“This is just what the RPG community has been asking for. With all of the enhancements to the RPG language the only downside that remained was the 5250 user interface. This will go a long way in preserving and extending RPG.”
Derek McLaurin, Link Computers, IBM i ISV and reseller

"IBM is making an investment in the future of IBM i with RPG Open Access. looksoftware adds value to their investment, enabling customers to take advantage of IBM's native GUI. With the capability to deliver multiple UIs from a single RPG program, the looksoftware tools manage the complexity of the myriad of modern user interface clients. RPG developers will focus less on the differences of browsers and mobile clients, and become more productive with the business logic of their applications." 
Trevor Perry, Angus Thinks

“Traditionally, all output from RPG programs were forced into the limited 5250 data stream. In 7.1, the output could be sent to, for example, a web page or hand-held mobile device. I think this is what developers have always wanted.”
Nick Cummins, Parker Hannifin, IBM I customer

"RPG Open Access is very much the kind of RPG enhancement we had been lobbying to get for years - even before we left IBM more than 12 years ago."
Jon Paris, Partner400

“This Open Access function is a dramatic new option for RPG applications—if you want to bypass the 5250 requirement, this lets you write applications for the first time without outputting them to a 5250 data stream, and this will really open up a wide range of new application possibilities".
Ian Jarman, Manager of Power Systems Software, IBM

"ROA satisfies the #1 request from customers and ISVs in an open architecture and is developed and supported by IBM, the platform provider. ROA provides the long term, native code, path forward for any company with RPG investments"
Marcus Dee, CEO, looksoftware