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
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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.
TARGET/400 for the IBM i
- Automated S/36 conversion to native mode and ILE from Excel Program Inventions. It's S/36 conversion made easy and affordable.
The System/36 to Native Mode Conversion Aid has been specifically developed to convert your existing S/36 application code to native mode on the IBM i and iSeries. It is simple to use and will dramatically reduce the time you spend on moving to the native environment without the unnecessary expense of re-developing or re-purchasing proven existing user applications. The high degree of automation achieved by TARGET/400 when converting your S/36 RPG II and OCL applications to native mode minimizes the requirement for extensive programmer involvement both during and after the conversion task and makes it possible to move to native mode and ILE quickly and accurately while keeping conversion costs to an absolute minimum.
It's the market leader in S/36 conversion
- Release 10.1 New release now shipping. Now converts DFU programs to RPG ILE too.
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 TARGET/400 trial version download gives you 2 weeks from installing it on your system to test the software inhouse on your own code. You can then convert up to 15 sources for each menu or command opition. That is 15 OCL proceduress, 15 RPG II program, 15 data files .... etc.
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What if I re-convert the same program
again?
Would that increase the licensed conversion quota?
No you can convert the same source item as many times as you like without it affecting your license quota.
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Does TARGET/400 convert multiple record type
files?
Yes. It creates a separate physical file for each different record format and then generates a logical file index over them. Your converted RPG ILE programs then access the data via the combined logical file.
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Does the software externalize RPG ILE program described
file descriptions?
Yes. It will replace program described file layouts and standardize field name usage throughout the RPG ILE code. This feature of the tool works on the converted code. Externalization can therefore be accomplished on a "as you go" basis after you are up and running in native moder or alternatively as part of your initial conversion project. Or you might opt for a "bit of both" approach. See our "S/36 Road Map" for guidance.
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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
TARGET/400 Pricing
Standard License
Tier = RPG II + OCL sources
Tier 1 < 500=$2,450
Tier 2 < 2,500=$3,600
Tier 3 < 4,000=$3,800
Tier 4 < 5,500=$4,350
Tier 5 < 7,000=$5,000
Tier 6 < 8,500=$6,100
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