“Does IBM Access Client Solutions need Java to work?” One of my clients asked me this earlier today Nope. IBM i ACS does NOT need Java to work! Not strictly speaking – since we can use The IBM Semeru Runtimes instead of Java. Oracle owns Java. There are many alternatives to Java – some branched

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You can use IBM I ACS two ways – INSTALLED or STANDALONE Personally, I prefer to run IBM i ACS as a simple Java application that is linked by a shortcut on my desktop. No installs to worry about and everything opens when I click it. I call this a standalone install. What does this

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Java isn’t free anymore? Last year, Oracle (the owners of Java) announced they were introducing a new chargeable structure to monetize their hugely adopted JAVA programming environment. So, now using Java Software means you may need to pay for a license! However, if you are using IBM software (like RDi) it comes bundled with a

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