LANSA Portlet Generator Submitted to IBM

The LANSA Portlet Generator from Rippe & Kingston has been submitted for approval on the WebSphere Portal 6.0 & 6.1. Since it is already operating in a client environment this should be a quick technicality before the official press release.

Some of the features for the LANSA Portlet Generator include:

• Drag and drop portlet layout for new and existing LANSA Web Application Modules (WAMS)


• Theme Management for the generated portlets


• LANSA Portlet to Portlet communication


• Targeting of Portlets for use with multiple applications


• External communication with Portlets using Web Services and most programming languages including JAVA, LANSA, RPG, etc.


• LANSA Wizards for Portlets to automatically create LANSA based Portlets through a simple dialogue process

If you would like to learn more, click here or contact your LANSA Representative or Rippe & Kingston directly. 513.977.4544

LANSA Open for .NET Announced

On September 15, LANSA released LANSA Open for .NET, a new product that helps to simplify client/server limitations. LANSA Open for .NET enables IT departments to safely open up their enterprise data and applications to a variety of internal and external .NET applications without risking security or data integrity. Read more about it at http://www.lansa.com/press/20810.htm

LANSA Version 11 SP4 & SP5 Product Update

I had the pleasure of sitting in on the update presented by always amazing Madan Divaker.

LANSA has been very busy and I like what I see. A couple of noteworthy items from my recolection are as follows:

• Optimized run-time and code generation


• Improved Database Access and Operations


• WAM Designer Integrated into IDE


• Numerous IDE Enhancements


• Execution History


• Import Viewer


• Auto-Complete Improvement (Inline)


• Improved Navigation


• Bacground Text Search (A Personal Favorite)


• They even have some goodies for people working with 5250 Screens

I don't know what they have been feeding the development team Australia, but please keep it up. I am sure I missed several items so contact your LANSA rep or R&K and we will be happy to tell you more about all the wonderful things the folks from LANSA provide.

LANSA helps U.S. Corrugated Expand Their Maintenance Operations

U.S. Corrugated, Inc. continues to expand and control their maintenance operations by using METHOS 7x24 Plant & Facility Maintenance. Rippe & Kingston developed METHOS using LANSA technology.

Mike Albers, Director of METHOS Product & Services for Rippe & Kingston, said "We are extremely pleased by the acceptance of METHOS by U.S. Corrugated. Our services and implementation teams have been working with them in their coordinated deployment plan. We are delighted by the recent addition of new plants and look forward to continued growth and success. METHOS is being used by 17 plants in 14 statesCedar Rapids IA


About U.S. Corrugated, Inc. With a well earned reputation as one of the most dynamic and progressive companies in the industry, U.S. Corrugated, Inc. is the leading independent corrugated packaging producer in the United States today. The company operates 20 full service manufacturing facilities in 14 states, including its state of the art recycled containerboard mill in Cowpens, South Carolina.

About METHOS: METHOS is a comprehensive maintenance management system from Rippe & Kinston Systems, Inc. with installations world wide. Modules include: Equipment, Work Order, Preventative Maintenance, Inventory / Storeroom, Charge Account, Personnel, Fleet, Security, Integration Control, Purchasing and Standard Jobs. METHOS is based on LANSA technology