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Agile Business Suite Program Update

Agile Business Suite Program Update. EAE-3017 Monday, 23 May 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Diane McGonigle, AB Suite Migration Manager TCIS/Global Technology Center. Software Spending Trends. Businesses continue to drive down spending on ongoing operations

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Agile Business Suite Program Update

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  1. Agile Business SuiteProgram Update EAE-3017 Monday, 23 May 2011 at 1:30 p.m. Diane McGonigle, AB Suite Migration Manager TCIS/Global Technology Center

  2. Software Spending Trends • Businesses continue to drive down spending on ongoing operations • For enterprises, from 67% in 2007 to 49% in 2010 • For SMBs, from 70% in 2007 to 50% in 2010 • Firms will increase custom software development budgets in 2011 • 27% expect to increase between 5 and 10% • 11% expect to increase more than 10% • On average, all industry sectors will spend more on development Source: “The State Of Application Development in Enterprises and SMBs”Forrester Research, Inc. Report April 11, 2011 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  3. One Area of 2011 Investment • “Mobile is big, and it will get bigger” • 51% of those surveyed* are most interested in using mobile applications to reach out to their customers • More than 75% will invest in developing internal skills for mobile development • Most development will target multiple platforms – iPhone/iPad, Android, Windows Mobile • Base: 444 North American and European software decision makers (multiple responses accepted) Source: “The State Of Application Development in Enterprises and SMBs”Forrester Research, Inc. Report April 11, 2011 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  4. Agenda • Update on customer migrations • What’s in IC 2.0.1400 • Update on Client Tools • A few words from Bill Maclean © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  5. AB Suite Customer Migration Status • Over 40 sites are using AB Suite in production • ~45% run in a Microsoft .NET environment • ~55% run on ClearPath MCP systems • AB Suite sites are in all major geographies and in many different lines of business • Earliest customers have been in production for 4 years • Unisys Voice Messaging Solution (UVMS) using AB Suite running at 8 telephone companies – 7x24 applications © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  6. Significant Successes in 2H2010 Focused on Windows customers • TIES - consortium of 40+ Minnesota school districts • Payroll, Finance and Student Information System applications in production • Started moving existing workload to AB Suite 2.0 production • Harris School Solutions – 8 districts in production • City of Thomasville – using AB Suite to process utility billing for 5 municipalities © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  7. Focus on Windows “Thousands of Users on Windows!” Presented by Russell Pederick, Unisys Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  8. Key Migration Activities in 1H2011 • Two Unisys financial solutions have started migration projects • UFSS: mortgage and savings solution • URBIS: wholesale banking solution • New AB Suite for .NET application targeted to go live in Brazil (with significant integration capabilities) • New AB Suite application development project starting in Europe © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  9. Find Out First Hand! • “Agile Business Suite: Four Years in production with AB Suite for MCP – A User Presentation” • Presented by Jan Piet Slot Post & Co • Monday at 4 p.m. (All EAE track sessions in Pacific) © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  10. Some Other Migration Experiences • “Real Life Examples of AB Suite Migrations” • Presented by Diane McGonigle, Unisys • Wednesday at 2:45 p.m. © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  11. What’s in IC 2.0.1400 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  12. IC 2.0.1400 Key Highlights • Enhanced Class View • Wizards to simplify project definition • Other Developer changes that increase productivity • Source control changes - same user experience for source control operations as other Visual Studio languages © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  13. Class View - Enhancements • Fully Integrated Into Both Panes • New Toolbar Options • New Multiple Selection Options • Delete, Cut, Copy • Drag n Drop • Consistent with other Visual Studio Projects; C#, C++ © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  14. Class View - Objects Pane • Classes Displayed • Classes Categorized • Folders • Dictionaries • Diagrams • Relationships • Ownership • Derived Types • Base Types © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  15. Class View - Members Pane • Members of selection in Objects Pane • Members include • Attributes • Methods • Profiles • Teach • Methods display • Variables as members • Parameters in the signature © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  16. Class View – Comparison With Old OLD © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  17. Class View - Toolbar • Refresh • New Folder • Back • Forward • Settings • Search New in IC1400 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  18. Class View - Settings • Provides control over the display of class content and relationships • Toggles the display of generalizations and specializations in the Objects Pane • Toggles the display of members with specified visibility in the Members Pane • Toggles the display of inherited members in the Members Pane © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  19. Class View - Search • Quickly Locate By Name • Substring Matching • Search History • Clear search © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  20. AB Suite Project Definition Enhancements © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  21. AB Suite Model Project Wizards © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  22. Synchronise Class View • Repositions Class View to element (Alt+Y) in • Members List • Search Result List • Quick Navigator • Diagram © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  23. Go to Definition • Directly navigate from one logic of another methods logic • Select the name identifier and <Right Click>,Go To Definition • A new document window is opened © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  24. Language Validation • Validate expressions of (Ctrl+F7) • An active editor • Within selected element(s) • Progress • Displayed in the build Output window • Visible in the status bar • Can be cancelled • Errors - displayed in the standard Error window • Logging - the latest validate output is now also written to <Project Folder> © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  25. Visual Studio 2008 Source Control VS Package SCC API AB Suite