BluePhoenix Solutions and Cook Systems International Introduce Cutting-edge COBOL Modernization Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CARY, N.C. & HERZELIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2003 Strategic Partnership To Deliver Unique Technology-based Process to Modernize COBOL COBOL: see programming language. COBOL in full Common Business-Oriented Language. High-level computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. While Responding to Changing Business Requirements BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq:BPHX), the leader in Enterprise IT Modernization, and Cook Systems International, a leading IT outsourcing and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership to deliver COBOL Regeneration solutions. The technology-based process created by combining BluePhoenix tools with Cook's solution expertise will generate applications that are more reusable, easier to maintain, and more responsive to accommodating redesigned business processes. Cook's COBOL Regeneration solution leverages BluePhoenix technology to create a unique technology-based process that migrates COBOL applications to a more modernized environment. "With more than 200 billion lines of COBOL in existence and 5 billion new lines being added annually, there is wide-spread demand for a cost-effective way to improve COBOL applications and redeploy re·de·ploy tr.v. re·de·ployed, re·de·ploy·ing, re·de·ploys 1. To move (military forces) from one combat zone to another. 2. them in ways that more readily accommodate dynamic business requirements," said William Ulrich, author of "Legacy Systems Transformation Strategies" and president of Tactical Strategy Group, Inc. (TSG TSG The Smoking Gun (web site) TSG Technology Services Group (UK) TSG Technical Specification Group TSG Timing Signal Generator TSG Technical Support Group TSG Tumor Suppressor Gene TSG ThermoSalinoGraph ). "By using existing COBOL applications as the functional specification for emerging Web-based applications and service-oriented architecture See SOA. (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. ), Cook Systems and BluePhoenix are delivering the right solutions at the right time." After separating the existing business rules into unique components, the application is converted to an Internet- or service-based architecture using a relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. technology, and delivered in a variety of industry standard programming languages. Additionally, clients are provided with an up-to-date User Guide and Functional Specification and with a suite of automated test scripts for functional regression testing In software development, testing a program that has been modified in order to ensure that additional bugs have not been introduced. When a program is enhanced, testing is often done only on the new features. . Under the terms of the partnership agreement Cook will focus on selling the Regeneration solution in the following industries: State, Federal and Local Governments, Regulated Industries, Manufacturing and Distribution, Travel and Transportation, Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , and Energy. "We have found that although many of our clients are satisfied with their existing business functionality, they would like to improve business processes and leverage new technologies such as Web-enabled and Service-oriented architectures," said Ben Bryant, president of Government Services at Cook Systems. "Additionally, with maintenance consuming 70-80% of total IT spending, our customers have been pushing us to find a way to help them lower this substantial expense. Since we are dedicated to providing our customers with cost-effective solutions for their pressing IT needs, we are very happy to be working together with BluePhoenix on this cutting-edge COBOL modernization solution." Jim Phillips For the football player of the same name see Jim Phillips (football player). James Phillips (born 1 September 1860, Pleasant Creek, now Stawell, Victoria, died 21 April 1930 at Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) was a Victorian First-class cricketer and Test match , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the FedEx Institute of Technology The FedEx Institute of Technology is at the University of Memphis. Founded November 19, 2003, under the leadership of James M. Phillips the Institute was designed to bridge the gap between industry and academic research. , said: "The regeneration process is something that could bring COBOL into the 21st Century and matches the type of technology work we hope to incorporate into the institute. It's fast-forwarding COBOL into today's world of C++, C# and Java." "The combination of our technology, Cook's market focus, and both companies' technical expertise is sure to create a market leading solution which is a great addition to our line of Enterprise IT Modernization solutions," added Arik Kilman, CEO of BluePhoenix Solutions. About Cook Systems International Cook Systems International has been a leading IT outsourcing and consulting firm in the US for over 14 years. They have extensive experience in providing a wide range of strategic solutions including Managed Technical Services, Staffing, Application Development, Application Support, Testing, eLearning, Mainframe Modernization, and Cobol Regeneration. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, Cook serves their large commercial and state government clients nationwide through branch offices in Dallas, TX; Little Rock, AR; Frankfort, KY; Montgomery, AL and Colorado Springs, CO. For More information about Cook Systems please visit www.cooksys.com. 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 is based on a two-step process -- Understanding and Implementation (Migration, Transformation and Redevelopment). BluePhoenix has 11 offices throughout the world, including locations in the US, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, and Israel. 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, with respect to plans, projections, or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual plans to differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: market demand for the Company's tools, successful implementation of the Company's tools, competitive factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth, the ability to recruit and retrain re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train additional software personnel, and the ability to develop new business lines. This press release is also available at www.bphx.com. All names and trademarks are their owners' property. |
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