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Green Screen Futurization for IBM i

Your green screens are costing you more than you think

The business logic inside your IBM i is irreplaceable. The interface forcing people to use it through a terminal? That’s a different story.

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The Problem

Green screens aren’t just outdated—they’re a business liability

Your 5250 applications still process transactions reliably. The problem is everything around that core: the interface your workforce has to navigate, the terminal dependency that locks out remote and mobile access, and the growing gap between how your systems work and how people expect software to work.

Talent & retention

New hires won’t learn green screens, and the experienced users who know them are retiring.

Access & productivity

Remote workers, field teams, and mobile users can’t operate inside a terminal emulator.

Integration & agility

5250 dependency makes it harder to connect IBM i data to modern analytics, AI tools, and customer-facing systems.

What Futurization Means

This isn’t screen scraping—it’s a real transformation

What you keep

  • All RPG, COBOL, and CL programs—unchanged
  • Db2 for i database and data structures
  • Business rules, workflows, and validations
  • IBM i security model and access controls

What changes

  • 5250 screens become responsive web interfaces
  • Users interact through modern browsers on any device
  • Multi-step processes consolidated into intuitive workflows
  • New capabilities: search, filtering, dashboards, and data visualization

Screen scraping puts a web layer over a live terminal session—the 5250 dependency stays underneath, and so do the structural limitations. Futurization removes that dependency entirely.

The Solution

Profound Logic: the IBM i partner that’s done this before

For more than 25 years, Profound Logic has worked exclusively in the IBM i ecosystem.

  1. Fast time to value, phased delivery

    We start with your highest-impact applications and expand from there. You see results in weeks, not quarters.

  2. Point-and-click design tools

    Application owners and business analysts can add dynamic content, configure role-based navigation, and iterate on interfaces without RPG expertise.

  3. Web and mobile access without emulator dependency

    Futurized applications are accessible in any modern browser, on any device. 5250 dependency becomes irrelevant.

  4. A proven track record

    We have worked with enterprises across logistics, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and financial services.

What You Get

A modern interface on the IBM i core you already trust

  • Browser-based IBM i access with no terminal emulator required
  • Role-based navigation replacing green screen menus
  • Dynamic grids, charts, and dropdowns without custom coding
  • Web and mobile access from any device
  • Phased delivery with coexistence support
  • Point-and-click design tools for ongoing iteration
  • 25+ years of IBM i expertise

Your IBM i investment is worth protecting. The interface constraining it is not. This isn’t modernization – it’s futurization. Your IBM i investment becomes more valuable, not obsolete.

See your green screens, futurized

Schedule a futurization assessment and see the before and after on your own IBM i applications—no terminal emulator required.

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