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The strange story of the IBM i
ID-INFO blog The strange story of the IBM i IBM i developments are now almost as famous as the Fitzgerald novel in which Benjamin Button, the protagonist who was born old, gets younger as time goes by. Instead of "aging", becoming a "legacy" system and on the verge of...

Employee profile: Sylvain Aktepe, AS/400 developer and trainer
Sylvain is 29 and studies aren’t his thing: too theoretical. Once he had obtained his BTS in IT SIO in 2017, he worked in retail for over a year (fish department) before returning to IT much later.
Employee profile: Laurence Panabière, Methods and Quality Consultant
After graduating with a DUT in electrical engineering and industrial computing, Laurence joined IBM in Montpellier in 2006, working in the pre-sales technical support center (PSSC).
Employee profile: Thomas Malavieille, PHP analyst-developer
For the record, it was after reading an article about Notos in Midi Libre, mentioning the strong development of Notos, that he sent in his CV!
Employee profile: Adrien Quilleré, AS/400 Analyst Developer
Adrien first worked in the hotel and catering industry, after completing his studies (Bac Hôtellerie and BTS in Hotel and Catering) until he was 35 (so for 20 years) in the Paris region and in various regional towns.
Employee profile: Bruno Hoarau, Developer Analyst @ PHL Soft
High-level athlete, electrician, entrepreneur, mixologist (bartender, in fact), Bruno Hoarau seems to have had several lives. It was at the end of one of these that, just before his confinement, he decided to retrain: the world of nightlife no longer suited him. That’s intuition.
Modernizing IBM i applications: the reasons may not be what you think
Modernize your IBM i applications : the reasons may not bethe ones you thinkIn one of its many articles on IBMi, ITJungle / the Four Hundred magazine explains the growing interest in application modernization that seems to be sweeping through the IBM i installed base....
Employee profile: Bruno Labbay, expert developer @ PHL Soft
employee profile Bruno Labbay, expert developer @ PHL Soft After graduating with a Bac+2 and completing training at AFPA on AS/400 - TSIG, Bruno quickly became a senior management IT technician, specializing in AS/400 at UTI Group, an IT services company in Paris,...
Terres du Sud makes the most of its IBMi environment with Armonie-Notos
customer case Terres du Sud makes the most of its IBMi environment with Armonie-Notos About Terres du Sud The Terres du Sud group is the leading cooperative in Lot-et-Garonne. A major player in agriculture and food in the South-West of France, it is made up of...
How to choose your IBM i cybersecurity consultant
ID-INFO blog How to choose your IBM i security consultant? Despite all the security advantages that an AS/400 can offer, current attacks are forcing their owners to implement best practices for their organization: at stake is their ability to ensure continuous...
IBM i: security remains the main concern (Fortra 2023 study)
Fortra 2023 study IBM i: security remains the main concern On February 1, 2023, The Four Hundred's Alex Woodie explained how security remains the number one concern for IBM i resellers. In its ninth annual survey, Fortra questioned over 300 members of the IBM i...
IBM i security: 10 major risks and how to avoid them
ID-INFO blog Security on IBM i : 10 major risks and how to avoid them Security threats are on the increase. Whether it's a cyber attack or a virus, identity theft is becoming more and more common, not to mention the fact that certain vulnerabilities can also lead to...
IBM i historical users: 2022 summary
ID-INFO blog IBM i legacy users: what you need to know in 2022 Switching to the cloud to keep costs down, security issues, spare parts problems, increased IBM support costs: keeping your AS/400 sometimes has to be earned! Bob Losey's thoughts on what to consider......
IBM i: four key trends affecting the market
ID-INFO blog IBM i: four key trends affecting the market These are interesting times for everyone. Indeed, no one could have imagined global containment, or such a widespread pandemic with such restrictions to prevent the virus from spreading. This may be stating the...
IBM i: how to run third-party Open Source repositories without Internet access?
ID-INFO blog IBM i: how to run third-party Open Source repositories without Internet access? First and foremost, to ensure the security of IBM i (AS/400) systems. In order to protect them from potential external threats and secure the valuable data contained on these...
IBM i : Dynamic subfiles
ID-INFO blog IBM i: dynamic subfiles You've read our previous article on static subfiles. Let's take a look at the "Dynamic" version. Today's web services rely on the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTPP) to convey information. Using this standard has the enormous...
Web services on the IBM i
ID-INFO blog Web services on the IBM i You've probably heard of web services, but what exactly are they? If you consult your favorite search engine, you'll learn that a web service is an interface protocol that enables two applications to talk to each other. These...