BluePhoenix Announces New LanguageMigrator Code Conversion Tool for PowerBuilder to Java.CANNES, France -- New Tool Helps Migrate From Legacy PowerBuilder Applications to Modern Java Solutions BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq:BPHX), the leader in Enterprise IT Modernization, has announced the release of its newest automated code generator See application generator and macro recorder. for Fourth Generation programming languages (4GL). BluePhoenix(TM) LanguageMigrator for PowerBuilder is the firm's fifth 4GL language supported by its automated code generator developed for converting both mainframe and client server applications away from old 4GL languages and proprietary development environments. LanguageMigrator for PowerBuilder helps companies migrate from legacy PowerBuilder applications to a modern Java solution. The announcement further establishes BluePhoenix as a leader in 4GL migration with capabilities in five legacy 4GL languages: Natural, ADSO, Mantis, COOL:Gen, and now PowerBuilder. The company made its announcement at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, running Oct. 31 through Nov. 4 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. BluePhoenix is now accepting proof of concept assignments for PowerBuilder migrations. "Providing up-to-date Web-based information is an absolute requirement today," said Ted Venema, senior vice president of product management for BluePhoenix, "but thousands of companies are trapped by these old mainframe and client server 4GL environments. With LanguageMigrator, we can perform automated, cost-effective migrations while minimizing downtime, retaining the content of the original code, and providing a potential career path for current programmers by learning and maintaining the new Java applications. These are huge factors in deciding to migrate away from PowerBuilder or any of these legacy languages." 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. BluePhoenix, the factors driving firms to consider the change away from 4GL languages are threefold: licensing cost, fewer programmers with the right skills, and the need to downsize Downsize Reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company. Notes: When a company downsizes, it is attempting to find ways to improve efficiency and increase profitability. It is sometimes referred to as trimming the fat. and consolidate the IT platform to take advantage of new Web-based technologies. Industry research firm Gartner has said that while PowerBuilder applications continue to decline, it expects Java to remain one of the fastest-growing languages with 2.5 million professional Java developers worldwide by 2006, up from just 1.5 million in 2002. (Leading Programming Languages for IT Portfolio Planning, J. Feiman, M. Driver, 27 Sept. 2002). "Companies are paying as much as 20 percent in license fees every year just to maintain the 4GL software and keep it current," Venema said. "despite the fact that many have already decided against any further upgrades. There's really very little future in these old legacy languages. Some are 20 or 30 years old and the growing problem now is finding and keeping programmers with the skills to keep the software running." LanguageMigrator for PowerBuilder is designed to provide an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. from analyzing the source code and identifying external resources used to combine source migration with third party routines creating a target application ready for acceptance tests. The converted code is supplied with a Java open source library to implement PowerBuilder specific system functions using 100% Java code, thus speeding the adoption of Java and accelerating the development of future Java applications. LanguageMigrator for PowerBuilder, scheduled for a May 2005 release, supports all versions of PowerBuilder up through PowerBuilder 10. Target environments include Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, ME, and XP as well as UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and LINUX. Supported databases include Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , UDB See DB2 UDB. udb - Universal Debugger , Sybase, and Oracle. The target Java version is J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. 1.5. About BluePhoenix Solutions BluePhoenix Solutions leads the IT Modernization market by developing unique solutions that enable companies to automate the process of modernizing and upgrading their mainframe and distributed IT infrastructure, thus quickly and cost-effectively extending the ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). of their existing IT systems. The company's comprehensive suite of tools and services (including technology for Understanding, Presentment, Migration, Remediation and Redevelopment) reduces the cost of renovation and speeds up the renewal process. BluePhoenix has 12 offices throughout the world, including locations in the US, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Israel and Australia. The company's major shareholder is Formula Systems (Nasdaq:FORTY), an international Information Technology company principally engaged in providing software products, solutions, and services in various vertical markets. For more information, please visit our web site at www.bphx.com. SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. : Certain statements contained in this release may be deemed forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. 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