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- 1. Introducing Informix Genero - Accelerating a New Generation of Mobile and Cloud-based Applications José M Ruiz Informix Tiger Team South West Europe 6 de abril de 2011 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 2. Disclaimer 2 2 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 3. Customer Needs Clients want to leverage their existing 4GL logic and skills, and re- purpose their investments by adding modern platforms and features that will allow for expanding their marketplace with to use solutions. – Mobile Devices (iPad, iPhone, rugged devices, etc.) – Graphical desktop clients, browser-based applications – Simple development environment – Consideration for SaaS. Cloud computing provides clients with more flexibility to quickly and easily develop, test and deploy applications at a lower cost of entry. 3 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 4. Who is this offering for? Customers who want to move “as-is” legacy 4GL code into a web-based, GUI desktop, mobile or cloud environment. • Business Partners looking to expand their offerings to modern environments • ISVs looking to package and resell modern 4GL solutions with Informix • Existing Informix 4GL customers • Existing Informix customers looking to deploy applications simply and quickly • Existing Four J’s customers looking for an IBM offering and a means to consolidate their investments in an IBM agreement 4 4 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 5. Modern Solutions with Informix Genero An offering that will complement existing Informix 4GL by allowing users to deploy existing and new applications in browser-based, graphical desktop, mobile and cloud environments. The offering is driven through an OEM agreement with Four J’s Leverages the Four J’s Genero product family: • Genero Business Development Language with Web Services • Genero Application Server (DVM) • Genero Desktop Client • Genero Studio • Genero Report Writer (Designer, Engine and Viewer) Future co-development between IBM and Four Js 5 5 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 6. Informix Genero - Language Compatibility Informix Genero really is an updated Informix 4GL • Superset of Informix 4GL • 99.9% compatible • Simple recompile and your application will run • Little to no modifications to business logic • New Genero constructs “fit” with existing 4GL constructs. New GUI constructs adopt an object-oriented type calling sequence Virtual machine architecture • Technology independent code • We focus on the infrastructure • You focus on the business logic 6 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 7. Informix Genero – In Days or Weeks Informix 4GL Informix Genero Current Informix 4GL offerings: New Informix Genero offerings: • 4GL Compiler Development • Informix Genero Developer Suite • 4GL Interactive Debugger • Informix Genero Runtime Suite • 4GL Compiler Runtime • 4GL RDS Development • 4GL RDS Runtime 7 7 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 8. Informix Genero – In Weeks or Months Ergonomics and Workflow 8 8 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 9. Converting 4GL to Informix Genero Straight-forward and simple… 1. Recompile 4GL source files with fglcomp 2. Recompile .per (form) files with fglform 3. Link objects into a project at the command line or import into a project via Informix Genero Studio 4. Perform a build on the project in Informix Genero Studio 5. Perform UI customization as needed 6. Deploy anywhere! 9 9 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 10. Converting 4GL to Genero – Case Study Project A • Perform 1:1 Conversion (4GL Genero) • Very short duration – 3 weeks to convert! • Conversion 100% executed by the a European customer – no consulting! • Enhancements and future development performed by the customer • Key Metrics •354 programs •3,023 4GL modules •625 screens (4GL forms) •1,174,100 lines of 4GL source code 10 10 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 11. Converting 4GL to Genero – Case Study Project B • Conversion with significant enhancements • Medium term effort – 2 person-months to convert • Conversion performed in close collaboration at the customer site (Four J’s and customer engaged) • Additional enhancements and future development performed by the customer • Key Metrics •242 programs •1,522 4GL modules •596 screens (4GL forms) •574,684 lines of 4GL source code 11 11 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 12. Informix Genero Studio –Application Edit code Design Forms Create Reports Debug apps Manage Projects Files & Dirs Team work (SCM) Diff App Generator SOA & WS Profiler Help 12 12 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 13. Informix Genero Report Writer Streaming architecture • Real-time data • Fast throughput • Immediate results • Reduced resource consumption • Uses less disk space and memory Dynamic layouts Supports PDF, Excel, HTML, SVG Supports Windows, Linux, and Unix 13 13 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 14. Flexible Deployment – Native GUI Styles The fastest path to Windows… 14 14 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 15. Flexible Deployment – Native GUI Styles The fastest path to the iPhone or iPad… 15 15 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 16. Flexible Deployment - Native GUI styles The fastest path to Web 2.0… 16 16 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 17. Flexible Deployment - Native GUI styles The fastest path to the Cloud… Heterogeneous Cloud physical architecture Client application accessed via web services to Windows, Web, Mobile, Macintosh & Java clients Dynamic Virtual Machine (DVM) maintains application context • Synchronizes XML-based UI definitions • Manages Informix database connection • Manages Web Services Application Server works in conjunction with any standard Web Server 17 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 18. Flexible deployment – ‘N’ Tiers Scalable and secure architecture … 1818 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 19. Offering Description Informix Genero Informix Genero Runtime Developer Suite Suite Genero BDL with Web Services Genero BDL with Web Services Genero Application Server (runtime) Genero Studio (server and client) Genero Application Server Genero Desktop Client (Linux Genero Desktop Client (Linux and and Windows) Windows) Genero Report Writer Genero Report Writer Informix Client SDK 3.50 Informix Connect 3.50 Passport Advantage (PID 5725-D13) Passport Advantage (PID 5725-D13) – Authorized User Single Install – Authorized User Single Install – Floating User Single Session Single Install – Processor Value Unit 1919 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 20. Informix Genero – Platform Support Genero BDL • Mac 64, HP 64, AIX 64, Linux 32/64, Windows 32/64, Solaris 64 Genero Studio and Report Designer • Linux 32/64, Windows 32/64 Genero Application Server • Mac 64, HP 64, AIX 64, Linux 32/64, Windows 32/64, Solaris 64 Genero Desktop Client • Linux 32/64, Windows 32/64, Mac 32 Windows & Mac are new platforms for the 4GL user! 20 © 2011 IBM Corporation
- 21. Why Sell this Offering Accelerator to help meet already defined sales targets Full sales commissions for the Informix Genero Developer and Runtime Suites Pre-approved discounts for existing Informix customers Double down with sales on both legacy 4gl and Informix Genero sales as customers POC the offering and convert to runtime licenses over time Available on Passport Advantage and the IBM price book 2121 © 2011 IBM Corporation