Visual LANSA
                                            Development of portable applications
                                          Visual LANSA provides a comprehensive Windows-based development environment.
                                          You can deploy applications to many platforms including Windows, AS/400, UNIX and
                                          Wireless devices.  Visual LANSA uses LANSA’s Object Repository and 4GL to develop
                                          both client and server programs.  You only need one set of easy-to-learn skills to rapidly
                                          develop graphical Internet and client/server applications.
                                 Advanced
                                 development made
                                 simple
                                    Develop and deploy highly
                                 graphical Windows and Web
                                 applications with seamless
                                 access to native DB2/400 and
                                 ODBC compliant databases –
                                 utilizing LANSA's powerful
                                 and proven repository
                                 technology. 
                                    Anyone who understands
                                 the essentials of fields, files               Your application runs on AS/400’s,Windows, UNIX and Java.
                                 and programs can rapidly                      All with one set of source code!
                                 develop flexible e-business and
                                 client/server applications                    Test and deploy to                       Offload AS/400 and
                                 with LANSA.                                   multiple platforms                       Web development
                                    You enjoy all the familiar                 with ease                                   You can significantly reduce
                                 LANSA benefits.  The                            You can develop for a single           AS/400 load and dramatically
                                 simplicity and power of the                   system such as the AS/400                improve developer
                                 LANSA 4GL is now portable.                    today.  Then split and move              productivity by using Visual
                                    You centralize common                      programs and data, without               LANSA to create 5250 and
                                 application intelligence in                   changing source code, to a               Web AS/400 applications.
                                 LANSA’s portable distributed                  mixture of AS/400, Windows,              LANSA simulates the
                                 Object Repository.  You gain                  Web, UNIX or Java platforms              AS/400 and Web in a
                                 the native performance                        tomorrow.                                Windows environment. 
                                 benefit of compiled C/C++                       You can support 32-bit
                                 but you debug at the LANSA                    Windows 95/98/NT/2000,
                                 4GL level.                                    Java and 64-bit AS/400 from a
                                    As a program developer, you                single set of LANSA source
                                 enjoy all the Windows                         code!  You can even deploy to
                                 productivity benefits.  Point-                Wireless devices.
                                 and-click to select fields and                  You test on a simple, single
                                 files.  Cut-and-paste to rapidly              Windows system and then
                                 edit and debug.  A powerful                   deploy to whatever complex
                                 forms painter lets you design                 mixture of platforms you
                                 graphical applications.                       require. 
                                                 Advanced desktop                                              highly graphical reports, email                              Windows NT, UNIX and Web
                                                 Integration                                                   them to others or even publish                               applications that reuse the
                                                    LANSA is renowned for                                      them on the Internet.                                        same LANSA business rules as
                                                 easily integrating with existing                                 With LANSA’s portability                                  your existing AS/400
                                                 AS/400 applications.  It comes                                you can create real-time                                     applications.
                                                 as no surprise that Visual
                                                 LANSA easily integrates with
                                                 Windows applications.
                                                 Samples show how you can
                                                 use Microsoft Word as a print
                                                 engine.  You can create a
                                                 telemarketing mailer from
                                                 AS/400 data. 
                                                    You can use Crystal Reports
                                                 for LANSA, the world’s most
                                                 popular PC database reporting
                                                 tool, to create advanced
                                                 electronic reports.  Print
                                                                                                               With Visual LANSA you can develop for either Windows,Web, or Java.
                                                 Features:
                                                 VISUAL LANSA OPTIONS:                                                                          DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
                                                       • Advanced Visual development environment                                                      • Standalone or Team Development
                                                       • Component-based OO development                                                               • Windows 95/98/NT/2000,SQL Anywhere
                                                       • Dynamic multi-tier client and server partitioning                                            • Windows NT/2000,SQL Server or Oracle
                                                       • LANSA’s fast and scaleable middleware
                                                       • RUOM for Windows for OO modeling                                                       SERVER EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT
                                                       • LANSA/Client for end user query,report                                                       • OS/400 DDS,DB2/400,RPG
                                                          and charting                                                                                • Windows NT/2000,SQL Server,C/C++
                                                       • Integrated Sybase SQL Anywhere database                                                      • Windows NT/2000,SQL Anywhere,C/C++
                                                       • Integrated Watcom C/C++ compiler                                                             • Windows NT/2000,Oracle,C/C++
                                                       • Integrated Crystal Reports for LANSA                                                         • HP-UX,Oracle,C/C++
                                                                                                                                                      • AIX, Oracle / DB2 for AIX,C/C++
                                                 STANDARD LANSA FEATURES:                                                                             • Digital, Oracle, C/C++
                                                       • Comprehensive portable 4GL (RDML)                                                            • 100% pure Java
                                                       • Promptable syntax experts
                                                       • Programmable templates                                                                 CLIENT OR STANDALONE ENVIRONMENT
                                                       • Portable distributed Object Repository                                                       • Windows 95/98,SQL Anywhere,C/C++
                                                       • Portable DB Triggers and business rules                                                      • Windows NT/2000,SQL Server,C/C++
                                                       • Automatic screen generation                                                                  • Network Stations   • 5250   • 100% pure Java
                                                       • Multilingual, DBCS and RLTB
                                                       • Online client and remote server 4GL debugger                                           COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS
                                                       • Internet deployment                                                                          • APPC,TCP/IP   • SNA Server
                                                       • Configuration management
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