What is OpenROAD?
OpenROAD is a database-centric, object-oriented, 4GL rapid application development (RAD) tool that lets you develop and deploy mission-critical, n-tier business applications on Windows, Linux and Unix. OpenROAD connects to databases such as Ingres, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Zen and Actian X and supports additional databases using ODBC.
OpenROAD Makes Application Modernization Easy
OpenROAD migration tools modernize “green screen” Ingres ABF applications by converting ABF forms into OpenROAD frames. Encapsulating ABF business logic and deploying it in an OpenROAD Server preserves and protects application development investment. You can transform OpenROAD thick-client applications to browser-based equivalents without the cost, resource, effort, and risk associated with rewriting or replacing code. Developers can then extend these applications for web and mobile deployment, using HTML5 and JavaScript.
Key Benefits
With OpenROAD, developers can quickly build and deploy high performance and high availability business applications on a variety of platforms, accessing a broad range of data sources. As a result, you can react to business changes faster and protect your investment in mainframe and client server data and applications.
- Modernize “green screen” Ingres ABF and thick-client OpenROAD applications with minimal code changes
- Create and deploy web and mobile applications with the same functionality as desktop applications
- Protect system and database investments by integrating them with new applications
- Re-use existing and third-party components to accelera development
- Decouple business logic from presentation and database functions to increase performance and availability while reusing business logic across applications
- Re-deploy applications to other platforms without changing code
- Easily expose business logic as a web service
- Develop centrally and deploy remotely to a variety of clients and servers
Rapidly and cost effectively build applications that meet today’s high performance and availability needs
Decouple business logic from presentation and database functions increasing performance and availability incrementally and inexpensively
Quickly deploy those applications across a variety of platforms
Re-deploy applications to other platforms without changing code
Protect existing system and database investments by integrating them with new applications
Easily expose business logic as a web service
Re-use existing and third-party components, speeding development further
HSS Hire uses OpenROAD for logistical applications that manage its entire inventory of rental tools and equipment.
- Provides complete equipment management and hire services to large businesses, trade and DIY customers
- Enables HSS account customers able to view their invoices and transactions online and also view up-to-the-minute current equipment availability
- Supports a nationwide network of over 265 super-centers and branches
Bucap uses OpenROAD to develop its own document management software application
- Powers self-service portal to improve responsiveness
- Accommodates user requests for changes and new features easier and faster
- Increases development team productivity and reduced costs
- Supports over 450 customers with more than 5,000 user accounts, adding over 65K scanned documents per day, for a library of nearly 500M documents
Lufthansa Systems uses Actian OpenROAD to develop its Lido/FlightPlanning solution
- Used by hundreds of airlines to ensure correct flight planning and flight safety
- Shares updates on a new flight path, a new flight restriction, an airport closure or severe turbulence on the horizon with its customers
- Ensures that airlines and pilots en route can get their passengers and their cargo safely to their destination
- Calculates optimal flight routes to generate millions of dollars in fuel cost savings
OpenROAD Features
Tagged Values/Custom Extensions
Customize OpenROAD more richly, with simpler code
Codeless 1-Pass Application Restyling
Restyle existing applications without writing new production code
SetupFrame
Predefined frame setup will reduce custom runtime and setup time
Customizable Field and Frame Behaviors
Speed up customization and keep business logic free of display code
Userclass and Display Generator
Leverage database information to deliver improved display functionality
LoadnRun
Managed OpenROAD client deployment from a central server
Unicode support
Allows existing applications to support national characters via UTF8 with little to no code changes
Syntax Highlighting
Script editor supports syntax highlighting of 4GL and SQL
OpenROAD Connects to Legacy Data
Rapidly develop and prototype interactive client elements connected to a variety of servers and data sources, including Ingres and other relational databases (using Enterprise Access).
Leading companies use OpenROAD
