc.
Intentia
"With the i5/OS V5R4 release, the iSeries platform demonstrates yet again superior performance compared to other platforms we have tested. The new accelerator feature combined with V5R4 means that Intentia can now offer an even better price/transaction and application consolidation platform. Going forward, Intentia customers can expect to further simplify their infrastructure with the product preview of System i5 integration of xSeries and BladeCenter via industry-standard iSCSI technology. This is good news for our customers since Intentia currently supports V5R4."
— Lars Wettergren - Product Director of Technology and Platforms
Intentia
iTera
"We are pleased to announce that iTera's Echo2 High Availability software is fully compatible with i5/OS V5R4. Features in i5/OS V5R4 clearly augment and support iTera's autonomic initiatives for high availability and continuous availability solutions by bringing ease-of-implementation, ease-of-use, and reliability to new levels of HA. By leveraging availability innovations from IBM and iTera, we are delivering game-changing technologies for the next generation of System i5 solution high availability."
— Dan NeVille - President
iTera Inc.
ITS a.s.
"Our company developed a solution for document workflow management (electronic document library and workflow evidence) called EBDX. With help from the iSeries Initiative for Innovation consultants, we are delivering this Java2/EE solution on i5/OS, fully developed in IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer and running on WebSphere Application Server. We have implemented a large project for irrecoverable claims maintenance for major Czech leasing company and they are very happy with stability and availability."
— Lumír Srch - President
ITS a.s.
Jack Henry & Associates
"Following IBM's announcement of the System i5 and i5/OS V5R4, Jack Henry & Associates' bank customers will continue to benefit from the combination of the competitive advantages of our software packages along with the reliability, scalability, security and simplicity that the System i5 offers. Our longstanding relationship with IBM is strengthened with every new release of this powerful platform and its operating system. Why "i"? It is simple as far as we are concerned. Just look at the latest announcement of the System i5 and i5/OS V5R4. IBM's newest release coupled with Jack Henry's software may increase the power and help enhance the reliability, security and overall capabilities of this platform. We are very proud of our long standing relationship with IBM and look forward to the future."
— Tony Wormington - President
Jack Henry & Associates
Lakeview Technology Inc.
"Lakeview Technology is dedicated to fully supporting and exploiting all of IBM's technology innovations, including System i5 and i5/OS®. V5R4 reflects the latest enhancements in a long line of functionality-rich technology from IBM. Lakeview optimizes this technology for customers needing information availability products, services and support that protect their IT assets and increase business productivity. From small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprise customers, Lakeview has complete offerings that support a wide range of customer environments in addition to server consolidation across i5/OS, Linux, AIX and Windows workloads."
— Gary Lagarde - Director, Product Strategy
Lakeview Technology
LANSA, Inc.
"The IBM System i5 with i5/OS V5R4 continues to set the standard for midrange computer power, reliability and value as its predecessors have for many years. As companies modernize, extend and integrate their core business applications, the System i5 platform remains an excellent platform for deployment of these refreshed systems. LANSA's flagship development environment, LANSA 2005, enables companies to modernize their applications to take advantage of the new Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) and other infrastructure advances IBM has made to keep the System i5 platform in its leadership position."
— John Siniscal - President
LANSA, Inc.
Lawson Software
"Today's System i5 announcement coupled with the function of the rich i5/OS V5R4 provides an outstanding value proposition. We are looking forward to supporting i5/OS V5R4 in an upcoming release and are pleased to bring these complementary benefits with our Lawson solution to our customers."
— Jean-Marc DeBaud - Vice President of Technology
Lawson Software
L. D. Consulting NV
For decades now, Ludo Dierckx and his company have been building complete ERP and financial solutions on iSeries systems.
LDC's industrial services solution (ISS), environmental services solution (ESS) and our tailor-made software all exploit the proven power of IBM's System i5 platform and i5/OS operating system, thus scaling up to any enterprise without adding extra complexity or systems management overhead. The central system functions as the transactional environment to support Java based front ends, breaking the constraints of the traditional character based screens. A cross platform graphical UI supports demanding users with highly interactive and responsive systems; internet-based UIs on the contrary are implemented for occasional and remote users. The service oriented nature of the backend system facilitates efficient re-use, integration and collaboration. This allows LDC's customers to take full advantage of the newest technologies, while levering their current investment, skills and expertise.
