Our Customers

"We now have the modern interface our business users expect, coupled with the renowned reliability of the IBM i server. The graphical interface is more productive and will help drive sales. Now, our functionally superior products can compete on a level playing field." Read case study.

Tina Stehle, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Streamlined and simplified procurement system developed using existing RPG code with looksoftware and ASP.net. Read case study.

"Using looksoftware’s products we’ve been able to reuse our existing System i applications to drive the new web front-end and integrate with our back-end RPG code in real-time."

Ken Turner, Systems Manager

Over 6000 screens refaced and integrated in 4 months!

"Choosing newlook and centric has been an excellent business investment. Since the launch of 'NewVision' we have received approximately 500 orders for enhanced applications with more to follow!" Read case study.

"newlook and centric 7 support smart clients and composite applications giving NewVision a long-term growth path."

Mike Bauer, Director, Financial Systems & Networking Services

"newlook's simple web-based deployment allowed us to provide a GUI interface and establish links from our BPCS application into other browser-based applications."

Philip Goodman, ISD Manager, Bostik Finlay

Cargill Sugar modernizes iSeries applications the easy way!

"This is fantastic! I fully support this project for all our iSeries users. I see significant productivity improvements that will make our iSeries applications welcomed by our users."
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CFO of Cargill International S.A.

"looksoftware provides the easy-to-use application integration solution iSeries customers need. Our customers need to integrate our CRM application with their other applications and they don't have the time or skills to learn the more complex alternatives."

Van Symons, President

"lookdirect may well be viewed by many IBM i5 customers (and indeed i5 vendors) as 'manna from heaven'. Not only does it provide rapid 'green screen' modernization to a GUI (or Browser) interface, it also enables companies to utilise the immense processor power (Batch CPW) that comes with all the new System i5 servers - even the base models. And if that isn't enough to convince you, the icing on the cake is that it allows companies to switch to an i5 Standard Edition server if desired, with absolutely no risk (due to the loss of interactive power), since you can run the converted GUI screens in 'green screen' by the touch of a single key. I call that, 'game, set and match' to looksoftware."

Michael Hayes, CSI (Ireland) Ltd

"Datel looked at a number of offerings to provide a sophisticated graphical look and feel to our application, but in the end the issue of double maintenance prompted us to look further afield. looksoftware's newlook real-time architecture was tested extensively. This was done both internally and on the client sites and the user base gave a resounding thumbs up. newlook is easy to use, reliable and provides a level of consistency that our clients applaud."  

Chris Houghton, Datel

Rapid user interface rejuvenation for existing applications.

"newlook has provided the rapid UI rejuvenation our existing applications needed. Users have been impressed with the re-faced applications and many consider them to be 'new'."
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Carina Van Niekerk, Software Engineer

“We created DSTWare 2006 using a strategic and tactical blueprint for reinventing a warehouse distributor’s basic service value to increase bottom-line performance. Our i5 ERP solution was designed to be scalable to benefit both single and multi-site enterprises to effectively address all sophistication levels. lookdirect will make the i5 a much better value proposition for the smaller warehouse distributors previously considering only Wintel solutions.”

Floyd Beadle, VP of Business Solutions, DST Inc, USA

"After discovering newlook 6 years ago, I’ve found looksoftware’s products to be the best modernization solutions available for the i5. lookdirect gives the i5 market a chance to grow again, because it makes the i5 affordable for ALL market segments.”

Jorge Pinto, Director of Eugénio Branco, Portugal

"newlook allows us to instantly change the appearance and behaviour of our Insurance application during the demonstration while the prospective customer is watching - this ability to manage change instantly, is the key business benefit offered by newlook's dynamic architecture."

Fiserv

newlook and Java gives CMC the FLEX advantage.

Computer Marketing Corporation (CMC) chose newlook and integrated with Java to rejuvenate their Credit Union application which is used by over 200 customers. "newlook allows us to compete on level ground with the Windows based packages and still lets us have all the benefits of the iSeries"
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Jim Simonsen, Development Manager

“When talking to prospects about our warehousing applications, the System i5 hardware costs were becoming increasingly prohibitive. lookdirect will allow us to be much more competitive in the logistics market from a total solution point of view.”

Ritu Rooney, Head of Sales, FourSoft Ltd

"I'm comfortable the looksoftware ‘Dynamic Environment’ can support our longer term modernization and integration needs." Read case study.

Joerg Boettcher, Organization and Process Manager

GAN increases mobility and reduces communications costs.

"We did not believe re-development was required or justified so we investigated web-enablement alternatives and selected newlook. Other products could provide a solution, but required massive amounts of work including significant re-training and expensive consulting support. newlook's dynamic architecture and advanced functionality was much more productive."
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Gan Insurance

"Smart Clients make iSeries applications work better, not just look better, so we're now enhancing all our iSeries products to take advantage of new UI controls like data grids. Additional integration functionality like easy web services and database access makes newlook & centric 7 relevant for most iSeries customers and all ISV's."

