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The 12th CA 2E CA Plex Worldwide Conference has come and gone and we're more than ready to think anew about how we want to tackle our next challenges as we head into the holiday season.
For a high-level view of present-day modernization challenges, take a look at the blog post and video at our roundtable, highlighted below.
Have a great Thanksgiving everybody.
- CM First Team |
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CA 2E CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference Watch the Executive Roundtable - Modernization and Thriving in the New Normal
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The CA 2E CA Plex Worldwide conference executive roundtable, one of a series of sessions that kicked off the conference on Monday, tee'd up the conference with a robust discussion of important issues in present-day modernization.
Over the course of the hour-long-plus discussion, the group of eight executives and vendors shared their common experiences modernizing large companies, and a few key themes emerged.
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Heads Up Revisiting the Strangler Pattern
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"Continuous Modernization" is a reality for many large organizations, and there are several different strategies to choose from to approach it. We covered the Strangler Pattern in 2019, and it's as relevant a strategy as it has ever been (see Roundtable above). We've updated the article and republished it at the link below.
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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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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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