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IBM i Shops Warming to Free & Open Source Dev Tools, CNX Says

Alex Woodie, IT Jungle Old habits are hard to break. Just try to take away the green-screen applications and tools from an IBM i shop entrenched in this mode of operation, and you’ll see sparks fly. But to be competitive in this world, IBM i shops must break the 5250 habit and develop for the Web. Luckily, IBM i Web development tools are maturing rapidly, and some of them, such as CNX’s JavaScript-based toolkit, called Valence, are available under the free and...
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Symmetrical Solutions takes Protivity to the Next Level with Valence

CHAPEL HILL, NC. Symmetrical Solutions announced the next release of Protivity today at its annual user conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  The Wisconsin-based company has selected CNX Corporation’s Valence Framework to provide the core web technology for this next release of Protivity, currently in the final stages of product development. “Making our software easy to use is our top priority,” said Bob Dzialowski, Symmetrical Solutions managing partner.  “The Valence framework, with its intuitive portal functionality and robust back-end server support,...
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Dancerace plc Selects Valence as Core Web Technology for Next Release of C3

BATH, UK. Dancerace plc announces today the selection of CNX Corporation’s Valence Framework as the core web technology for the next version of C3.  The addition of the Valence Framework as a core technology to Dancerace’s C3 invoice finance management software will give the product a state-of-the art rich user interface. “We’ve created some fantastic interfaces over the years using RPG and green screen technology, in fact taken it to the limits,” says Anthony Avison, Chief Executive Officer of Dancerace.  “But...
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CNX Unveils Latest Release of Valence for Web 2.0 Development on the System i

Chicago, IL. CNX announces today the general availability of version 2.1 of the Valence Web Application Framework for System i. This release adds new functionality and programming APIs to the Valence package, further empowering System i programmers to create true “Web 2.0” style browser applications served through standard ILE RPG. “This is our most sweeping Valence announcement yet,” said Richard Milone, CNX Chief Technical Officer. “Most of the enhancements for this release came directly as a result of customer suggestions and...
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CNX Announces the availability of version 1.2 of the Valence Web Application Framework for System i

Chicago, IL. CNX announced today the general availability of version 1.2 of the Valence Web Application Framework for System i. This release adds new functionality and programming APIs to the Valence package, further empowering System i programmers to create true “Web 2.0” browser applications using RPG. Designed from the ground-up explicitly for ILE RPG programmers, Valence uses ExtJS JavaScript components on the front-end and communicates directly with System i RPG business logic on the back-end. CNX has developed numerous training videos and...
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CNX Launches Valence at RPG World 2008

Las Vegas, NV. CNX introduced the Valence Web Application Framework to an enthusiastic RPG community at the annual RPG World Convention in the Orleans Convention Center. The official announcement of the product was made from the Vendor Expo, where RPG programmers attending the popular show from around the world saw Valence product demonstrations and spoke directly with the Valence development team. CNX partner Richard Milone supplemented the Valence announcement with a special session demonstrating the use of JavaScript with RPG to...
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CNX announces release of Valence Web Application Framework for System i

Chicago, IL. CNX is proud to announce the general release of the Valence Web Application Framework for the IBM System i platform. Valence provides all the tools necessary for System i shops to create rich Web 2.0-based browser interfaces with RPG, and includes an attractive tab-based portal for controlling user access to the applications as they’re developed. Designed from the ground up by RPG programmers for RPG programmers, Valence uses JavaScript components on the front-end and communicates directly with System i...
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ATOMIC Version 3.5 Announcement

Chicago, IL. CNX announced today that it expects to release the newest version of ATOMIC in July 2006. This new release, version 3.5, adds two new modules to the existing ATOMIC product line: ATOMIC Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) and ATOMIC Cycle Counting (CC). The ATOMIC SOP module assists users in making micro-level production decisions based on forecasts done at various macro-level gross sales categories. The system analyzes forecast and sales information, feeds it to a flexible hierarchical structure and allows...
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ATOMIC Version 3.4 Now in General Distribution

Chicago, IL. CNX announces the general release of version 3.4 of ATOMIC. This new release incorporates compatibility with all versions of PRMS through 10.0 as well as full RF compatibility with BPCS 4.05CD. This new version is available for free to all ATOMIC customers current with yearly maintenance.
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ATOMIC Version 3.3 Now in General Distribution

