![]() By installing both applications on one AS/400, customers could actually run BOTH WorldSoftware and OneWorld at the same time. JD Edwards at the same time provided their customer unique safety net in jumping from one platform to the next - Co-Existence. By using the same data model, JD Edwards achieved what no other ERP vendor yet achieved: a successful major technology migration forward. The result of this effort was the OneWorld product line, first seen in 1997. In the mid-90’s JD Edwards embarked on a major re-write in order to branch out to all platforms and multiple databases. WorldSoftware is RPG based, and intended to run on IBM’s AS/400, now called the i5. This product line went through a few minor name changes but became known as, and still still known today as WorldSoftware. ![]() With a full ERP solution available in the early 1990’s, the company flourished and dominated in the IBM mid-range space with the success of the AS/400. Then became more horizontal in the later 1980’s, getting in Financial applications, Distribution Management, and finally in full Manufacturing. Early forays were for the Oil/Gas industry. Soon began developing and supporting packaged packaged applications. Focused early on as a software development shop for companies running on the IBM midrange platforms (S/36, S/38). JD Edwards was founded in 1978 as an IBM business partner in the Greater Denver, CO area.
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