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Title: SNEAK PEEK OF Appeon Mobile


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SNEAK PEEK OFAppeon Mobile
  • JANUARY 25, 2012

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MOBILE MARKET TRENDS
  • Some recent figures about the worldwide Market
  • 1 Billion Smartphone users in 2011 (500 Million
    in sales)
  • 200 Millions Tablet users in 2012 (120 Million
    in sales)
  • Tablet market growing 3 times faster than
    Smartphone Market!
  • Mobile sales will be twice PC sales this year!

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POWERBUILDER PROJECTS GOING MOBILE
  • A recent PowerBuilder Survey on mobile
    development showed that
  • 72 of the respondents intend to build Smartphone
    Apps.
  • This number increased to 85 when it comes to
    Tablet Apps!
  • Most of the projects plan to support multiple
    platforms (iOS, Android).

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  • We are committed to the PowerBuilder market, so
    we are expanding our product line with Appeon
    Mobile.
  • ARMEEN MAZDA
  • CEO PRESIDENT OF APPEON

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Who is appeon
Leading-provider of PB-based development tools
IT services over 2,500 customers
Patented technology for deploying PowerBuilder to
a distributed architecture
Sybase Novalys distribute support Appeon
worldwide
Subsidiary of SMC, a HK conglomerate founded in
1952 with over 5,600 employees
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WHAT IS APPEON WEB?
Client/Server
Web Application
  • Appeon Web is an add-on to PowerBuilder
  • It migrates existing PB Apps to the web
  • Deploys .Net or Java Applications
  • User Interface is unchanged (within IE)
  • Development remains in PowerBuilder

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WHAT IS APPEON MOBILE?
PowerBuilder Code
  • Appeon Mobile is an add-on to PowerBuilder
  • It allows developing Native Mobile Applications
  • You write PowerBuilder Code
  • Appeon Mobile generates native Appsfor iOS and
    Android Devices

Native Mobile Apps
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KEY Features Benefits
Features Benefits
Use PB IDE to build mobile apps At least 10X faster than Xcode/Eclipse
Generates Android iOS apps Cuts maintenance costs in half (1 code, 2 platforms)
Requires only PB skills PB developers can instantly build new mobile apps
Native mobile user interface Intuitive, user-friendly, modern UI for mobile users
Offline application access Work anytime, anywhere, under any situation
Dual .NET/Java server deployment Fits seamlessly into your existing technology stack
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DEVELOP ONCE, DEPLOY EVERYWHERE
Standard PowerBuilder Applications
Amazon, Azure, IBM Cloud
Plug-in for IE Browser
JavaEE, EJBs, Web Services, Windows/Unix
IIS, Assemblies, Web Services, Windows
Appeon client for iOS
Appeon client for Android
Appeon client for Windows Phone
Clients
PowerBuilder Code
Servers
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
PowerBuilder PB 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.0.3
Mobile OS iOS 4-5, Android Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwich, Windows Phone 8
Application Server Microsoft IIS 6-7.5, Sybase EAServer 5.5/6.3, IBM WebSphere 6.x-8.x, BEA/Oracle WebLogic 8i-11g, JBoss 5.1/7.0
Server OS Windows 2008/2003, Red Hat Linux 5.0/4.0, IBM AIX 5.3/5.2, Sun Solaris 11, HP-UX 11i v3
Database Sybase ASA 8-12, ASE 12.x/15.x, IQ 12.x, Microsoft SQL Server 2000-2008, Oracle 8i-11g, Informix 7-10, IBM DB2 8.2/9.5, Teradata 13
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N-TIER PLATFORM FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS
  1. Developers create the application with
    PowerBuilder.
  2. They use Appeon Developer to deploy the
    application on Appeon Server
  3. Administrator use Appeon Enterprise Manager for
    administration purposes
  4. End-users access the application with existing
    mobile devices over cellular or wireless network.

Deployment
Run time
Administration
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LEVERAGED DEVELOPMENT
  • If you have existing investments in PowerBuilder
    then we have even better news for you
  • Leverage existing PowerBuilder developers!
  • Leverage existing PowerBuilder code -
    DataWindows, stored procedures, ESQL, and even
    PowerScript!
  • Leverage existing Appeon product experience!
  • Leverage existing PowerBuilder licenses!

