Legacy Modernization Links

For links to key technologies for modernizing legacy applications, see the Enabling Products page.

Note: we try to monitor these links, but if you encounter a broken link please report it via the inquiry form on the Contact Form page.  Similarly, if you represent or know of a company that should be on this list, please advise us as well. Thank you.

Links to Information Resources

COBOL Portal www.cobolportal.com (Sponsored by Micro Focus)

COBOL Software Tools http://infogoal.com/cbd/cbdtol.htm (Sponsored by Mike Murach & Associates)

Mainframe Migration Alliance, http://www.mainframemigration.org/ (Sponsored by Microsoft)

Links to Services Companies

Note: although we list the primary services available from these companies that we think are most relevant to legacy modernization, there are other products and services available from all of them.  We recommend researching each web site to familiarize yourself with their complete offerings.

Clerity Solutions, Inc. http://www.clerity.com (re-hosting specialist and owner of Unikix product)

Forecross Corporation, http://www.forecross.com (specialist in ADSO/IDMS and Adabas Natural systems)

HTWC http://www.htwc.com (re-hosting and migration specialist, owner of XFrame product)

Kelleher & Partner, http://www.kup.de/ (European specialist in Unisys/OS 2200)

Inglenet Business Solutions http://inglenet.com (formerly Allinson-Ross, North American specialist in Unisys/OS 2200)

Lead Point Inc. http://www.leadpointinc.com/ (re-hosting and migration specialist, North American representation for XFrame)

Make Technologies www.maketechnologies.com (re-architecting services)

MOST Technologies Ltd., www.mosttechnologies.com, (MF legacy modernization and NATURAL/ADABAS migration specialist)

MSS International, http://www.mssint.com (specialist in Unisys/MCP systems, LINC and COBOL to Java)

Raincode, http://www.raincode.com (specialist in IDEAL/Datacom translation, COBOL restructuring, Pacbase translation, and Progress 4GL to Java & C#)

ResQSoft www.resqsoft.com (re-architecting services)

Software Mining, http://www.softwaremining.com, (COBOL to Java migration services)

The Software Revolution, http://www.softwarerevolution.com/ (translation services for a variety of languages)

Trinity Millennium Group, http://www.tringroup.com (business rules extraction and re-architecting services)

Xactis, http://www.xactiscorp.com (business rules extraction and re-architecting services)

Xseed Consultoria, http://www.xseed.com.br (COBOL to Java, modernization consulting)

Links to Product Companies

Business rule extraction:

Relativity, http://www.relativity.com (business rules extraction tool for license)

Software Mining, http://www.softwaremining.com, (COBOL to Java, business rules extraction tool for license)

COBOL compilers:

AcuCorp http://www.acucorp.com (now part of Micro Focus)

Fujitsu Netcobol http://www.netcobol.com/

IBM http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/cobol/

Micro Focus http://www.microfocus.com

Other COBOL compilers listed at http://infogoal.com/cbd/cbdcmp.htm 

CICS and Other Emulators (see the Enabling Products page):

Clerity Solutions, Inc. http://www.clerity.com (Unikix CICS emulator)

HTWC http://www.htwc.it (XFrame CICS emulator, IMS emulator and more)

Micro Focus http://www.microfocus.com (Micro Focus Server CICS emulator and more)

Other compilers:

Liant PL/1 http://www.liant.com/products/pl1 (now part of Micro Focus)

XML:

Raincode http://www.raincode.com  XMLBooster high speed XML parsers

Other products:

Micro Focus http://www.microfocus.com re-interface (SOA Express, EnterpriseLink) and re-learn (Micro Focus APM).

COBOL User Groups (COBUG)

This association of local COBOL user groups provides a forum for members to network with other COBOL users, receive support, and discuss COBOL technology. A COBOL programming portal is also provided that is a one-stop resource for the COBOL community where you will find references to user groups, compilers, program examples, COBOL forums, jobs, and many other COBOL programming resources. COBUG, http://www.cobug.com/

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