Cybermation and Micro Focus Seal Agreement with Lombard Canada; Customer Win; Partnership Supports Enterprises Migrating from the Mainframe to Distributed Based Platforms.MARKHAM, Ontario Markham (2006 Population 261,573[0]) is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto, and is part of Toronto's CMA. It is larger than many Canadian cities. Despite its qualifications regarding population, it has not had the title of city conferred upon it by the -- Cybermation, a leading developer of enterprise job scheduling In a large computer, establishing a job queue to run a sequence of programs over any period of time such as a single shift, a full day, etc. and software change management solutions, and Micro Focus(R), a provider of legacy application development and deployment software for enterprise platforms, have signed a joint technology and co-marketing agreement. This will enable both companies to co-ordinate their activities and work in partnership to offer increased return on investment for enterprises migrating from legacy mainframe environments to distributed platforms. This alliance initiative has already helped to secure its first customer win with Lombard Canada Ltd, based in Toronto. The insurance company experienced a decline in the return on investment of its mainframe systems and decided to seek a more cost-effective replacement. Following an extensive analysis and evaluation process, Lombard chose to move all of its core applications off the mainframe and on to Windows Server See Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Home Server, Windows 2000 and Windows NT. (TM) 2003 operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. (TM) in a project expected to save the company up to $1 million a year. Cybermation will replace Lombard's existing job scheduling solution with the ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. Espresso distributed job scheduler A job scheduler is an enterprise software application that is in charge of unattended background executions, commonly known for historical reasons as batch processing. They may also be known as Distributed Resource Management Systems (DRMS) or as part of this project. ESP is used in data centers worldwide to automate batch job Same as batch program. scheduling workload and to manage system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. . Lombard selected ESP because of the conversion and migration experience of Cybermation and the joint integration with Micro Focus development and deployment software, easing the conversion from the existing scheduler to the new environment. Lombard will be able to seamlessly migrate its existing job scheduling process flows and JCL (Job Control Language) A command language for mini and mainframe operating systems that launches applications. It specifies priority, program size and running sequence as well as the files and databases used. JCL - Job Control Language into the Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. without having to rescript RESCRIPT, conv. A counterpart. 2. In the canon law, by rescripts are understood apostolical letters, which emanate from the pope, under whatever form they may be. The answers of the pope in writing are so called. Diet. Dr. Can. h.v. Vide Chirograph; Counterpart; Part. or build the job scheduling process. This joint technology effort from Cybermation and Micro Focus is an industry first and eliminates a large amount of the previous cost, time and effort issues related to the conversion and migration of mainframe job scheduling systems. "We chose to migrate to gain better 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). and the competitive advantage in our market, and we chose Cybermation because of its experience and unique integration approach which enabled us to quickly get to a production environment. As well as bringing substantial cost-savings this migration will help us attract and retain the most talented IT people looking to work with the latest technology," said Peter Howling, vice president of IT, Lombard Canada Ltd. The ESP job scheduler will work in collaboration with the Micro Focus Lift and Shift(TM) solution, designed to facilitate a rapid and low-risk re-hosting of mainframe applications. Migration specialist Cratos is performing systems integration on the project and will continue to oversee the migration of mainframe applications, data, processes and people. "As we continue to help businesses maximize the value they have in their legacy systems, we look for partners like Cybermation who bring critical technology solutions that allows our joint customers to lower their costs and increase their business agility with minimum risk," said Mike Gilbert, vice president of worldwide marketing, Micro Focus. "The ability to schedule and manage workload on contemporary platforms is a vital component to any organization looking to migrate its mainframe applications. Cybermation ESP provides enterprise-class job scheduling to enhance our Lift and Shift solution." "The partnership with Micro Focus will provide both companies with greater leverage in addressing the mainframe migration market and means we can offer customers a lower cost migration in line with their technology and business needs," said Ray Nissan, 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. , Cybermation. "Today 50 percent of businesses operate on mainframe platforms; however the skill set needed to operate these legacy systems is becoming more difficult to find as mainframe engineers retire. There is a class of mainframe customer who would be able to make a transition to other platforms, which helps to avoid the skills shortage. By providing the toolset needed to achieve an easy conversion from legacy job scheduling software to ESP, we can protect the enterprise from disruption when they decide to make that transition," he said. About Cybermation We make the complex, simple. Cybermation develops enterprise job scheduling and software change management solutions to help solve the pressing business and technology issues confronting enterprises today. Cybermation has a dedicated team of experienced industry professionals to effortlessly install our solutions, train staff and support customers. We have industry-leading customer enthusiasm levels and an enviable list of Global 2000 customers, including Allstate Insurance, CN Rail, Delta Air Lines, Gap Inc., Honda, McDonald's, Nike, Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company, corporation chartered (1670) by Charles II of England for the purpose of trade and settlement in the Hudson Bay region of North America and for exploration toward the discovery of the Northwest Passage to Asia. , UPS, and Verizon in North America and T-Systems UK, Sony, GE Capital and Janssen Pharmaceutica in Europe. Cybermation has global presence, with offices throughout North America and Europe. Our enterprise solutions include ESP Workload Manager and ESP Espresso for job scheduling environments and ESP Alchemist for software change management environments. For more information, visit www.cybermation.com. Micro Focus - Unlocking the Value of Legacy(TM) Micro Focus is a leading provider of legacy development and deployment software for enterprise platforms. Micro Focus enables organizations to reduce costs and increase agility with minimal risk by reusing their legacy applications with contemporary architectures and Web services. Founded in 1976, Micro Focus is a global company with principal offices in the United Kingdom, United States and Japan. For more information, visit www.microfocus.com. Cybermation(R) and ESP Workload Manager(R) are registered trademarks of Cybermation Inc. ESP Espresso(TM), ESP Business Agent(TM) and ESP Alchemist(TM) are trademarks of Cybermation International Inc. Micro Focus is a registered trademark and Lift and Shift and Unlocking the Value of Legacy are trademarks of Micro Focus. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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