Zend and IBM Bring the Power of PHP Applications to the IBM i
PHP is the world’s most popular programming language for web and mobile applications and has been available on the IBM i for a number of years, along with a whole host of other open-source languages. It is a language that is increasing in popularity across the UK, Ireland and Europe for developing modern web and […]
Presto Mobile Launched
As the necessity for businesses to be able to provide applications and functionality from mobile devices increases, BCD Software, now Fresche Solutions, has announced the release of a major enhancement to Presto, which provides the fastest way to modernise IBM i green screens with a web-based GUI. Presto Mobile is an iOS app designed to […]
Z-Ray integration included in WebSmart 10.9 release
BCD Software, now Fresche Solutions, has included integration with Zend’s Z-Ray in the latest release of WebSmart PHP, which gives programmers the tools to quickly develop PHP or RPG mobile applications and web services on the IBM i. Z-Ray integration further cements BCD Software’s partnership with Zend as the main resource for PHP on the […]
Agenda released for the final i-UG meeting of the year
Following hot on the heels of the hugely successful International i-Power, details of the final i-UG meeting of 2015 have been released. Free for i-UG members, the event will take place at The Mount Hotel in Wolverhampton on Thursday 26th November 2015. Highlights during the conference include sessions by i-UG Chairman Mike Ryan, Steve Bradshaw, […]
Resources for PHP on the IBM i
Only this week, IBM reconfirmed their commitment to open source on the IBM i with some new developments announced with the latest technology refresh. The IBM i open source development community is certainly growing fast while more and more IBM i-based companies are looking to take full advantage of all that is good about the […]
Open source products on your IBM i
Earlier this month at International i-Power 2015 conference, Proximity’s Development Manager Pete Samways, presented a three-hour hands-on workshop entitled ‘Running open source products on your IBM i’. International i-Power is the leading event for professionals working with the IBM i and is organised by i-UG, the only independent user group in the UK dedicated solely […]
WebSmart IDE shortcuts
In their most recent webinar, BCD Software, now Fresche Solutions, looked at the new key features in WebSmart ILE 10.8. If you missed the webinar ‘New WebSmart ILE 10.8 includes inline RPG editing and more’ can still be viewed on-demand. Features highlighted in the webinar from the past few releases of WebSmart ILE include: Coding […]
Using Git for version control – the benefits
Having been a regular user of CVS (Concurrent version system) for many years for source control, the transition to using Git was quite tricky at first as the concept is quite different. But it is well worth making the change as the benefits, in my opinion, are manyfold. So in this article, I am going […]
Viva Las Vegas: PHP on IBM i at ZendCon
They’ll be more than just roulette wheels and slot machines in Las Vegas this October as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino resort plays host to the eleventh ZendCon conference. More than 50% of the web is powered by PHP and according to Zend, who are the leading provider of enterprise-grade applications for PHP, there […]
STREAM shortlisted for Retail Systems Award
Proximity with Scandinavian House has been shortlisted for the Supply Chain Solution of the Year at the prestigious Retail Systems Awards 2015. The shortlisted entry is for the implementation of Stream, an order, delivery and transport management software application at Scandinavian House. Earlier in the year, STREAM won the SHD Logistics Innovation Technology Award. Recognising […]