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Architecture modernization

Modernization must also address the complex dimensions of architectural challenges. Fragmented business processes, workflows, data and tightly coupled application architectures reduce your flexibility and agility to move to new technologies.

There are a variety of approaches and techniques that will transform your core systems into flexible applications and services while avoiding costly and high risk rip-and-replace approaches. Once you've decided on your architecture, having the right tools to modularize your legacy systems is critically important.

Our design and construction tools help you rapidly design, create, assemble, test, and deploy high-quality Web, Web services, portal and SOA applications for IBM i5/OS and IBM WebSphere Application Server. By working with what you already have, you can reduce time to market, improve business alignment for growth, cut cost and limit business risk.

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If you need to…   IBM Software can help
Speed the efficiency of RPG, Web, and SOA development and integrated mixed-workload development   IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client for IBM System i™ — enables developers to easily create IBM i5/OS® operating system–based applications including COBOL, CL, RPG, Web, Web services and XML-based applications.

Break skills silos by simplifying and accelerating cross-platform development   IBM Rational Business Developer Extension — allows business developers to deliver cross-platform Web and service-oriented applications (SOA) through Enterprise Generation Language (EGL).

Increase productivity and reduce training costs by extending host applications to modern user interfaces   IBM WebFacing Deployment Tools with HATS Technology — provides easy integration between WebFacing applications and system screens or non-WebFacing 5250 applications.

IBM WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services — enables developers to easily create Web and rich-client applications for your character-based 3270 and 5250 host applications as well as create services for SOA implementation.
Highlights

Demo: WebFacing Deployment Tool with HATS Technology (WDHT)

Redbook: IBM System i Application Modernization: Building a New Interface to Legacy Applications

Demo: Host Access Transformation Services (HATS)

Podcast: New deployment to Eclipse Rich Client Platform and improved development capabilities with WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services V7.0

Case Studies: Host Access Transformation Services (HATS)

Demo: Web Application Development with Rational Business Developer

Case Studies: Rational Business Developer Extension

Webcast: Leverage System i in your SOA

Webcast: Modernize, Manage, and Test on System i

Webcast: How to Create a Web Service on System i

Article: Using model-driven development (MDD) in a mainframe environment

Tutorial: Learn how to transform a green-screen application to run in an Eclipse environment WebSphere Host Access Transformation Services

Tutorial: Learn how to create a Java Web service using Rational Business Developer Extension


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