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Make the Switch: Replace DB2 Web Query and Query/400 with NGS-IQ

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Jeff Coley

Are you still relying on IBM’s Query/400 or scrambling to replace DB2 Web Query now that it’s discontinued? While both tools have served businesses well over the years, the time has come to move beyond their limitations and adopt a more powerful, future-proof solution: NGS-IQ. Read more

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IBM DB2 Web Query Security Bulletin, January 2, 2024

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Bill Langston

Just as you were returning to work to begin the new year, IBM published a security bulletin, alerting DB2 Web Query customers that the software is "vulnerable to a remote attacker bypassing security restrictions or executing arbitrary code, to a local authenticated attacker obtaining sensitive information, or to denial of service." Read more

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IBM Withdraws DB2 Web Query:
Software Maintenance Can't Be Renewed or Extended

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Bill Langston

On October 10, 2023, IBM surprised many IBM i customers by announcing the immediate termination of all DB2 Web Query marketing, which covers all DB2 Web Query modules and licenses. They also said they wouldn't offer customers software maintenance beyond each customer’s current term. So for most companies, technical support and program updates would end in the next year or two. IBM’s announcement letter recommends companies look at alternative solutions. 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