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| Happy Holidays! But first, a word from the National Institute of Standards and Technology... |
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By now you've likely heard about the Apache Log4j Utility vulnerability wreaking havoc in tech centers worldwide. Be sure to catch our update and our statement below, with links, if you think you might be affected.
Playing cybersecurity defense with proper diligence is critical, but so is upgrading your insight and/or skills. Catch our IBM i Keynote video below, or if IBM i isn't your technology, and you missed the October conference, now's a good time to check in on the conference video and materials, open to the community. The site contains lots of great and useful content.
On a business note, a reminder that for anyone who attended the conference live or remote, we're offering a 10% discount on our fees plus up to $600 credit for conference costs. Contact Mark O'Brien at mark.obrien@cmfirstgroup.com for more info or to get the process started. Deadline is December 31st.
And finally...
Have a great holidays everybody!
- CM First Team |
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Heads Up CM First Holiday Hours
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CM First will be closed for business on the following business days in December: Friday the 24th (National Holiday), Monday the 27th and Friday the 31st. |
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CA 2E CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference IBMi Product Managers Talk About the Future of IBMi at the CA 2E CA Plex Worldwide Conference
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If IBM i is your platform, you'll want to catch Dan Sundt and Alison Butterill, Product Managers for IBM i, talk about IBM i Strategy, Roadmap and Innovation in this keynote address at the 12th CA Plex/2E Worldwide Conference.
From the abstract...
IBM i is used by businesses everywhere in the world, who want to conduct their business at anytime. In this presentation, Dan Sundt and Alison Butterill talk about the vitality of the IBM i operating system, the underlying business, and the growing community of IBM i users. They show how the IBM i strategy delivers value to IBM i clients by highlighting key enhancements which will help you plan for more innovation with IBM i. Dan and Alison will talk about the future directions of the platform.
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Heads Up Apache Log4j Utility Vulnerability
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On December 10th, NIST disclosed a vulnerability in versions of Apache's Log4j utility, published here.
Security is our highest priority, so we comprehensively investigated our own portfolio of applications and their dependencies right away. We sent an email to our list, and published our own statement here.
Helpfully, Broadcom posted a landing page for all its products to help you stay informed. Solutions, workarounds, and knowledgebase articles for affected products will be provided as they are approved by each product team, so check in often, as needed.
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CA Communities Register Now for the CA Communities January 2022 Webinar
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The CA Communities' first webcast of 2022 will open with a review of the 12th Plex/2E Worldwide User Conference survey results in Austin, Texas, October 22-27th, followed by a discussion of plans for the community in 2022 and beyond.
Broadcom and A&I will review support for the CA 2E/Plex products, and discuss the new “aggregator” subscriptions for smaller customers as well as a new Managed Application Services offering.
Last up will be two informative lightning talks.
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Video Video Series: CM evolveIT for LANSA
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We’ve launched an all-new short-video series highlighting CM evolveIT for LANSA. The videos or short 1-2 minutes segments that cover a wide range of CM evolveIT LANSA capabilities, and provide a good foundational starting point for new or existing users.
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Video Streamline the Day-to-Day with Intelligent Automation
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| Join the automation experts from CM First and HelpSystems to explore ways to leverage IT automation tools in your most critical business projects—including those on IBM I, including those generated with CA 2E(Synon) and CA Plex. Our automation experts walk you through the types of projects your IT colleagues are running, how they’re doing it, and what tools they’re using. This informative webinar also polled attendees about their current and planned future leverage of automation technologies.
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Video Benefits of IBM i Hosting
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| In this session cloud replatforming experts discussed how IBM i applications are typically being rehosted from on-premise to fully managed hybrid environments. Many customers are reporting significant security and operational benefits, at the same or reduced cost.
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Video RPA Bots: Bogus or Benefit? Bringing RPA to IBM i/AS400
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| CM First and HelpSystems show you how to boost your digital transformation efforts with Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Transform your IBM i processes—like automated data entry, extending single sign-on (SSO), and dynamically pulling reports—to increase productivity, eliminate errors, and save money.
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We Are Back to In-person Business
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The pandemic created unique challenges. But times change, vaccines are made, and now we settle into another "new normal".
As of May 1st, 2021, we re-opened for in-person business. While much of our work will remain remote, we will also conduct meetings in-person as the situation warrants.
You can read our response to the challenge, and an offer of help (which still stands) to our strategic partners and clients on the CM First Group blog.
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ICYMI: Broadcom Confirms CA Plex and CA 2E Support as of January 31st, 2020.
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As of January 31, 2020, Broadcom (CA) announced that in general it will support the latest versions of CA 2E and CA Plex only. For CA 2E (Synon) that is version 8.7. For CA Plex, that is version 7.2.1.
For the full details see these links. Broadcom login is required.
- CA Plex 7.2.1, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2019)
- CA 2E 8.7, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2019)
Visit the Broadcom site at the links provided above for definitive info (password required).
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At CM First we upgrade many CA 2E and CA Plex customers each year, and have extensive experience with the upgrade process. We also have experience working with Broadcom support and licensing and can work with you on any questions you have there.
Any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the button below to contact an office or request a demo.
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The CM First support portal is now online. Current customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com
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CM WebClient 1.8.7 Limited support for 1.8.5
CM Matchpoint ALM 6.5, last supported 5.5 |
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