<p style="text-align: justify;">So your mainframe is still and kicking and certainly growing . . . but what about modernising all your mainframe application screens so they can be easily accessed on modern devices familiar to your staff 24 hours a day from anywhere? Are you expanding your BYOD plans? If you need to find a new terminal emulator, here’s a list of questions you must ask your potential suppliers. Different providers offer a range of diverse capabilities so in order to get what you really want for the least hassle, widest usage, in quick time and for the best value . . . make your way through these questions and choose the provider that gives the right answers!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. Do I need to change my mainframe application at all?</b> Their answer should be no!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. What range of mainframe applications and screen types do you support?</b> Their answer should be at least IBM mainframes, IBM AS/400 and iSeries, Unix Machines.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. What code do I need to put on the user devices and do I need a browser Plug-in?</b> You shouldn’t have to do this at all.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>4. What range of common user device systems do you support?</b> They should at least support Windows, Surface/RT, Mac OS/X, iPad, Android</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>5. Do you automatically support the latest versions of the user device platforms listed above?</b> Some providers still only support some earlier versions that people have already moved beyond.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>6. What are your prices for services for my requirements?</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. <b>Do you offer a Proof of Concept tool we can explore?</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>8. What are the ongoing annual charges?</b></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>9. Do you provide a comprehensive tool set so we can develop modern web solutions that can link back to new applications and mainframe applications without writing lots of complex Java code?</b> They should say yes!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>10. Do you have a comprehensive analyser that speeds development up by looking at how existing users access the central application screens and identifies key screens, fields and alternative actions?</b> They should say yes!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b>11. Can your tools quickly generate web services?</b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For a comprehensive list of current terminal emulation suppliers please click here.<b></b></p>

11 Essential Questions To Ask A Terminal Emulation Provider
