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The Latest Synergy 12.0 Feature Release Is Here

The newest Synergy/DE feature release, version 12.0.1.3275, contains a complete implementation of all new features, changes, and improvements that will soon be released as Synergy/DE 12.1 LTS. This will be the final feature release in the 12.0 series, and we strongly encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to test your applications with the new version prior to the upcoming LTS release. You can read about the new release strategy on the Synergex website.

Synergy/DE 12.0 is available for download in the Resource Center now.

We’re excited to announce a brand-new online learning experience for new Synergy developers. Adapted from our in-person Language Essentials classes, Synergy DBL Essentials Online is a web-based, asynchronous course that teaches you the basics of the language through a mixture of animated videos, recorded lectures, syntax cheat sheets, knowledge checkpoints, and hands-on exercises.

Keep an eye out for more details to come.

Despite not sitting together at huge tables in a large conference room—the standard hackathon setting—this year’s space-themed contest was a hit. Of course, this was mostly due to the awesome teamwork and innovation that the Synergex team brought to the (once again, virtual) table, but there is also something to be said for the strategic use of digital technology in setting a hackathon project apart from the competition. In this article, you’ll get a high-level summary of the goals and structure of our annual hackathon and learn more about the tools that our teams used to take their projects and presentations to the next level.

DevOps is just a fad, right? Wrong. We at Synergex may have only been talking about DevOps for a couple of years, but DevOps—a prescription of practices that increases development and organizational performance—has been a practice in the industry for over a decade, and it isn’t going away anytime soon. As the world becomes increasingly digital, the demand for rapid development of high-quality software products is increasing with it. If an organization refuses to rise to meet that demand, the competition will—and they’re probably already doing it. Starting with some of the basic capabilities a team can control is the best place to initiate an organization’s DevOps transformation.

Our software consulting services team has you covered. Schedule a consultation via phone or video conference to determine how we can assist. For example, we can do a system assessment, or we can help you review your technology roadmap, introduce you to a new feature, or provide staff to support your application.

A Distinguished award means that the entry “was considered by the judges to be an outstanding application of technical communication principles, clearly superior in all areas of assessment. A Distinguished entry is considered something that could be used in a classroom as an example of exemplary technical communication.” But wait, there's more: we recently learned that "Connie's Corner: Unit Testing" also won Best of Show for the competition, besting 33 other entries. Congratulations to our Education department! 

You can check out the winning video below.

Synergex recommends always using the latest DBMS utilities (isutl, ctutl, fconvert, irecovr, ismvfy, and chklock) on all systems regardless of the SDE version installed. These utilities handle the maintenance and recovery of Synergy DBMS REV 4 and higher ISAM files.

You can download the DBMS utilities for your operating system from the Synergy DBMS Utilities page in the Resource Center. Note the minimum version requirements listed on that page. If your system does not meet the minimum OS version requirements listed for the latest DBMS utilities, use the version dropdown to find the most current DBMS utilities that work for your system, and then use those.

You should use the DBMS utilities that correspond to the bitness of your operating system, not your Synergy installation, because some features are not supported on 32-bit systems. For example, version 11 onwards, when run on a 32-bit system, uses the 10.3.3g version of isutl.

Industry News & Articles

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• Accurate Data Isn’t Enough—It Needs to Be Actionable
• Humanizing Agile
• 5 Ways to Involve People Who Don’t Write Code in the DevOps Process
• Take an Agile Approach to Infrastructure
• 4 Ways to Coach Your Software Team for Success

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