ASNA Forecasts Significant Adoption of Microsoft .NET Software Platform by IBM iSeries Owners in 2005.SAN ANTONIO San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. -- Availability of New Migration, Extension Technologies and Formation Of Strategic Industry Initiative Seen as Primary Enabling Factors ASNA ASNA Amalgamated Software of North America ASNA Architecture and Services of Network Applications ASNA Alabama State Nurses Association ASNA Actuarial Students National Association (Canada) ASNA Arctic Slope Native Association , a leading provider of innovative software to evolve IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) iSeries(R) systems, announced today that it is forecasting significant adoption in 2005 of Microsoft .NET See .NET. as a platform of choice for iSeries users. Many of IBM's midrange systems customers are currently evaluating options to migrate or extend legacy IT assets, and to strategically implement Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. and service-oriented architectures (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ). ASNA is basing its outlook on a combination of new migration and extension technologies - including ASNA Monarch(TM) - keen interest expressed in the company's daily dialogue with IBM customers, and the industry's recently formed Midrange Alliance Program, which was co-founded by ASNA and Microsoft. ASNA Monarch delivers a market-leading platform for enterprises to extend or migrate legacy midrange systems to .NET, enabling modern Web services and SOA while negating the need for short-term, disposable approaches such as screen scraping Acquiring data displayed on screen by capturing the text manually with the copy command or via software. Web pages are constantly being screen scraped in order to save meaningful data for later use. and Web facing. It includes everything from analysis of legacy assets to an implementation roadmap and the technologies required for execution. Significantly, enterprises using ASNA's approach can undertake extension and migration to .NET at a pace that complements their business needs - without sacrificing the inherent strengths of the iSeries, such as reliability and security. The Midrange Alliance Program is a strategic initiative by software developers and IT services companies to help enterprises worldwide reduce the risks and high cost of maintaining, extending and migrating aging IBM midrange systems. It establishes the technical foundation for these enterprises to efficiently move to .NET and includes ASNA Monarch as a cornerstone enabling technology. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent survey of U.S. corporate information technology departments by industry analyst Forester Research, a majority (56 percent) intends to do most future technology development on the Microsoft platform. "The ASNA .NET strategy and its co-founding of the Midrange Alliance Program build on the company's track record of innovation," said Mark Bondurant, vice president of information technology, CBK CBK Common Body of Knowledge CBK Commerzbank AG CBK Central Bank of Kuwait CBK Commercial Bank of Kuwait CBK Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse CBK Campus Beiaard Kring CBK Cannabis-Bundeskonferenz (Germany) , Union City, Tenn., one of the nation's largest importers and wholesalers of decorative home accents. "Both bode well for leveraging our investment in legacy systems and business strategies that rely on the rapid development of Windows-based applications." The ASNA approach provides standards-based applications, performance enhancing middleware and reliable processes that can result in powerful business strategies for extending and migrating every element of a legacy portfolio. These elements include data, applications, business processes and the skills of about 250,000 current RPG (Report Program Generator) One of the first program generators designed for business reports, introduced in 1964 by IBM. In 1970, RPG II added enhancements that made it a mainstay programming language for business applications on IBM's System/3x midrange computers. programmers. ASNA Monarch positions ASNA as the only company with a standards-based extension and migration path for thousands of businesses that rely on "green screen" IBM midrange systems. "ASNA provides a comprehensive solution for midrange shops to leverage their RPG experience and move it forward to modern standards based on the .NET framework and Web services," said Dan'l Lewin Dan'l Lewin is the corporate Vice president of strategic and emerging business development at Microsoft Corporation. He previously worked at Apple Computer and NeXT, and was also CEO of Aurigin Systems Inc. External links and references
"The Midrange Alliance Program has resulted in a strategic Microsoft relationship and a sharpened focus on ASNA as a leading enabler of enterprises that choose to preserve and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. legacy investments as they move to .NET," said Anne Ferguson, president and co-founder of ASNA. "Beginning in 2005, there will be significant adoption of .NET, Web services and service-oriented architectures. ASNA is committed that this movement be a productive, non-disruptive experience for our IBM midrange customers." In conjunction with the Midrange Alliance Program, ASNA and Microsoft are co-sponsoring AppEvo, a series of half-day executive seminars focusing on application evolution processes and how ASNA's .NET solutions can generate an improved return on investment. Locations scheduled for the first quarter of 2005 are Orange County, Calif., Jan. 19; Detroit, Feb. 23; St. Louis, Feb. 24; and Charlotte, Mar. 25. Seats are limited. Register at www.AppEvo.com or contact ASNA at 800-289-2762. About ASNA Established in 1982, San Antonio-based ASNA (Amalgamated a·mal·ga·mate v. a·mal·ga·mat·ed, a·mal·ga·mat·ing, a·mal·ga·mates v.tr. 1. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix. 2. Software of North America) develops and markets unique software products that evolve IBM iSeries systems. Aligned with Microsoft's .NET initiative, ASNA is the only company to offer a thoroughly conceived, standards-based extension and migration path that solves its customers' business challenges. For more information about ASNA or AppEvo: http://www.asna.com/ or http://appevo.com/ All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners. |
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