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NEWLOOK

POWERFUL IDE TOOL

Dynamic generation of smart, thin and mobile user interfaces (UIs). Use newlook to rapidly webface and create new UI’s.

  • Improve productivity and manage UI complexity by leaving multi-channel UX generation to newlook
  • Use native RPG to deliver multi-channel UX
  • Increase business user productivity with newlook’s built-in support for application integration
  • Reduce complexity and risk without changing existing applications
  • Reduce learning time for users
  • Optimize business user productivity
  • Improve business communications and customer service by delivering unified UIs that access multiple applications
What does the solution offer?
Why newlook is #1 for webfacing:

# 1 for Ease of use

  • On-the-fly architecture designed to make complex technology simple
  • 7 in 10 surveyed rate newlook’s Ease of use as #1
  • Single multi-channel tool supports multiple devices and GUI client types

# 1 for Reuse

  • Reuse your 5250 investments in Outlook, Google, SharePoint, Notes and most popular UIs
  • Offline support allows reuse when AS/400, iSeries IBM i, IBM z or a web connection is not available

# 1 for Functionality

  • Rich control set makes your applications work better not just look better
  • Drag and drop Designer gives you total control of the GUI
  • Integrated debugging support handles all OS/400 Screens
  • Desktop integration supports 2-way integration with Microsoft Office and other desktop applications
  • Programmable object model supports RIA, smart, thin and mobile UI’s
  • Heterogeneous database access including: SQL Server, DB2, Access, Oracle etc
  • RPC and web services support
  • Supports IBM’s Open Access for RPG

# 1 for Efficiency

  • No IBM hardware upgrades required, applications work better – not just look better
  • Emulator-like performance
  • Zero 5250 OLTP
newlook feature summary – Making life easier for users and developers alike…
  • Rules-based dynamic environment for fast UI generation and easy maintenance
  • Integrated support for emulation, mobile clients, RIA, zero deployment UIs and Smart Client UIs
  • Use ‘point and click’ macros for easy integration and extension ‘Designer’ provides drag and drop support for re-facing and new UIs for composite applications
  • Create reusable components from 5250/3270 applications for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Integrated debugging and error handling
  • Multiple APIs for seamless desktop integration
  • SSL and VPN support for flexible security
  • Integrated printer emulation, multi-session and file transfer support
  • Supports IBM’s Open Access for RPG

“The more we use it to enhance, modernize and integrate our applications, the more we appreciate the power of the looksoftware suite of programs.” adidas

“The speed with which I got to learn to use the software amazed me. Seriously, I looked long and hard at the alternatives, and they all had too much of a learning curve.” Pepsi