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IBM ChipHopper (Ready for Linux) certifications for Red Hat Enterprise Level 6

blogs@fwic.net — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:33:00 GMT

FusionWare has just completed certification of four of our products for Red Hat Enterprise Level 6 (RHEL6) to retain our Ready for Linux (ChipHopper) technical validation.

Mobile PHP-based Web Using REST

support@fwic.net — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:31:00 GMT

Today we’re looking at using our REST services from a PHP site. Because (apparently) most PHP programmers use simple editors, and not IDEs, to create their web sites, we decided to use Notepad++ to do our development.

In the real world, we’d recommend going with a “Responsive Web Design” approach, but to keep the example simple and focused, we’re going to simply make a site that caters to a mobile form factor.

Our example is going to connect to web services that we built to expose a non-relational database SALESORDER file from a 30+ year old application. As anyone skilled in the art will know, you can substitute anything old or new into that formula. We have a previous video that shows how to create REST services for this data, and another one that shows how to consume it from a Windows Phone 7 application.

Preparing Windows 7 and IIS for PHP development

blogs@fwic.net — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:53:00 GMT

I wanted to create an environment that used the standard http socket for web work, so that remote systems like my iMac would be OK with it. Basically, I'm lazy, so these are the steps to get PHP running with IIS 7 on Windows 7.

Going Mobile - Choosing a Web Service Method

support@fwic.net — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:02:00 GMT

A rambling account of my thoughts that led to the choice of RESTful web services for our mobile application examples.

Taking MultiValue Apps Mobile - Architectural Choices

blogs@fwic.net — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:01:00 GMT

This blog post follows a combination of research and exploration and real sales and marketing initiatives around mobile solutions, but when it comes to posting, I want to bring it back to real-world concepts. This post explores the choices that we made and how they might apply in your environment.

FusionWare has long been involved in helping customers with diverse needs to integrate their Line of Business (LOB) systems with their webs, BI, and other initiatives. We have both a broad and deep understanding of real-world data and middleware, as well as a ready grasp of business drivers and limitations. This means that we know how to make and recommend solutions that are practical, within the confines of the customer’s requirements and budget.

QR Codes and Readability

support@fwic.net — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:06:00 GMT

We've been having fun with QR codes...

Going Mobile - The Foundation

support@fwic.net — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:45:00 GMT

This is the first in a series of blog posts about building out a mobile presence for your company's web presence. FusionWare has a long history of assisting our customers in finding practical, elegant solutions for difficult platforms. We have a strong specialty in finding ways to get legacy line of business systems to participate with modern technologies, including AS/400, MultiValue, Oracle Financials, Open Source systems and much more. The modern technology of interest, this time around, is mobile.

FusionWare Presentation at SAPUG

blogs@fwic.net — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:44:00 GMT

Afternoon session demonstrating the flexibility and power of the mvLynx Managed Provider used in conjunction with best practices. We explored Mobile, REST, and much more. Evening session was a highly dynamic discussion of Social Media for marketing, integration and sales. Facebook app integrated with eCommerce using MultiValue.

QR Codes and Mobile Sales

support@fwic.net — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:37:00 GMT

A recent foray into QR codes for a customer has me intrigued at the possibilities...

What is a High Captivity Legacy System?

robert.houben@fwic.net — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:02:00 GMT

Some years ago, I had to explain to a board of directors what made our products and services so compelling and what defined our customers. The marketing people (including some Gartner analysts) loved a term I coined to explain part of it. "High Captivity Legacy System" was my attempt to explain the pleasure and pain that many of our MultiValue, AS/400 and other customers were experiencing, and how we brought exceptional value to them.