Is calculating tax wreaking havoc in your I.T. department?

There’s a reason I’m not a CPA. Because staying on top of the seemingly daily changes to tax regulation would drive me nuts. Sales tax, income tax, federal tax, state tax, capital gains tax… Go ahead and pick your least favorite type of tax.  You have a lot of options. Aside from the implications taxes […]

The UPS Worldship vs. Krengelship Challenge

It’s time for a challenge. After chatting with various businesses running on IBM i who utilize UPS Worldship, here’s the question we’ve been asking on a regular basis: “Is running UPS Worldship software on a separate external Windows system really necessary”? In many cases, we don’t think so. Krengelship for UPS has been developed specifically […]

30 Ways to use Web Services on IBM i

OK, so migrating to web services  may not magically solve all of your company’s I.T. challenges.  But it’s a good start <smile>!  In a recent survey to a segment of customers running our RPG-XML Suite software, we asked how  these businesses are utilizing web services within their organizations. Here are 30 different responses: Sending data to/from […]

Big props! IBM i Developer in West Africa Shares the Love

Krengeltech IBM i Lead Developer Aaron Bartell is passionate about waving the IBM i flag loud and proud and has produced many educational resources and articles for the IBM i community. Selase Kwawu is a new PHP programmer on IBM i located in Ghana, West Africa.  Selase was kind enough to share some candid thoughts […]

11 ways to use QR Codes

What is a QR code? A QR code is a 2-D barcode that can be scanned by a smart phone’s camera and transfer information. Based on the type of code it is, it might direct a smart phone user to a website, make a phone call, deliver a vCard containing contact information, send an SMS […]