Synergex

06/02/2026

It was a perfect day for our first office BBQ of the year! Thanks to the Dev team for hosting 🍔 🌭

05/28/2026

What’s next for Synergy? A lot.

Our updated Synergy Roadmap highlights what we’re delivering now, planning next, and exploring for the future across runtimes, databases, and developer tools.

🔹 Coming soon: .NET 10+ and Visual Studio 2026+ support, SQL Connection and xfODBC modernization, static code analysis, and more
🔹 Next up: VS Code support, *nix UI Toolkit improvements, thread-local variables
🔹 Looking ahead: telemetry, performance optimizations, enhanced tooling

Check out the full roadmap ➡️ https://buff.ly/w8K6J99

05/26/2026

Modern UI/UX without disruption.

Transform your trusted business systems without sacrificing the proven logic and data that power your operations.

Using Harmony Core, our open-source web services framework, you can expose existing Synergy data and business logic through RESTful APIs and connect them to sleek, modern web and mobile interfaces.

What this means for your business:
▪️ Replace outdated screens with intuitive experiences
▪️ Improve user productivity and reduce training time
▪️ Preserve years of business logic and institutional knowledge
▪️ Create a clear path for future innovation
▪️ Enable cloud, mobile, dashboarding, integrations, and more

Best of all, you can modernize at your own pace. Existing interfaces continue to work while you introduce new experiences incrementally.

If you need guidance, development support, or both, our Professional Services team can help accelerate your modernization efforts.

Learn more and explore customer case studies ➡️ https://buff.ly/p2b4uFn

05/21/2026

Join us at the 2026 Synergy DevPartner Conference, Oct. 27-29, for an inside look at the future of Synergy data management in our featured session: The Evolution of ISAM.

For decades, ISAM has been the backbone of Synergy applications. Now, we’re building on that trusted foundation to deliver the capabilities modern environments demand. In this session, we’ll explore how ISAM REV 7 will provide
🔹 Greater scalability
🔹 Built-in encryption
🔹 Enhanced protection against data corruption

—all without disrupting current operations.

We’ll dive into what’s changing, what’s coming next, and the key milestones ahead. Whether you’re planning for modernization, evaluating future architecture decisions, or simply want to understand where ISAM is headed, this session will provide valuable insight into the next chapter of Synergy development.

Don’t miss the 2026 Synergy DevPartner Conference, where DBL developers and technology leaders come together to drive Synergy applications forward. https://buff.ly/2orwJoK

05/19/2026

NEW ON THE SYNERGEX BLOG: ERP Vendors Say You Need to Migrate for AI. Here’s the Reality.

“Migrate for AI.” That’s the pitch. But does it actually make sense? ERP vendors are pushing a familiar narrative: Move to their platform ➡️ unlock built-in AI ➡️ future-proof your business. Sounds compelling…until you look closer.

In this new article, we break down the reality:
▫️ The AI capabilities being marketed, like copilots, agents, intelligent workflows, aren’t exclusive to any one platform.
▫️ The real requirements for AI are simple: access to your data + business context.
▫️ Your existing system can provide these.

There’s another path: Modernize what you already own. AI doesn’t require a rewrite. It requires access, flexibility, and smart architecture decisions.

With the right integration strategy (streaming data, exposing APIs, connecting to today’s AI ecosystem) you can unlock the same capabilities faster, cheaper, and with far more control.

Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/0jqLsjH

05/14/2026

One of the sessions we’re especially looking forward to at this year’s Synergy DevPartner Conference (Oct. 27–29):

The Extreme Risk of Generational Turnover
Billy Hollis, Architect/Designer at Next Version Systems

A longtime favorite speaker at Synergex and other industry events, Billy brings a sharp focus to a challenge many organizations underestimate: the operational risk created as institutional knowledge tied to legacy systems begins to disappear.

In this session, Billy will examine how generational turnover impacts organizations across users, systems, and technologies—and share practical approaches for assessing and managing that risk before it becomes a critical gap.

If your organization relies on long-lived systems or evolving teams, this is a session you won’t want to miss.

Learn more about the conference and register: https://buff.ly/FHpF4e2

05/12/2026

NEW ON THE SYNERGEX BLOG: Introducing High-Cooperative Files

Updating enterprise applications, especially those tied to critical business operations, has always been a balancing act. On one hand, systems need to evolve. On the other, downtime is simply not an option.

Our new high-cooperative (HC) ISAM features, introduced in last week’s Synergy/DE 12.4 feature release, remove that constraint. HC files enable you to
🔹 Extend record lengths
🔹 Add or delete keys
🔹 Modify file structure

…all while the application remains live and accessible.

This deep dive tech article explores
🔹 How HC files work (and how to implement them)
🔹 Key concepts like virtual keys and non-qualified duplicates
🔹 Practical examples for extending records and managing keys
🔹 Important considerations and limitations before adopting

If you’re working with legacy systems, large datasets, or looking for ways to modernize without disruption, this article demonstrates the potential of these new ISAM features and how best to use them to your advantage.

Read now ➡️ https://buff.ly/4srtt6B

05/07/2026

Announcing new 12.4 feature release with powerful new capability: high-cooperative (HC) ISAM.

HC ISAM lets you update files—like adding keys or extending record lengths—without requiring exclusive access, so your applications can keep running while changes are made.

🔹 Less downtime
🔹 Faster maintenance and deployments
🔹 Greater flexibility for evolving systems

Synergy/DE 12.4.1.1005 also includes support for .NET 10.

Learn more and download the release▶️ https://buff.ly/zXs39Xp

05/05/2026

Michael started at Synergex as a development intern and is now a junior software engineer focusing on our runtime platform and database connectivity products. He’s also working on his MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, with a concentration in artificial intelligence, building upon his skills in software engineering and machine learning. He previously interned with the City of El Cerrito, where he helped the fire department develop a web application for reporting fire hazards. In his free time, Mike enjoys backpacking, snowboarding, and reading.

04/30/2026

NEW ON THE SYNERGEX BLOG ➡️ What happens when a large, multi-site enterprise needs its Synergy DBL application to talk to Salesforce, Azure, and a third-party operations platform in real time across 12+ locations?

Read how PSG Solutions Architect Randy Tallent helped build a real-time integration engine that now runs 24/7 across more than a dozen sites—and how Randy and team completed a full migration in a single week.

It's a great example of what’s possible when you build on the strength of DBL.

Get the full story: https://buff.ly/NdGIS2G

Here’s a problem that will sound familiar to a lot of DBL shops: a large, multi-site organization runs its entire operation on a Synergy DBL application, […]