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Announcing snap for The
Cloud
looksoftware is offering snap for
The Cloud, a set of connectors that provides developers and
vendors of core 5250 and 3270 applications with the technology
to produce:
- end-user collaboration and sharing of
documents
- reduce IT costs
- establish a platform for leveraging Web 2.0 technologies
such as Mashups
- use web services from different vendors
- store data in remote locations and access it from anywhere
- share data between users and third parties, deploy applications
and data using a variety of new mechanisms and sales models
- and implement Software as a Service (SaaS)
snap for The Cloud is initially
supporting Google Cloud offerings such as Google Apps and
GDrive. This lets IBM i users collaborate using web-based
document management solutions in addition to deploying and
accessing many components of their applications and data via
the Internet. Future releases will leverage other industry
leaders and technologies.
looksoftware has already implemented SaaS-based
deployment with some of its partners. The rapid growth of
subscription-based SaaS and Cloud-based solutions offers a
number of advantages over traditional software purchase models,
including reduced upfront cost and risk, the opportunity to
pay for what you need when you need it, cost savings due to
shared infrastructure, and a quicker path to value.
snap for The Cloud is scheduled
for initial availability in June 2009. looksoftware
will provide more details about snap
for The Cloud’s initial release including a demonstration
webinar we are hosting on March 3 and 4. Register NOW!
Version 9 Beta refresh
We invest a lot of time working with emerging technologies
to find the ones that will make a difference to our customers'
and partners' success. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
is a great example – it has a lot more than a new UI
widget – it's generated a lot of excitement across our
senior research, development and product management staff.
Yes, 9.0 includes new functionality you’ve asked for,
but we think our completely new WPF interface takes the looksoftware
user experience to a completely new level.
You can register your interest here
for Version 9 beta access.
Read What’s
New in V9.
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