Subject: Intelligent Automation November 2023 Newsletter

November 2023

In This Issue of Intelligent Automation

  • Webinar: Revolutionize Software Testing with RPA

  • Article: AI-Powered Test Maintenance: Streamlining the Testing Process for Improved Efficiency - CM First Group

  • Article: Building Apps Through Conversation - Application Development Trends

  • Watch: The Ten Stages of Artificial Intelligence - Future Business Tech

  • Listen: Six Podcasts to Make Sense of AI - NY Times

  • Watch: Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java - CM First Video

  • Intelligence

Learn how Fortra's Automate Plus can be used to automate the testing of a complex software application


Are you tired of time-consuming manual testing software applications?


Fortra's Automate Plus RPA is here to help. Join us for this helpful webinar where we'll review the features of this powerful tool and show you how it can revolutionize your software testing processes.


What we will cover...


Automated Software Testing: With Automate Plus, you can automate your software testing processes, reducing the time and effort required to test your applications. This feature can help you catch bugs and errors earlier in the development process, saving you time and money in the long run.


Intelligent Document Automation: Automate Plus can intelligently recognize and extract data from various types of documents, including PDFs, scanned images, and more. This feature can help you automate your data entry processes and reduce the risk of errors.


User-Friendly Interface: Automate Plus comes with a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for anyone to use, regardless of their technical expertise. You don't need to be a programmer to use this tool effectively.


During the main demonstration, we'll show you how Automate Plus can be used to automate the testing of a complex software application. We'll demonstrate how Automate Plus can intelligently recognize the different elements of the application and perform automated tests on each of them.


Key Takeaway: You'll see firsthand how this tool can save you time and effort in your software testing processes.


Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn more about Fortra's Automate Plus RPA and how it can benefit your organization.


Register now to secure your spot!

Revolutionize Software Testing with RPA

Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

10 AM CT


Speakers: Roger Hammer and Naya Najjar

Heads Up

AI-Powered Test Maintenance: Streamlining the Testing Process for Improved Efficiency


Maintaining test suites can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive task for testers. Thankfully, test maintenance activities are being revolutionized with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), leading to improved efficiency and productivity.


In our latest article on the subject, we outline AI processes that can help you optimize test maintenance, and provide examples of a few AI-driven tools you can employ to get the best results.


Read the article →

Heads Up

Building Apps Through Conversation


If you can describe it, you can build it? Say goodbye to carpel tunnel syndrome!


That reality just might be coming sooner than we think with Microsoft PowerApps Copilot. According to Microsoft, 126,000 organizations have already started using Copilot in Power Apps, and the feedback is in.


Plenty of analysis, stats, and links at the jump.


Read the article at Application Development Trends →

Watch

The Ten Stages of Artificial Intelligence


We like to combine practical Intelligent Automation content along with some thoughts about the bigger picture. This video from Future Business Tech, which explores the 10 stages of AI, including God-Like AI, is a good ten-minute dose of the latter.


Watch (11:37) →

Podcast

Six podcasts to make sense of AI


In this space, we normally point to individual podcasts that are worth a listen. This month, we're pointing to an article in the New York Times highlighting a curated list of six podcasts to help make sense of AI.


Read on →

Webinar

Watch: "Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java"


Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving due to retirement?


We have a solution that can put your fears to rest.


In this webinar, we explore the 5th "R" in Amazon's Cloud Migration Strategy in detail. With this strategy, you can "refactor" your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


We will start with an overview of the refactoring process:

  • What is needed in upfront analysis

  • How to choose the right technology stack

  • Why AI is not currently the answer

  • Solutions to common challenges such as...

  • Avoiding vendor lock-in

  • Performance

We will follow up with the goods: a technical demonstration of moving COBOL/DB2 code to a modern maintainable Java/React/Postgres application running on Azure cloud.


Automated Refactoring from Legacy Code to Maintainable Java

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023


Speakers: 

John Rhodes (CTO) and Kiyoshi Terasawa (Principal Architect)


Watch now →

 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 you IBM OS, or otherwise under the shadow of lapsed maintenance, we can get you back on Broadcom support based on your unique situtation. 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.

CM First Support

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

Current Releases


CM WebClient 1.8.7 (with nightly builds) For details, go here.

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

CM evolveIT 11.6, last supported 10.6
CM M3 2023 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)
Contact CM First to learn more: info@cmfirstgroup.com

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