• OCEAN User Group Meeting Tuesday, February 21
  • 5:15 p.m. (PT) - Toolkits for PHP Web Application Consolidation - Mike Pavlak of Zend Technologies
  • 7:30 p.m. (PT) - Defining EDM Requirements - Lori Johnston of S4iSystems

While you won’t be an expert on any given topic following these sessions, getting an overview will be helpful to enable you to know how to get more information on practical skills and be better equipped to engage in conversations about the topic.

5:15 PM - Toolkits for PHP Web Application Consolidation - Mike Pavlak

IBM and Zend have been working very hard to deliver a new Open Source toolkit called XML Service. This project is now implemented in the latest version of Zend Server and Zend Server Community Edition for accessing IBM i specific resources like HLL Programs (RPG & COBOL), Data Areas, Data Queues, Spooled files and much more. Coupled with a compatibility layer which makes the transition to the new toolkit virtually painless for existing PHP applications, this new solution ushers in a new era of PHP and IBM i integration. Mike will explore the Object Oriented model of the new toolkit as well as the existing Compatibility Wrapper that will intercept requests made by the existing i5 function calls and handle them via XML Service. Then Mike will also delve into the process of integrating Open Source applications on IBM i which can save IBM i shops the time and trouble of spinning up additional servers to satisfy day to day requests like company intranets. Open source applications, classes and functions will be reviewed live on a Power Systems server running IBM i in the cloud.

7:30 PM - Defining EDM Requirements, Lori Johnston

Beginning your paperless journey or making changes to your environment can be daunting. In this session, S4i Systems will answer the question, “How do I get out from under this pile of paper?” Attendees will learn the types of questions that need to be asked - and of whom - in efforts to build a requirements list, and ultimately an ROI. Topics include: Developing your strategy, Your "To do" list and your "Not to do" list, How to search for vendors, the importance of user input, and EDM terminology.

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