Software AG launched its crossvision Legacy Modernization, an extensive portfolio of products and methodologies available to help organizations retain and extend the value of their investments in core enterprise systems.
The technology is designed to enable customers to transform their legacy systems into modern and flexible business applications and processes and aims to offer a low-risk, step-by-step modernization pattern that can be tailored to meet an organization’s needs.
The crossvision Legacy Modernization portfolio supports the Five Disciplines of Modernization:
* Application Understanding and Optimization – includes application portfolio analysis, inventory and documentation; assessment of interdependencies and impacts; and code optimization
* Web Enablement – includes transformation of character-based screens into Web pages, generation of Java or .NET® objects from legacy functionality; creation of AJAX-based Rich Internet Applications built on legacy data and logic; and integration of legacy systems with portals such as SAP NetWeaver iView® or Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server®
* SOA Enablement – includes exposing legacy screen views, programs and transactions as Web services; invoking external Web services from legacy environments; management and governance of multiple Web services; and building composed legacy services and AJAX-based Rich Internet Applications
* Application and Data Integration – includes point-to-point integration between applications; direct integration of legacy applications with SAP R/3 and SAP NetWeaver® XI; and data integration, such as SQL access to non-SQL databases
* Platform Optimization – includes pre-migration analysis, moving current applications to new platforms; conversion of COBOL or PL/1 to Natural; and the integration of migrated applications with existing or new applications

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