Cox Health Systems Relies On Computer Associates' CA-Fix/2000 to Remediate Major Financial Applications for Year 2000 Compliance.ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 19, 1998-- CA's Discovery 2000 Software Allows Major Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Organization To Convert More Than 600,000 Lines Of Code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. In Less Than 75 Hours Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced that Cox Health Systems has successfully remediated its major financial applications for Year 2000 compliance with CA-Fix/2000 -- a strategic component of CA's award-winning Discovery 2000 solution. Utilizing CA-Fix/2000, the company has remediated over 600,000 lines of code in less than 75 hours, with very limited in-house resources. "CA-Fix/2000 has provided the fastest, most efficient, and most cost-effective path to Year 2000 compliance for our critical applications," said Jack Cole Jack Cole may refer to:
Cox Health Systems' massive remediation effort began with the search for a comprehensive, integrated solution that would bring its general ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. and purchasing applications into Year 2000 compliance. After a thorough analysis of several products, CA-Fix/2000 -- CA's COBOL-intelligent automated date correction software -- was chosen to automate the entire remediation effort. The organization also selected Computer Associates' CA-Impact/2000 to determine the overall Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 impact on its applications, and to set priorities. "It is a huge benefit for Cox Health Systems to be able to rely on a single vendor for our entire Year 2000 project," said Cole. With only one programmer (1) A hardware device used to customize a programmable logic chip such as a PAL, GAL, EPROM, etc. See PROM programmer. (2) A person who designs the logic for and writes the lines of codes of a computer program. and an on-site CA technical specialist, Cox Health Systems was able to complete the huge undertaking far more quickly than originally anticipated. Its Y2K-compliant applications are now in full testing, with results confirming that CA-Fix/2000 provided remarkably accurate and consistent conversion of all programs involved. "When it comes to providing rapid and accurate Year 2000 remediation of business-critical applications, there is no tool on the market that can match CA-Fix/2000," said Mark Stabler, CA vice president. "CA-Fix/2000 is clearly the premier solution for clients, like Cox Health Systems, that have a business to run and limited resources to devote to Y2K conversions." By identifying which date fields are involved in comparisons and calculations, CA-Fix/2000 determines all fields that need to be corrected, as well as the code that does not need to be altered. CA-Fix/2000 also corrects non-compliant code at the point a program would fail to handle the century change correctly -- minimizing the overall effect on the program. "We expect that our Year 2000 testing will be expedited because CA-Fix/2000 is extremely accurate, and it changes only what has to be changed," said Cole. 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. Cole, CA-Fix/2000 dramatically streamlined the overall conversion process by allowing applications to be converted directly on the mainframe. He also praised CA-Fix/2000's ability to correct code consistently, noting that this solution allowed Cox Health Systems to avoid using multiple programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists with different implementation styles - a situation that inevitably creates maintenance problems. In addition, CA-Fix/2000 fits perfectly with the Cox Health Systems strategy for Year 2000 remediation because it corrects date fields through a "windowing For Northcoast Where we call someone over and then roll our window up on them. Bassline preference. For Example: "Hey, Andi." *insert window being rolled up* "HAHAHA. " process. This technique allows applications to be phased into production gradually, without any impact to existing files or databases. "With windowing, we can put a remediated application into production even though it may exchange data with a program that has not yet been remediated," said Cole. "We were determined to avoid expanding date fields wherever possible because of the application ripple effect ripple effect Epidemiology See Signal event. , and CA-Fix/2000 has helped us achieve our goal." CA-Fix/2000 is the latest addition to the award-winning CA Discovery 2000 solution, a unique combination of software and services to help reduce the cost and ensure the success of Year 2000 initiatives. CA-Fix/2000 is tightly integrated with CA-Impact/2000, a powerful impact analysis tool that enables organizations to determine the impact and cost of converting 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. , CA-Easytrieve, CA-ADS, CA-Ideal, CA-Telon, and other mainframe languages. CA Discovery 2000 now incorporates automated solutions for every phase of a Year 2000 effort, from initial portfolio assessment through code conversion and testing to final production turnover. Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 11,000 people in 160 offices in 43 countries and had revenue of $4.5 billion in calendar year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting http://www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com, or calling 1-516-342-5224. Cox Health Systems is an integrated, full-service health care organization consisting of hospitals, clinics, home health services, behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or programs, health plans and other resources. One of the top 100 hospitals in the U.S., the organization encompasses a three-hospital system including Cox North, Cox South and Cox-Monett. Based in Springfield, Mo., Cox Health Systems works with other health care organizations throughout the state to provide patients with broad access to quality physicians and services. The health care organization employs more than 7,200 people at its hospitals, clinics, home health care operations, and mental health centers. -0- All product names referenced herein are the trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Dustin McNabb, (516) 342-2934 or mcndu01@cai.com |
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