Legacy Software

Most people associate Legacy software with mainframe applications written in COBOL, but more and more applications written in DCE and Corba are now being targeted. Legacy Modernization is one of many proven techniques to extending the ROI on legacy software applications of all types. The issues that face businesses that want to modernize these legacy software systems are:

• the high costs of maintaining and upgrading legacy software
• the high risk in running potentially unsupported hardware and software
• the high risks of re-writing mission critical applications from scratch
• the lack of integration capability of existing legacy software

Over the years many companies have developed valuable equity, intellectual property and business logic using legacy platforms such as IBM MVS, CICS, IMS, COBOL, DCE/RPC, OS400/RPG, OS390 and Cool:Gen/IEF. As new platforms evolve and older one’s fade, companies are faced with having to abandon working legacy software applications and invest in new ones in order to remain current and operational manage risk.

At eCube Systems, we use Legacy Modernization to help companies leverage existing investments in legacy technology as they move to support contemporary service oriented architectures such as .NET, J2EE, LDAP and SOAP. Whether a company wants to transform, integrate or maintain a legacy software's platform, we help them reach their goal without abandoning the ROI already in hand.

eCube’s key Legacy Modernization benefits:

• Lower operational risk by supporting legacy software platforms
• Lower the cost of owning and using your own proprietary IP by moving it to open systems and removing the need to pay high maintenance costs
• Deliver integration with contemporary architectures, such as .NET, J2EE, SOAP, LDAP and WS Management Suites
• Provide legacy modernization methodologies for reusing existing business logic on new platforms

Legacy Modernization Solutions

eCube Systems provides legacy software modernization products and services that bridge legacy technology gaps. It enables customers to extend technology ROI, manage risk and leverage existing business assets. eCube uses legacy modernization to help companies bring “transformed” legacy applications into synchronization with the latest technology. To maximize legacy software ROI, eCube has developed three primary offering categories. Legacy Support and Maintenance (LSM), Legacy Transformation Services (LTS) and Legacy Modernization Products (LMP). This portfolio offers extraordinary ROI on legacy software investments, allowing Fortune 1000 and Global 500 companies a phased approach to Legacy Modernization by lowering the incremental cost of Legacy Modernization and minimizing the risk.