Subject: Intelligent Automation October 2025 Newsletter

For intelligent automaters

October 2025

In this issue...

  • Featured: The Legacy Modernization Dilemma: Why Traditional Approaches Are Failing - CM First

  • Article: Why the future of work is agentic - Tech Target

  • Watch: GPT4.5's Flop, Grok 4, Meta's Poaching Spree, Apple's Failure, and Super Intelligence - Matthew Berman

  • Listen: The Deepfake Tipping Point with Frank McKenna - Fraudology

  • CA 2E/Plex Conference: Watch AI Day at the 14th CA 2E Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

  • Webinar - NexGen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems - CM First Group

  • Intelligence: Intelligent automation news on the greater web

Featured

The Legacy Modernization Dilemma: Why Traditional Approaches Are Failing


This article is the first in a series of four articles covering past, present, and future of AI and AI Agents in legacy modernization.

 

Let’s be honest: most legacy modernization projects don’t fail because the tech isn’t good enough. They fail because no one really understands what they’re modernizing. Years of human decisions, business rules, and quick fixes are buried inside old systems, and when teams try to replace them without context, things fall apart fast.


The real work isn’t in rewriting code, it’s in uncovering what that code actually does and why it exists in the first place. Once you have that map, tools like AI and automation can finally make a difference. Skip that step, and you’re basically rebuilding blind.


Do it right, and modernization turns into a strategic advantage that sets you up for faster, smarter decisions in the long run.


Read our full article →

Announcing CM evolveIT 11.7


Available for Streaming: Join us for informative, hands-on sessions focused on the new CM evolveIT 11.7 release. 


Tailored for future-minded developers, these sessions showcase groundbreaking enhancements aimed at revolutionizing your code analysis and transformation workflows. Expect hands-on demonstrations that you can take to your development workflows right away.

Watch one of these two webinars now...

Mainframe

Latest Advances in Mainframe COBOL Code Analysis and Transformation

Learn about cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools that promise streamlined analysis and transformation processes, automated tools that convert legacy COBOL code to Java, and advanced code slicing.


Watch Now

IBM i

Latest Advances in IBM i Code Analysis and Transformation

Learn how to cut your analysis costs by up to 80% with new capabilities. We'll demo new CA 2E (Synon) and CA Plex superpowers, AI and Code slicing innovations, and improved support for DB2 and COBOL and more.


Watch Now

Heads Up

Why the future of work is agentic


The next major shift in the workplace isn’t just more automation. It’s the rise of agentic workflows, where humans, gig workers, and purpose-built AI agents come together as a unified workforce.


In this new setup, AI agents don’t just follow commands; they make decisions, trigger actions, and collaborate across systems. Meanwhile, humans bring context, creativity, and strategy to the table. It’s less about replacing work and more about redefining how it gets done.


But to get there, companies need to rethink how they structure data, design workflows, and define roles. They won’t just be more efficient; they’ll be more adaptable, creative, and ready for whatever comes next.


Read the full article at Tech Target →

Watch

How AI Is Upending Politics, Tech, the Media, and More


There’s a quiet shift happening in tech, and it’s changing what it means to be a great engineer. For years, the focus was all on speed: how fast you could code, ship, or scale. But as AI takes over the repetitive stuff, what really matters is starting to change.


Today’s best engineers are thinking about how systems fit together, how teams work, and what problems are actually worth solving. In other words, it’s less about typing faster and more about thinking smarter.


For leaders, this means rethinking how they hire and measure success. The future of engineering belongs to those who can see the big picture and turn technology into real impact.


Jump to the full video →

Listen

The Deepfake Tipping Point with Frank McKenna


In the latest episode of Fraudology Podcast, seasoned fraud-prevention expert Frank McKenna lays out a chilling reality: deepfakes and voice‐cloning aren’t lurking threats, they’re already here. He recounts court cases swayed by synthetic media, real-estate scams using cloned identities, and even a personal video-call hoax involving his own family.


The conversation raises a critical question: when anyone’s face or voice can be faked in seconds, what does trust even look like in a digital world?


Listen now at the Fraudology Podcast →

 CA Plex/2E Worldwide Developer Conference 

Watch: AI Day at the CA 2E CA Plex Conference


Watch keynote addresses from IBM and Microsoft that cover the powerful role AI plays in modern application development, with a focus on IBM i. These streamable keynotes were delivered by experts with deep experience leveraging the mighty power of AI for developers ready to dive headfirst into the future! Watch these streamable keynotes any time.


Video Vault

Next-Gen Pair Programming: AI Collaboration on IBM i and IBM z Systems


Join us for a cutting-edge webinar that merges the art of pair programming with the innovation of AI for IBM i and IBM z systems. This session is dedicated to COBOL developers working on IBM's midrange and mainframe platforms and offers a deep dive into how AI can amplify coding collaboration and efficiency.


In this webinar:

  • Discuss the integration of AI-driven pair programming in IBM i and IBM z COBOL development.

  • Address the unique challenges of maintaining and evolving COBOL applications with AI support.

  • Showcase a live demonstration of AI tools tailored to IBM i and IBM z developers.

  • Share actionable strategies for embedding AI into the pair programming workflow on both platforms.

Whether you're involved in IBM i or IBM z development, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to leverage AI for better code quality, faster problem-solving, and more productive pair programming sessions. Take the first step towards a smarter, AI-assisted development future.


Watch →

Are you tired of time-consuming manual testing software applications? Fortra's Automate Plus RPA is here to help. Join us for a webinar where we review the features of this powerful tool and show you how it can revolutionize your software testing processes, making it better, more accurate, and quicker to get results.


Watch →

Frightened about the prospect of your legacy IBM i and z application developers leaving? We have a solution that can put your fears to rest. In this webinar, we demonstrate how you can “refactor” your legacy app developed in COBOL, RPG, or CA 2E (Synon) directly to maintainable runtime-free Java and JS.


Watch →

 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.

Get rock solid Broadcom support

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 11.7, last supported 10.6
CM M3 2023 Edition
CA Plex 7.2.1 SP005, last supported 7.2.1 (as of January 31, 2022)
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CA 2E 8.7.3, last supported 8.7 (as of January 31, 2022)
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