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    May 18, 2010 Alex Woodie

    One of the companies hawking new wares at the recent COMMON conference in Orlando, Florida, was Krengel Technology, the Minnesota provider of integration tools for i/OS applications. At the show, Krengel was touting a new product called KRENGELSHIP that provides RPG connectivity to the computer systems and Web services interfaces offered by shipping giant UPS to expedite package registration, pickup, and delivery.

    KRENGELSHIP (which the company always spells with capital letters) provides four basic functions for i/OS shops that need to ship packages via UPS. These include address verification, time in transit delivery estimates, rate request, and package tracking. Each of these four functions directly corresponds to a Web services API that UPS makes available to its customers and potential customers over the Web. Krengel wagered that a good chunk of UPS’ i/OS customers either lacked the skills or the time to leverage these APIs themselves, so it decided to build an RPG-based product for them that they could use to simplify access to UPS services.

    Krengel offers two types of interfaces with KRENGELSHIP. The first is a simple menu interface that allows non-technical employees to work with UPS’ Web services without getting involved with the nitty-gritty programming. This interface works pretty much out of the box.

    The second is actually a programming interface (API) for use by programmers who want to directly integrate KRENGELSHIP into their own i/OS applications, thereby providing a more seamless experience for users.

    For more information or trial software, visit the company’s Web site at www.krengeltechnology.com.

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    This article was corrected. Krengel Technology is based in Minnesota, not Wisconsin. IT Jungle regrets the error.



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    First, you end up having to rely on a variety of open source and non-RPG solutions. This adds developer complexity, taking away time that could have been better spent invested in other projects. Of course, open source software is free, but generally comes at the cost of no professional support, which adds an element of risk in your production environment. RXS is completely professionally supported, and is complemented by a staff of trained IBM i developers who can address your nuanced development challenges, head on.

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    To try RXS for yourself, we recommend a free proof of concept, which not only gives you access to all of RPG-XML Suite’s subprocedures and utilities but also includes a tailor-made software demonstration that can be used as a starting point for your future API implementations.

    For a free proof of concept, contact us at sales@krengeltech.com, or visit our website for more information.

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