October 31, 2012 Volume 1 Issue 4

Sponsor - Business Computer Design

Join Bob Cozzi for this FREE webinar Making the Business Case for Web Enabling Your Green Screens Web enabling your green screens is the fastest way to change the perception that your IBM i is outdated. Attend this webinar to learn: • The top 5 reasons to web enable • How to overcome possible objections • The importance of supporting mobile devices Also see how BCD’s Presto instantly gives your green screens a modern web GUI and offers the most flexibility to add new functionality. Learn how to make the business case - View now! Read More >>

Feature Article - Networking

Developing Mobile Apps for the IBM i, Part II Let's continue our earlier discussion by looking at the Valence Framework, Sencha Touch 2, JavaScript, and RPG. Written by Scott Salisbury In the first installment of this two-part series, I described two of the common approaches used for mobile application development. Before we jump into the depths of the second article, let's review these two important concepts. Read More >>

Feature Article - Networking

Mobile Architectures: Which Way to Go? So you think you're ready to go mobile? You may want to take a moment to review your options, because your success will depend on your choice. Written by Joe Pluta Just when you thought it was safe to go mobile! With the advent of HTML5 and its great acceptance within the mobile community, you might have thought that you were going to get to a nice, standardized development strategy. Ha! Silly you! In fact, the mobile landscape has become splintered in the last couple of years with a whole spectrum of new development tools and frameworks. In time, I'd like to introduce you to each of them, but for now let's focus on the bigger picture. Read More >>

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