Subject: CM WebClient and MatchPoint ALM October 2026 Newsletter

Dev news, updates, and insights

October 2026

In this issue...

  • Featured: The Open Source Questions IBM i Shops Stopped Having to Ask - CM First Group

  • Article: End of support for IBM i 7.4 - RPGPGM

  • Broadcom Support: Let Us Help You Get the Support You Need

  • Intelligence: Further reading...

Featured

The Open Source Questions IBM i Shops Stopped Having to Ask


Your generated estate can take a modern front end without reopening the model.


We take the three objections that used to end every open source conversation on IBM i and check them against the current evidence: a community-built IDE that now out-uses IBM’s own, a formal IBM support channel, and Python climbing the language charts on the platform.


The part for builders is how a REST layer or new web front end sits beside a CA 2E or CA Plex model while the generator never notices.


Read full article here →

Heads Up

End of support for IBM i 7.4


IBM i 7.4 reached end of standard support on September 30. New features stopped back in April, standard PTFs are ending, and security fixes now arrive only through a paid Service Extension that runs to 2029.


Simon Hutchinson lays out what that costs: roughly 1.5 to 2 times your previous base software maintenance in year one, climbing toward 3 to 4 times after. If you are on Power9 or newer the path is 7.5 or 7.6. If you are on Power8 or older there is hardware in the conversation too.


Either way the first question is the same one as always, which is what you actually have running on that box.


Read the full report →

 Broadcom Support 


Many enterprises struggle with obtaining Broadcom support for their CA 2E (Synon, COOL:2E) or CA Plex systems


If you're working with an older unsupported release, upgrading your IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situation. We specialize in all sizes of customers.


Fill out our 2 minute form and schedule a no-commitment fifteen minute conversation with a CM First Group technical rep.

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Current CM First Group customers can access tutorials and submit support tickets at support.cmfirstgroup.com.

CM WebClient and MatchPoint ALM Latest Versions

CM WebClient 1.8.8 is now available (with nightly builds). Click here for the download and release notes.

CM MatchPoint ALM 7.0 Build 004. For details, go here.


We continuously upgrade CM WebClient and CM MatchPoint ALM customers. If you have any questions just send us a note to info@cmfirstgroup.com, or click the link below to contact an office or request a demo.


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Other CM First Releases


CM evolveIT 11.7
CM M3 2022 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
→ Details can be found here at Broadcom (login required)
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