European Success Stories Uniface 9 4 RIA Mike

European Success Stories Uniface 9. 4 RIA Mike Taylor Uniface Solution Specialist Atlanta - June 7 th, 2010

Objective To provide you with an insight into what European customers have already done / are working on and why? Why did they chose Uniface. . . again?

So, where are they ? ?

Hungary Traffic System for built for Volánbusz Co. by IQSYS

IQSYS ? Deutsche Telekom Magyar Telekom T-Systems Business Services BU Enterprise ICT Services SMB ICT Services IT-application Services IT-infrastructure Services

IQSYS & Uniface Vasivíz Corp. MNV Corp. BKV Corp. University of Pannonia Volanbusz Corp. University of West Hungary Biggest Hungarian bus company One of the biggest university of Hungary Supply of drinking water Sewage disposal Sewage purification Assets management of Hungary Budapest public transportation University Client server Client server + web Client server 1999 2000 2002 2007 Water supply invoicing & ERP Traffic controll and management ERP UNIFACE 7 → under migration UNIFACE 7 → UNIFACE 9 Number of tables 800 500 1000 1500 1000 Number of forms 2500 2000 3000 5000 Concurrent users 100 50 350 100 250 100 Profile Platform Year Type of application Uniface environment

Volánbusz TRAFFIC system Domestic lines § 600 lines per day § 260 000 passengers per day International lines § 20 -25 lines per day § 700 -800 passengers per day

Requirements § Modern user interface § Flexible parameters – Content of user interface – Prices, discounts – Automatic line changes § Online database with TRAFFIC – Line info, prices, discounts etc. are from TRAFFIC – Tickets, invoices stored into TRAFFIC § E-ticket, E-invoice by e-mail § Ticket selling through partner banner § Possibility of OPEN ticket reservation

They’ve done their research ! Advantages Disadvantages PHP Free Popular Small hardware resources Few knowledge Slow developing Weak integration with TRAFFIC Complexity → needs other knowledges JAVA Free Popular Lack of knowledge Slow developing Weak integration with TRAFFIC Stronger hardware resources Complexity → needs other knowldges Uniface Strong knowledge TRAFFIC developed in UNIFACE Common services with cashier system Strong integration with TRAFFIC Expensive UNIFACE server BETA version

Why did they chose Uniface ? § Very fast development § Satisfied with former UNIFACE versions § Easy, fast and successful migration to U 9 § Compuware promised strong help § Common services with cashier system § Amazed by RIA workshop of Compuware § Possibility to open with UNIFACE to WEB Business advantages

Planning & Delivery Planning: Started May 2009 § Main elements – Ticket selling on the WEB – Open ticket reservation on the WEB – Ticket selling by other partners through banners – Ticket selling system for 200 travel agencies § “Volánbusz” colored screenshot §

Planning & Delivery: § Started on UNIFACE Beta at 2009 August § Uniface 9. 4 CR different from Uniface 9. 4 Beta § Beta version completed end of October 2009 § Volánbusz changed most of their previous requirements § Re-working the application between November 2009 and December 2009 § UAT started mid December 2009 § Application went live January 20, 2010

Development +ve’s Fast „UNIFACE style” development Easy to learn using of new functionality and triggers Need only basic HTML knowledge Not need any Java. Script knowledge Deal with some UNIFACE bugs Strong and fast support from Christian Weber from UNIFACE Lab Workaround Stable UNIFACE server

Development -ve’s Surprising migration from Beta to CR Large JSON stream and many Uniface side Javacripts cause slow first loading (5 sub. DSP almost 150 field) No possible to attach Java. Script to UNIFACE widgets Missing WEB widgets Datagrid Pager Autocompleter Need continuous test on popular browsers Lack of Full page refresh Sometimes slow Javascript working

Results http: //berletelin. volanbusz. hu/ticketdev/wrd/run/ticmain? lang=en

Results

Proges+ : France

Proges+ : France Proges-Plus and Uniface history § Proges-Plus founded in 1985 § Today : Proges-Plus is implemented in 3 locations : Lille - Nantes – Lyon § More than 450 customers in France and Europe § Proges-Plus main activities : – Editor and integrator of Synoptic-ERP – Editor software traceability and temperature monitoring – Monitoring and management of IT infrastructure and network. § Start Uniface in 1995 to build the Client/Server release of Synoptic (V 7, About 4000 components) § Migration to Uniface V 8 in 2004

Proges+ : Why Uniface 9 ? The reasons for migration V 8/V 9: § Focus on ergonomics for the end user (new widgets) § Deployment on Mobile Device § New Web development environment RIA (9. 4): – Optimizing trade – Integrated HTML Editor – Platform "full Uniface" Good productivity ratios § Opportunity to develop a web version § Compuware Accompaniment

Proges+ : Approach and overview : § Identifying opportunities and limitations of the tool § Thoughts on Usability and the graphic § Preparation and validation of scenarios § Development of test pages § Integration of style sheets and the gateway connection § Building Uniface templates § Measuring productivity § Launch developments (September 2009) Date : From August 2009 to September 2009

Proges+ : Epilogue April 2010 - Epilogue / 9. 4. 01 GA: § Behavior stable and predictive § Application in production for several weeks § Volumetric: – 200 web pages (with mash-up means more than 450 DSP’s) – 1 man year § The application is delivered in 3 steps. – ERP high level parameters. November 2009 (5 peoples connected) – ERP schools management, (Establishments, Libraries, Suppliers, books orders, …. ) April 2010 (100 simultaneous users) – Student access thru the web. July 2010 (100 000 potential connections at the same time)

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Some others …… Germany: § Kreissparkasse Göppingen § Systec § HUP AG § HANIC Gmb. H France (more): § AGFA Healthcare Visit http: //www. agfa. org/en/he/news_events/new s/archive/he 20060615_toulouse. jsp well worth visiting Norway: Israel: § One 1 § Ergo. Group

In Summary. . Yes, you can…. because it’s: § extremely easy for existing Uniface customers, § already proven as you’ve just seen, § and you can re-use a lot No, you can’t: § afford to wait much longer

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