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Learn how an RPG Pro gave new life to 1,000s of Green Screens using a Web GUI

Most modernization projects involve hundreds or even thousands of screens. Do you have time to make even small changes to each screen to give them a Web GUI? If you use Presto - like Arkansas Data Services (ADS) does - you won’t have to!

In this recording Gadberry, ADS Programmer, will show you how he:

  • Breathed new life into a green screen app that was causing them to lose sales
  • Transformed 1,000s of green screens to web pages not touching most of them
  • Added new functionality including UI features that make data entry easier
  • Simplified deployment of their app with a browser based solution

In the second portion of this session Marcel Sarrasin, BCD's Product Manager, will show you how Presto helped other organizations modernize their green screen applications and the different approaches they took.

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New Presto 3 - The most flexible IBM i Web GUI for green screen apps

When you web enable your IBM i greens screens you need to give your users seamless access to all the screens they use. You also need to make all the screen enhancements they need to improve their productivity and experience.

View this Presto 3 webinar to learn why it's the most flexible and powerful web enablement solution. You will see how Presto:

  • Web enables all your screens including third party and system screens (even those without source code)
  • Provides you with the most possibilities to further enhance the look and functionality of your screens
  • Is significantly more advanced with these new features: charts, dynamic drop down lists, JavaScript events...

You will also see a technical demonstration of Presto 3 to learn how easy it is to use.

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What level of IBM i web enablement is right for you?

A modern Web GUI may be all that you need for your IBM i green screens. Or it may just be the first step of your web enablement project. Attend this webinar to find out which level of IBM i web enablement is right for you. With BCD’s Presto you can web enable your green screen applications to different levels including adding new functionality and further enhancing the presentation. You will also see a technical demonstration of Presto to understand how it works and how to web enable screens for each level.

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How to mine IBM i report data and extract it to Excel

Learn how EZ-Pickin’s helps you save time, reduce printing costs and make better decisions by doing the following:

  • Convert IBM i spool files to Excel spreadsheets, PDF and other formats
  • Extract and mine data from virtually any type of report or database file
  • Turn reports into live interactive views to analyze, summarize and graph data
  • Email or archive reports automatically or manually*
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5 reasons why RPG programmers succeed at developing web applications with WebSmart

RPG programmers should be your go-to people for developing web applications on the IBM i. They know your system and your business rules inside out. Unfortunately, due to a lack of web experience or time, web development projects often get assigned to other IT staff or get outsourced. This doesn’t have to be the case.

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5 ways to efficiently use spreadsheets with IBM i data

Is your IT staff’s time being wasted with never ending requests to get IBM i data into or from spreadsheets? Do you use inefficient and error prone processes such as re-keying or copying and pasting IBM i data into spreadsheets? Attend this webinar to learn more about 5 ways you can use BCD products to get IBM i data into or from spreadsheets more efficiently.

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See How WebSmart PHP Reduces The PHP Learning Curve

Moving to web programming can be daunting for anyone. There’s a whole new programming paradigm to learn, not to mention different languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. View this webinar to learn how the following WebSmart PHP features help you overcome those obstacles and reduce the PHP learning curve: Intelligent Templates create the PHP and HTML code for you; Productivity tools facilitate coding HTML and PHP; Tight integration with the IBM i and DB2; Wizard to call RPG and COBOL programs; A pre-configured APACHE web server instance.

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Getting Started with Presto for Rapid Web Enablement of IBM Green Screens

In this on-demand webinar you will learn the benefits of web enabling your green screen applications and why Presto is the fastest way to modernize. You will also see live demos of how Presto works and get an in depth look at some of the new features including the new Visual Screen Editor and modern skins.

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Getting Started with WebSmart PHP for Rapid IBM i or Multi-Platform PHP Development

This technical webinar is to help new WebSmart PHP users succeed as quickly as possible by giving a tour of the IDE and showing a demo of creating an application, changing the HTML and calling an RPG program. It’s also useful for anyone considering System i PHP development who wants a more in depth look at the product.

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Getting Started with WebSmart ILE for Rapid IBM I Web Application Development

Would you like to see how to get started with WebSmart ILE? New WebSmart ILE users and people considering WebSmart who want a technical overview benefit from this webinar that walks you through rapidly creating System i web apps with WebSmart and reviews the key features and also shows you the key steps to succeeding with it.

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Getting Started with Clover Query for Real-Time Web Reports

This technical webinar gives a detailed look at the key features of Clover by showing you a demo of creating web reports, drill downs, graphs and dashboards. This webinar is useful for people who are new to Clover and for anyone considering a real-time System i query and reporting tool who wants a more in depth look at the product.

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Getting Started with Nexus Portal for Secure Web Access to Enterprise information

New Nexus Portal users and people considering Nexus who want a technical overview benefit from this webinar that walks you through creating a portal with Nexus and reviews the key features and also shows you the key steps to succeeding with it.

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Getting Started with Catapult for Automated Report and Document Distribution

This technical webinar gives a detailed look at the key features of Catapult by showing you a demo of distributing reports as PDF, splitting them and reviewing how to archive reports to the web and converting them to spreadhseets. This ondemand webinar is useful for people who are new to Catapult and for anyone considering automated report and document distribution who wants a more in depth look at the product.

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