The .NET Saga: From .NET Framework to .NET
In early 2002, Microsoft officially released .NET Framework 1.0 to the world. This was a big bet from Microsoft that aimed to replace the aging and ailing COM development model. .NET Framework was part: a competitive response to Java an amalgam of various languages and integrated developer tools an attempt to make it much easier […]
Escape from Synon on the IBM i
ASNA White Paper Escape From Synon on the IBM i Download this white paper as a PDF Skip ahead to Synon Escape technical details Running a business today with a 25-year-old green-screen application is a perilous adventure. (See our white paper, The Decade of Crisis for the IBM i and RPG, to see just how […]
Growing Concern for the Future of RPG Applications
Your ability to persist your RPG applications into the future is at risk. This site helps you understand the issues and create a plan that keeps your business running.
It’s Your Move
Making decisions about your mission critical RPG applications is exceedingly challenging. Those who commit to making these decisions before crisis-mode sets in will be far better off than those who wait until the last minute.
IBM Is Little Help With IBM i Application Modernization
IBM is doing a great job with new technologies to persist the IBM i. Alas, it isn’t doing much to persist existing RPG applications into the future. IBM leaves it to you to ensure that your RPG applications, and your business, can persist without RPG programmers.
Rewriting IBM i RPG software is almost always a bad idea
As you consider options for replacing your IBM i RPG software, rewriting that RPG application is an obvious alternative. We urge you to give this option very serious consideration before you jump into it.
Striving for IBM i Programming Team Harmony
Any decision you make about the future of your IBM i’s RPG application requires the willful cooperation and help of both your RPG and PC programming teams. Start now integrating these teams to lay the groundwork for cooperation and support.
Can You Trust Your IBM i RPG Team to Provide Valuable Advice
You need reliable and solid input about your IBM i RPG application to make effective decisions about it. Unfortunately, those who know the most about the application can’t always be counted on to provide you with the most critical, effective input.
An IBM RPG/Midrange Products Timeline
To fully appreciate the dilemma facing IBM i decision makers today, it helps to have an overview of the history of IBM’s RPG computer language and its midrange hardware. You might be surprised to learn that IBM’s midrange RPG platform has roots back to the late 50s.
Avoid your IBM i RPG Crisis
ASNA is in its fourth decade as a market leader and innovator for IBM midrange systems. Our IBM i migration suites provide the perfect way for you to avoid your IBM i/RPG decade of crisis.
