RE: iSeries and PDA

Arco:
I think for simplicity, a telnet based application might work for you.  A
few more questions:
1.  Do you want the data capture in the fields (I assume you mean like farm
fields) to happen in real time, or do you want the data capture to only
happen locally in the device, and then some way uploaded to the AS400?
2.  What is the environment like?  Will a Palm device hold up in a harsh
environment, is there a chance units will be dropped?
3.  If real time access is desired, can the area be covered by a private,
wireless network?  You can use 802.11 or some other radio based protocol.
4.  Is the area covered by a cellular carrier.  GSM carriers can provide
GPRS or EDGE data service on a handheld and CDMA carriers can provide 1XRTT
or EVDO coverage.  Data speeds range from 25K to 500K depending on the
technology.  TN5250 data stream apps typically use very little bandwidth, so
even the lower speeds would probably be OK.  Using a public cellular
network, you would either have to open up Telnet from your AS400 to the
internet (or use SSL), and you can also use a VPN client on most Palm and
PPC handheld devices.

I mention Teklogix in my previous post.   We have installed lots of their
gear and written a lot of customs apps for our clients to use 5250 terminal
remotely.  They have handheld devices that are designed for rugged
environments, extreme temps (ie cold storage warehousing).  We have
installed both their 802.11 solutions and their narrow band radio solutions.

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them.  We have found their products and support to be very good.

Let me know if you have any more questions.
cjg 


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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simonse, Arco (CMK)
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:25 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: iSeries and PDA

Hi Carl,

We are just at the point of first investigation, so hardware is not choosen
yet.
I'll check Teklogix.
What do you mean by range? Bandwidth? I don't know what bandwidth these apps
need, but I'm sure if the concept will work, they (the
fieldworkers) will soon question for more. So transferred data amount can
grow soon.

Thanks,
Arco Simonse

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Carl Galgano
> Verzonden: donderdag 14 juli 2005 00:20
> Aan: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Onderwerp: RE: iSeries and PDA
> 
> Arco.... Are you going to use wireless Palms or PPC?.  Will the comm 
> link be
> 802.11 or some sort of cellular(PCS) link like a Treo?  I have a 
> terminal emulator on my Treo that I use to connect to the AS400 all 
> the time.  The screen is pretty small, but it works.  You may also 
> want to consider using devices from Teklogix for your application.  
> Teklogix has very good gear that will run 5250 apps just fine.  How 
> much range do you need for your application.
> 
> Regards,
> cjg
> 
> 
> Carl J. Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
> 600 Kennesaw Avenue, Suite 400
> Marietta, GA  30060
> (770) 422-2995 - voice
> (770) 425-8391 - fax
> mailto:cgalgano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.ediconsulting.com
> AS400 EDI, Networking, E-Commerce and Communications Consulting and 
> Implementation http://www.icecreamovernight.com Premium Ice Cream 
> Brands shipped Overnight -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simonse, Arco 
> (CMK)
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 5:15 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: iSeries and PDA
> 
> Thanks Rory,
> 
> I'll take a look at it. However, we want to keep our network closed 
> with this, so it needs to be a private connection.
> 
> Best regards,
> Arco Simonse
> 
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Hewitt, Rory
> > Verzonden: woensdag 13 juli 2005 23:01
> > Aan: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Onderwerp: Re: iSeries and PDA
> > 
> > Arco
> > 
> > There are a number of companies which have screen-scrapers
> which allow
> > existing green-screen apps  to run in a browser by converting the 
> > display file into a web page. You could use that and access your 
> > system via the browser shipped in most modern PDA's. You'd probably 
> > need to be willing to open up your system (albeit in a
> limited way) to
> > the internet to do this, however.
> > 
> > My company is one of those that makes such a tool, and I can access 
> > one of our iSeries boxes via the web on the Blazer browser
> in my Treo
> > 600 PDA...
> > 
> > Just a thought.
> > 
> > Rory
> > 
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