As the LDC solutions are completely aligned with the latest System i5 Developer Roadmap and the System i5 Tools Program, the adopted framework and supporting tools can also be licensed by end users or software houses who are seeking an application modernization solution for their own products, thus reaping the benefits of the embedded knowledge gathered over the years! The new i5/OS V5.R4 version of the operating system will be applauded by our developers as it offers them even more extended features needed for the creation of business applications ready for the future."
— Ludo Dierckx
L. D. Consulting NV
looksoftware
"V5R4 provides many good reasons for looksoftware's partners and customers to upgrade. It is a great opportunity to take advantage of lookdirect's feature to exploit the advanced Power5 technology and reduce costs by allowing the full batch CPW capability to be utilized for 5250 applications."
— Marcus Dee - Managing Director
looksoftware
Manhattan Associates
"Manhattan Associates is dedicated to leveraging the latest technology. By offering our supply chain planning and execution solutions on the newly released i5/OS V5R4, we are able to provide a powerful infrastructure to help make our customers successful."
— Ed Reynolds - Vice President, Product Development
Manhattan Associates
Manta Technologies Inc.
“IBM continues to improve and enhance the tools available to System i developers with the latest release of i5/OS, V5R4. Manta is committed to providing the training that System i professionals will need in order to make the optimal use of the new tools and capabilities. Like previous versions of the Manta courseware, our computer-based training products can be installed on an i5 for delivery throughout an organization. Or, install our courses on a PC to let operators, programmers, and system administrators practice job tasks in a simulated i5/OS environment before the new system arrives.”
— William A. Hansen, Owner
Manta Technologies Inc.
Maximum Availability Limited
"Maximum Availability is the creator of the *noMAX Suite of Products. These High Availability (H.A) and Disaster Recovery (D.R) products provide System i replication software solutions to businesses of all sizes. In keeping with the company's distinct intention of making the most of the latest iSeries technology and, in particular, the rapidly expanding realm OS/400 Remote Journaling, the *noMAX Suite - sentry, defender and garrison – is fully compatible with i5/OS V5R4. Maximum Availability will continue to work closely with IBM to update and enhance the *noMAX Product Suite utilizing the features and functionality provided by the i5/OS."
— Andrew Mansfield, VP – Marketing
Maximum Availability Limited
Midrange Performance Group
"Midrange Performance Group's flagship product, Performance Navigator, specializes in performance management, problem determination, and capacity planning. With every new release of i5/OS, there is always new performance data being collected that helps customers manage the System i. As a member of Partners in Development, MPG has fully tested Performance Navigator with V5R4, and enhanced Performance Navigator to take advantage of the new performance data in V5R4."
— Randy Watson - President
Midrange Performance Group
MKS, Inc
"MKS has provided IBM iSeries organizations application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions since the introduction of the System i5. We are pleased to reaffirm our commitment to the platform through participation in the early support program for i5/OS V5R4.
Many of MKS's largest customers use the iSeries to manage the development of business critical applications. We remain committed to supporting the needs of customers utilizing the latest advances in System i5 technology. MKS Integrity, featuring Implementer, is well known in the iSeries community for scaling from just a few developers to the most demanding of organizations with 1,000s of developers. We look forward to working closely with IBM on the evolution of our products for this important market."
— David J. Martin - Vice President, Product Management
MKS, Inc.
NetIQ
"NetIQ's Risk and Compliance Solutions provide a comprehensive security, configuration and vulnerability management support for IBM's System i5™ platform, across all operating systems that can reside on the platform including i5/OS, AIX, Linux, and Microsoft Windows (running on the Integrated xSeries Server). NetIQ's VigilEnt™ Policy Center, along with its IBM ServerProven® for eServer® - iSeries certified solutions (NetIQ Security Solutions for iSeries, NetIQ Security Manager™, and NetIQ Vulnerability Manager™) help customers assure compliance, minimize risks and secure the assets of their iSeries and System i5 environments.
As a member of the V5R4 beta program, NetIQ has been working to ensure its System i5 solutions continue to assure the security and availability of its iSeries customers around the globe when they move forward with the deployment of this exciting new version of i5/OS. NetIQ is excited and committed to continuing our support of the System i5 and i5/OS."
