Lukas,
Our (Sterling Commerce) Gentran Integration Suite (GIS) is a modern
application running on i5/OS. GIS is about Enterprise Application
Integration, Business Process Integration and Multi-Enterprise
Collaboration, to borrow some terms from our marketing people. ;-)
I can't say it is an "i5/OS application" because it is a portable Java
application and i5/OS is just one of the operating systems it runs on.
This could be a negative for you, considering your definition. We have
tried very hard to avoid platform-specific code which means there are
some areas where perhaps System i integration could be improved.
That being said, the UI is all browser-based and it is quite pretty
looking, supports all the languages with their native character sets and
has cute little buttons and icons all over the place (but tasteful - not
like some of those websites where it looks like they've implemented
every graphical feature just because they could). Looking at the UI, you
cannot tell whether it is running on i5/OS, UNIX, Windows, etc.
GIS produces reports in cute fonts in PDF files that pop up on your
screen and then you can print them or save them or whatever.
It is very modular and customers can license and use just the components
they need.
As for integration, it interfaces with just about everything and
supports just about every modern acronym you can come up with. As I said
at the beginning, its purpose is integration.
I really can't do the product justice in describing it because it quite
robust and I only know my little tip of the iceberg. I can give you a
URL, but it won't tell you much except how to request more information.
I encourage you to do so if you're interested.
http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/Products/EAI/. There is also a link to a
nifty Flash video, but it won't actually show you the application.
Sorry I can't point you to an overview doc on the web. We used to have
some out there but they must have taken them down to make sure the sales
people get a shot at anybody who is the least bit interested.
I would also venture a guess that our Connect:Direct product would fit
your bill of a modern application running natively. I don't have any
personal involvement with that product but it is produced by an
excellent team.
-Marty
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* Subject: Looking for examples of modern i5/OS applications
* From: "Lukas Beeler" <l.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
* Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:45:45 +0200
Hi,
I'm looking for some examples of modern, nicely done i5/OS applications.
I've seen several examples of things gone horribly wrong in the i5/OS
world, and I haven't found applications where I would say that
"everything was done right". So I'm looking for some positive examples.
What I (roughly) expect:
* Modern user interface (Web 2.0, or a graphical client)
* Nice output forms (No monospaced fonts, fully graphical forms,
graphical form designer)
* Full use of DB/2 functionality (Triggers, Commitment Control,
etc.)
* Tight integration into i5/OS - must be an application that
runs natively on i5/OS
* Business Logic must be running on i5/OS (not fat client apps
which use i5/OS as a DB server)
* Client software should be written in a modern language (.NET
or Java)
* If Client software requires configuration, it must be
centrally manageable (i.E. using Windows Group Policies)
* Integration into other commonly used business application like
Microsoft Office or Microsoft Exchange
Does such a thing exist?
midrange.com
