IBM i Application Development
This team’s experienced analysts and programmers design and implement business information systems leveraging large application development experience for IBM i server-based networks. The team extends client information systems to Intranet, Internet and Extranet through integrated applications utilizing multi-platform software languages and tools. The analysts and project managers are skilled in full cycle application development and other technologies. Examples of business applications developed for IBM i server platform include:
- Traditional "green-screen" applications
- Fully designed and developed systems
- Extensions to existing packaged or home-grown systems
- Package development
- Native browser-based applications for Intranet, Extranet, and Internet
- Browser-based applications delivering real-time data from IBM i
- Microsoft .Net, Open source PHP
- Examples- JCE Scheduling website, CIMS Employee Portal
- Office Reporting delivering real-time data from IBM i
- MS/Word and MS/Excel
- PDF documents
- Cross-business applications leveraging Data Integration
- Single sign-on secure credentials exchange
- Inter website application and data communication
- Automated Email applications
- Automated file transfer
- Smart/cell phone applications
- Internet transmitted data exchanges
- Business Intelligence
- Browser-based Application Frameworks
- Product Configurator
- Catalog Shopper
- Application Graphical Interface Modernization
- Traditional EDI and AS2 implementations
The group continues to expand its knowledge and experience base to encompass newer connected computing platforms.
The group supports all Weidenhammer clients, and teams with other business units to provide software application services through any Weidenhammer office. Programmers and analysts are located at each office.
The group’s focus includes:
- IBM i centric application development and services
- Cross-system application and data integration
- Graphical User Interface application development
- E-Business and E-Commerce applications
- Client/server applications
- Browser-based corporate portal systems
- Application report generation
- Electric Data Interchange (EDI) and XML data exchange
- IBM i networking
Native IBM i Web Application Development
In addition to boasting a highly skilled group of ILE/RPG developers, the Weidenhammer Solution Delivery team also has deep experience in web server configuration and browser development natively on the IBM i platform.
Our senior consultants have extensive knowledge related to Apache web server configuration, SSL certificates, and web program development, all natively on the platform. Through a combination of HTML, javascript, and a framework of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming, Weidenhammer has successfully developed and implemented several internet, intranet, and extranet applications for a variety of clients. Clients include customers from Insurance Brokerage to Personal Health Care Products Manufacturer and Specialty Foods Distribution.
IBM i Application and Data Integration
In today’s business IT world of disparate applications, servers, and data sources, it is essential to create cost-effective solutions that integrate these systems’ information. Weidenhammer’s Solution Delivery division has solid, demonstrable experience creating integrated information solutions for business.
This experience includes Internet and Intranet based application-to-application (A2A) and business-to-business (B2B) data exchange between different servers, resulting in quick-to-market solutions such as:
- Single portals and websites displaying different-sourced data
- Synchronization of information across business units
- Supply chain communication of critical information elements
- Single-sign-on capability across multiple servers/websites
- Office document data extraction and/or upload