— Matt Dircks - Senior Vice President, Products
NetIQ
New Generation Software, Inc.
"As a developer of business intelligence and financial management applications, New Generation Software, Inc. (NGS) is very impressed by IBM's continuing commitment to i5/OS and the integrated DB2 environment. V5R4 is at the heart of the System i value proposition that enables us to provide our more than 2,000 customers with reliable, scalable, secure and affordable solutions."
"The new "Accelerator" capability on the System i 520 Value and Express editions, as well as the new tiered pricing offered on i5/OS, makes it dramatically easier and more affordable for customers to use this platform to manage their business intelligence workload. We support V5R4 today and can't wait for our customers to begin using it".
— Bill Langston, Director of Marketing
New Generation Software, Inc.
Oco, Inc.
"When teamed up with the IBM System i5, Oco majik brings on-demand analytics to the most reliable, secure and integrated business system in the world. In just six weeks SMBs across the world can now get access to all their essential business information in easy to use reports as a fully managed solution."
— Brian Igoe - EVP and CMO
Oco, Inc.
Oracle
“The combination of the IBM System i5, and the enhancements with i5/OS V5R4, provide our customers with even greater reliability, flexibility, scalability, and on demand capability. The iSeries has the reputation for delivering superior customer value though integration and low total cost of ownership which complements our JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solution.”
— Lenley Hensarling - General Manager and Vice President
Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
"We are very excited about IBM's POWER6 technology announcement to the System i platform. Our mutual customers will benefit from high levels of performance and improved operational efficiency. "POWER6 availability on the System i clearly demonstrates IBM's investments and commitment to this solid platform. Furthermore, the combination of Oracle's JD Edwards World solutions and the IBM System i platform has a proven record of delivering outstanding business results for our joint clients, and POWER6 technology will allow customers to achieve even better outcomes through this impressive technological accomplishment."
— John Schiff - Oracle Vice President and General Manager
of JD Edwards World
The PowerTech Group, Inc.
"PowerTech's customers are securing their business computing environments quickly and easily with PowerTech solutions built on i5/OS. One example is seen in how System i5 customers can realize significant cost savings by implementing single sign-on using IBM's Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) and PowerLock's EasyPass technologies. Further, companies have solved their regulatory and IT Staff separation of duties issues by installing PowerLock AuthorityBroker, which is built on i5/OS's strong security technologies.
Bottom line, System i5 technologies combined with PowerTech's suite of PowerLock SecuritySolutions simplify IT security by providing error-free, automated security compliance, operational cost savings, and enforcing effective separation of duties within their organizations."
— Bruce Leader - CEO & President
The PowerTech Group, Inc
ProData
"ProData has always been at the forefront of providing support for our database utility (DBU), as well as our other programmer utilities on the latest versions of System i hardware and i5/OS operating environments. With the release of the System i and i5/OS V5R4, we again help ensure the reliability of ProData tools on the latest IBM technologies."
— Schadd Gray, Chief Technology Officer
ProData
PST Business Solutions
"We are very satisfied with the new System i platform and the new i5/OS. Not only has the power been increased once again, but with its latest features and customer offerings, System i should certainly be on everybody's shortlist when thinking of server, application, and database consolidation.
The solutions of PST Business Solutions are fully compatible with i5/OS and all other operating systems that are supported on the System i platform. We are glad to be able to continue to partner with IBM in our offerings and support to our customers for High Availability, Business Intelligence, Business Process Monitoring and Cross Platform Business Continuity Management."
— Arnaud de Wilde - Director Service & Support
PST Business Solutions
RASAX alfa spol. s.r.o.
"The new features of i5/OS V5R4 will further improve the ERP and MRP solutions delivered by RASAX. In 2005, RASAX worked with IBM to develop a 3-tier architecture Java application optimized for the iSeries. Since 1992 when RASAX selected the AS/400 on which to develop applications in RPG, our customers have been satisfied with the rapid development and stability of RASAX solutions on running on OS/400 and i5/OS."
— Marián Tkác - Sales manager
RASAX alfa spol. s.r.o.
Raz-Lee Security Inc.
