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.
ISVs speak to the value of the IBM System i
"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.
"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
"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 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
"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 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
"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.
"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'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
“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
“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
"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
"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 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
"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 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
"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.
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.
"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
"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. 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.
"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.
"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 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
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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
"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.
"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."
— Lu