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IBM i 7.1 Announcement Highlights continued
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Remote Upgrade to IBM i 6.1.1 or 7.1
– NFS backed optical images for IBM i upgrades
– Electronic Delivery Support expanded
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IBM i 7.1 technology update method
– Technology Refresh (TR)
– An update to the Licensed Internal Code (LIC)
– Planned to be delivered on approximately a six
month cycle, and targeted to enable a specific set
of new hardware and firmware functions
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Open Access for RPG
– Extend application reach to pervasive devices
– RPG applications can support other interfaces
such as mobile devices by using “
Handlers ”.
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Zend Server Community Edition
– PHP environment preloaded with IBM i
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Application Runtime Expert for I
(SOD)
– Deliver a new capability for IBM i to verify
application run time attributes to ensure consistent
performance and deployment of new workloads