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Fortra Gets Into JAMS for Scheduling

Fortra yesterday announced the acquisition of MVP Systems Software, the Connecticut-based developer of the JAMS workload management and scheduling software. While JAMS supported IBM i, Fortra will count on the product to deliver capabilities primarily in the open systems realm, with cloud possibilities looming in the future.
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Weak Internal Security Causes Weak External Security

Long-time security expert, Pat Botz, recently joined Fortra. Botz goes way back in the computer industry. He wrote the Basic compiler and CAD tools for Control Data supercomputers and then lead the development of CAD tools for its AIX workstation line three decades ago. He eventually became a lead security architect for the IBM i platform, and left Big Blue a number of years ago to start his own security firm, Botz & Associates. Dan sat down to have a chat with Chris Heim, chief executive officer of Fortra, and John Vanderwall, vice president and business unit manager for security services at the company, as well as Botz, who now has a senior security services consultant position at the company.
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What HelpSystems (now Fortra) is Up to Now

HelpSystems has become one the largest independent software vendors in the IBM i marketplace, with tools spanning operations, security, backup, high availability, forms management, and capacity planning. A company representative recent sat down with IT Jungle at the recent COMMON PowerUp conference to talk about what’s new. HelpSystems didn’t have a single major product launch...
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Fortra Acquires Safestone Technologies Ltd.

Safestone Technologies is the 3rd acquisition for Fortra this year. Safestone Technologies’ experience in security, auditing, and compliance solutions complements the mission of PowerTech, a division of Fortra.