1) The Arcad-Skipper change and release management solution has been interfaced with the SilverDev RPG IV ILE graphic development tool. 2) This integration provides a unique solution that enhances development project reliability and team productivity through time savings. 3) The interface allows SilverDev programs to be versioned, compiled and tested through Arcad-Skipper's structured development and maintenance processes.

1. PRESS RELEASE – ARCAD SOFTWARE / EXPERIA NOVEMBER 2012
Interfacing of SilverDev / Arcad-Skipper for structured
graphic developments in RPG IV ILE
The Arcad-Skipper Pack (by ARCAD Software), designed to organize and structure upgrades for
the development and maintenance of applications, and the RPG IV ILE graphic development
tool SilverDev (published by EXPERIA) have now been interfaced.
Created to organize, facilitate and upgrade development projects such as the time devoted to application
maintenance, the two tools developed in France by software publishers ARCAD Software and EXPERIA now have
a common interface, offering a unique solution that provides greater reliability for development projects while
enhancing the productivity of technical teams thanks to the time savings it offers.
Why? The Change & Release Management Silverdev is a modernization and graphic development
solution, Arcad-Skipper, structures the tool in RPG IV ILE. It was created for technical teams
development and maintenance of wanting to upgrade their application portfolio with the
applications and automates testing and improved flexibility and ergonomics of a graphic user
production launches for single or multiple interface while retaining the reliability and robustness
platforms, to preserve the integrity of the of RPG on IBM i.
application portfolio in upgrade projects.
How? • Unique central reference system to • Integration of Windows interface components in RPG
identify all the applications and their IV ILE applications
interdependencies • Development assistance in a graphic environment
• Coherency check of the various (Wizard)
application versions in development or • Creation of ergonomic, user-friendly, flexible and
maintenance scalable applications
• Tracking of changes • Centralization on IBM i
• “Rollback” function to restore the initial • Remote access
state in the event of an anomaly • No deployment
Advantages Arcad-Skipper organizes software upgrades SilverDev reduces development time without having to
to make them more professional and opens retrain teams or recruit new skills. The applications
the way to a greater capacity for change created are adapted to the changing needs of
businesses.
15-30% increase in development team Thanks to the ergonomics of the applications
productivity and substantial developed, SilverDev increases user productivity. Most
improvements to the reliability and importantly however, the tool offers access to
security of the application portfolio. information that is 20 times faster than a web browser
in applications that are immediately operational.
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2. PRESS RELEASE – ARCAD SOFTWARE / EXPERIA NOVEMBER 2012
Arcad-Skipper / SilverDev interface: how does it work?
>> Deep integration of both tools
All the sources generated by SilverDev are recognized by Arcad-Skipper in the same way as “traditional” RPG
sources. Interfaced with SilverDev, Arcad-Skipper enables:
- A program version to be opened in SilverDev
- Updating of the maintenance sheets associated with the
program (see capture opposite)
- Coherency check of the components of a SilverDev program
- Verification that the sources and screen files specific to
SilverDev are available
- Compilation of the changes made via Arcad
- Provision of the various components of the program
- Direct access to Arcad actions via the SilverDev interface
menu (see capture below)
“The flexibility of the Arcad product “ The integration of SilverDev is a perfect fit with
enabled perfect integration between SilverDev our development strategy, which consists in
and Arcad-Skipper. federating all the tools used by our customers for
SilverDev now has an amazing versioning tool.” both development and maintenance”
Arnaud DUVAL Philippe MAGNE
SilverDev Product Manager ARCAD Software CEO
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