Excel Program Inventions
Excel Program Inventions was founded in 1989 and specializes in developing expert programmer productivity software for the IBM i computing platform.
Benefitting from EPI software today ....
+ Happy Customers
+ Completed Conversions
Software Development
EPI's first national product offering, TARGET/400 is an award winning expert system designed to convert and restructure custom developed IBM S/36 RPG II and OCL applications to native mode applications for use on the AS/400 and IBM i computing platforms. The software provides comprehensive features for defining and implementing the DB2/400 database as well as converting S/36 menus, screen formats, DFU's, and data. TARGET/400 was jointly developed with the IBM Migration Assistant licensed program and is recommended by the IBM National Solution Center. It has repeatedly been IBM's tool of choice when providing conversion services to its S/36 customer base both in the U.S. and abroad under license.
With TARGET/400 firmly established as a market leader once again it showed small software houses could not only compete with the computer giants but lead the way in producing superlative innovative software solutions to solve real world problems. And at a price small to medium sized companies can afford. This has been EPI's ethos ever since. We are committed to continuing to offer best of breed software solutions to modernize and update legacy applications going forward. We believe existing software investments should be protected and not lost. We also believe like trying on new clothes, software should be provided on a free "try before you buy basis" to first see if it fits. We therefore provide free no obligation trials of all our software products. We firmly believe our software speaks for itself and can't think of a better way of assuring customer's up front they are selecting a best of breed software solution when choosing our software to get the job done.
Integrated Data Assistant
Introducing IDA and automatic RPG for the IBM i.
- IDA brings a fully modern approach to managing file data on the IBM i for shops with an eye to the future. And one which adheres to IBM’s Integrated Language Environment principles. The Integrated Language Environment® (ILE) is the current stage in the evolution of the IBM® i program model. Simply put the tool offers User’s who to date have been dependant on the limited capabilities of legacy DFU programs a way forward when it comes to modernizing and upgrading their data file review and update functions on the IBM i. The tool removes a business’s dependence and reliance on now outdated and static tool capabilities to provide this crucial yet often overlooked function when it comes to keeping software current. EPI’s Integrated Data Assistant now removes the roadblock by automatically and seamlessly writing RPG ILE (Integrated Language Environment) file maintenance programs for you to replace yesteryears outdated, yet still much needed data file utility functions. This offers business’s numerous big benefits over the outdated data file utility approach, some of which are ..........
- You get modern RPG ILE source code instead of being tied to a limited tool update interface for your file maintenance programs.
- Having RPG ILE source code future proofs these functions and is fully in line with the modern ILE methodology the IBM i brings.
- The resulting programs can be initiated with calls from other programs or easily implemented as sub procedures by other ILE programs.
- IDA requires absolutely no programming.
- Initially the RPG ILE program/s produced by IDA incorporate all the functions of the DFU program/s they replace, but ......
- Optionally programmers can edit and change the RPG ILE source code and recompile it to add new functions and features in the normal programming way as and when needed.
- Or you can use the IDA update interface to make changes if you prefer (like DFU).
- And you can import all your existing DFU objects into the tool and the result is .....
- Maintainable modern RPG ILE source code for all your file maintenance needs on the IBM i .....
- Which strictly adhere to your predetermined database validation rules (constraints) to ensure and safeguard the integrity of your database file data.
Give it a try. We are sure you will love it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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If I buy a software license from EPI
how long
is it valid for?
It's a perpetual license you get to use the software for as long as you like on the designated system.
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After the free first years product
maintenance
runs out do I need to pay to renew it?
No extended product maintenance and support is optional but we advise it so you can continue to get product support and free upgrades and bug fixes when they come out.
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Do I have to buy a new license if I
upgrade or
change my machine?
No. To help with costs we offer license transfers at a 80% discount on the license fee so you can affordably port our software to a new machine and continue to use it. Upgrading to new hardware is expensive enough.
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How long does your
demo version of the software run for?
The no obligation RAPiD trial download gives you 30 days to use the software inhouse for free so you can check it out before ordering.
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How long has EPI been
in business?
We have been developing and providing expert software solutions to customers since 1989.
Awards and Reviews
Product Excellence
TARGET/400 wins Midrange Computing Magazine's product excellence award.
User Rated as Excellent
Independent survey of numerous randomly selected TARGET/400 customers.
Second not good enough
But we did beat all the other S/36 convesion packages out there.
Volvo Case Study
Volvo modernizes its I.T. business operations using TARGET/400.Testimonials
IDA Pricing
Standard License
Tier = Number of users
Tier 1 < 4=$1,200
Tier 2 < 6=$1,400
Tier 3 < 11=$1,600
Tier 4 < 16=$2,000
Tier 5 < 21=$2,500
Tier 6 > 20 = Contact Us
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