Client Independent Architecture
Proper application structure is critical for high quality applications. How do you develop and implement Client/Server, graphical or Web based applications while still maintaining green screen capabilities? How do you protect your database and application development investment against the ever-changing client environment? This session looks at strategies to modernize applications with client/server, graphical and Web capabilities while maintaining compatibility and coexistence with 5250 support for the same applications and databases. It reviews both client and server approaches that yield good performance and leverage existing databases and systems. Server development strategies using templates are stressed.

Carson A. Soule   is the CEO of Computer Applications Specialists, Inc., a national company providing AS/400, networking, software and services. Carson attended the University of Maryland and has earned Certificates in Computer Programming (CCP), Data Processing (CDP) and Systems Professional (CSP) from the Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP). In addition, he is certified by IBM in AS/400 sales, technical support and networking. He has over 25 years of System/3X experience starting as a System/3 programmer and continuing through the System/32/34/36/38 and AS/400. Mr. Soule is active in Common (an IBM user group) as a speaker and previously as the AS/400 and System/36 Project Manager as well as being a member of ACM and IEEE Computer Society. He is also a frequent speaker at local and national user groups on midrange computer topics, a technical editor and frequent contributor of articles for News/400 and Selling AS/400 Solutions.