Transoft Legacy Liberator To Move MWS Wire's Critical Supply Chain Applications off Legacy HPe3000.

ATLANTA -- Transoft, a leader in helping companies evolve their existing legacy applications, has been chosen by one of the world's leading providers of copper and specialty wire, MWS Wire, to migrate their critical supply chain, manufacturing processing and accounting applications off the HPe3000 legacy mainframe which is nearing 'end of life'. Using Transoft Legacy Liberator, MWS Wire will migrate their applications to Microsoft Windows using Micro Focus COBOL and Microsoft SQL Server for the database, putting all its systems into a modern platform much faster and with less business risk than re-writing the code or replacing it with packaged software.

Tomm Carlson, IT Manager at MWS Wire spent some time considering his options when HP first advised it would be de-commissioning the HPe3000. He said, "We had too many lines of code to re-write our applications - it would have taken too long, cost us too much and would have been a huge risk for the business. We did look at other software packages but we didn't want to lose the years of business logic and enhancements we'd made to the applications that are the basis of our business. We needed to maintain the stability we'd enjoyed in our IT environment for so many years."

Transoft Legacy Liberator migration tools provide a proven way to move HP e3000 MPE applications to the Windows platform. In the case of MWS Wire, Legacy Liberator is being used to move their VPlus screens to VB.net and the Image database to SQL Server.

Tomm Carlson commented: "Although we have limited resources we didn't want to completely outsource this project because we have a very particular environment and wanted to maintain control. Moreover, we felt the knowledge we'd gain by going through the migration process would put us in a much stronger position to manage the new environment. The mix of outside expertise and insider knowledge was the best solution."

Paul Holland at Transoft, commented, "The migration of the MWS Wire mission critical business applications to Windows means that it has one common modern computing environment for all of its IT functions. Their migration is, therefore, a strategic step ensuring IT continues to meet the needs of the business, a decision driver that is well beyond how long the HPe3000 will continue to be supported".

Transoft is a migration expert, moving mission critical applications off a wide variety of hardware platforms including HP e3000, DEC VAX, Unisys IX and NX, NCR VRX, ICL VME, IBM MVS, Data General MV and Bull GCOS to Unix, Linux and Windows open platforms. Its automated migration process delivers a cost-effective and low risk alternative to replacing or redeveloping applications.

"Transoft is the leader in providing migration tools and services. Having spoken to other customers who have used them, I'm confident about their knowledge and the ability of their tools to migrate our business critical applications into a new environment," Tomm Carlson concluded.

About Transoft

Transoft (www.transoft.com), part of the Business Solutions division of Computer Software Group, plc (www.computersoftware.com), is a leader in enabling companies to evolve new IT solutions from their existing applications, allowing companies to deliver improved business processes faster, with less risk and with lower costs.

The Transoft evolutionary solutions enable organizations to utilize the latest technologies as part of the development lifecycle of existing applications. This ability keeps applications productive and relevant to changing business needs longer and delivers an improved return on investment.

Since 1986, Transoft has provided specialist tools and expertise, helping organizations evolve their existing applications.