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Lessons Learned from the Telstra Network Outages
By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 08/11/2016
Real-life network outages are a wake-up call to brands who aren’t taking precautionary measures. Here's what happened to Telstra customers, what Telstra did wrong, and how your business can avoid such a devastating, costly situation.
Press Release
HelpSystems (now Fortra) Fills Encryption Gap With Linoma Buy
Despite all the IBM i security vendors that Fortra has bought over the years--and there have been at least five of them--the company has lacked one key security capability valued by enterprises: encryption.
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Hacktivists Show the Danger of Leaving IBM i Unprotected
Thu, 08/11/2016
Your IBM i is only as secure as you make it. IBM i security experts have been saying this for years, but at least one organization learned the hard way.
Guide
IPv6 Transition Survey Results
Are IT pros already making the transition to IPv6? Should you? Now that the IPv4 address space has been depleted, every business will eventually be forced to make the switch to IPv6. In early 2017, we asked over 100 IT pros to share how their IPv6 transition is coming along. Here’s what we learned: Only 10% of organizations surveyed have deployed IPv6 Service providers will lead the charge to...
Guide
What IT Leaders Need to Know About Education Technology
How IT Professionals Can Champion EdTech to Impact Student Success Technology in education is rising, and the possibilities to enhance student learning with digital tools are endless. How can IT professionals get the budget and buy-in you need to implement new EdTech initiatives, all while maintaining a healthy network that can grow and scale to support whatever new technology you introduce? In...
Article
Add Power to SEQUEL Scripts with Logic
Mon, 08/01/2016
SEQUEL Scripting is a process that allows users to run multiple SEQUEL and system commands together. Scripts allow for much of the same capability of Command Language Programs (CLP) without the need for programming knowledge or a compiling of the objects.
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11 Things To Know About IPv6 Transitions
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 08/01/2016
Benefit from the collective wisdom we’ve complied from IT professionals and learn a thing or two (or 11) about IPv6 transitions.
Guide
Self-Audit: Checking Assumptions at the Door
Sysadmins, devops engineers, and cybersecurity personnel are often kept awake by a number of questions. How should I monitor my monitoring to be sure it will alert me when there is a security issue that needs my intervention? How can I be sure that the servers and processes in the environment haven’t been rooted already? In the quest to get better sleep, it is a good idea to self-audit your...
Press Release
HelpSystems (now Fortra) Gains New Data Warehouse Management Capabilities with Acquisition of IBM ShowCase Software
Fortra, a world leader in systems and network management, security, and business intelligence software, announced today the completion of its acquisition of the ShowCase business intelligence software portfolio from IBM.
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HelpSystems (now Fortra) Completes Acquisition of Network Monitoring Pioneer, Dartware—Its Third Acquisition in 2012
Eden Prairie, MN, January 10, 2013 – HelpSystems, LLC, a world leader in systems management, security, and business intelligence software, announced it has completed the acquisition of Dartware, LLC, a network management software company. The acquisition, which completed in December, represents the growing company’s third acquisition in 2012 and ninth overall. Based in New Hampshire, Dartware is...
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HelpSystems (now Fortra) Adds Document Lifecycle Management to its IT Automation Portfolio with Acquisition of RJS Software
The RJS suite of products helps companies go paperless and efficiently manage the lifecycle of documents and data across multiple platforms, on-premise or in the cloud.
Press Release
HelpSystems (now Fortra) Expands its Business Process Automation Offerings with Acquisition of Network Automation, Inc.
With this acquisition, Fortra offers one of the industry's most comprehensive IT and business process automation portfolios with virtual and cloud-based technology, as well as a broad set of application integrations.
Press Release
H.I.G. Capital to Acquire HelpSystems, LLC (now Fortra, LLC)
H.I.G. Capital, LLC ("H.I.G."), a leading global private equity investment firm with $19 billion under management, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fortra, LLC (“HelpSystems”, or the “Company”). The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory and anti-trust approval.
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Fortra Provides Penetration Testing for IBM i
Penetration testing helps businesses uncover security vulnerabilities and meet the new PCI DSS requirements.