According to Gartner, “Lacking flexible and open application architecture and operational infrastructure, CIOs will struggle to get the speed and agility they seek as they invest in digital business initiatives. As a result, legacy system renovation must be cost-justified as part of the digital business initiative—or earlier if recognised. If it's an afterthought, or underinvested, results will be significantly delayed or fleeting. Moreover, since legacy modernisation or replacement requires significant time investment, proactive CIOs justify these investments as a necessary business imperative, not waiting for the digital business moment or innovation idea to spur them, but preparing themselves for the future.”*
The new tool is based upon the Kendo UI framework, which has been used to build more than 20,000 apps. The Kendo UI Builder by Progress product takes this framework to the world of business critical applications, blending the essential foundation that the OpenEdge application development platform delivers with the engagement paramount to driving digital transformation. The tool minimises development effort, and provides the foundation to improve UI as trends and technology evolve.
Faster time-to-market: With the Kendo UI Builder tool, Progress OpenEdge can deliver elegant, easily navigable Web applications for personalised interaction with browsers and tablets, with ready-to-use themes and a sample app library of 70+ HTML5 UIs.
Future-proof business applications: Progress OpenEdge application partners and customers can now quickly develop data-driven views from out-of-the box templates available in the Kendo UI Designer tool. The metadata-driven UIs make it easier to adjust OpenEdge applications on the fly, in alignment with the latest technology trends.
Accelerated app modernisation: The Kendo UI Builder tool also extends existing skills for Advanced Business Logic (ABL) developers with open standards-based technology. It auto-generates 80% of UI code and provides UI component templates that define the views for rapid time-to-market.
The release of Kendo UI Builder comes at a crucial period for companies in Asia Pacific. A recent survey conducted by Loudhouse and commissioned by Progress revealed that 95% of the respondents across the region recognise that digital transformation is crucial in driving positive business outcomes.
“Businesses in the region are transitioning into the digital era with a strategy focused on user experience. From an enterprise perspective, data-driven business applications designed for ease of use, play a fundamental role in creating truly digital businesses,” said Benjamin Wong, Managing Director, Asia, Progress. “The release of Kendo UI Builder will help enterprises rapidly and cost-effectively create exceptional web applications, enabling their digital transformation journey today.”
“While Web interfaces are not new, historically, our customers have focused on the power, reliability and lower total cost of ownership that the OpenEdge platform is known for. With the evolution of digital business, an elegant end user experience is no longer a nice to have, but a requirement,” said Colleen Smith, VP and GM, Progress OpenEdge, Progress.
“With the release of Kendo UI Builder by Progress, OpenEdge application partners and customers can now quickly and cost effectively create exceptional Web interfaces, without modifying the backend, carrying their applications well into the future.”
*Gartner, Bimodal Simplifies and Focuses Digital Transformation, 19 August 2016
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