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WebSmart is the fastest tool for IBM i programmers to create RPG or PHP web applications.

Easy IBM i application modernization

Create any type of web application for any business need

What is WebSmart

WebSmart is the proven & award-winning IBM i & multi-platform rapid web development tool. It is the fastest way for IBM i programmers to develop new RPG, CGI or PHP web applications.

With WebSmart's program templates, on day one you'll be able to create database driven web applications that you'll want to show your boss, even if you have no web development experience. You can further customize the apps to create powerful web applications for any business need.

Watch a short video to see how you can use WebSmart program templates to create web applications in minutes.

WebSmart comes in two editions:

  • WebSmart ILE helps you produce native IBM i-centric CGI web applications that access DB2400, MS SQL and MySql databases. The apps run in the native Apache HTTP web server shipped with every IBM i.

  • WebSmart PHP helps you produce PHP applications that run on multiple platforms - IBM i, Windows, Linux or Unix - and access databases such as DB2/400, MySQL and others.

With either edition of WebSmart you can create B2B, B2C and E-Commerce web applications including online ordering, inquiries and maintenance programs. WebSmart supports all the latest web technologies including mobile web applications for tablets and smartphones, web services, and AJAX and jQuery to build rich web applications.

WebSmart Highlights

  • Rapid New Web Development
  • Mobile Web Applications
  • Multi-Platform: ILE, CGI or PHP
  • Access DB2, MySQL, MSSQL and Oracle databases
  • Robust Enterprise Apps
  • Productive IDE for RPG and non-RPG Programmers
  • Web 2.0 features such as Web Services, SOX, AJAX, etc.
  • Productive IDE for RPG and non-RPG Programmers
  • Visual HTML Editing
  • Integrated Visual Debugger
  • Professional Services
  • Proven with 1,750+ customers, 1,500,000 users and 13 industry awards
  • Leverage RPG Code

More details at the WebSmart Overview page »

Who Benefits

Programmers and management alike benefit from WebSmart's highly productive development environment. Whether you are part of a Fortune 100 or SMB organization, a one person shop or part of a larger team, you can immediately build new web applications or start transforming and modernizing legacy IBM i applications to real, professional-quality, database-driven web applications.

Thousands of IT professionals and over 2,000 organizations have already discovered the joy and power of creating IBM i web applications in a fraction of the time of hand-written or complex Java-based solutions. Even if you have never written web applications before, WebSmart lets you quickly produce true web applications that take full advantage of all the latest technologies and web programming techniques.

WebSmart Is Available as an Independent Solution or as Part of a Complete Integrated Solution Suite

WebSmart integrates tightly with BCD's other solutions such as Clover (Query & Report Tool), Nexus Portal, SmartCharts and Catapult:

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Clover allows end users and developers to quickly and easily design real-time web-based IBM i reports and queries.

With Clover you can actually write reports with little or no coding at all! Clover's own templates drive the report creation Wizards making it easy to design reports with breaks, subtotals, graphs, Excel spreadsheets and more. You can also relate many files (for example, join a header to a detail file) and specify just how you want the data sorted, filtered, and reported.

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Nexus Portal provides a controlled and secured framework that includes portals, for deploying WebSmart or non-WebSmart apps. The Nexus Portal includes robust security, Executive Dashboards with KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) & ECM. The ECM provides online indexing, searching and organization for reports and documents (with or without overlays) distributed from Catapult or published from other sources.

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SmartCharts lets you design and integrate real-time animated 2D and 3D bar charts, pie charts, executive dashboards, gauges and KPIs with drilldowns for clear visual representation of your data and business metrics.

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Catapult provides unattended report and document distribution in a variety of ways including web-based ECM (Enterprise Content Management).

WebSmart Promotions

  • Purchase WebSmart and get FREE* license of: Nexus Portal, the award-winning IBM i portal which includes the Nexus ECM (Enterprise Content Management). Learn more about Nexus or Request a Price Quote. * Only maintenance is billed

Need to Jump-Start a Web Development Project?

Unsure about how to start a project? Let our professional team of WebSmart developers and designers help you make your application a success. Typical projects require very little consulting time to complete a fully working IBM i web application to your specifications. Read more...

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Testimonial

"I've been an RPG programmer for over 20 years and have no web development experience, but with WebSmart I was able to rewrite our Refinished Goods ordering system in less than two months."

Maria Doty,
Ternes Packaging

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Case Studies

Alfa Aesar: Mobile-friendly, multilingual B2B order entry. Read case study.

Web Apps Increase Draper Tools' Online Sales and Streamlines Internal Processes. Read case study.

WebSmart PHP Modernizes Skechers Order Fulfillment System. Read case study.


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