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SEQUEL Users Go Mobile

SEQUEL Users Go Mobile Mobile devices (iPad, iPhone, PC Tablets) are now in the hands of over 89% of corporate professionals. Whether companies are buying them for their employees or the employee has decided to invest in one on their own, the fact remains that mobile data access is no longer a luxury; it’s becoming a requirement. The right data access solution for a mobile device allows the user...
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How to Quickly and Dynamically Summarize Your Data with Client Tables

A SEQUEL Client Table is an interactive solution for dynamic Desktop Online Analytical Processing (Desktop OLAP or DOLAP) and cube analysis. With a Client Table, it’s possible for you to build client/server views that allow end users to explore, summarize, and pivot large quantities of data quickly from IBM i and other databases. Once a Client Table is displayed, users can perform interactive...
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Getting the Most Out of DB2

Used the right way, structured query language (SQL) can be an advantage for any organization's operations. Used the wrong way, it can be a headache for IT professionals. A majority of computing operations are dependent on the ability to access information from a database. That's where SQL queries come in. So the efficiency of SQL queries in DB2 can dramatically impact the tasks running on IBM i...
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The IBM i Partitioning Paradox: Defined

Managing big data requires making some big decisions: how to store, query, and report on the constantly increasing stream of data. Although the practice of ‘data at scale’ or table partitioning is popular on IBM i, it creates a partitioning paradox that often adds complications to efficiently querying data.
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Tipton Hospital and Sequel: A Great Team

IU Health Tipton Hospital found that the Return On Investment for Sequel was fast. “We’ve really cut down on printing—we cut our report volume in half and that means a nice savings. Sequel has saved us a lot of money. It’s also nice that it’s so easy to put the data into Excel.
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Sequel Helps Stewart & Stevenson Keep Moving Forward

Much like the 24/7 support it provides to customers, Stewart & Stevenson has found around-the-clock service for data access and analysis with Sequel. Sequel helps support continuous operations by reading and converting different types of data.
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Southwestern Motor Transport Relies on Sequel for Fast, Easy Information Analysis

“When we first saw Sequel, we knew we needed it right away and our use has just taken off. We are very excited about what Sequel has given us. We started using Sequel straight out of the box and we were up and running quickly. The time savings have been tremendous and Sequel has opened a whole new window for us.”
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Sequel and Robbins Sports Surfaces Team Up to Floor the World

In 1891, James Naismith nailed two solid peach baskets and 13 rules to two walls in Springfield, Massachusetts, and the game of basketball was born. It caught on fast (with a few modifications to the baskets and the rules), and the demand for quality floors on which to play basketball wasn’t far behind. In the late 1890s, the Cincinnati Floor Company was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio to manufacture...
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Sequel Helps Ozark Motor Lines Deliver the Goods

Ozark is an irregular-route truckload carrier serving the continental United States. Using both company drivers and owner operators, they provide quality transportation for a number of companies including Federal Express, Inland Container Corporation, Toshiba America, Sharp, and Sanyo. Today, Ozark boasts a fleet of 450 company trucks, augmented by about 225 owner-operator tractors leased to the...
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Fortra and National Farmers Insurance Work Together to Create Efficient User Applications

In the 1930s, the Depression made life in the U.S. extremely difficult. Unemployment and poverty caused many farmers and workers to leave their homes, seek out a new start, and try to create a sense of community. Together, people worked through challenges with a spirit of cooperation that proved successful. During this time, a group of family farmers came together to form an organization that...
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Sequel Helps FRS Keep Things Cool!

Question: If you owned or managed a restaurant, where could you go to order your equipment—anything from teaspoons for $1.15 a dozen, to a top-of-the-line, $100,000 commercial dishwasher? Answer: Foodservice Resources and Solutions, or FRS. For more than forty years, FRS has been providing quality products, outstanding service, and competitive pricing as part of the restaurant supply and equipment...
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Sequel Streamlines Data Access at Fremont Insurance Company

A fire wipes out your crop and farm equipment…an off-course sail punctures a hole in the side of your new boat…a careless driver crashes into your bumper at a stoplight…a hailstorm damages the roof and siding on your home…. What would you do if one of these disasters happened to you? If you live in the state of Michigan, you might rely on the insurance protection of Fremont Insurance Company like...