Major aXes Revamp extends Cloud Computing for the IBM i

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Version 2 of aXes includes a new capability for Cloud Computing, major new features for its browser-based DB2 Query and Spool File Explorer tools and an API for batch access to 5250 programs.

Sydney, Australia — April 15, 2011 — LANSA announces a new Version of the aXes 5250 Web Enabling Tool with a) the capability to offer access to new and existing IBM i RPG/COBOL applications via the Cloud, b) a complete overhaul of the pair of aXes browser-based query, access and reporting tools – DB2 Query and Spooled File Explorer and c) the ability to interact programmatically with 5250 data streams.

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— aXes-Cloud significantly enhances the current cloud computing offerings available on the IBM i.

Routing via a Cloud Gateway IBM i on which aXes is installed, users get browser-based access to their IBM i server running their line-of-business applications wherever their IBM i is situated. For a full description please visit:

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As a bonus, the browser access to the IBM i occurs on-the-fly without having to change any of the application code and without having to install any new software at the client PC.

aXes-Cloud, installed on the Cloud Gateway, enables any device that runs a browser (e.g. desktops, laptops, mobile devices) to be automatically connected to multiple IBM i servers. aXes-Cloud is a perfect solution to automatically connect users to their applications spread across multiple IBM i servers. Users log on to aXes-Cloud and it automatically routes them to the IBM i server and applications. Users don't need to be aware that the Cloud Gateway exists – they logon as normal.

aXes-Cloud provides a perfect opportunity for cloud computing service providers to add the IBM i to their offerings.

• Companies can use aXes-Cloud as a gateway to provide their own employees with access to different applications running on multiple IBM i servers.
• Hosting companies can host a Cloud Gateway that provides a switch connecting a single company’s multiple fixed and mobile users with browser access to that company’s IBM i server(s).
• Hosting companies that host IBM i servers belonging to multiple companies can use aXes-Cloud as a switch to route users from multiple different companies to the correct IBM i server(s) within the hosted environment.
• Application Software Vendors (ISVs) can host their application with a Hosting company and use aXes-Cloud to offer the application to their customers via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.

No additional software needs to be installed anywhere except for a single copy of aXes-Cloud installed on a Cloud Gateway server. aXes-Cloud operates as if aXes were installed on each of the connected servers. Users enjoy access to their applications from any device and any location.

As aXes-Cloud is an extension to aXes it provides all of the aXes features for multiple IBM i servers and applications. From any browser, aXes users can securely access all their applications, work with their spooled files, query databases and manage operations on any connected IBM i server.

aXes Data Explorer for querying DB2 data from a Browser– aXes Data Explorer is a web-basedDB2 query toolfor querying DB2 databases on IBM i servers, using the SQL services provided by IBM. To use aXes Data Explorer, you only need a browser and a connection to an IBM i server.

Some of the features include:

• Create and save SQL queries for later execution;
• Handles SQL Queries from the simple to the complex;
• Export retrieved data to spreadsheets;
• Works with all major Browsers;
• Nothing to install on the client device;
• Accessible via Mobile Devices.

aXes Spool File Explorer for accessing spooled file output from a Browser– aXes Spool File Explorer is a tool for interrogating output queues and viewing

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. To use aXes Spool File Explorer, you only need a browser and a connection to an IBM i server.

Some of the features include:

• Create and save spooled file queue searches for later use;
• Export retrieved data to spreadsheets;
• View spooled files data as HTML, text, PDF or Image;
• Works with all major Browsers;
• Nothing to install on the client device;
• Accessible via Mobile Devices.

aXes-Robot for Programmatically Driving 5250 Programs– aXes-Robot is an Application Program Interface (API) that developers access when creating applications that programmatically drive 5250 programs. aXes-Robot caters for a wide range of programming options with three versions of the API available: .NET (runs on Windows); Java (runs on Windows and IBM i); and RPG (runs on IBM i). No ActiveX controls are used.

The primary uses of aXes-Robot are:

• Performing data entry using a batch program
• Exposing as a Web Service data that is accessible only through a 5250 application
• Using a 5250 application as a back-end to your ASP.NET website.

The aXes family of products is available for license from a worldwide network of reseller partners or from your local LANSA office. Visitwww.axeslive.comfor details.

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