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It's time for you to catch up with all that's going on in the IBM i world. This edition features a few stories reflecting on the industry as a whole and brings interesting perspectives from across the marketplace. It's always good to take step back and look at the bigger picture, so let's begin.

Welcome back to IBM i Pulse, your favorite (and probably only) IBM i news roundup. We apologize for the hiatus as we had to divert all of our efforts preparing for COMMON. The good news is it turned out great and we all had a blast in New Orleans. We can now return to our regularly scheduled programming of about 2 roundups a month.  This week's edition starts off with some exciting news from us!

We're a little over a week away from an event that I'm very excited to be a part of: the first ever 'i on the Enterprise' virtual conference, co-sponsored by Profound Logic and ARCAD Software.

Profound Logic and ARCAD have partnered to bring Enterprise Modernization solutions to businesses around the world. This free event is a great opportunity to learn how you can safely, affordably modernize your IBM i business.  The event will have six sessions on two tracks, and includes top-notch industry leaders like Tim Rowe.

If you haven't signed up yet, and need some more "convincing", here are five reasons why you shouldn't miss this event! 

The COMMON Annual Conference and Expo is just around the corner! And we're bringing the excitement of the 2016 Election Year to Booth #208 in the Expo Hall.  

IBM i is OUR front-runner for Enterprise Modernization, and we're here to tell you why it's the right choice for modern businesses everywhere!

Welcome back to your favorite IBM i News roundup. We've been trying out a bi-weekly posting schedule for the past few weeks so we could cover more content for you guys. How are you liking it? Let us know in the comments!

It's that time of the week again for you to catch up on your IBM i news. Let's start this edition off with IBM i's "exciting" announcement of IBM i 7.3 aka...

Welcome to this week's edition of IBM i Pulse, your favorite news roundup. Before we begin, I want to mention that we were glad to get some great feedback for our Profound UI 5.3 webinar. You can watch the replay here if you weren't able to make it. Now let's get to the news.

You’re reading IBM i Pulse, our weekly bite-sized roundup of the latest headlines in the IBM i industry. Before we begin, I want to let everyone know that our modernization survey results are now available. We discovered things like the #1 concern upper managers with IBM i, the direction of the platform, and more. Click here to learn more.

Now for the news. This first article is great.

Ain't Nobody's Business But Your Own
by Dan Burger

• The distance between the IT department and the executive suite in some IBM midrange shops makes a trip to Mars seem like a hop, skip, and a jump. How do you close that gap? 
• For one thing, you probably will need to learn another language. No, not Java. Not HTML, either. It's the language of business.
• Emphasizing business benefits is Oberholtzer's strongest advice, and that's done by steering clear of technical dialogue and learning how to talk in terms of business advantages.

You’re reading IBM i Pulse, our weekly bite-sized roundup of the latest headlines in the IBM i industry. Some interesting projections this week...let's get straight to it!

More proof IBM i 7.3 is coming
by Simon Hutchinson

• "In the IBM developerWorks website there are now sections for IBM i 7.3 and 7.2 TR4 enhancements, which were created on January 13."
• "Does this mean that the new release will be out this spring?"

You’re reading IBM i Pulse, our weekly bite-sized roundup of the latest headlines in the IBM i industry. Let's get straight to it!

Profound Survey Adds To 'Why i Matters' Discussion
by Dan Burger

This edition starts off with an IT Jungle story featuring our recent IBM i Modernization survey results. You can pre-register for the white paper where we go in-depth into the responses and dissect developers vs. upper management viewpoints on the IBM i. It'll be released sometime next week!

• "Profound Logic, one of the leading application development tool vendors in the IBM i community, shared a glimpse at a soon to be released white paper with IT Jungle based on its recently completed modernization survey."
• "The top complaint from developers was the negative perception of the IBM i platform that is held by company executives, which results in a reluctance to invest in IBM i."
• "From the business executives' perspective, the cost of modernization was their biggest concern. It's unclear whether the cost of modernization will result in maintaining the status quo, reducing the scope of modernization, or investigating the cost of migration to another platform"