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The New England Mid-Range
Users Group is organized as a resource for users of IBM System i, i
Series and AS/400 systems. If you were looking for the New England M
User's Group (MUMPS) goto
www.nemug.org
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February 20, 2019 |
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Sign in 5:15p.m.; Speaker
6:00-7:15p.m., Dinner to Follow |
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| Topic: |
Blockchain Technology - Business Cases and Opportunties |
| Speaker: |
Jim Mason - Dealer Market Exchange |
| Dinner: |
Meatloaf - House meatloaf over mashed potatoes then
topped with gravy and fried onion strings served with
seasonal vegetable
Chicken Pappardelle - Pan seared chicken breast topped
with melted mozzarella, sautéed with portobello mushrooms
and cherry tomatoes in a white wine and roasted garlic
reduction; Tossed with fresh pappardelle pasta
Bacon
Mac N Cheese w/ Shrimp - Orechetti pasta, crispy
Applewood smoked bacon, Wisconsin cheddar sauce, butter
crumb top and shaved spring onion
Vegan or Vegetarian
– Available on request |
Cost: NEMUG Members $30, Guests $40, Students $10. Make
check payable to NEMUG Mail to NEMUG, c/o Eileen Newell, 455
Smith Street, N. Attleboro, MA 02760 or register on the NEMUG web
site, www.nemug.com and pay at
the door
We must receive your reply no later than Friday,
February 15, 2019
** No shows will be billed, unless cancellation is received by Tuesday,
February 19, 2019
Blockchain Technology –
Business Cases and Opportunities
Join NEMUG on February 20th
when our own Jim Mason will present Blockchain Technology, its
uses in business and how DMX integrated it into their IBM I
environment.
Jim will
cover:
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Hyperledger Fabric ( from IBM ) Open Source Blockchain
concepts ( it’s not Bitcoin )
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Blockchain value add opportunities and impacts for business
solutions
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Blockchain integration options for IBM i applications,
services and data
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Automotive use case: adding Fabric blockchain to solutions
grows a business network
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Live
demo: vinBlock blockchain application and data access for
connected vehicle identity
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Your
getting started roadmap to learn and use blockchain open
source in your business
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Understand the facts and your opportunities for blockchain
without the hype
We will explore integration options for IBM i with the open
source Hyperledger blockchain technology ( calling programs,
sharing data etc ). Hyperledger runs directly on Cloud,
Linux and Power systems ( Linux for Power only, not AIX or
IBM i ).
This
session gives a solid understanding of how to build a
business case for blockchain and the concepts in building,
running Hyperledger Fabric ( the Enterprise Open Source
blockchain donated by IBM ) and integration of your IBM i
assets.
Bio:
Jim Mason works for Dealer
Market Exchange as DMX Foundry Director. He leads the Foundry:
DMX's innovation lab for business design, blockchain, analytics,
AI, IoT, Fintech driving these technologies into the automotive
marketplace and DMX ecosystem solutions and related patent
development. Current projects include: Hyperledger blockchain
integrated in marketplace solutions, cloud analytics and ML,
vehicle integration, automation.
Jim’s career also covers:
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Product Owner /
Architect for the cloud-based Web Platform and blockchain
financial solutions.
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Senior Architect - Data
Analytics delivering customer-driven, distributed database,
data services for Apple CustomerCare.
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IT Director at Fidelity
and other companies covering Enterprise Architecture, all
infrastructure services, custom and package Web application
and services, networking, security and data architecture
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IBM Manufacturing
systems consultant.
NEMUG Officers:
President's Message:
Last
month Edwin Earley, a Senior Solutions Consultant at Rogue Wave
Software presented on Open Source Programming Languages
available for use on the IBMi and applications they could be
used for. It was a great presentation - thanks Edwin for your
visit.
On February 20th we have Jim Mason
presenting to NEMUG about the up and coming Blockchain
technology. He will discuss Blockchain opportunities, business
cases and solutions. He will present the application he is
currently using it on and how it could be integrated into use on
the IBMi.
Attend our February meeting to win a
chance to attend the NEUGC April 9th - April 10. Two names will
be selected at the February meeting from all attendees from the
September to February meetings.
Dawn Dawson
NEMUG
President
Special Note:
Remember that in February, we will again be raffling
2 separate registrations to attend the NEUGC Conference
scheduled for April 8-10, 2019 in Framingham. The registrations
will be chosen by random draw from all meeting surveys received
from September 2018 through February 2019.
E-mail Notification
If you are not on our e-mail list,
go to the web site at www.nemug.com and click on the "Subscribe"
button to be added to the list.
Welcome
to the following New and Renewing Member Companies
(as of
2/1/2019)
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If your company has not registered yet, go to the website to
download the annual invoice for membership (on left side of the
home page). Bring a check (payable to NEMUG) and the form with
you to get the member prices at the meeting.
Thank you for your
support of NEMUG!
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IBM i user groups, has awarded a grant to NEMUG. We are proud to
be recognized by the Foundation, and to have been selected for this
award. We look forward to a lasting relationship with them.
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