Chicago, IL. CNX is pleased to announce the most robust and powerful version of its ATOMIC Planning & Execution System to date. Included in ATOMIC 3.3 is a host of new features including a completely redesigned RF module and major enhancements to MPS that automate the creation and maintenance of work orders in real-time.
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Selkirk Implements ATOMIC RF 3.3 at Idaho Facility and Makes Plans for Seven More

Chicago, IL. Selkirk Metalbestos, a leading manufacturer of registers, grilles, diffusers, chimney and gas venting products recently completed the implementation of ATOMIC RF 3.3 at its Nampa, ID facility. The implementation has dramatically improved inventory visibility and accuracy, eliminated delays in receiving production and raw materials and generally increased overall plant productivity. Selkirk is now planning on expanding ATOMIC RF 3.3 to seven additional plants across North America.
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Knit-Rite First to Go Live with ATOMIC RF 3.3

Kansas City, KS. Knit-Rite today was the first ATOMIC customer to go live with ATOMIC RF 3.3. Also a first was Knit-Rite’s ability to go live with portions of ATOMIC only 24 hours after initial installation.
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ATOMIC Undergoes Major Update with Development of Version 3.3

Chicago, IL. CNX today announced the upcoming release of ATOMIC 3.3, which will include a major update to the ATOMIC RF module. ATOMIC RF 3.3 will include new features such as inventory movement by product or ticket, tight integration of Replenishment Orders with the allocation and shipment process, wave picking of multiple orders simultaneously and many other exciting features. Several sites are now in beta with this new version and the general release is expected sometime in Spring 2004.
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Milwaukee Valve Goes Live with ATOMIC

Milwaukee, WI. Milwaukee Valve completed its implementation and went live today with ATOMIC MPS, SF and UDS modules. The initial goals for Milwaukee Valve were to streamline its planning and scheduling operations with ATOMIC. Next, the company will focus on streamlining distribution with ATOMIC RF.
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TC Industries, Inc. Goes Live with ATOMIC

Crystal Lake, IL. CNX is please to announce that two separate divisions of TC Industries went live with the full suite of ATOMIC modules today.
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CNX and Nexgen collaborate to ease the PRMS upgrade process through ATOMIC

Las Vegas, NV. In conjunction with the SSA-GT user convention, CNX Corporation is pleased to announce the compatibility of ATOMIC version 3.0 with the latest release of PRMS, version 9.2. Nexgen Software Technologies of Naperville, IL, a leading provider of upgrade services to PRMS organizations worldwide, is a CNX partner licensed to install and support the ATOMIC Planning & Execution System. With SSA-GT’s release of PRMS version 9.2, Nexgen’s comprehensive expertise at facilitating the upgrade process adds additional value to this...
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CNX releases ATOMIC version 3.0 at ANAUG show in Atlanta

Atlanta, GA. CNX returned to the annual ANAUG user convention in Atlanta to demonstrate the latest release of the ATOMIC Planning and Execution System. Version 3.0 includes the newly released Quality Control Module and is fully compliant with PRMS versions 9.0 and 9.1. ATOMIC version 3.0 uses a single service program to interface with the PRMS database, hence making the upgrade process from one version of PRMS to another a simple matter of switching a system control setting. “With this release...
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Rexam Consolidates Three Facilities into One Environment with ATOMIC

Mundelein, IL. Interplant production visibility and control at Rexam Medical Packaging took a major leap forward in January as three separate PRMS facilities were consolidated into a single environment. By leveraging ATOMIC’s multi-plant features, Rexam’s separate manufacturing operations in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Illinois were able to combine their shops into a single database while still retaining their unique plant-specific ATOMIC environments. With plant-to-plant WIP constituting a sizable and growing portion of Rexam’s manufacturing business, continuing to treat each plant as...
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Nexgen to Install and Support ATOMIC™ for CA-PRMS™

Naperville, IL. Nexgen Software Technologies, Inc., the world’s largest independent provider of CA-PRMS™ related products and services, and CNX Corporation, developers of ATOMIC, have partnered to better serve CA-PRMS users. Nexgen will install and support ATOMIC™. ATOMIC (Automated Total Order Management and Inventory Control) was developed by experienced CA-PRMS users to enhance a company’s CA-PRMS investment and empower the shop floor with live interdepartmental data. ATOMIC offers manufacturing companies the opportunity to improve shop floor management as well as customer relations...
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CNX demonstrates ATOMIC at ANAUG Conference in Nashville

Nashville, TN. Today, CNX was at the Opryland Convention Center, this year’s home of the ANAUG user conference, to demonstrate ATOMIC. The new booth and the growing knowledge of ATOMIC among the PRMS community have been keeping us very busy!
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