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Green Screen Emulation / Conversion / Open Access Options
Tools that leverage existing green-screen interfaces and offer emulation or a quick migration path to browser user interfaces with little or no programming required.
| Product / Language | Vendor | Description | Free / Open Source / Commercial | Commercial Support Available | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aXes | LANSA | aXes transforms RPG and COBOL 5250 programs into Rich Internet Applications accessible via multiple Web Browsers on multiple devices (including mobiles) — without having to change a single line of code. aXes runs in a standard Web browser without installing any software or ActiveX controls on the client device. All web apps are served off the IBM i, no Windows servers required. | Commercial | Yes | ILE |
| PSC/400 | Pluta Brothers Design | Converts your screens into two standard UI types: green screen and gray screen. The green screen acts as a replacement for the standard 5250 display, and requires no HTML skills on your part and no retraining for your programmers or your end users. A simple conversion and you're on the web. If you then choose to deploy a more "web-like" appearance, your HTML developers can customize the generated gray screen in whatever way they see fit. | Commercial | Yes | Java |
| ProfoundUI | ProfoundLogic | Profound UI is a full-featured graphical user interface platform based on IBM's RPG Open Access, the ground-breaking enhancement to RPG that opens IBM i applications (also known as iSeries, System i and AS/400) up to Web interfaces. The platform offers developers an easy, natural method for creating connected IBM i applications that deliver rich user experiences regardless of project complexity or organization size. | Commercial | Yes | ILE |
| openlook | Look Software | Thousands of organizations have worked with us to deliver excellent user experience. Whether you're refacing, integrating, mobilizing, extending or developing new IBM i applications, we have the experience and dedication to guarantee your success. | Commercial | Yes | ILE |
| HATS / Webfacing | IBM Rational | Quickly transform your 3270 and 5250 green screen applications to intuitive Web, portlet, rich client or mobile device user interfaces, and extend 3270, 5250, and VT green screens as standard Web services. | Commercial | Yes | Java |
| Presto | BCD | Presto gives all of your 5250 green screen applications a rich web GUI without requiring any changes to your RPG, COBOL or DDS source. Upon installation, all of your green screens are instantly accessible from browsers on PCs, tablets and smartphones. Further enhance the look and add new functionality using Presto’s Visual Editor or access the HTML, CSS and JavaScript for full control over the UI. | Commercial | Yes | ILE |
| IceCap | System & Method | IceCap adds immediately an intuitive web interface to your existing RPG, COBOL and CL programs. The new interface adds a wide range of integration opportunities. | Commercial / Free Trial | Yes | ILE |
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