Developer AB Suite 2.0 Version Control Version control tools from Microsoft and other providers Part of 2.0.1400 IC release © 2010 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  26. IC 2.0.1400 Other Additions • Enhanced tooltips - Painter Toolbox • Members list enhancements • Settable logging levels to help with problem capture and analysis • Public access to model © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  27. IC 2.0.1400 Familiarization Materials Available on the AB Suite support Web site • White Papers – available now • System Modeler Usability Enhancements • Version Control • Video demonstrations – available May 25th © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  28. IC 2.0.1400 Benefits • Better utilizes the underlying infrastructure of Visual Studio • More consistent behavior between System Modeler project type and other Visual Studio project types • Improved usability • Easier to learn • Includes a significant number of fixes © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  29. AB Suite 2.0 IC Schedule - 2011 *IC1700 will only include the new change analysis implementation © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  30. To Learn More About … AB Suite Developer: “Tips and Tricks for AB Suite Development” Presented by Alan Hood, Unisys Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. (two-hour Lab) AB Suite Builder “AB Suite Builder – Behind the Scenes” Presented by Russell Pederick, Unisys Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  31. Update on Client Tools © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  32. Client Tools Simplification • Eliminate redundant components • Discontinue out-dated and unsupported technologies • Reduce the number of options that customers currently have to achieve the same result • Focus on key technologies © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  33. AB Suite Client Tools Today Effective with AB Suite 2.0.1400 and 1.2.2200 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  34. AB Suite 1.2 & 2.0 Client Generator Customization Kit *Discontinued & Unsupported © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  35. Custom Client Apps Java Presentation Client Java RATL Protocol EAE Runtime Systems Java Custom Generators EAE 3R3 Developer Component Enabler Runtime Environment CE Windows API .NET Java Component Enabler Generate Environment Component Enabler Generate Environment AB Suite Runtime Systems .NET C# VB.NET Generator AB Suite Developer Component Enabler Runtime Environment VB .NET VB .NET Apps C# .NET Web Service Generator C# ASP.NET Generator C# ASP.NET Web Services C# ASP.NET Web Forms Simplified Client Tools .NET IspecModel .NET IspecModel .NET IspecModel C# Presentation Client Generator Java IspecModel Java & .NET IspecModel © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  36. EAE 3.3 Developer Changes • Previously, EAE Developer generated interfaces using Component Enabler Generate for Java only • With EAE IC 3.3.3270, we added • Component Enabler Generate for .NET Framework • And with EAE IC 3.3.3280 (to be released 30 June 2011) • No Client Tools will be packaged with it • Use AB Suite Client Tools (either 1.2 or 2.0 version) instead © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  37. Still Have Questions? “HOW TO: Address Client Tools Simplification Queries” Questions, Answers, Recommendations, Restrictions • I am using the classic ASP Generator. What happens when the support for this generator is discontinued from July 2011? • I am using the VB6 Generator. What are my options when the support for this generator is discontinued? • I am using the SOAP Toolkit Web Services Generator. What are my options when the support for this generator is discontinued? • I am still using the Java based generators with Client Tools, EAE Developer, and AB Suite Developer. What are my options when the Java based generators are no longer available in the Client Tools release? • I am still using the Microsoft JVM to generate my Component Enabler bundles from EAE Developer. What are my options when support for the MS JVM is discontinued? • I am still using the Microsoft JVM to run my custom Client through a COM/Java bridge against the Component Enabler Runtime for Java. What are my options when support for the MS JVM is discontinued? Look for Documentation section, AB Suite Support Website © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  38. Enhancing Your UI With Silverlight • NielsGebauer from Client Tools Consultancy presents: • “A Good UX – Making it Happen with the CTC Silverlight Solution” • Tuesday at 8 a.m. • AND • “Experience the CTC Silverlight Solution Environment” • Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. (1-hour Lab) © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  39. A UI Modernization Story • Sometimes the first step in a migration project is modernizing the user interface • To hear one customer’s story, please attend “User Interface Modernization Case Study” Presented by Alan Hood, Unisys Wednesday at 8 a.m. © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  40. Practical Tips from George “Interfacing to Business Integrator with a Generic External Component” Tuesday 1:30 p.m., one-hour Lab “Converting COPY FROM/COPYISPEC to List Boxes” Wednesday 9:15 a.m., one-hour Lab Presented by George McGowan, Jr. McGowan Computer Associates © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  41. “Mobile is big, and it will get bigger” © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  42. Mobile Devices and AB Suite 2.0 Web Server AB Suite Runtime Platforms Internet MCP Runtime Component Enabler Windows CLR Runtime RATL Protocol Mobile Network ASP.NET HTTP IIS 4 Deploy Deploy Mobile Devices (SmartPhones, PDA’s, etc) Development Workstation Generated Mobile ASP.NET Application AgileBusiness Suite • Mobile Browsers - • Internet Explorer Mobile • Safari • etc. ASP.NET Web Form Generator 2 Page 42 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  43. Designing for Mobile Devices with AB Suite • You can redesign a new set of forms for a mobile device by adding a new translation. • This retains the logic and behavior but with different presentations Redesign the presentation of the new set of forms for a mobile application Add a new language called for Mobile foms (e.g.Mobile) Page 43 © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

  44. Summary Agile Business Suite (AB Suite) is a key element of Unisys product strategy Critical to ongoing success of ClearPath program Foundation for multiple Unisys vertical solutions Provides model-driven development environment for ClearPath and Microsoft platforms Continued investment in engineering and field resources A productive tool for custom application development © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. © 2011 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved.

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