Subject: CM First Group May Newsletter

May 2021
Fall Conference
As many who work with us are familiar, CM First Group is a lead sponsor of the CA 2E / CA Plex Developer Conference, with the next conference set for October 25-27. If pre-launch planning is any indication, this is going to be one of the best conferences yet.

The conference is taking place immediately after the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas, Oct 22-24, with the final race held on Sunday, Oct 24. Event organizers are offering a Super Early Bird Special that adds tickets to attend this event seated with your fellow developers, and a ride to and from the conference to the track. Act fast as these tickets are limited and could sell out quickly.

You can register at the link here. If you want to take advantage of the Super Early Bird Special, simply select the "F1 Early Bird" option upon checkout.

And don't forget to register for the June 9th CA Communities webcast if CA 2E/Plex is your technology. Community host Roger Griffith will host as usual with conference updates, an open discussion on conference topics, and the usual informative lightning talks.

- CM First Team
Webinar
CA Communities June 9th Meeting
CA Communities is streaming the next community webcast June 9th. Community President Roger Griffith will open the meeting with an update on plans for the next CA Community Conference, to be held October 25-27, 2021, and invites input and feedback from the community.

The discussion is followed by two lightning talks, “Implementing a Web-based Rich Text Editor” by Lily Taharudin, and “The Q Command” by Russell Berkeley from ICS Courier.

Video
Video Series: CM evolveIT for LANSA
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.

Video
Streamline the Day-to-Day with Intelligent Automation
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.

Video
Benefits of IBM i Hosting
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.

Video
RPA Bots: Bogus or Benefit? Bringing RPA to IBM i/AS400
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. 

We Are Back to In-person Business
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.

Broadcom Confirms CA Plex and CA 2E Support as of January 31st, 2020.
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).
CM First Can Help...
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.

CM First Support Portal
The CM First support portal is now online. Current customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com
CM First Releases
CM WebClient 1.8.7 Limited support for 1.8.5
CM Matchpoint ALM 6.5, last supported 5.5
CM evolveIT11.3, last supported 10.6
CM M3 2018 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 , last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2019)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7 , last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2019)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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