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PB UNSUPPORTED FEATURES
Windows OS Related DLLs, OCXs, OLEs, Registry Functions, Mouse Events, etc.
PowerScript Statements GOTO, THROW, THROWS
DataWindow TableBlob Control for DataWindow
System Functions Class Definition, DDE Server, Garbage Collection, Help, Library, Shared Object, Tracing functions
Objects/Controls ADOResultSet, ArrayBounds, ClassDefinition, ClassDefinitionObject, ConnectionInfo, ConnectObject, ContextInformation, ContextKeyword, CORBA (all), CPlusPlus, DivideByZeroError, DWRuntimeError, EnumerationDefinition, EnumerationItemDefinition, Error, ErrorLogging, Exception, ExtObject, JaguarORB, NullObjectError, OLERuntimeError, OLEStorage, OLEStream, OLETxnObject, OMControl, OMCustomControl, OMEmbeddedControl, OMObject, OMStorage, OMStream, ORB, PBTocppObject, Pipeline, ProfileCall, ProfileClass, ProfileLine, ProfileRoutine, Profiling, RemoteObject, ResultSet, ResultSets, RichText, RuntimeError, ScriptDefinition, Service, SimpleTypeDefinition, Throwable, Trace (all), TransactionServer, Transport, TypeDefinition, VariableCardinalityDefinition, VariableDefinition
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NATIVE APP DISTRIBUTION
  • Appeon Mobile supports generating standard .IPA
    files for iOS and a standard .APK files for
    Android, which means that
  • End-users can perform the installation wirelessly
    by either using a direct URL or the included
    Appeon Download Manager
  • IT administrators can use the MDM server to
    instruct managed devices to install the native
    mobile app automatically
  • IT administrators can install the native mobile
    app on devices with the iPhone Configuration
    Utility (iOS only)
  • Requires 3rd party solution Sybase Afaria,
    Good, AirWatch, MobileIron, BoxTone, Zenprise

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Appeon Mobile SneAk PeEk
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TYPICAL PB APPLICATION
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generating a nativeiPad application
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MENUS (PB ? IPAD)
19
DATA ENTRY SCREENS (PB ? IPAD)
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REPORTS (PB ? IPAD)
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generating a nativeiphone application
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MENUS (PB ? IPHONE)
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DATA ENTRY SCREENS (PB ? IPHONE)
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REPORTS (PB ? IPHONE)
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Appeon Mobile Roadmap
  • Appeon Mobile 1.5Date March 2013
  • Offline Access Data Sync
  • Mobile SDK Integration
  • HSplitScroll for DataWindow
  • Maintenance
  • Appeon Mobile 1.0Date December 2012
  • Native deployment to iPad/iPhone
  • PB features same as APB 6.5.1
  • Deploy to most Java/.NET servers
  • Deploy to leading Cloud providers
  • Leading commercial database and open-source MySQL
    database
  • Appeon Mobile Emulator
  • SUP Integration (MBOs)
  • Excludes Windows-related features RichText

Roadmap Subject to Change
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Appeon Mobile Roadmap
  • Appeon Mobile 2.5Date Q4 2013
  • Windows Phone Support
  • Mobile UI Framework
  • Maintenance
  • Appeon Mobile 2.0Date Q3 2013
  • Android Support
  • PowerBuilder 15 Support
  • Appeon Mobile Debugger
  • SAP Integration

Roadmap Subject to Change
27
PLATFORM SUPPORT
Q4 2012
Q1 2013
Q2 2013
Q3 2013
Q4 2013
iOS (iPads and iPhones)
Android (Tablets and SmartPhones)
Windows Phone
??
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Questions?
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What next?
  • Provide us with your comments and register for
    the Appeon Mobile beta by emailing
    Marketing_at_appeon.com.
  • Learn more about Appeon Mobile at www.appeon.com
  • Watch the Appeon webinars on PowerBuilderTV
    www.powerbuildertv.com

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Thank You!
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