Clerity and Veryant Complete Swift Mainframe Migration for Global Shipping Leader.Proven UniKix and isCOBOL Technologies Provide Agile, Cost-Effective Future CHICAGO & PHOENIX -- Clerity, a full-service provider of mainframe migration and modernization solutions, and Veryant, the 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. and Java technology innovator, today said they have completed a mainframe migration project for one of the leading international express shipping companies. Moving vital software applications from a mainframe to open systems, yet preserving COBOL assets, has significantly reduced the company's annual software maintenance fees and enabled the company to avoid a costly mainframe lease renewal. After replacing the majority of its mainframe applications with packaged applications, this shipping leader was left with a final, yet valuable, workload on its IBM System z IBM zSeries is a brand name of IBM which was designated to all IBM mainframes in 2000 with the e depicted in IBM's red trademarked symbol. The IBM eServer zSeries line succeeded the IBM System/390 (S/390 mainframe. Given the cost of continuing to run the mainframe for this single application or building a smaller mainframe environment to host the workload, the company opted instead to rehost its application to a more affordable open systems platform. Clerity was selected to migrate the 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) z/OS based CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without , COBOL, Batch, Assembler Software that translates assembly language into machine language. Contrast with compiler, which is used to translate a high-level language, such as COBOL or C, into assembly language first and then into machine language. , and DB2 application to a HP ProLiant server environment running Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release. and UniKix mainframe rehosting software. COBOL and Assembler programs were moved to the isCOBOL Application Platform Suite (APS) from Veryant, while DB2 was migrated to Oracle Database. The entire implementation, from initial assessment to user acceptance testing (testing) user acceptance testing - The type of testing where monitored users determine whether a system meets all their requirements, and will support the business for which it was designed. and production cutover (communications, networking) cutover - /cut-ov*/ Switching from an old (hardware and/or software) system to a replacement system, covering the overlap from when the new system is live until the old system has been shut down. , was completed in less than three months. "This engagement is testimony to our robust, mainframe-compatible rehosting technology and sound migration solution practice," said Brandon Edenfield, president of Clerity. "Three months is not a typical project duration, but Clerity's unique combination of software, tools and services help shops of all sizes lower annual operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and implement optimized environments for the ongoing evolution of legacy assets." UniKix mainframe rehosting software provides a mission-critical environment for deploying mainframe applications and data on open systems. By leveraging existing programs, skill sets and data investments, Clerity's UniKix software reduces IT costs and optimizes legacy investments without sacrificing current functionality or introducing risk into the migration process. In addition to enabling the shipping leader to retire its mainframe, this project marks the first production implementation of isCOBOL APS with UniKix technology. An affordable alternative to Micro Focus COBOL, Veryant's isCOBOL software lets enterprises retain and enhance valuable application assets by blending COBOL with the openness and portability of the Java platform Running Java programs under the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Java "platform" refers to the running of Java programs versus Java itself, which is a programming language. Java programs are machine independent and run intact on any hardware platform that has a Java interpreter (JVM). . "Businesses today are looking to gain greater value and flexibility from their existing application investments," said Alfredo Iglesias, vice president at Veryant. "Veryant is pleased to provide a compelling COBOL compiler alternative that meets the cost reduction and availability requirements of customers engaged in mainframe migration and modernization initiatives." About Clerity Solutions, Inc. Clerity is a leading, full-service provider of mainframe migration, modernization, and optimization solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices worldwide, Clerity's service team and automated software solutions have facilitated hundreds of successful migrations. With over 15 years of experience and more than 1,300 sites worldwide, Clerity is uniquely positioned to assist organizations through all aspects of legacy migration. For more information on Clerity visit http://www.clerity.com. About Veryant With an extensive COBOL and Java heritage, Veryant delivers software that optimizes IT resources, improves business performance and revitalizes programming resources. Whether your business is extending applications with new user interfaces, evolving existing applications through 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. , or improving quality and distribution processes, Veryant's expertise and innovative products will increase the productivity of your applications. Veryant is headquartered in Phoenix, with offices worldwide. Please visit www.veryant.com. |
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