Maxava's Enterprise+ "Saves the Ship" for Averitt Express
An international shipping company has plenty of trouble if it can’t get its Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system to replicate accurately under its high availability (HA) system.
Written by John Ghrist
This was the scenario faced in October 2015 by Averitt Express, a provider of freight transportation and supply chain management services based in Cookeville, Tennessee. Averitt offers customized shipping solutions, serves customers in more than 100 countries, and services more than 300 international destinations. Averitt also provides its customers a full suite of web-based shipping tools, EDI services, and transportation and operations management systems. Among other online services Averitt offers its customers are such conveniences as a Bill of Lading creation utility, a transit-time calculator, less-than-truckload service maps based on ZIP code, and downloadable certificates, permits, customs forms, and other documents on demand.
Kony Offers Robust Tool Set for Creating Mobile Apps
Enterprises with numerous or complex apps to translate to mobile devices, or those seeking to create versatile native mobile device apps, can benefit from Kony Mobility Platform's extensive feature set.
Written by John Ghrist
If your enterprise is considering a mobile application development platform (MADP) capable of generating large, complex applications, one option to explore is the Kony Mobility Platform. Offering a visual interactive development environment (IDE) that uses a zero-code approach and a single app codebase, strong security options, and a middleware component that simplifies data-transformation and mobile back-end services, Kony's suite helps developers produce apps for smartphones, tablets, desktops, and wearables.
Eye on the i World: HelpSystems Sees IBM i Vendor Consolidation as Healthy for the Market
Long-time software vendor HelpSystems thinks the future still looks promising for the IBM i platform.
Written by John Ghrist
As any long-time observer of the IBM i can tell you, a significant feature of its market over its recent history has been the consolidation of companies offering software and other solutions to the user base.
HelpSystems, a Minnesota-based company that started out specializing in automated operations solutions for IBM i, has been part of the consolidation movement.
