Our services

We help your organisation to create a secure IT environment with first-rate functionality and flexibility, and naturally a high level of business value. Our administration offer ensures even more clearly the important IT-strategic issues on the basis of the demands and challenges facing business-critical systems.

IT skills and solutions, the heart of the operation.

We offer a number of ways to modernize your existing IBM i System. These may range from migrating to a new platform to introducing a completely new architecture in an existing system.

Examples of tools we use for this are:

  • ARCAD’s tools for Application Analysis, Database Modernization and RPG Free Format conversion.
  • PROFOUND’s tool for modernizing user interfaces.
  • IBM’s RDI and Datastudio.

Industry knowledge

We have extensive knowledge of the Automotive, Banking, Finance and Insurance industries. The majority of our consultants also have expert skills within Supply Chain Management and new development of large transaction-intensive systems.

Modernization

Modernization is the way forward

The objective behind modernization is to make it simpler to develop and maintain. To give users a modern interface and a more effective database.

Over the years, companies have invested heavily in business systems that meet their needs, and have satisfied users. Business requirements can change and the companies’ needs have to be met. The challenge is to be able to keep and reuse these central business processes with an extended lifecycle, and possibly upgrade the program code and database, which then makes it easier to maintain the programs to meet the new business requirements.

IT skills and solutions, the heart of the operation.

We offer a number of ways to modernize your existing IBM i System. These may range from migrating to a new platform to introducing a completely new architecture in an existing system. In our strategic investment in solutions and services to support our offer in continuous modernization, APPER Systems AB and ARCAD Software, a leading supplier of DevOps and solutions for modernization of IBM i, have begun a cooperation to create the Nordic region’s most complete offer for the modernization of systems on the IBM i platform.

IBM RATIONAL

We are an IBM Rational Partner and sell IBM Rational Developer for i (RDi), Rational Team Concert (RTC), Rational Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) and other development tools within IBM’s Rational brand.

CA 2E CA Plex and Websydian

We are the Nordic distributor of the development tools from CA Technology.

  • CA 2E och
  • CA Plex

We also have specialist expertise for the securing of functionality in older applications.

More than 100

successful projects..

Three signs that a system needs to be modernized

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RIGID

When a single change triggers a chain of things that need to be changed.

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FRAGILE

When a single change can cause the system to stop working elsewhere.

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IMMOBILE

When parts of the system can be reused, but separation is difficult.

From administration to continuous development

Effective administration through wide-ranging expertise

We have been involved in development and administration since the early 1980s. Over the years we have realised that we possess unique expertise in how effective administration of systems within IBM Power should be managed. In 2011 we established a common platform for our administrative undertakings. Today we offer the market the best resources, effective administration and secure access to expertise.

We offer to take care of development, administration and operation of IBM Power System, both for customers with standard systems and for those who have developed their own systems. This means that you obtain long-term access to qualified expertise, resources and efficient management of IT support. A cost effective investment which can give IT systems an increased service life and major benefits.

Secure future for systems

Regardless of customer category, access to expertise in these systems is starting to become scarce, which risks impeding the development of the company’s business. We ensure that you can confront the future.

We often move in the borderland between IT and our customers’ business operations. Our understanding in relation to the administrative procedure and our insight into the particular business means that we take an active part in our customers’ development.

In our ”Administration of applications” offer, we have packaged services which cover planning, handover, reception and establishment. We can deal with all management of applications, or parts of it, over the entire lifecycle. This enables us to secure the future for your systems.

Stages in the administrative procedure

The lifecycle process – from idea to decommissioning

This is where we establish the basis for efficient management of administration and development work. Our process is based on DEVOPS, since traditional development is no longer suited to modern business operations. “DevOps is all about fast incremental application improvements” To put it simply, DEVOPS is a word that describes the automation of three different but closely-related activities, namely: Development, Operation and Testing (QA)

The assignment process – from requirement to system

We undertake a thorough analysis of your requirements and needs for both business operations and IT. This provides a good overall picture of what needs to be done, time required and costs. Our design of every detail is both iterative and agile. The projects are controlled via Pejl or in accordance with another steering model if you so require. We work with RPG in all dialects, SQL and Cobol. We have a large number of developers available for systems developed in CA 2E CA Plex, and a wide network of contacts in the Nordic region and the rest of the world. In addition, we are distributors of CA licences in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

The support process – from incident to action

We can provide knowledge support and daily support for your users.

The operating process – from 0 to 24

We help you to run your system with virtual resources in the cloud. This means that you avoid concerns about hardware, backup, security, communication and suchlike. In conjunction with our partners, we also offer to manage the everyday operation.

IBM z | z/OS | Mainframe computers

Mainframe for critical applications in large organizations

At APPER we have solid and documented experience in modernization, maintenance and further development of systems in these environments. Our industry experience is in the automotive industry, banking, finance, insurance, e-commerce, distribution, retail and manufacturing.

Our maintenance team today consists of approximately 25 consultants, who together possess more than 600 years of experience in IBM z & IBM i! We work consciously and continuously with the development of the team’s skills, and we work actively to find, educate and bring in young, driven professionals in the team.

Learn how we drive business value with Mainframe!

Training

Train for the future

The high average age of those working with the IBM i and IBM z platform is already a major challenge for many companies. We are the only company in Europe that together with Gothenburg University offers 7.5 points in the field of IBM i. The course includes general knowledge about the platform, RPG Full Free Form and SQL. The students come from the Systems Science program but the course is also offered at every given opportunity to the business community where companies are offered to send their own staff for further training in the latest on the platform.  

For course information, please contact kent.hellqvist@apper.se

Effective IT

Business requirements can change and the companies’ needs have to be met. The challenge is to be able to keep and reuse central business processes with an extended lifecycle, and possibly upgrade the program code and database, which then makes it easier to maintain the programs to meet the new business requirements.

Support

We have support available every day of the working week. Would you like extended support? Contact us for more information.