Editorial

Welcome to the new SOSY INFO!
SOSY is taking a huge leap forward this spring!
 
We have a lot of exciting news to share with you: New products, a brand new business area, new product releases, and a new dynamic format for SOSY INFO.
 
SOSY INFO has been changed to make it easier for you to find just the

information you need within SOSY's different software solutions and service offerings. We hope that you will find SOSY INFO more valuable in this format.
 
SOSY's relationship with IBM is today closer than ever. IBM in both Denmark and Sweden have encouraged SOSY to participate in multiple System i events as speakers and/or with an expo.
 
We are very excited about the new Robot/NETWORK 10.0 – the key strategic product within the Robot product line for users with multiple machines and partitions. We are convinced that all Robot/NETWORK users will be impressed with the new interface and features and how networks can be managed as we go forward.
 
This SOSY INFO marks the beginning of a brand new business area for SOSY: Business intelligence for System i based upon SEQUEL, the flagship product from the company Help/Systems acquired last autumn. SEQUEL is the fastest way of retrieving data from System i and presenting it in graphics, tables, or via the web, and the data is retrieved realtime!
 
If you want to get going with optimizing applications read how a general performance check with GiAPA can help you find out which applications, programs, or even statements are causing the greatest performance impact on your system.
 
Compliance is another concern for many of our users, and we are therefore happy to announce that SOSY has added LiveAudit from DataMirror to the solutions we offer to help System i users live up to the auditing requirements. LiveAudit keeps an eye on sensitive data and will track any changes made.
 
Software testing is quite a challenge. Some companies have high goals for their QA department, others let their users do the software testing. Documenting test results to the development department can be very time consuming and still not accurate enough. See how TestDrive Assist from Original Software supports manual testing and how this can be an important step forward within software testing.
 
SOSY INFO will keep on having information on new SOSY articles or case studies. This time we are proud to present our new case study on Hardi International's usage of Robot/CLIENT to monitor and manage their Windows environment from System i.
You will also find the technical column “Bits & Bytes” with tips either specifically related to one or more of our products or general System i tips.
 
SOSY's website has been updated to support all the new initiatives in SOSY INFO plus we have added a new section called SOSY PARTNERS which is a list of companies that we work with. SOSY's newest partner is EDB Gruppen A/S, Denmark, a large ERP solutions provider, who have chosen SOSY's solutions for data integration and high availability -  DataMirror iCluster and Transformation Server - as their preferred solution for companies who have this need.
 
We hope you enjoy the new SOSY INFO!
 
Best regards,
Helle Mering
Director
hm@sosy.dk