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Text Box: PlanetJ was founded in 1998 in Rochester, Minnesota. PlanetJ is now headquartered in San Diego, CA with consulting branches in Rochester, MN; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; and Detroit, MI. Staff is made up of Java and Web developers specializing in work with rapid Web application development. Many of the team are ex-IBMers and had worked in the Rochester, MN plant for years. PlanetJ has done extensive work with some very well known companies such as Wells Fargo Bank, Wabash National, Schneider Trucking, Essex Technology Group, Flowserve Corporation, and Cybra. They have much experience with connecting iSeries data to the Web in the most cost effective, efficient way possible. WOW is a rapid application development tool created internally by PlanetJ staff. WOW (Web Object Wizard) is a 100% Java™ based Web application development tool and runtime engine that creates “data centric” Internet/Intranet/Extranet applications. Using a Web based development interface, applications are created by specifying JDBC/SQL operations and configuring application metadata. Customers can easily access and manipulate data stored in any relational database including DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server. WOW is significantly faster at developing applications for the Web due to its revolutionary Associative Programming © technology. Applications have been developed in minutes that would have taken months with competitor’s tools. Applications are flexible. Enhancements and changes can be made while the application is live. WOW takes the learning curve out and allows you to make use of existing staff now. Kathy Bourn of Essex Technology was blown away by WOW’s ability to meet a required deadline for IBM hardware maintenance tracking. Before WOW was shown to her, she was convinced the project would be impossible to complete in the timeline required. WOW was able to quickly give her customers access to a web based self-service application to monitor warranty information on IBM hardware purchases made through Essex Technology. If you are running PlanetJ’s Web Object Wizard (WOW) Entry Edition, you have already witnessed the ease of integration to your environment. But, were you aware that WOW does so much more than run query functions. WOW can create dynamic Web applications quickly. With very little training, this tool can provide the ability for you to utilize existing staff to develop your applications. See what some of the higher based versions of WOW are providing for many customers. Here are some examples that could help you better streamline business and connect your customers. See dynamic prompting example here. Build reports with automatic Microsoft Excel integration Connect suppliers, vendors, and employees securely!

Text Box: The steps you need to take right now to learn how to build these types of applications are: Review the “Best Way to Learn WOW. Attend a WOW Webinar. Typically, these sessions are held twice monthly by a senior PlanetJ developer and give you an interactive way to learn about the basics of programming with WOW. Contact PlanetJ and provide details on what you are trying to build ~ they will give you an estimate of how long it would take for a proof of concept to present to your team or manager.

“Working with PlanetJ has been a very positive experience. The work is done professionally and response time to additional requests has been exemplary. I was particularly impressed with WOW’s capability of making changes to the database structure ‘on the fly’ during a conference call. I see why your product is winning support with our customers.” ~ Kathy Bourn, Essex Technology.