July 2010

Implementer 2010 is Here

MKS just released Implementer 2010 today, which features over 100 separate improvements. Implementer is an integral part of our MKS Integrity offering that focuses on the change control and ALM needs of the IBM i community. Our development team and many others worked very hard on the project to meet… Continue reading

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IBM i local user groups go to back to school

I recently returned from the a day-long conference hosted by the Ocean User Group of Southern California. As is the case at most of the volunteer driven events, it was well run by a core group of dedicated volunteers. Ocean and other local user groups are always looking for a few extra volunteers. The user groups I have seen thrive have a good mix of… Continue reading

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A Means To An End: Collaborative Product Development

Last week, Mashable! posted an article titled “How Social Media Has Prepared Us for Collaborative Business.” If you have a few extra minutes, jump over to that article, and come back afterward. The core of the article is that working collaboratively – whether shoulder-to-shoulder on a drafting table, or across the ocean using a webcam, or asynchronously through a discussion …

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Q + A With Jake Simpson, Mathcad Business Unit General Manager

Mike Baldani and I had a chance to sit down with Jake Simpson, the Mathcad Business Unit’s General Manager and ask a few questions about Mathcad today and tomorrow.  Instead of transcribing an interview, we instead brought along a camera to get Jake’s responses.  We asked some questions that we’ve heard frequently in the past from customers at live events, …

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From the Field: Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference

So as promised, an on the ground report from Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), where PTC was honored as Microsoft’s Global ISV Industry Partner of the Year. And by “on the ground” I literally mean I am sitting on the floor waiting for my next session at WPC to begin.   It’s been an enjoyable event for me personally – …

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