"Raz-Lee Security, which has been developing and marketing iSeries products worldwide since 1983, welcomes IBM's announcement of i5/OS V5R4 availability. In particular, the integration of HATS and the IBM WebFacing tool will enable us to provide our iSecurity for iSeries customers with "one-login" access to advanced GUI capabilities, at the same time minimizing resource requirements and related costs.
Raz-Lee sees a direct correlation between recent IBM development and marketing activities for the System i5 platform, and the continuously-increasing market interest and revenue growth in this platform. This is definitely a firm indication of IBM's long term support for the System i5, offering Raz-Lee Security and its customers a very promising and beneficial future."
— Shmuel Zailer - CEO and CTO
Raz-Lee
RJS Software Systems
"RJS Software Systems is proud to continue our support of IBM's System i platform. The recent i5/OS V5R4 enhancements provide our customers with even greater reliability, flexibility and on-demand capability. The System i will continue to be a major focus for us as we develop new and improved information management and business process solutions."
— Richard Shoen, President RJS Software Systems
RJS Software Systems
RR Enterprises
"RR Enterprises' unique subscriber management and billing software system services the telecommunications industry and uses the IBM System i5 architecture as the exclusive platform for our software. The i5/OS operating system allows our company to create extremely complex, multiple user business applications, at an amazing production rate, and at a very reasonable cost. We have supported the iSeries, and its predecessors, since 1986, as the performance, stability, and provide a state-of-the-art database management of the iSeries delivers exactly what our customers require."
— Raymond Reichert - President
RR Enterprises
R&R Software Corp.
"R&R Software has been developing its own ERP system since 1991. During this 15 years, the System i5 architecture based VERK/400 application gained decisive market share in the region, thus securing R&R's investments in this technology platform. While the iSeries server protects our customer's operations with security and stability, its development strategy let us concentrate on partner requirements instead of technology changes. The same, 15 year old RPG code runs seamlessly on the newest i5/OS! In parallel, implementing IBM WebSphere technology on the iSeries, such as IBM WebSphere® Host Access Transformation Services (HATS), supports R&R and its partners with ever wanted constant innovations, with no need of hardware or middleware changes."
— Zsolt Rozenberszki - Sales Director, Owner
R&R Software Corp.
S4i Systems, Inc.
"S4i has been developing applications for disk space and document management since the early 1990s. The IBM System i platform enables us to extend greater flexibility, functionality and security to our customers. The most significant benefit that our customers will gain as a result of the V5R4 operating system comes from the changes provided in DB2 which result in faster queries for document retrieval. We were able to effectively test these enhancements and our core product by taking advantage of IBM's Virtual Loaner Program. As a business partner, our solutions enable our customers to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace by continuing to extend the capabilities of their product and service offerings."
— Susan States
S4i Systems, Inc.
Sanmarco Informatica S.p.A.
"Sanmarco Informatica has an ERP-based solution designed for the iSeries platform, which leverages all of its features. With the announcement of i5/OS V5R4, we look forward to bringing the latest features into our solution as soon as possible. When we consider our prior experiences with the IBM Innovation Centers and factor in the System i5 opportunity, we are confident that we have made a solid choice for the future."
— Renato Bardin - President
Sanmarco Informatica S.p.A.
Shield Advanced Solutions (Canada) Ltd
“Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd is proud to announce support of V5R4 with its JobQGenie and FTP Security Manager products. Shield continues to develop software using the latest technology available from IBM allowing us to provide the i5 customers with new and exciting products. Virtualization is the way of the future and IBM has stepped up to the plate with this latest release.”
— Chris Hird, President
Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd
Siemens Business Services
"Since 1993, we have developed our own ERP Application called the ESO Enterprise Solution. In 2002 we modernized our ESO application using Java, WebSphere Application Server and DB2 technologies. Today we can deliver our ESO solution on multiple platforms. We have customers on i5/OS, AIX, Linux, Windows and Solaris. The stability and availability of the IBM System i5 stands out from other platforms. One of our iSeries customers is a holding company in the paper industry with 400 end users and they have had excellent reliability during the 11 years of IT operations."
— Ivan Psenak - Professional Services Manager
Siemens Business Services
SkyView Partners Inc.
