# Fresche Solutions

> Fresche Solutions is a Montreal-based enterprise software and services company that helps organizations manage, maintain, and modernize their IBM i (AS/400) and Microsoft systems. With more than 40 years of IBM i heritage, Fresche combines proprietary modernization tools such as X-Analysis, Presto, and Newlook with managed services, cloud hosting, and AI-driven data analytics to help legacy-dependent businesses move to modern web UIs, contemporary languages, and cloud platforms without disrupting operations.

- **Founded:** 1976
- **Headquarters:** Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Founders:** Andy Kulakowski (Founder (Speedware era))
- **Team size:** ~410 employees
- **Products:** Modernization as a Service (MaaS), X-Analysis Suite, Presto, Newlook Suite, WebSmart
- **Notable:** 40+ years of continuous IBM i heritage, tracing back to Speedware (founded 1976), 2,200+ companies modernized worldwide, 50+ Fortune 500 clients

## Products & services

- **Modernization as a Service (MaaS)** — Subscription-based modernization built on nearly 40 years of IBM i expertise - modernizing to web UIs, transforming RPG/COBOL/Synon into modern languages, and moving from DDS to DDL.
- **X-Analysis Suite** — AI-powered application discovery and understanding tool for IBM i - automates documentation, impact analysis, business-rule extraction, application mapping, data modeling, and code-quality assessment. Available on IBM Cloud.
- **Presto** — Green-screen (5250) modernization tool that transforms IBM i terminal applications into modern browser-based web interfaces without changing underlying code.
- **Newlook Suite** — UI modernization platform (Smartclient, Smartframe templates, deployment tools) for transforming 5250 and legacy interfaces into modern web and mobile front-ends.
- **WebSmart** — Rapid web and mobile application development environment for building IBM i and database-driven applications in PHP and ILE.
- **Formtastic** — Framework for building modern, form-based interfaces and workflows on IBM i.
- **Managed Services & Cloud** — IBM i and Microsoft infrastructure management, security, disaster recovery / DRaaS, cloud hosting, backup, and IBM PowerVS management.
- **Fresche Analytics** — AI and data-analytics services turning IBM i and enterprise data into Power BI, Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks-based reporting and insights.

## Achievements

- 40+ years of continuous IBM i heritage, tracing back to Speedware (founded 1976)
- 2,200+ companies modernized worldwide
- 50+ Fortune 500 clients
- 1,000+ modernization strategy roadmaps delivered
- 500+ ongoing managed-services clients
- Secured US$60M financing (2018) to fund an aggressive acquisition and growth strategy
- Acquired by American Pacific Group and Northstar Capital in 2020
- Rolled up multiple modernization firms including OmniData, Redbourn Business Systems, and Silveredge Consulting

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Acquired Redbourn Business Systems, expanding IBM i managed-services and modernization capabilities (latest reported M&A activity).
- **2025-05** — Featured in IBM Community on helping IBM i businesses modernize without disruption.
- **2025-01** — Published 'Legacy to Legend: 2025 IBM i Trends' strategy research with IBM.
- **2023-11** — Introduced subscription (per-seat) pricing for IBM i developer and modernization tools.

## Links

- Website: https://freschesolutions.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/fresche-solutions
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/freschesolution
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FrescheSolutions
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrescheSolutions/

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Last updated: 2026-07-14