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Introducing Informix Genero - Accelerating a New Generation of Mobile and Cloud-based Applications

José M RuizInformix Tiger TeamSouth West Europe

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Disclaimer

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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.

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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

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Modern Solutions with Informix Genero� An offering that will complement existing Informix 4GL by allowing

users to deploy existing and new applications in br owser-based, graphical desktop, mobile and cloud environments.

� The offering is driven through an OEM agreement wit h 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

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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

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Informix Genero – In Days or WeeksInformix 4GL Informix Genero

Current Informix 4GL offerings:

• 4GL Compiler Development• 4GL Interactive Debugger• 4GL Compiler Runtime• 4GL RDS Development• 4GL RDS Runtime

New Informix Genero offerings:

• Informix Genero Developer Suite• Informix Genero Runtime Suite

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Informix Genero – In Weeks or Months

� Ergonomics and Workflow

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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!

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Converting 4GL to Genero – Case Study

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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

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Converting 4GL to Genero – Case Study

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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

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Informix Genero Studio –Application

Design FormsEdit code Create Reports

Debug apps Manage Projects Files & Dirs Team work (SCM) Diff

App Generator SOA & WS HelpProfiler

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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

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�The fastest path to Windows…

Flexible Deployment – Native GUI Styles

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Flexible Deployment – Native GUI Styles

�The fastest path to the iPhone or iPad…

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�The fastest path to Web 2.0…

Flexible Deployment - Native GUI styles

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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

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Flexible deployment – ‘N’ Tiers�Scalable and secure architecture …

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Offering Description

Informix Genero Developer Suite

Informix Genero Runtime Suite

Genero BDL with Web ServicesGenero Application ServerGenero Studio (server and client)Genero Desktop Client (Linux and Windows)Genero Report WriterInformix Client SDK 3.50

Genero BDL with Web Services (runtime)Genero Application ServerGenero Desktop Client (Linux and Windows)Genero Report WriterInformix Connect 3.50

Passport Advantage (PID 5725-D13)– Authorized User Single Install

Passport Advantage (PID 5725-D13)– Authorized User Single Install– Floating User Single Session Single Install– Processor Value Unit

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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!

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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