Software delivers Rational development platform to iSeries.
Press Release Summary:
Allowing separate installation of CODE and VARPG, WebSphere® Development Studio Client for iSeries(TM) v6.0 provides IDE for creating iSeries server applications and e-business on demand(TM) solutions. It is based on Rational® Web Developer for WebSphere Software v6.0 and comes with WebFacing Tool, Host Access Transformation Services Toolkit v6.0, and drag-and-drop UI. Applications built with iSeries Web Tools support Mozilla browser v1.7 or later.
Original Press Release:
IBM WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries V6.0 Offerings Deliver the Power of the Rational Software Development Platform to the iSeries Market
At a glance
New offerings include:
WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries V6.0 is based on Rational® Web Developer for WebSphere Software V6.0 (RWD).
WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for iSeries V6.0 is based on Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V6.0 (RAD).
The new offerings deliver:
Integration into the RSDP to leverage the capabilities of the Rational development tools
Simplified design and construction featuring drag-and-drop UI, rapid deployment to WebSphere Application Server and enhanced WebSphere Portal development
Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) Toolkit V6.0
Improved reliability, function, and usability for Remote System Explorer (RSE)
Additional RSE support for AIX and Linux server development on IBM i5
Applications built with iSeries Web Tools support Mozilla browser V1.7, or later
Separate installation of CODE and VARPG
Additional language features, GUI designer and run-time support in VARPG
Migration of WebSphere Development Studio Client and the Advanced Edition projects to the new V6.0 integrated development environment (IDE)
Enhanced ease-of-use and the out-of-the-box experience
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
WebSphere® Development Studio Client for iSeries(TM) V6.0 is an IDE for creating traditional IBM iSeries server applications and e-business on demand(TM) solutions.
Key enhancements:
WebSphere Development Studio Client V6.0 is based on RWD.
IBM WebFacing Tool delivers additional Web Settings to make it easier to customize your Web-enabled interface to 5250 applications to look and feel like a native Web application. These applications run in batch mode with no Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) requirements.
HATS Toolkit V6.0 delivers a new Java(TM) Server Faces support for Integration Objects and enhanced sub-file support for its dynamic run-time transformation of the 5250 data stream. These applications require OLTP capacity.
RSE, the replacement for PDM and SEU, delivers quality, function, and usability enhancements for developing native iSeries applications.
iSeries Web Tools improves subfile support and Web diagram support.
iSeries Java Tools adds visual components and beans to the Visual Editor for Java palette and delivers ease of use enhancements.
iSeries integrated debugger enhances support for end-to-end debugging of iSeries native and e-business applications across multiple tiers and platforms.
WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for iSeries V6.0 includes all the capabilities in RAD.
Key Advanced Edition enhancements:
RAD delivers everything you need to create well-designed, scalable code ready for production.
IBM WebFacing Tool delivers advanced capabilities for customization, access to iSeries system screens in batch mode, the ability to generate native portlets, and single signon support using Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM).
Support for Cascading Style Sheets-Positioning (CCS-P) will be available in a fixpack update.
RSE now supports AIX® and Linux(TM) server development on i5.
In iSeries Java Tools, the generated Program Call Java bean now supports J2EE Connector Architecture.
The Enterprise Generation Language component in WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition is replacement product for VisualAge® Generator for AS/400®.
Planned availability dates
July 15, 2005 (electronic software delivery)
July 22, 2005 (media and documentation)
