Press Releases

SMT Data Releases ITBI Portal v2—Next-Generation Mainframe Performance Optimization Platform

System i Developer Welcomes 3 New Partners

System i Developer (SiD) announces that three highly regarded IBM Champions—Patrick Behr, Simon Hutchinson and Mike Pavlak—have joined the SiD consortium, partnering with Jon Paris and Susan Gantner to produce a Fall Summit Lunch & Learn series for IBM i developers.

Cloudera Acquires Taikun, a Kubernetes Platform Provider

Acquisition of Taikun, a platform provider for managing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, accelerates accelerates the deployment and delivery of the complete Cloudera platform.

ASPG, Inc. Announces Release of MegaCryption v7.0.0

a major update that prioritizes cryptographic governance and agility with updated algorithms and enhanced integration for hardware cryptography.

Vertali APAC brings MainTegrity CSF to Australia

MainTegrity Inc., a leader in ransomware protection for mainframes, has announced the appointment of Vertali APAC Pty Ltd to distribute MainTegrity CSF (Cyber Security Framework), formerly FIM+.

Cobwebb Communications Acquires Pacific Solutions International

The acquisition will enhance Cobwebb's ability to provide cutting-edge solutions in enterprise content management, document management and business process automation

Izzi Software Enters the IBM Power Ecosystem With Acquisition of CNX Corporation

IZZI is expanding into the IBM Power world with the acquisition of Chicago-based CNX Corporation, which specializes in app development.

rvs-Systems Launches Version 1.3.1 of zKafka Connector (RzK)

Version 1.3.1 introduces key features that enhance quality (transaction processing and idempotent producer support), performance/speed (message batching) and support for Kafka v4.0

Profound Logic Wins AI Breakthrough Award for ‘Low Code AI Solution of the Year’

The 2025 AI Breakthrough Award recognizes the breakthrough innovation of Profound AI, which focuses on IBM i (AS/400) environments and is the only AI platform purpose-built for IBM integration.

Profound AI Embraces MCP: Your IBM i Systems Now Speak the Same Language as ChatGPT

Profound AI now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) – the open standard that’s revolutionizing how AI systems connect to business data and applications.