Appeon transforms PowerBuilder enterprises to the Java or .NET Web
platform. No need to retool your PowerBuilder development team and
force them to work with less productive tools. No need to throw away
man-years of investments in your existing PowerBuilder applications.
No need to retrain your end-users to work with a foreign and inferior
user interface. From the enterprise developer to end-users, everyone
pumps out the superior 4GL productivity that is hallmark of PowerBuilder.
The Appeon Approach
Appeon for PowerBuilder enables developers to rapidly transform PowerBuilder
Client/Server applications into Web applications that deployment to
the Java platform. A complete set of PowerBuilder-equivalent visual
objects and controls are available for replicating the rich Client/Server-style
UI on the Web.
Thousands of PowerBuilder properties, functions, and events can be
used to make the application come alive. Support for event-driven
and object-oriented programming models, including support for inheritance,
encapsulation and polymorphism, further boosts Web development productivity.
Using Appeon for PowerBuilder, enterprises can maximize the potential
of their PowerBuilder source code and greatly decrease the development
cycle and resources needed to build and maintain the enterprises'
Web applications.
For Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
Transform your existing Client/Server product portfolio into
true n-tier Web applications
in just a few months
Enhance your existing product portfolio with new Web products
in just weeks or months
Differentiate your offering by offering the richest and most
productive Web application UI
Standardize on one code base for both Client/Server and Web
Integrate your Web products with other desktop and Client/Server
applications seamlessly
Communicate with desktop hardware and peripherals unlike typical
Web applications
Reduce your customers' application deployment/maintenance costs
and headaches
For PowerBuilder Enterprises
Embrace the .NET and Java faster than any other option
Extend the life of your mission critical applications for years
to come
Eliminate developer retooling costs, downtime, and the on-going
productivity loss of using less productive development tools
Eliminate user retraining costs, downtime, and the on-going
productivity loss of moving to inferior page-based Web application
interfaces
Simplify IT complexity and reduce deployment costs
Minimize the risk of project delay, budget overruns, or worse
For Software Developers
Instantly begin embracing the .NET and Java without any learning
curve
Enjoy the unbeatable productivity of PowerBuilder and rich Client/Server
UI in building Web applications
Do the work of at least 4 typical Web developers or just work
2 hours a day and still look like a star
Focus on building application business logic rather than wasting
time on mundane and technical details
Deploy your existing PowerBuilder projects to the .NET and Java
platform
Take advantage of powerful Web technologies including Web Services,
XML and JMS
Appeon for PowerBuilder
5.1 supports more PowerBuilder features than ever and offers even
better usability and runtime performance. If you are looking to
build powerful data-driven Web applications look no further-there
is no easier or faster approach. Deploy simultaneously to J2EE and
.NET, and enjoy the freedom of choice.