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Queries that Text, Query Links, and Creative Uses for Web Reports

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Teresa Moy

Check out our webcast from December 8, where we discuss queries that text, the Query Reference File command, and accessing data from external sites to produce bar codes and other objects. Read more

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Valued But Overlooked Features of NGS-IQ

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Teresa Moy

If you use NGS-IQ, please register to attend our next customer webinar. It will be held on December 8, 2022, and recorded for on-demand viewing afterwards. Read more

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IBM i 2022 Announcements Revisited (Video)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Bill Langston

Over the past six months, IBM has delivered new Power 10 servers, IBM i release 7.5, eliminated license fees on a long list of commonly used IBM i utilities, unveiled a new subscription pricing plan for small customers, and announced the Merlin application development solution. If that isn’t enough, it announced IBM i 7.5 TR1 and another TR for 7.4 in October. But not every IBM announcement or new software application matters equally to every IBM i customer. Read more

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Web Reporting Made Easy and
Using NGS-IQ with Microsoft 365

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Bill Langston

WebRunner is built into NGS-IQ, but maybe you haven't had time to get familiar with IQ Client's HTML formatting features. Read more

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Microsoft 365 and IBM Db2 on i

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Bill Langston

Technically, a Microsoft 365 user can connect to Db2 on i through the IBM Access Client Solutions (ACS) ODBC driver. But in practice, few Microsoft 365 users understand their company’s Db2 on i database well enough to join tables, select columns, and format the data they need. Read more

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NGS-IQ Tips for All Types of Users

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Teresa Moy

Check out our webcast from April 27, where we discuss using Qport Access' Transfer to Host feature and more solutions. Read more

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A Different Kind of Software Vulnerability:

Ukraine War, Armenia-Russia Alliance Demands New Thinking
About Offshore IT

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Bill Langston 

Hopefully you’ve eliminated your company’s Log4j risks and improved your security practices. Now, world events strongly point to a different security risk: dependence on offshore IT staffing and offshore software development in nations either at risk of attack or aligned with rogue nations. Read more

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Discover the IBM i Ecosystem

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Bill Langston

IBM i is a unique and proven enterprise computing platform. IBM announces software, operating system releases, technology refreshes, and new hardware periodically, but often the specific information you need to complete a task or explain a concept effectively isn’t in those announcement letters. Read more