by webadmin | May 24, 2013 | applications, contractors, general, JAVA, Legacy integration, legacy modernization, legacy system, main, system integration
It has become common to have applications integration. The increasing availability of the standards, as well as tools alongside with the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), shows many signs of much simpler database and system integration than before. Presently, there are two approaches that are used for this, which have become very popular and they are the following: Point-to-Point integration In this type of applications integration, there is a direct link created between the applications, with the help of a direct application program interface link, batch interface or simply file transfer protocol. The translation or the transformation of the information may happen due to the data getting transferred via the link. This kind of interface is normally implemented without taking any help from an integration product, with translation of the information occurring with the help of code at the point of integration at just one or both the ends of the interface. Service Bus Integration This form of applications integration will use the technological solution that a bus can provide. When this is done, the applications would be able to place the required messages between the bus and the applications. The bus would be able manage the translation of the message formats from in between the applications. Many organizations have worked towards creating a wide range of services that will be available online. That creates the goal of putting the product lines together in a group as well as look towards streamlining all the call center experiences. It will yield the need of an increase in the back end systems. It is considered normal for call...
by webadmin | Sep 15, 2012 | main
COmmon Business-Oriented Language, popularly-known as COBOL, has been around for almost 5 decades. However, the use and support for the software still remains active. COBOL is a product of the shared initiatives of several government offices and computer manufacturers of its day, in the hope of developing a sophisticated language for business, finance and administrative systems and to utilize the technological hardware and software designs available during the time COBOL’s use was at its peak. COBOL, through the years, has developed a massive fan base of computer manufacturers, programmers and users, and is still being considered as one of the most widely used computer languages by: * government agencies * military offices * commercial enterprises * educational institutions * Operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, IBM, as well as Unix and Linux. There are many reasons why people coming from various sectors of private and government institutions prefer using COBOL over other computer languages, even today. 1. COBOL has been a language-of-choice for business, financial and administrative systems worldwide. 2. COBOL is capable of dealing with a diverse set of processing procedures. 3. COBOL is one of the most widely used computer languages for computer interaction or client-server communication. 4. Throughout the years COBOL has developed a very large user base and hundreds and thousands of programmers have been immersed in the COBOL language. A number of programmers are capable of providing support and maintenance for systems developed using the COBOL language. 5. A lot of mission-critical business systems around the world have been developed using the COBOL language. 6. COBOL is very easy to learn, to maintain and...
by webadmin | Aug 3, 2012 | applications, Code Generation, general, legacy modernization, legacy system, main, Micro Focus, recent work featured, Software Development, Software Migration, Software Modernization, system integration
What is Micro Focus Cobol? According to Wikipedia COBOL is one of the most ancient programming languages. Its name comes from the words COmmon Business-Oriented Language, a definition for its main use in finance and other businesses, as well as in systems of administration for governments and companies. Its date of birth is18th of September 1959. A bit of history of Cobol In the second part of that year, a team consisting of several researchers coming from different sectors of the private industry but also from the government and educational departments got together with the purpose of creating a different technical approach to a common business language. 3 government agencies joined the battle, among which there was also the US Air Force . There were 6 computers manufactures, users, on one hand, and the University of Pennsylvania Computing Center on the other hand. A year later, the first compilers for COBOL were implemented on two different computers, demonstrating that compatibility is possible. And that was only the beginning. Today, after 40 years, Cobol is a programming the language dedicated to stable applications for businesses, while MF Cobol is the power engine behind the modern Cobol. The engineers continued to move forward to meet users’ demands. They were there when tools such as Visual Cobol was born, so that Cobol applications is able to run on JVM, Linux or Windows. MF Cobol in Business Micro focus COBOL has been the dominant programming language in the business domain. Around the year 2000, the company estimated that there were about 300 billion lines of computer code in use in the world and...
by webadmin | Jul 5, 2012 | applications, Business, Integration, legacy modernization, legacy system, main, Software Development, Software Modernization, system integration
One of the most common dilemmas a company faces today centers around how to deal with legacy applications. Many existing companies had their IT systems set up using legacy applications that have become obsolete in the wake of technological development. In light of a changing business atmosphere that incorporates technology into nearly almost every process, companies are beginning to face up to the fact that an upgrade might be a necessity as opposed to a luxury. Upgrading legacy applications however is neither a simple nor a cheap process. The main problem is the fact that the structure of legacy systems does not integrate well with existing technology platforms. While a complete system overhaul is a possibility it remains an unrealistic one. The fact is that legacy systems integration, though outdated, are very stable platforms that support most of a company’s business processes. This is why most companies have opted for a solution which involves applications integration. Enterprise applications integration has proven to be the most advantageous legacy integration method for commercial businesses. This is because business enterprise systems are made up of a host of different system applications that work in tandem to perform various processes. An entire system would for instance consist of applications fro supply chain management, customer relationship management software, payroll software and of course legacy applications based business logic software. For these systems to work in tandem applications integration is a necessity. The main benefits of applications integration are: Data integration – In a system that is as varied as a business enterprise system, it is important that data flows freely between all involved applications....
by webadmin | Jun 21, 2012 | COTS, general, Legacy integration, legacy modernization, legacy system, main, SOA, Software Development
The most important technique to be followed in any business is the tracking system, which details records of the customers. There is no doubt that every business requires the use of various components for running their business successfully. With the immense advancement in technology, software plays a crucial role in deciding the fate of many businesses. Software integration is where the different types of computing systems and software applications are linked together. Through usage of this software integration, the process occurs either physically or through the function in which they are involved. A variety of systems are involved in software integration and it brings together the use of different systems into a common place. The code generation is one of the important functions in software integration as it utilizes a set of rules for the generation of the source code. As the demand by the software increases, the code generator seems to be more appropriate. To increase the speed of the code generator, it is advisable to combine a unique traditional structure or framework with it. The Commercially available Off-the Shelf (COTS) products are much versed in the technological world, as they can be installed quickly. They are available for both software and hardware products and once installed, they quickly interoperate with the pre-existing components of the system. A majority of software products purchased by a standard network user falls into the COTS category. They are reasonable in price, which is considered as the major advantage of this product. The term Service Oriented Architecture or SOA is nothing but the computer methodology which doesn’t belong to...
by webadmin | Jun 5, 2012 | applications, general, Legacy integration, main, SOA, Software Development, system integration
No one can solely depend on the market these days. They cannot predict what will rise and what might fall as new business requirements are coming into the market and the entire face of the market is changing and going in a whole new direction. With the ever changing market we are into, there are events like mergers and acquisitions of companies, globalization and increasing regulatory requirements that can either float or sink your ship in terms of revenue growth that you receive. To have a successful business and to keep your business running you need all your application integration software in place. Why Install an Application Integration Software? In order for your company to produce more gains and become credible enough to handle the pace of the present market conditions, you need to make sure that all your applications are able to communicate with one another. It does not matter what system platform, code generator, protocol, programming model, programming language, set of legacy applications, or data formats you follow. Maybe, you have invested a lot since the past couple of years in application solutions or maybe you have created your own that will be able to bring and integrate many business systems together so that they can easily communicate with one another. The very basis of this is application integration software. Maybe a very large sum of your budget for the company might be invested to building and maintaining software development. You need to make sure everything is up-and-running according to your specified needs and requirements. If your business systems can’t adjust appropriately, this may...
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