Your partner
for IBM i / .NET
We design the best IBM i / .NET communication tools on the market.
Key figures
30+
Years of expertise
18k+
NTi downloads
About
AUMERIAL is a French software vendor, IBM partner, specialized in IBM i (formerly AS/400, iSeries) and .NET technologies.
Founded by Laurent Rouillot, an IBM i expert since the 1980s, and Rémi Rouillot, a .NET specialist, the company was born from a clear observation: no native, lightweight tool designed for .NET allowed simple and efficient access to IBM i resources.
After several years of R&D, this vision took shape with NTi Data Provider: a complete toolkit providing direct, reliable and long-lasting access to the entire IBM i system, while integrating naturally with modern .NET environments.
Now deployed worldwide, the NTi solution unlocks the value of our clients' application assets by preserving the existing system and aligning it with today's and tomorrow's standards.
An approach and a market positioning now recognized and endorsed by IBM, our trusted partner.
Quote from Laurent Rouillot, CTO AUMERIAL
I decided to develop the tool needed to bring IBM i and .NET together because the integrated nature of .NET is a perfect match for the IBM i mindset.
The specifications came from examining the weaknesses of every existing modernization solution. For technical reasons, our first product, LINK2i, depended on Windows. With the arrival of .NET Core, we were able to remove that dependency and deliver very low-level access regardless of the environment.
That deserved a new name: NTi.
It's worth noting that this latest round was led by Rémi, our 28-year-old CTO. A reminder that IBM i is not a machine for the old guard.
IBM i
Yesterday. Today. And tomorrow?
In the beginning
IBM i, once known as AS/400 and iSeries, has long been the cornerstone of enterprise systems, renowned for its reliability and security.
However, before recent technological advances, it was often perceived as a closed and rigid system, difficult to integrate with modern technologies.
The challenges that could be encountered included fairly complex data management, user interface constraints, and a certain rigidity that prevented ideal adaptation to the changing and evolving demands of the market. Users also sometimes struggled to integrate IBM i with new platforms and programming languages, thereby limiting the full potential of this formidable machine.
The modernization era
Today, IBM i has evolved into a more open and versatile system, incorporating significant advances in user interfaces, database management and network connectivity.
These developments, supported by an active and dynamic community, now allow better integration with web and cloud technologies, while maintaining a high level of security. IBM i thus remains a solid and essential pillar for enterprises, combining legendary security with modernized capabilities.
The combination of its traditional reliability and its extreme resilience makes it ideal for a wide range of enterprise applications, from ERP systems to web solutions. It is therefore no longer a question of abandoning what has proven itself, but rather of preserving what works, avoiding the risks and costs associated with a complete system replacement.
In tune with the times.
Enriching the IBM i ecosystem and making it easily accessible to everyone? It's now possible with our data access provider NTi, which is opening up the platform to a range of modern, multi-platform development tools. This represents a minor revolution in terms of accessibility and interoperability.
By integrating fully with .NET, it removes the traditional limits of the architecture, making it easier to run .NET / IBM i workloads in modern and diverse environments, beyond traditional VMs, delivering significant savings and a notable improvement in TCO.
Accessing IBM i data and programs becomes simple with NTi. The platform opens up to everyone, with no specific skills required, to quickly build business, web or AI-integrated applications in record time.
A team at your service
France
12 rue Albert Einstein, 48000 Mende
Rémi Rouillot - CTO AUMERIAL
Phone: +33 (0)4 66 45 43 43
remi.rouillot@aumerial.com
Germany - Switzerland - Austria
BERLIN
Tomasz Afeltowicz-Schultz - Sales manager
Phone: +49 179 421 6006
tafs@aumerial.com