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Make the Switch: Replace DB2 Web Query and Query/400 with NGS-IQ

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Jeff Coley

Are you still relying on IBM’s Query/400 or scrambling to replace DB2 Web Query now that it’s discontinued? While both tools have served businesses well over the years, the time has come to move beyond their limitations and adopt a more powerful, future-proof solution: NGS-IQ. Read more

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Automating and Simplifying
IBM i Analytics and Reporting with NGS-IQ

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Teresa Moy

NGS-IQ can help you support a wide range of IBM i and business users who need to see and analyze operational data. Read more

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Data Access? Meet Managers and Analysts Where They Are

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Bill Langston

The reporting and analytics software marketplace is mature. Historically, business intelligence software vendors designed their solutions to address every step of the data extraction, transformation, and presentation process. As a result, many applications became increasingly complicated and challenging to deploy. Read more

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Planning Your Exit from IBM DB2 Web Query

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Teresa Moy

IBM’s decision to drop DB2 Web Query caught customers by surprise. But as IBM said in their announcement letter, there are alternative solutions. We invite you to learn about ours: NGS-IQ. Read more

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Enterprise Reporting and Analytics
and Application Program Interfaces (APIs)

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Bill Langston

APIs have become the industry standard for trading partners and customers to share the data they need to efficiently collaborate and provide better service. The people who use your ERP software need access to the data APIs can provide. We believe that NGS-IQ and RPG API Express present an optimal solution for IBM i customers. Read more

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IBM DB2 Web Query Security Bulletin, January 2, 2024

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Bill Langston

Just as you were returning to work to begin the new year, IBM published a security bulletin, alerting DB2 Web Query customers that the software is "vulnerable to a remote attacker bypassing security restrictions or executing arbitrary code, to a local authenticated attacker obtaining sensitive information, or to denial of service." Read more