WITH SAVANT'S NEW "BACK END DIRECT" YOU CAN ELIMINATE YOUR SERVERS AND: Back end Direct is is the AS/400 direct transaction, server-less gateway between your business applications and the Web. It is an incredible tool that provides you with a seamless, ridiculously fast conduit for all of your business transactions to the Web. Using only RPG, it runs all of your Web Applications and B2B transactions without servers and in real time. Back end Direct provides a direct connection between your ERP applications and your external contacts via the Internet. It integrates with your enterprise software such as JD Edwards, PRMS, or any AS/400 legacy system to provide a seamless link between your customers/suppliers and your business applications. Productivity: Dramatically increases network performance. Runs at speeds you never thought possible. Runs compiled in real time (no interpreted scripts). Measurably increases and stabilizes your uptime. Allows for any number of concurrent Transactions. Seamlessly integrates with your host order management system. Avoids retraining (no new support knowledge required). Provides for real time inventory, order status and pricing. Eliminates intermediate conversions and related labour costs. Eliminates you server hardware, software, OS license fees. Significantly reduces maintenance costs. Increases your support staff productivity. Now there are three versions of Back end Direct to allow you complete connect- flexibility to the web: BED-XML XML Data Pipe Encoded/decoded to and from database to XML format. Now your AS400 can web connect using the most popular web in use today, XML. BED-ERP ERP Data Pipe Encoded/decoded to and from any Business Application including D Edwards, PRMS, and any AS400 legacy application BED-EDI EDI Data Pipe Encoded/decoded to and from database to EDI format. Now you can eliminate your high cost VAN charges. *RPG is the language of most AS400 systems. Now your Business knowledgeable programmers and analysts can also support and optimize your e-commerce.