24th Oct 2006 13:00
Micro Focus(R) (LSE:MCRO.L), a leading provider of core systemapplication development solutions, and Idea Integration(R), thetechnology solutions and systems integration unit of MPS Group, Inc.(NYSE:MPS), have teamed to provide leading organizations new tools andprocesses powered by Micro Focus Revolve(R) Enterprise Edition.Revolve enables companies to document, analyze and understandmission-critical COBOL applications to lower IT development costs andreduce inherent risks in mass change projects. £ Several Fortune 500 companies leveraging this service offering arenow able to clearly understand their application source code as theyprepare for system modernization efforts and for ensuring regulatorycompliance. With Revolve as the key technology offering at their COBOLCenter of Excellence (CCE), Idea Integration helps its customersreduce costs for application development and provides a pathwayforward for critical systems, some of which are more than 30 yearsold. £ Through the CCE and its use of Revolve Enterprise Edition, IdeaIntegration's customized service offerings provide customers withlarge investments in COBOL applications clear, concise informationabout their legacy systems in either hard-copy or via a securedwebsite. This information includes source code documentation, impactanalysis and overall understanding of the entire makeup of coreapplications. When companies embark on application modernizationprojects or desire to ensure compliance with legislative andregulatory concerns such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Revolve Enterprise Editionenables them to accurately estimate time and effort on these projectswhile allowing Idea Integration to pass savings on to its customers. £ "We continue to see organizations wanting to do more with existingassets," said Steve Steuart, senior vice president for legacysolutions at Idea Integration. "Revolve Enterprise Edition is a keycomponent of our overall application development solution set and itsability to accurately reflect entire systems, often many years old, isa great benefit when helping customers meet their IT objectives." £ A large power supplier recently embarked upon a worldwide SAPdeployment and with COBOL code more than 30 years old, they wanted toidentify all components of their legacy systems to ensure that allrequirements were being met. As a result, a group of files that werecreating reports were not contemplated in the SAP deployment. RevolveEnterprise Edition has been able to find these orphan programs andallow their client to understand the impact of any changes to suchprograms. In some cases, orphan programs are critically important butcannot be imported to newer packages. Idea Integration is then able toprovide low-cost platform options for migrating the criticalapplication. £ A Fortune 500 financial services company is seeing the benefits ofthe Idea Integration and Micro Focus partnership by analyzing anddocumenting its COBOL source code to ensure regulatory compliance.With Idea Integration managing this project, their client does nothave to purchase any hardware or software and is provided with themost accurate and detailed reporting on source code available. £ "We are pleased to partner with Idea Integration on providingtechnology solutions that help end users with better understanding oftheir core systems, often residing on the mainframe platform," saidStuart McGill, vice president of worldwide marketing at Micro Focus."Revolve Enterprise Edition, together with Idea's additionalcapabilities for all 'flavors' of COBOL, is a key pathway forward formodernizing mainframe-based applications in a cost-effective and lowrisk manner." £ About Idea Integration £ Idea Integration is a professional IT consulting and technologysolutions firm specializing in application development, digital datamanagement, business intelligence, infrastructure and security, andinteractive marketing. Idea serves clients throughout the UnitedStates with high value application consulting services. For moreinformation, please visit www.idea.com. £ Micro Focus - Unlocking the Value of Legacy(TM) £ Micro Focus is a leading provider of legacy development anddeployment software for enterprise platforms. Micro Focus enablesorganizations to reduce costs and increase agility with minimal riskby reusing their legacy applications with contemporary architecturesand Web services. Founded in 1976, Micro Focus is a global companywith principal offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germanyand Japan. For more information, visit www.microfocus.com. £ Micro Focus and Revolve are registered trademarks and Unlockingthe Value of Legacy is a trademark of Micro Focus. All other productsmentioned in this announcement are trademarks of their respectiveowners. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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