Esker Inc.'s Corridor Builder is designed to help companies do just that. The software will let developers pull data selectively from mainframe and legacy systems. As a result, companies may find new uses for their antiquated back-end systems. Of course, given that the companies Esker hopes will use the product are still on old legacy systems, they may not immediately realize the value of wireless access. But once they see the light, she says, the concept is likely to catch on.
Developers just have to create a path to access the information on handheld devices.
Esker isn't the only vendor developing such applications. Anywhere platform at the end of September. Co. But many of them have yet to develop a turnkey solution, he says.