Supporting composite applications and multi-channel User Interfaces

• dynamic generation of a thin client UI requiring zero client deployment for thin client and mobile devices  

• a server-based integration layer for composite applications support

A single looksoftware dynamic repository can support the multi-channel requirements of internal users, external users (partners and customers) and mobile users. IBM i customers can use lookserver to deliver the most appropriate UI style without changing existing applications.  Critically, this gives the flexibility to deliver an optimised version of your application to any client or device without any changes to your existing code.

Internal information workers require the performance, functionality and integration provided by smart clients. On the other hand, business partners and customers may need access via a web-based HTML thin client, while tablet, smartphone and other handheld users are different again. lookserver, thinclient and mobileclient complement our existing smartclient (or rich client) support to give IBM i customers a complete UI framework for reusing and extending their existing applications.

With the release of lookserver 9, we have further enhanced the out of the box experience, with features like CSS, Smartnav controls and Masterforms.  Now more than ever, lookserver supports a thinclient experience that provides an excellent balance between reach and rich.