Seasons Greetings from First Option

IBM i Application Hosting Promotion

Written by: Tricia Fuller, General | 07th March | 0 Comment(s)

Spring is coming and it's a great time to think about change. Have you thought about hosting your applications in the Cloud? First Option is offering a spring promotion for our IBM i application h [...]

Small Business Accounting Software- First Option Financials

Written by: William Chase, Financial Software | 30th December | 0 Comment(s)

Small Business Accounting Software- First Option Financials Great small to mid-sized business accounting software can increase efficiency, reduce costs and help improve your bottom line. First Opti [...]

First Option Launches a New Website

Written by: William Chase, General | 16th December | 0 Comment(s)

1995 was the year that First Option came into existence. For 20 years, the company has provided exceptional IT solutions and custom programming services to small to mid-sized business around the glo [...]

How Cloud Based Small Business Accounting Software Can Save You Money

Written by: William Chase, Financial Software | 10th December | 0 Comment(s)

Bookkeeping is an integral part of your business’ success, and when it comes to small business accounting, you’re left with a few options. You can either pay an accountant, bookkeeper, or CPA, o [...]

Written by: Tricia Fuller, General | 09th December | 0 Comment(s)

Wishing you health and happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. We value our customer and business partner relationships and want to take a moment to thank you for yo [...]

5 Ways Going to The Cloud Will Help Your Bottom Line – Small Business Accounting Software

Written by: William Chase, General | 13th November | 0 Comment(s)

It’s no secret that many small businesses are all utilizing and reaping the benefits of The Cloud. What really is The Cloud? It’s essentially a series of networks that spans the entire planet. I [...]

Bootstrap and WebSphere Liberty

Written by: Tricia Fuller, General | 19th October | 0 Comment(s)

How First Option utilized Bootstrap and WebSphere on our latest project. (Part 1) Bootstrap is an open source framework for combining development of multiple user interfaces. First Option will be d [...]

Bootstrap – an open source framework

Written by: Tricia Fuller, General | 08th October | 0 Comment(s)

Interesting article regarding Bootstrap, an open source framework for combining development of multiple user interfaces. First Option will be detailing how we used Bootstrap in version 4.0 of IBM i [...]

Release of IBM i Watchdog 4.0 by First Option

Written by: Tricia Fuller, Watchdog by FOI | 16th September | 0 Comment(s)

If you are currently using another monitoring tool for your IBM i we invite you to try a free trial of Watchdog. In the fourth quarter of 2015, First Option Inc. will be releasing version 4.0 of IB [...]

Looking for RPG Programmers?

Written by: Tricia Fuller, General | 03rd September | 0 Comment(s)

First Option can help! First Option has been in the IT business since 1995 with expertise in IBM i contract programming, project management and customized application development. Our customer [...]