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Chapter 29. IBM LPP Application
Development Products
Business leaders who are looking to solve business problems with automation
start by choosing an application to fit their business goals and needs. iSeries
customers worldwide have tens of thousands of proven business applications
from which to select. Application development is an undeniable strength of the
iSeries server. This strength is based on the support for traditional and on
demand business development provided in the iSeries operating system.
This chapter describes today’s application development Licensed Program
Offerings (LPOs). It focuses on the key tools for application development for the
iSeries server.
To understand the IBM on demand business strategy for the iSeries server, refer
to WebSphere for IBM Eserver iSeries Server Buying and Selling Guide,
REDP-3646. See Chapter 27, “WebSphere and on demand business for iSeries”
on page 631, to understand the strength of the WebSphere family of products.
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Tip: As an operating system (AIX within OS/400) and an application
development suite (AIX/UNIX application development for OS/400), OS/400
Portable Application Solutions Environment (PASE) gives application
providers a path to the iSeries product line. Refer to “OS/400 PASE” on
page 505 for a description of OS/400 PASE.