Presto Customers Share Their IBM i Modernization Success Stories
Read the success stories below and see screenshots to learn how other organizations are using Presto to bring their legacy IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) green screens to life on the web.
BCD Professional Services gives modernized B2B order entry application an even more polished look and feel
Inenco's modernized shopping cart application uses Bootstrap to provide responsive and contemporary looks for partner applications. It also uses an ordering system that enables customers to enter the shopping cart from other websites, shop for products, then return to the original website to check out.
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Products: Presto
Wholesale distributor saves time and reduces data entry errors with modernized and mobilized application
BCD Professional Services' proof-of-concept for this mobile Presto application got immediate support from a wholesale distributor's * executive team. Their forklift drivers now use the touch-friendly screens on tablets to complete seven million inventory item picks each year. The touch-friendly buttons make the application easy to navigate, larger fonts reduce errors by making details more visible and a flyout menu maximizes screen real estate.
* Name withheld for privacy reasons.
- Industry: Wholesaler
- Products: Presto
Non-programmer modernizes IBM i green screen programs and makes users' jobs easier with Presto
Evange Destounis, TMISI's CEO and a non-programmer, went way beyond just giving their green screens a nicer look. He also added value with faster data entry, improved navigation, better layouts and more.
- Industry: Wholesaler
- Products: Presto
Health care company improves operational efficiency by giving their RPG programs a web GUI
A prominent healthcare company (name withheld for confidentiality reasons) partnered with BCD Professional Services to give one of their RPG applications a web GUI. BCD used Presto to deliver the project within the client's compressed two-week deadline.
The modernized screens have replaced an inefficient pen-and-paper workflow, which has increased end user productivity and satisfaction, and resulted in fewer data entry errors. The client considers Presto a high-priority, strategic initiative and continues to work with BCD on new green screen modernization projects.
- Industry: Healthcare
- Products: Presto
BCD Helps K3S (ISV) Modernize User Interface for Multiple Devices, Cloud
K3S searched for the best way to modernize its inventory management software for eight years before choosing BCD's Presto solution. K3S wanted to give its software a new look that would satisfy existing green-screen users and new users.
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Products: Presto
RPG Programmer Without Web Experience Gives All Green Screens a Web GUI
Alpine School District employees can now access the IBM i (AS/400) applications they need to - from anywhere, on PCs and Macs.
- Industry: Education
- Products: Presto
Seneca Sawmill cuts costs and time with GUI and web technology
Seneca is using advanced technology throughout its mills, not just in terms of how trees are sustainably processed and sawn into lumber, but also - using several tools from Business Computer Design (BCD) - in how information about its business is gathered and shared, from the front gate to the back office.
Read the PDF story by IBM Systems Magazine »
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Products: WebSmart ILE, Presto, Nexus, Clover
Intranet with Cloud Capabilities Will Avoid Shock of Green Screens
Rusty Gadberry, president of ADS (an ISV), wanted to restructure his entire green screen Client Access-dependent medical billing package into a web based zero footprint intranet solution with Cloud capabilities.
- Industry: Healthcare
- Products: Presto
JRP & Associates (ISV) Repurposes Customer Order Entry Application with a Web Browser Look and Feel
Presto-modernized IBM i green screen application improves customer service and saves everyone time by providing clients direct access to their accounts.
- Industry: Wholesaler
- Products: Presto
"We web enabled over 2,000 IBM i green screens within our ERP system".
Jim Underwood, IT Manager at Quest Medical, used Presto to web enable all their green screens without changing a single line of RPG or DDS code. This included globally converting all their customized menus and subfile navigation keys into clickable links and buttons..
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Products: Presto
Modern Interface Appeals to Broader Audience than Green Screens
After many successful years, Voelker & Associates (an ISV) came to a difficult conclusion about the marketability of Woodstock, their green screen ERP solution for the building supplies industry. According to their president, Bruce Voelker, "New prospects thought our solution was dated because of the green screen interface. This made it harder to compete."
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Products: Presto