MARK INFORMATION R & D Tales from the Trenches: Using the GUI for.NET Session 109 Niels Bredegaard

PROMARK DEVELOPMENT – 3 TIER (PHOENIX) – VISION IN 2005 Possibility for more applications servers Thin and fat clients Web clients, web-service and terminals Only one set of business logic 2-tier while migrating to 3-tier and AS AS SQL-DB APPL FILES 3-tier thin 3-tier fat LTC WTC JOB 2

PROJECT PHOENIX (2005) 3 main migration roadmaps: 1. Technology roadmap Migrate Progress, support what/when? 2. Functionality (BL) roadmap Move what, when. Enhance what, when? 3. User Experience New Clients? Where and when 33

PROJECT PHOENIX (2005) Technology User Experience Business Logic Product Releases 4

DIFFERENT CLIENTS FOR DIFFERENT USERS 5

STATUS TODAY – SEPTEMBER 2009 Benefits gained: Much easier to recruit personnel Much higher status to work with OpenEdge Possibility to recruit MS people for the Client development Lots of new productivity tools Fast development of new UI forms, based on existing BL Fast learning curve (eclipse, OpenEdge Architect with Visual Designer) Support for 3 rd party components Whole company revitalized 6

STATUS TODAY – SEPTEMBER 2009 Business Benefits Our application looks state of the art No more technology restrictions Faster implementation of new BL and GUI Same application for multiple market segments (i.e. same application for Low, Mid market and Enterprise) Possibilities for entering new verticals Possibilities for entering SAAS 7

MARK INFORMATION R & D Tales from the Trenches: Using the GUI for.NET Session 109 Niels Bredegaard