"One of the key points in i5/OS V5R4 is IBM's focus on security. It's great to see IBM stand up and address the issue of security in a meaningful way. The attention to this issue heightens awareness and gives SkyView Partners even more opportunities to help i5/OS customers experience our world-class security compliance management products and services. Our plan going forward in 2006 is to leverage this focus to work with our installed base to help them build on and utilize the new security features and to take the opportunity to show new i5/OS prospects that IBM continues to add on to the integrated foundation already built into i5/OS security."
— Carol Woodbury - President
SkyView Partners Inc.
SORECO AG
"In the future, customer applications will be built individually using standardized components. This will allow business processes to be adjusted dynamically and on-the-fly to suit a continuously changing requirements landscape. Customers will be able to maintain cost-efficient operations and create a competitive edge for winning emerging business opportunities.
For SORECOgroup, the System i5 offers an excellent basis for helping customers optimize their future businesses in a fast-paced world. The iSeries has been SORECOgroup's preferred platform since 1988."
— Renato Stalder - CEO
SORECOgroup
SPSS Inc.
"SPSS views the System i5 as an important platform for companies that want to use predictive analytics to optimize their businesses with the lowest total cost of ownership. We are looking forward to the enhancements in i5/OS V5R4 so that we can offer our customers increased scalability and more powerful database management capabilities."
— Kathy Konkel - iSeries Product Marketing Manager
SPSS
SSA Global
"In today's demand-driven world where SSA Global customers operate, the IBM System i5 family running i5/OS delivers the performance, flexibility, and reliability our clients expect. As businesses face challenges across their supply chains, the latest enhancements to the IBM System i5 family combined with SSA Global's world-class extended enterprise application can help customers lower cost and maximize gain. Customers have come to know and depend on the 25 year alliance that SSA Global and IBM share in providing solutions that deliver operational excellence, enterprise visibility and good value."
— Cory Eaves - Chief Technology Officer
SSA Global
Studio Informatica SA
"For many years, Studio Informatica SA has developed applications for this leading server architecture. Latest technologies, security innovations, and platform stability have allowed SISA to successfully enter in the fast-growing ASP market. SISA continues to develop software for the System i5 family."
— Roland Schumacher - CEO
Studio Informatica SA
SystemObjects Corp
"For the past 15 years SystemObjects has focused their development efforts to produce enhancement tools on the iSeries platform. With our two tools, Delphi/400 and JACi400, thousands of applications of our loyal customers around the world, have been enhanced, modernized, changing the human interface. We are very impressed by IBM's commitment to support both legacy and web applications on the same server. With JACi400 we offer to the System i5 developer community one of the fastest ways to build WebSphere applications directly using their actual skill, i.e RPG or Cobol."
— Serge Charbit - President and CEO
SystemObjects
Tango/04 Computing Group
“We are not talking about mere compatibility. We have seized this opportunity to improve the performance and usability of our solutions by taking advantage of the new features available in V5R4, including improvements in the database engine, networking enhancements and general performance and security improvements. We have a strong commitment to the System i and we intend to lead the corporate monitoring arena with continuous investment and innovation.”
— Raúl Cristián Aguirre, CEO
Tango/04 Computing Group
TeamQuest Corporation
"IBM continues to support and enhance the System i client base on a regular basis. The release of the i5/OS V5R4 should allow customers to continue to make the best of their investments with IBM." As an Advanced member of the PartnerWorld ISV program and a member of the System i Tools Innovation program, TeamQuest is proud to announce its support for this new operating system release with our rich set of performance analysis and capacity planning tools. TeamQuest Performance Software has been recognized as a ServerProven product by IBM.
"TeamQuest is truly a data center solution, supporting all major open systems platforms as well as mainframe and midrange hardware platforms. We are absolutely committed to IBM as a key, strategic partner, and the IBM customer base represents an important part of our success."
— Joseph Rich - Director of Strategic Alliances
TeamQuest
Trader's S.A
"Our solution is compatible with i5/OS V5R4. All innovations are supported, providing a great value to our product, and then to our customers. System i (iSeries or AS/400) is the cornerstone of our offering, and this OS release is great news for every user. Quick-EDD/HA, step by step, is becoming the leading solution for Small and Medium-sized business, and is an advanced solution for high-end customers looking for performances, fast transactions, and ease. Do not hesitate to contact us: www.quick-software-line.com."
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