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Defense Logistics Agency Modernizes and Extends Mainframe App with Micro Focus and IAI; Critical Distribution Standard System to be Web-Enabled.


ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Micro Focus(R) (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :MCRO) and its partner Information Analysis Incorporated (IAI IAI Infection And Immunity (journal)
IAI International Alliance for Interoperability
IAI Institut für Angewandte Informatik
IAI Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
IAI International Association for Identification
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: IAIC IAIC Interagency Acquisition Internet Council
IAIC Intra-Army Interoperability Certification (Central Technical Support Facility; Ft, Hood, TX) 
) today announced that the Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions
Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department
 (DLA DLA

dog leukocyte antigen.
), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, will be modernizing its critical mainframe-based Distribution Standard System (DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature.

(2) (Digital Satellite S
) using Micro Focus' Leverage and Extend solution for legacy modernization and services provided by IAI. When completed, DSS will be completely web-enabled, allowing for secure Internet access to DSS from over 11,000 users worldwide with increased user productivity associated with a browser-based interface.

DSS is composed of thousands of 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 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.
 transactions running on several large IBM mainframes. The application manages logistics for twenty-six distribution centers around the world.

Using legacy extension technology from Micro Focus, implemented through its partner IAI, DLA will no longer rely on rigid green-screen procedures to distribute, track and process supplies to military units located around the world. The current interface provides limited services with no access from the web for DSS users.

"We are very keen on reusing and extending our legacy business logic in ways that best serve our military and civilian personnel around the world," said Mr. David Griffin, DLA Division Chief and DSS Web Enablement Project Manager. "Web enabling DSS allows us to do this rapidly and with limited risk at lower cost than other options we considered."

"We continue to see an increase in interest from organizations looking to do more with their legacy applications," said Charlie Bunce n. 1. a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.

Noun 1. bunce - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of
, senior vice president at IAI. "Working with Micro Focus and their clear solution set makes it very easy for us to provide the right answers to the challenges facing organizations like DLA."

"Once again, our partnership with IAI is paying dividends for a customer seeking to gain additional value from their legacy systems," said Ian Archbell, vice president of product management at Micro Focus. "Helping customers gain immediate benefits through our Leverage and Extend solution, while they plan for the longer term through platform migration with a Lift and Shift(TM) approach, shows that customers are really looking at their legacy as a long term asset."

About DLA

DLA provides supply support, and technical and logistics services to the U.S. military services and several federal civilian agencies. Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Va., the agency is the one source for nearly every consumable item, whether for combat readiness, emergency preparedness or day-to-day operations. More information about DLA is available at www.dla.mil.

About Information Analysis Incorporated

Information Analysis Incorporated (www.infoa.com), headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is an information technology services company. The Company is a web solution provider and software conversion specialist, modernizing legacy systems and extending their reach to the Internet world. For more information, visit www.infoa.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.

Micro Focus is a registered trademark and Lift and Shift and Unlocking the Value of Legacy are trademarks of Micro Focus. All other products mentioned in this announcement are trademarks of their respective owners.
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