"lookdirect will be a great help to ISV's to win business against other platforms in competitive situations. It will enable customers to retain their investment in their i5, upgrade to new models, modernize their applications and save money in the meantime! This is a real win-win outcome for everyone concerned!"

Andreas Goering, Managing Director, Goering iSeries Solutions

"centric and soarchitect offer an affordable, high performance solution for customers of all sizes. Providing rapid refacing support, as well as direct database and web service integration, they allow customers to build complete e-business solutions leveraging their legacy applications and data." 

"Our customers like looksoftware's dynamic approach, which allows them to react to new user requirements 'on the fly'. They also like the fact that it can be deployed in virtually any environment, and it has a tiny footprint on the client - allowing it to be run through a web browser without the extra servers and infrastructure typically required."

IBM

“After reviewing lookdirect, I am sure it will help the future success of the i5 market. Having worked in the IBM midrange market for over 25 years, I understand how lookdirect can help i5 partners and customers. For partners, they can sell latest i5 technology more successfully (bundled with their software) because the total solution cost is much lower. For customers, lookdirect support for 5250 workloads on i5 Standard Edition will mean customers should no longer consider leaving the platform because of upgrade costs. I have seen the performance improvement lookdirect makes to my i5 Model 520 – it is great news for all i5 partners, customers and of course IBM.”

Klaas Keesman, Director, Inform'Aid, Netherlands

“Innovative’s trucking solutions are used by more than 500 transportation companies. looksoftware’s modernization suite, and its most recent announcement lookdirect, makes our System i5 solution more competitive against other platforms. Now that we can deploy our 5250 based solutions on the System i5 Standard Edition, we can drive our customers’ IT dollar much further.”

Ernie Betancourt, CEO, Innovative Computing Corporation, USA

KMR’s modernization and SOA strategy ensures a bright future.

"The strong functionality of the looksoftware product suite will set us apart from our competitors. We have been very impressed with the timely and helpful assistance we have received since joining looksoftware’s partner program." Read case study.

Michael G Galligan, President and CEO, KMR

Grantfort Computer Systems gives retail solution the dynamic edge!

After trying a batch-based approach, GCS discovered looksoftware's dynamic alternative. "We needed a product that was easy to use and work with."

"Using newlook has given us a competitive edge."
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Barbara Illingworth, Finance Director

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, creates 'modern art' with a new look!

"newlook actually delivered everything it claimed. It's dynamic 'on-the-fly' recognition engine just makes sense. newlook should be a mandatory purchase for any iSeries shop with robust legacy applications. We believe we can save hundreds of thousands of dollars by refacing and rejuvenating our iSeries applications and reducing the need to purchase, configure and support PC packages." Read Case Study.

Dave Baker, MoMA IT Project Manager

Rehau leverages newlook to update their ERP application!

"newlook was ideally suited to modernize and extend our ERP application. It is easy to use and creates everything on-the-fly,
we fully support the functionality it has to offer."
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Ewald Gebhardt, Departmental Manager

Easy integration rejuvenates software business!

"We've used newlook for our customers' refacing requirements and upgraded 1600 business users to web-deployed browser-based access. Using newlook and centric is one of the best decisions we ever made. It is fast, powerful and robust - a rare combination of innovative software which is also simple to use."  Read case study.

Robin Wilson, CFO

newlook helps boost Sterling Commerce sales!

"newlook's dynamic 5250 data stream recognition just simply works better for us than using what appears to be the industry standard extra step of compiling our iSeries DDS into something that it is not. Using the intuitive Designer tool is a snap for anyone even remotely familiar with modern IDEs."
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Sterling Commerce

"We are happy to use and recommend newlook. It gives us an excellent graphical interface and fast response times. It has increased our software sales and will lead to an increase in our sales of iSeries hardware. newlook is significantly easier to learn and use than the competing products and we achieve significant savings through reduced double maintenance."

Strategic Business Systems

“lookdirect delivers huge improvements in price/performance to the world’s most robust, scaleable server. The System i5 and lookdirect is a great combination.”

Miriam Luna, Director, Systexce (an ERP supplier) Equador.

"We're using newlook and centric 7 to deliver a Smart Client scoreboard application that accesses iSeries programs and databases to provide real-time information presented in multiple datagrids, that can be customized by the end user. The ability to add ActiveX controls and utilize VB and Java scripting allows us to leverage the power of Windows, while maintaining the ease of use only provided by newlook. newlook & centric 7 are outstanding products, miles ahead of the competition. Actually, I retract that, there is NO competition! I have to agree that iSeries customers should get smart and get 7! "

Kent Knapp, project leader of Research and Development, Tecsys.

Trioplast modernize their iSeries application and increase user productivity!

"We wanted a more modern look for the application plus the ability to have integration with a variety of Windows functions and mouse click events. We really believe newlook saved us a lot of time in the long run. Looking forward, we are in the process of taking our modernization project to the next stage where enterprise application integration is the top priority. looksoftware's centric will allow us to easily and cost-effectively integrate our back-end application with our core ERP application." Read case study.

Niels Henrik Egebjerg, IT Developer