Lawson Products Migrates Mission Critical Applications from VSE to MVS Using BluePhoenix Automated IT Migration Solutions.CARY, N.C. & HERZLIA, Israel -- Project Enables Lawson to Use a Wider Range of Software Packages in a More Open IT Environment for their Distribution Center Applications BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq:BPHX), the leader in Enterprise IT Modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, , today announced that it has started an application modernization project at Lawson Products, Inc., an international seller of industrial, commercial and institutional maintenance, repair and replacement systems. The migration project involves converting most of Lawson's existing VSE See DOS/VSE. VSE - Virtual Storage Extended applications to a new MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) Introduced in 1974, the primary operating system used with IBM mainframes (the others are VM and DOS/VSE). MVS is a batch processing-oriented operating system that manages large amounts of memory and disk space. environment using the automated BluePhoenix(TM) LanguageMigrator and BluePhoenix(TM) DBMSMigrator tools. The new environment will allow Lawson to engineer business processes that strategically align with corporate initiatives. The project will include migrating Lawson's current applications, including approximately 1000 online and batch 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. programs, 100 IDMS See CA-IDMS and IDMSX. 1. (language, database) IDMS - A pictorial query language, an extension of Sequel2. ["A Management System for an Integrated Database of Pictures and Alphanumeric Data", G.Y. Tang, Computer Graphics Image Processing 16:270-286 (1981)]. records types and 1100 Job Control Streams, to an MVS environment using a combination of automated tools and proven methodology. To maximize the efficiency of the project, implementation will occur in several stages. First, the BluePhoenix(TM) IT Discovery product will be used to perform a thorough assessment at the enterprise level of the interaction between all COBOL software components, IDMS schemas and database, and 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 . Upon completion of the assessment, the BluePhoenix(TM) DBMSMigrator and BluePhoenix(TM) LanguageMigrator tools will be used to migrate all COBOL code and data from IDMS to DB2 on the OS/390, convert all VSE 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 to MVS JCL, and upgrade COBOL F to COBOL LE. Per Lawson's requirement, the converted applications also need to be integrated with an existing DB2 model to achieve a well performing database. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 10 months. "The migration to z/OS will provide Lawson with a proven infrastructure that allows modernization and integration using Web and Java technologies while maximizing the investment in existing assets and applications," said Frank Snyder Frank Snyder can refer to:
"This project is another example of the growing interest in IT modernization solutions as a way to move IT systems forward in terms of usability, productivity, and cost-effectiveness," added Eliezer Harkavi, vice president Offshore Services and Delivery at BluePhoenix Solutions. "With older systems incapable of supporting the newer applications on the market, IT modernization is the most effective solution in terms of time, costs, and results." About Lawson Products, Inc. Founded in 1952, Lawson Products is an international seller and distributor of systems, services and products to the industrial, commercial and institutional maintenance, repair and replacement marketplace with subsidiaries in Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The company specializes in fastening systems, cutting tools, chemicals and abrasives, hydraulics hydraulics, branch of engineering concerned mainly with moving liquids. The term is applied commonly to the study of the mechanical properties of water, other liquids, and even gases when the effects of compressibility are small. and automotive products, offered in conjunction with engineering consultations and inventory control solutions to satisfy all customer maintenance and repair requirements. 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, Israel and Australia. The company's major shareholder is Formula Systems (NASDAQ: FORTY), an international Information Technology company principally engaged in providing software products, solutions, and services in various vertical markets. For more information, please visit our web site at www.bphx.com. SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. : Certain statements contained in this release may be deemed forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , with respect to plans, projections, or future performance of the Company, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual plans to differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: market demand for the Company's tools, successful implementation of the Company's tools, competitive factors, the ability to manage the Company's growth, the ability to recruit and retrain re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train additional software personnel, and the ability to develop new business lines. This press release is also available at www.bphx.com. All names and trademarks are their owners' property. |
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