Global Exchange Services Selects BluePhoenix for Major Migration of Mission-Critical Billing System.CARY, N.C. & HERZLIA, Israel -- Project Will Migrate their Proprietary Billing System to Linux/Oracle Improve Response Time to New Strategies and Reduce Costs BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq:BPHX), the leader in Enterprise IT Modernization, announced today that it was selected by Global eXchange Services (GXS GXS Global Exchange Services (GE) GXS Gun X Sword (anime) ), a leading worldwide provider of B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business integration, synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. and collaboration solutions , to migrate the company's proprietary billing system to a Linux/Oracle platform. The project will be performed using the BluePhoenix(TM) IT Discovery, BluePhoenix(TM) DBMSMigrator and BluePhoenix(TM) LanguageMigrator technologies. BluePhoenix has teamed on the project with Micro Focus International Ltd., the leading provider of IT modernization application development and deployment software for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux, and other contemporary platforms. The project involves the conversion of a mission-critical billing system, part of a network that processes more than one billion transactions annually for more than half the companies on the Fortune 500 list. Migration is being performed using the automated BluePhoenix(TM) IT Discovery and BluePhoenix(TM) DBMSMigrator solutions along with Micro Focus Enterprise Server deployment technology. The server and its mainframe transaction option allow customers to move applications to the latest HP platforms running UNIX or Intel Linux without the risks or costs associated with rewriting entire mission-critical applications. "Following a competitive bid process, Global eXchange Services (GXS) is delighted to be working with leading IT modernization companies like BluePhoenix Solutions and Micro Focus to 'Lift and Shift' our critical proprietary billing applications to Intel based See Intel-based system. processors running Linux," said Marcellous Frye, GXS vice president. "With the DBMSMigrator technology and services from BluePhoenix Solutions and the Enterprise Server deployment technology from Micro Focus, we expect to see significant cost savings by reducing our reliance on the proprietary mainframe hardware and software in a very short time frame while keeping the core components of our system intact, thereby unlocking the value of our billing applications." GXS decided to migrate their proprietary billing system onto a Linux-based system as part of their larger plan to standardize in-house IT architecture. The project will include two phases: first, the IT Discovery tool will be used to perform a full global assessment of the GXS IT systems; second, the project scope will be defined and the system will be migrated to Linux/Oracle and Micro Focus Mainframe Transaction Option using the automated DBMSMigrator solution. The process will convert approximately 2,500 online and batch programs A non-interactive (non-conversational) program such as a report listing or sort. See batch processing. and records. "This project follows several other large migration assignments we have completed for companies around the world," said Arik Kilman, 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 BluePhoenix Solutions. "Our proven methodology and advanced automation tools have been shown to reduce the time, costs, and risks of undertaking a mission-critical database migration project such as this one for Global eXchange Services." About Global eXchange Services Global eXchange Services (GXS), a leading worldwide provider of B2B integration, synchronization and collaboration solutions to more than half the Fortune 500, operates a highly-reliable, secure global network services platform. GXS offers an extensive range of solutions to help more than 30,000 businesses, both large and small, connect with their partners, synchronize See synchronization. product information, optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of their supply chains. GXS is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., with sales and development offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information visit our Web site at www.gxs.com. About Micro Focus Micro Focus is the leading provider of legacy application development and deployment software for contemporary platforms. Micro Focus enables organizations to unlock the value of their legacy by reusing their business-critical assets with .NET, Java, XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , resulting in reduced costs, increased agility, and minimal risk. Founded in 1976, Micro Focus is a global company with principal offices in the United Kingdom, United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and Japan. For more information, visit www.microfocus.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 (including technology for Understanding, Presentment, Migration, Remediation and Redevelopment) reduces the cost of renovation and speeds up the renewal process. BluePhoenix has 12 offices throughout the world, including locations in the US, UK, Denmark, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Australia and Israel. 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