June 1999

• From the Publisher: Eye on ISVs -
• ERP Vendors Lead the Way with New Technologies - In this article by Pam Jones, 12 AS/400 enterprise resource planning vendors let us in on their plans for updating their application software with Java, RPG IV, Domino, and other new technologies.
• IBM Recruits Best & Brightest - Pam Jones reports that Big Blue welcomed more than 200 applications from new AS/400 ISVs in 1998 and continues to search for the latest and greatest solutions beyond existing AS/400 vendors.
• 'Net-Enable Your Reports - Scott Steinacher explains that many products let AS/400 shops use Internet e-mail to distribute reports or the Web to provide access to report archives.
• Components: Is the Water Safe? - While vendors are diving in to client-side components such as ActiveX and JavaBeans, many are waiting for new middleware components to deliver on their promises.
• From RPG to Java - Over the course of three years, Intentia has devised strategies, designed tools, and converted 23 million lines of RPG code to Java to create Movex NextGen. Here's how
• Making the Most of the AS/400 "Universal Server" - The AS/400 is emerging as a universal server unmatched in its ability to run a wide range of applications, writes Carson Soule. Developers must respond with a new generation of software that takes advantage of the system’s capabilities.
• The Perfect Solution - The application development tool that does it all, Visual R-P-J-Plus-Plus could virtually sell itself -- but a little extra push on cable TV couldn't hurt.