Re: Exciting Addition to this Year's IIUG Conference

And of course Querix will show you how to do this and more faster and at a fraction of cost, using latest Lycia technology. http://www.querix.com/ On 15 Feb 2012 at 0:24, emailer@iiug.org wrote: > > The IIUG Conference Committee has some exciting news to share related to this year's > Conference. An additional track has been added to this year's conference increasing the total > number of sessions available. > IBM, in conjunction with Four Js Development Tools, is preparing an entire track devoted > specifically for implementing Genero with your Informix-4GL applications. This track is open to all > conference attendees and specifically designed for those currently using Informix-4GL and/or > Genero. This track is designed to keep your legacy applications current in today's market. > A few of the proposed sessions include: > Installing & Configuring Genero > Basic installation of the Genero complete stack: stand-alone install + setup (Windows + > Linux), connection to the database of choice (ODI), configuration of the Genero Application > Server, Genero Studio server configuration and Genero Report Writer. > From I4GL to Genero - Modernization 101 > Modernizing legacy I4GL code is easy with Genero Studio and the BDL language. We'll use > Genero 2.40 and the Informix Stores demo database to demonstrate how to: > * Import a migration project into Genero Studio > * Re-compile and run the Stores demo applications with Genero BDL > * Enhance the migrated application with Genero features > * Enable the application for the web (time permitting) > HTML5 ” The Universal Client for Web, Desktop, Mobile and Tablets > This session examines how to use Snippets, CSS3 & JavaScript customization with the > HTML5 client, as delivered with Genero 2.40. You will learn about the changes in the > technologies between the AJAX and HTML5 offerings, examining HTML5 as a unique > renderer for native client: the hybrid application concept. The schedule and roadmap for > further HTML5 development will be presented. > Desktop vs. Webtop > Since many applications are moving to the Web, do we still need desktop applications? With > the emerging trend towards the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model, this is a hot > topic that will drive architectural decisions. Join us for a high-level exploration of the pros and > cons, technologies and challenges of developing desktop versus Rich Internet Architecture > applications with Genero. > Modernizing Case Studies > Century Software has migrated over 7 million lines of Informix 4GL legacy code to Genero. > The expertise and tools developed by Century Software in porting their Enterprise Financial > Suite to Genero has also been used to migrate other client's 4GL applications. This > presentation via case studies and code examples will describe our methodology and tools for > migrating a large code base. > What's new in Genero 2.40? > Join us for an interactive overview and demonstration of the new features in Genero 2.40. > Find out about the latest language, Web, desktop and application generator features > provided in this upcoming release of Informix Genero. > Software-as-a-Service with the Genero PaaS > Cloud as-a-Service platforms are being rapidly adopted by enterprises to deliver more agile > IT services, and ISVs must develop Software-as-a-Service offerings to maintain and grow > market share in a competitive cloud world. This session will discuss the path forward for > ISVs and enterprises who wish to leverage the cloud and develop Genero based Software- > as-a-Service offerings. > UI Design Concepts for Genero Applications > Do you need a crash course in Graphical User Interface design? If you've moved from > developing for "green screens" to a graphical desktop or web environment, this session is for > you. We'll look at graphical user interface (GUI) concepts and standards and how to apply > them to your Genero applications. We'll also explore common mistakes ASCII-oriented > developers make when moving to a GUI environment. You'll leave with a checklist that you > can apply to your applications to easily identify and resolve common GUI mistakes. > Customer Success Story (Stories) > Learn about successful customer implementations with Genero and see how you can tackle > similar business problems. > Business Application Modeling in Genero Studio > Business Application Modeling tools shipped with Genero Studio provide a high productivity > environment for creating business application from design models rather than coding. The > pre-defined template set shipped with the product permits the development of applications > with complex forms implementing CRUD, master/detail, look-ups, and zoom modules, as > well as complex reports which support (as default) export to PDF, Excel, and RTF. Learn > how to take advantage of the power of these tools using the default template to create fully > functional applications in a just few clicks. > Creating a Web Service with Genero / Inter-operating with Java and Web Services > Transforming your existing 4GL business logic into a Web Services application and > deploying it to the world. Integrating Genero in your Enterprise Environment. This would > focus on leveraging your 4GL based components in other applications across the enterprise. > RESTful Genero applications > The Genero programming language has supported SOAP web service consumption and > provision for many years. But Representational State Transfer (REST) has gained > acceptance across the Web as an alternative to SOAP Web services. Google, Facebook, > and Yahoo either deprecating or removing their SOAP services and replacing with RESTful > web services is proof of this trend. So how can you use Genero to participate in this RESTful > environment. This presentation will show (with code examples) how to consume and provide > a RESTFul web service using the Genero Web Service COM library. Also the handling of > non-XML payloads like JSON will be discussed. > Designing Graphical Reports with Genero Studio Part I > In this session, you will learn about the feature set of the Genero Report Writer and how to > publish and design graphical reports: invoices, accounting reports, pre-printed forms, labels, > and more. This session will demonstrate the steps for creating graphical reports using report > wizards and output reports to various formats (pdf, image, MS Excel, and so on). > Developing a mobile application in Genero > A step by step guide to developing a functional mobile application in Genero. > Genero Deployment Strategies > Should you be deploying with the Genero Application Server? Should you be deploying with > SSH, SSL? This session examines the deployment of web applications and web services > with a look at performance, security, and authentication. > Debugging Genero Applications > Understanding all different possible layers & technologies involved in a typical Genero > deployment/architecture is key to debugging Genero applications. Join us for this session, > where we will discuss the debugging tools and