# LANSA

> LANSA makes development, modernization, integration and analytics software for enterprise IT teams, with particular expertise in IBM i. Its professional low-code platform and supporting tools let businesses build web, mobile and desktop applications, extend existing systems and replace components gradually. Founded in Australia in 1987, LANSA became part of Idera in 2018 and serves customers internationally.

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Headquarters:** Austin, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Draney (Co-founder; former CEO), Lyndsey Cattermole (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Visual LANSA, aXes, RAMP, LANSA Composer, LANSA Integrator
- **Notable:** Hillman reported more than US$850,000 saved per mass price change and more than US$600,000 on the first change after a US$245,000 initial outlay in its 2008 project., Hupac case study reports 40% less development time and 50% lower maintenance costs; customer-specific results., Merchants Insurance’s historical case reports policy issue-and-mail time falling to about one day from several days to two weeks.

## Products & services

- **Visual LANSA** — Professional low-code IDE using RDML/RDMLX and a central repository to develop web, mobile and desktop enterprise applications. Current V16 adds modernization and integration capabilities.
- **aXes** — Web-enables IBM i 5250 applications and supports interface customization without rewriting their underlying RPG or COBOL source.
- **RAMP** — Rapid Application Modernization Process combines existing 5250 applications and new LANSA components for staged modernization.
- **LANSA Composer** — No-code data transformation, transport and process orchestration for enterprise and trading-partner workflows, including EDI.
- **LANSA Integrator** — Integration tooling for application connectivity, services and enterprise data exchange.
- **LANSA Open for .NET** — Connects .NET applications to IBM i data and LANSA repository business rules; V5.3 supports .NET 10.
- **LANSA BI** — Yellowfin-powered standalone and embedded analytics; release 9.16.1.1 adds generative AI features and usage governance.
- **LANSA Commerce Edition** — B2B commerce applications integrated with enterprise systems, with deployment choices including IBM i, Windows and cloud.
- **LAiR** — Expert-assisted Legacy AI Refactoring analyzes legacy LANSA applications and transforms reusable business logic into documented REST APIs. Offers a 21-day pilot engagement.
- **Professional Services** — Consulting, custom development, application modernization, integration, deployment and project support.

## Achievements

- Hillman reported more than US$850,000 saved per mass price change and more than US$600,000 on the first change after a US$245,000 initial outlay in its 2008 project.
- Hupac case study reports 40% less development time and 50% lower maintenance costs; customer-specific results.
- Merchants Insurance’s historical case reports policy issue-and-mail time falling to about one day from several days to two weeks.
- Built an international enterprise-software business originating in Australia in 1987.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — May 15 article details the AWS LANSA Scalable License subscription, AMI and CloudFormation stack for Visual LANSA deployments.
- **2026-04** — April 29 product article announces LANSA Open V5.3 compatibility with .NET 10.
- **2026-04** — April 24 release article describes LANSA BI 9.16.1.1 with generative AI analytics, tenant controls and token-usage auditing.
- **2026-03** — Visual LANSA 16 product article updated March 17 describes APIs, WebView2, Azure-compatible licensing and OAuth 2.0. This is the article update date, not a verified initial launch date.
- **2026-01** — LANSA scheduled a January 27 LAiR webinar introducing its expert-assisted AI refactoring approach.

## Links

- Website: https://lansa.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lansa/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lansa
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LANSASoftware
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lansasoftware

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