LANSA 2012 User Conference

As many look forward to the release of LANSA 13.0 it is sometimes rewarding to reflect on the history of LANSA.  The early years were filled with concepts like:

• Data Repository
• 4th Generation Language
• Multilingual
• Templates
• Database Triggers

You could recap all of the commands/parameters on a simple quick reference card.

Marketing was generally limited to print media.  (Remember printed trade rags?)

Presentations were given with slide projectors.

You actually had to fly somewhere to present.

Yes LANSA and the industry have come a long way.

Fast forward and we look forward to the conference that will feature:

• Cloud Based Labs (Bring your laptop)
• Web & Mobile App development
• Business Objects
• Some of the famous and familiar speakers in the LANSA community:
• Diane Joester
• Mark Duignan
• Don Nelson
• Madan Divaker
• David Brault
• and many others
• Opportunity to network

If you have not registered or are just interested.  Click Here.

LANSA Powers up Windows Interoperability

I read in System i NETWORK that LANSA has signed up 50 British i users to a free one-day conference on Windows interoperability in December.  Those of us that have used LANSA for many years readily appreciate the ability to work with and among multiple platforms via a single tool set.  Read Article.

Mobile Applications....Go Android!

In the past six months, as Android has gained momentum and market share. Last week, comScore reportedthat in the three months ending in May, Android was the top smartphone platform in the U.S. with 38 percent of existing devices. It grew faster than iOS, which reached 26.6 percent, while Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform fell to 24.7 percent, comScore said.   Good News: aXes and LANSA Wams can deliver to both!


Footnote: Is it a just a coincidence that the Android is colored Green like LANSA?

Cross Browser Compatibility and LANSA aXes

With the new release of aXes version 2.1 (Beta version) all the major browser types are supported.  In prior versions, the aXes product suite only supported the Microsoft (MS) IE browser.  Now aXes supports the following browsers: MS-IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari.  All of these browsers combined represent a huge user base.  Opening up aXes to all of these types of browsers vastly broadens the user community for who can use aXes and thus, iSeries applications via the web.  The only browser not sanctioned currently is Opera.  It’s officially unsupported but it executes with this new version.  Opera is a Java based browser so it’s very popular on mobile devices.

For more information or to download a free 30 day evaluation copy of aXes, please visit our website.  For further questions on aXes or other LANSA products, contact us at 1-800-887-1834 or request information by clicking here.

Most Popular Browsers

I can remember when it was assumed that you were using Internet Explorer.  That is certainly not the case anymore.  Look at the latest trends and you will notice that it's use has dropped significantly.  Also note how fast Google Chrome is being adopted as the default browser.

Can't wait to see what the landscape looks like next year!

Mixed message in the 2010 iPulse Survery conducted by LANSA

The 2010 iPulse Survery conducted by LANSA reminds me of the current economy.  The steep decline has stopped, but has no steam in the engine to rebound.  I am curious what other vendors are doing to address this issue.   Your opinion to the survey is appreciated.  I will publish the results in this blog.  Thanks!

No LANSA is not a Cabinet Pull (Handle)

Allow me to vent.  Over the years I have been mildly irritated by my search results when they directed me to sites like IKEA, REMODELISTA and even LANSA Flight 502 on Wikipedia.

The other evening I decided to turn my irritation around and see what the products have in common.  My Aha moment resulted in Modernization!  Continue to indulge my ramblings:

Background:  Old, yet functional kitchen.  Here is my version of some marketing copy for a site like IKEA:

With the new LANSA pulls you can transform dingy cupboards into something more contemporary and infinitely more livable.  

Background:  Old, yet functional 5250 legacy application.  Potential marketing copy from LANSA: With LANSA you can transform dingy hard to use legacy applications into something more contemporary and infinitely more usable.

I just had to vent!