A Path to an Enterprise Solution!

Advanced BusinessLink’s Strategi

Modernizing Legacy Applications!

Advanced BusinessLink

• Who is ABL?– Advanced BusinessLink, Founded in 1987.– Offices in Seattle WA, London UK, Sydney Australia,

Utrecht Netherlands.– Headquartered in Kirkland, (Seattle), WA.– Installed in hundreds of sites throughout the world.– Premier IBM Business Partner.

ABL Customers:

                                                      

Strategi for iSeries

• What is it?– Enterprise Migration Path for Legacy Business Applications written in

RPG/COBOL!

– Strategi Architecture!

– A Complete Solution for Enterprise Web Deployment!

Strategi for iSeries

One Product - One Path - Present Skills

Green Screen/GUI Emulation

Spool File PrintingDB2 File Transfer

Web Application Serving

HSM RPG/COBOL/CL

GUI Styling

HSM JAVA

Strategi for iSeries

HTTP SERVER

SSL Digital Certificates

Emulation

Push

HSM

Site and User Management

– Host access in a browser,– Nothing to install per client desktop

(cost of ownership savings),– Deployed from server on demand

(no upgrade / software distribution),– Tiny applet size means fast download,– Fast performance screen to screen,– Includes full desktop client functionality (macros, cut &

paste, etc).

What is the Java 5250 Applet ?

ABL Strategi Products:

Strategi for iSeries

• Green Screen Emulation

Strategi for iSeries• GUI Screen Emulation

– Active delivery of content to the desktop,– Distribute reports, files, spreadsheets, etc to any user

internally or externally,– Programs can output directly to users,– Content is available only to the intended recipient,– Makes AS/400 output natural and intuitive to browser

users,– Output converted automatically for web deployment –

DBASE, XML, HTML, RTF, etc.

What is Push ?

ABL Strategi Products:

Strategi for iSeries

• Print/File Transfer Services

– Gives legacy applications a look and feel consistent with corporate web presence,

– No programming required on the host,– Does not require source code or change to the

underlying application,– No programming required on the client, – No parallel maintenance,– Administration Tool used to define Patterns for automatic

recognition,– Tiny applet size = fast download,– Original keyboard functionality, shortcuts, etc fully

preserved.

What is GUIStyle ?

ABL Strategi Products:

Strategi for iSeries

• GUI Styling

Strategi for iSeries - HSM

ABL Strategi Products:

• HSM (High Speed Messaging)– Front End User Interface (UI), HTML, WML, Developed

with any Industry Standard Tools, HomeSite, FrontPage, etc.

– Back End Server Program (Business Logic), Written in Industry Standard Languages: RPG/CL/COBOL/JAVA,

– Server Programs Now Run in Batch,– Interface is completely separated from business rules

which simplifies development and maintenance,– Middleware – Strategi HSM Engine, Strategi handles all

the infrastructure issues,– HSM Does not Utilize Interactive Cycles on the iSeries.

Strategi for iSeries• Application Partitioning - HSM

Strategi for iSeries - HSM

DB2/400

RPG

Application

Strategi

HSM

– Ties multiple hosts together,– Servers are distributed to multiple hosts, they act as

agents,– Only final results are sent across the data link,– Existing business rules on distributed platforms are

accessible, – Fast, Simple & Robust.

What is WebCluster ?

ABL Strategi Products:

– A unique wireless development tool,– Wireless applications very limited skill sets,– Browser interface available connected or disconnected,– Data transfer (fast, crash recovered, event driven

processing),– Can build completely stand alone applications on

handheld devices (includes HSM, Web server, Data transfer),

– Can build applications which are mainly online but do offline processing also,

– Fast, Simple & Robust.

What is Pocket Strategi ?

                                               

ABL Strategi Products:

Strategi for iSeries

• Runs Native on the iSeries!• Outstanding Performance!• Leverage Existing Customer Skill Sets, RPG/CL/COBOL!• Protects Investment in Business Application Software!• No Infrastructure Programming Required!• Highly Secure!

– SSL 3.0 Encryption, Supports Digital Certificates– User Login Controls Web Site Access– Printer & File Transfers Encrypted as well– TCP/IP Telnet Server Not Required

Strategi for iSeries

• Supports Modern Languages such as Java, C++!• Simplified Administration!• Flexible UI Support, HTML, XML, WML, VXML!• Multiple UI’s can Communicate to a single Server Program

Running on iSeries!• GUI Styling, One Style Applied to Many Display Formats!

Strategi for iSeries

• Shorter Development Cycle!• Spool File Printing Support!

– .DBF, MS Excel Format

– .HTM, HTML Format

– .RFT, Rich Text Format, MS Word

• Minimal Time Investment from Install to Web Deployment!• HSM Does not Utilize Interactive Cycles on the iSeries!• Industrial Strength!

Strategi for iSeries

• Product Demonstration

Thank You for Coming!

Questions?

Tim Archer, Symatrix Technologytarcher@symatrix.com (503) 430-6342