Node.js, Python, and PHP may be the foundation for the future of IBM's midrange platform, but the applications of record that most IBM i-driven businesses depend on were created with RPG. Alas, IBM is carefully avoiding the critical issue of how to persist IBM i RPG applications into the future. Many of our customers express a growing concern about how they are going to maintain and enhance their legacy RPG applications.

We understand those concerns and don't think they should be ignored or marginalized. This white paper provides some thoughts and guidance on the issues.

Running a business today with a 25-year-old green-screen application is a perilous adventure. This ASNA white paper discusses how you can escape your critical dependence on your legacy Synon/Cool:2E/CA 2E application and ensure business persistence by migrating it to C# and SQL Server on the .NET platform—with optional deployment to the Azure cloud.

ASNA Synon Escape is finely tuned to your organization escape is Synon dependency. It couples the business logic definitions in the Synon model with Synon's generated RPG and CL to migrate it to .NET.