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Fresche’s new Presto 7.3 enhances out-of-the-box functionality formodernized IBM i green screens and makes web and mobiledevelopmenteasier.

Montreal, Canada, May 15, 2018 – Fresche Solutions, an IBM i industry leader for 40 years, hasannounced theupcoming releaseof Presto7.3.New features include several developer enhancementssuch as dual maintenance, a redesigned settings interface and the ability to copy and pastetransformationsbetweenscreens.

Presto 7.3 closely follows Fresche’s recent Presto 7.1 release, which includes improved out-of-the-boxusability,additionalmobiledisplaymodesandenhancedRPGOpenAccessfunctionality.PrestoisoneofFresche’sflagshipmodernizationsolutionsandrapidlytransformsIBMigreenscreens intomodernwebGUIs.

Presto7.1Features

ImprovedOut-Of-The-BoxUsability Presto 7.1 includes screen rendering updates that make modernized green screens even easier tonavigate, which saves time and results in productivity gains for end users. These improvementsmakePresto’sout-of-the-boxscreenslookandfeelevenmorelikethemodernwebapplicationstheyare.

Keyenhancementsinclude:

• Newiconsthatallowuserstologoff,accessspoolfiledataandseemessagenotificationsfromanyscreen.

• Primaryfunctionkeys,suchasExitandSubmit,areautomaticallystyledasbuttonsandvisibleoneveryscreen.

• Scrollingsubfilesareeasiertonavigatewithconvenientpageupanddownbuttons.

• Newautomaticdate fielddetectionaddsapopupcalendar todate fields,making iteasier foruserstoenterdates.

ResponsiveMobileEnhancements Theenablementof responsivedesign formobiledeviceswasa significantpartof the recentPresto7.0

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release. Presto 7.1 expands on the solution’smobile capabilities by including additional displaymodesthatenableprogrammerstotesthowtheirscreensrenderonvariousdevices.

AsofPresto7.3,youcanalsorotatethedeviceinPresto’smobilepreview.

Presto’smobiledisplaymodes,accessiblefromtheVisualEditor.

ImprovedRPGOpenAccessFunctionality Presto 7.1 includes improved Open Access functionality with enhancements to the RPG Open AccessHandler.DDSfieldattributes,suchascolors,areautomaticallyconvertedintoCSSclassesandrenderedinmodernscreens.

Presto7.3Features

DualMaintenance Asadeveloper,younolongerhavetowonderwhatmighthappentoyourPrestoscreensifyouchangeyourdisplayfile.Younowhavetheabilitytodisplayonlyoutdatedscreens inPresto’s IDE.Thesolutionimmediatelydetectsunderlyingchangessoyoucaneasily listandapplyanynecessarychanges toyourscreens.

RedesignedSettingsInterface Presto’s settings interface has been revamped to give developers a more intuitive experience and animproved visual representation of screen detection. You can now preview panel detection on variousscreensandadjustPresto’sautodetectionsettingsasdesired.

FreschehasalsoenhancedPresto’s skineditor,whichgloballycontrols the lookofyourPrestoscreens.You can now easily choose from new preset colors and globally update button colours, function keycolours,headercolorsandmore.

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Presto’supdatedpaneldetectioninterface.

CopyandPasteTransformations YoucannowcopyandpasteselectedtransformationsbetweenPrestoscreenswithinPresto’sDesigner.This new featurewill savedevelopers significant timewhenapplying similar enhancements tomultiplescreensbecausetheynolongerhavetovisuallyplaceelementsoneachscreen.

OtherNewFeatures

• NewSQLpreviewfeatureenablesyoutotestSQLqueries,includingparameters.

• Additionalglobalrules,includingtheabilitytochoosemenulinkformat(e.g.linkorbutton).

• Improved JavaScript snippets includesmorepreset snippets and the ability to create and saveyourownsnippets.

• Userswillnowautomatically seeawarning if theirCaps lock isonwhen theyareon the loginscreen.

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AboutPresto

Presto isthefastestwaytogiveyourexistinggreenscreensandnewRPGprogramsamodernwebGUIthat'saccessiblefrombrowsersonPCsandmobiledevices.Whetheryouusethe5250datastreamorRPGOpenAccess(OA),Prestogivesyouthemostflexibilitytoaddnewfunctionality. YoucanrequestafreetrialofPrestoathttps://www.bcdsoftware.com/richgui.

AboutFrescheSolutions

FreschehelpsIBMiusersmeetalltheirITchallenges.AsaleadingexpertinIBMi,weprovideproducts,services and solutions that span the complete IBM i application modernization and managementspectrum.WeenableITwithmodernizationstrategiestosupportbusinessgrowthandimprovefinancialperformance, increase market competitiveness, remove risk and add business value. With the widestsolution portfolio in the IBM i marketplace and 100% referenceability, our team of experts helpsorganizations future-proof their business by modernizing business processes, technologies andapplications. Companies running RPG, COBOL, CA 2E Synon and Java applications rely on us forcomprehensive, automated solutions that optimize IBM i systems and help take advantage oftechnologiessuchasWeb,Mobile,CloudandAIonIBMi.Ourcompleteportfolioincludessolutionsinthefollowingareas:

• ITStrategy&Planning• Analysis&Productivity• GUI,Web&Mobile• StaffAugmentation&ApplicationServices• Code&DatabaseModernization• Reporting&DocumentDistribution

Formoreinformationaboutourcompany,visitusonthewebatwww.freschesolutions.com

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