News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BCD Enhances Web Development and Document Distribution Tools
WebSmart, Nexus Portal and Catapult releases make it easier to develop new web
applications, securely access documents and web applications, and automatically
distribute spool files.
Mansfield, MA – May 5, 2014 – BCD Software LLC., a Quadrant Software company and an
IBM i industry leader for over 38 years, has announced the releases of three of their web
development and document distribution tools: WebSmart 10.2 for rapid RPG or PHP desktop
and mobile web application development, Nexus Portal 4.09 for securing web access to
documents and web applications, and Catapult 7.9 for automatically delivering spool files and
PC files in the format people want.
“We are constantly investing in our solutions to make it easier for our customers to maximize
their investment in IBM i,” says Eric Figura, BCD’s Chief Customer Advocate. “We endeavor to
include useful new features in each release and listen to our customers so we can include as
many requested features in each release as possible.”
WebSmart 10.1 - 10.2
WebSmart 10.1 included a new PHP and ILE mobile reflow table DB2 template that helps you
rapidly develop mobile web applications that display data in sortable columns. The template
maximizes screen real estate by using pop-up windows for both the filter and sort options.
The resulting mobile web applications are responsive. For example, the application will display a
side-by-side columnar layout on tablets, or it will accommodate smaller devices like
smartphones by stacking the columns. The template uses the jQuery Mobile widget of the same
name.
The latest release of WebSmart, version 10.2, contains a variety of enhancements:
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The WebSmart IDE now highlights matching parentheses and braces.
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Added file-level repository extensions.
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New ILE functions, base64encode and base64decode, enable developers to work with
base64 encoded data.
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The WebSmart PHP debugger settings have been added to the Options menu so it's
easier to configure for single or multi-users.
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Catapult 7.9
This release contains a variety of new features to make automatically distributing IBM i spool
files and PC documents easier to maintain:
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Catapult works with Azure, Microsoft’s Cloud Platform, so you don't need an on-premise
Windows Server to run the Catapult Poller. Running Catapult in the cloud also simplifies
your infrastructure because you don’t need to manually maintain a Windows Server.
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Added an option to notify a specific person when a rule fails.
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New option to attempt reconnects at regular intervals when a connection fails.
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Added option to combine links into one email when splitting.
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Created ZRUNNETRUL command for network files.
Nexus Portal 4.08 - 4.09
The two most recent Nexus Portal releases have included a variety of new features that
enhance Nexus Portal’s enterprise content management capabilities:

Added an ECM default for how newly added documents should open, so they can be
opened in a new window.
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The ECM document tree loads faster.
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You can now specify IP addresses along with the LDAP server name.
About WebSmart
Accelerate your web application development by rapidly creating desktop and mobile web
applications with WebSmart. You choose the edition that meets your needs: IBM i-centric RPG
or open source PHP. WebSmart’s templates give programmers the jumpstart they need and the
IDE gives them the flexibility to create any type of web app.
Learn more or download a free trial at: http://www.bcdsoftware.com/websmartfaster.
About Catapult
Catapult is an award-winning automated report and document distribution tool that reliably
delivers spool files and PC files to people in the format they want. Send reports (invoices,
purchase orders, etc.) electronically to reduce printing and mailing costs, improve billing
processes and customer service, eliminate the re-keying of data, and streamline document
storage and retrieval.
Learn more or download a free trial at: http://www.bcdsoftware.com/cutcost.
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About Nexus Portal
Nexus Portal is BCD’s license FREE (only maintenance is billed) IBM i-hosted web portal
solution that gives employees, vendors and/or customers secure, organized web access to
enterprise information. It increases end user and IT staff productivity, and improves information
sharing by providing a centralized framework for users to access multiple sources of
information.
Learn more or download a free trial at:
http://www.bcdsoftware.com/iseries400solutions/nexusportal/.
About BCD and Quadrant Software
BCD is a Quadrant Software company and one of the most successful software organizations in
the IBM i marketplace. The companies have a combined 60 years in the IBM i marketplace and
have successfully helped thousands of organizations worldwide modernize. Together, Quadrant
and BCD help customers maximize their investment in IBM i with their industry leading web
development, mobilization, spool file beautification and document distribution tools. Their
customers and partners around the world are leaders in key markets such as finance,
manufacturing, transportation, retail and healthcare.
Quadrant and BCD are part of the Quadrant group of companies that also includes Netlert,
which develops an Avaya call center performance analysis solution, and SoftBase, which
provides application testing and tuning solutions for IBM's DB2 database utilizing the OS/390
and z/OS operating systems.
For more information, please visit http://www.bcdsoftware.com and
http://www.quadrantsoftware.com.
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Media Contact:
Marcel Sarrasin
Director of Corporate Marketing
(250) 655-1882 ext. 114
[email protected]
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