26th Sep 2007 13:10
Micro Focus (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterpriseapplication management and modernization solutions, today unveils thelatest in its application modernization solutions with the launch ofthe Acucorp extend8 Interoperability Suite of products. extend8 keyenhancements include a new product in AcuXUI(TM), a Java displayengine for the company's graphical technology, and enhancements to therecently released AcuXDBC(TM), a database management system for theVision file system interface. With new ports to the Windows x64platform, and over 100 enhancements in the development and deploymentproducts, extend8 will increase programmer productivity, providesuperior performance, and extend data access solutions. The launchsignals the first Acucorp product announcement since Micro Focusacquired the company in May 2007, and underlines Micro Focus'commitment to Acucorp customers. £ extend8 allows businesses to reinvigorate systems, whilemaintaining the value and information stored within them, by providingpowerful graphical technology that is fully enabled in distributedcomputing environments with a mature thin client technology, seamlessaccess to database technologies and feature-rich interoperability.Enhancements are engineered for ease of use and full portability, toprovide the greatest possible return on investment and ensure that theexisting application continues to have the ability to modernize in anevolutionary manner. Businesses are looking for IT systems to providemore value with often reduced investment. With extend8, customers areable to exploit previously untapped resources currently residing intheir IT systems, while building new platforms that can run on anyenvironment. This minimizes the need to overhaul existing ITinfrastructures and retrain staff. £ Stuart McGill, Chief Technology Officer, Micro Focus, said:"extend8 enables CIOs and IT directors to unlock more value from theirrespective organization's IT systems. All too often, we hear of theneed to replace systems that have been in place for a number of years.extend8 allows businesses to avoid the huge cost and risk of suchprojects by providing a straight-forward modernization solution,easily adaptable to a variety of platforms. This is an importantdevelopment in the Micro Focus product portfolio and clearlydemonstrates our commitment to support our Acucorp customers goingforward." £ One of the principle enhancements of extend8 is the introductionof AcuXUI(TM), which allows users of ACUCOBOL-GT(R) graphicaltechnology to use Java as their display engine, providing a moremodern look and feel to their interface, and allowing them to creategraphical user interfaces for their applications that are portable toany platform running a Java Runtime Environment. Users can deploytheir graphical applications to UNIX, Linux, Macintosh, or Web Browserenvironments, with no changes to their code. £ "We are long-time users of Acucorp's graphical technology, theirdevelopment tools, and their data access tools - all of which continueto get steadily better. With each major release, we've seen our returnon investment grow, as Acucorp has engineered solutions that haveallowed us to provide increasingly powerful solutions to our customerbase and expand our market," said Donald R. Frey, President, Donald R.Frey & Company, Inc. £ extend8 highlights £ -- AcuXUI(TM), providing the ability to create cross-platform graphical user interfaces £ -- 64-bit ports for Windows products £ -- AcuBench(R) enhanced to be fully compatible in client/server environments £ -- Over 100 enhancements geared to minimize the need for reengineering current COBOL applications £ About Micro Focus £ Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovativesoftware that allows companies to dramatically improve the businessvalue of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus EnterpriseApplication Modernization and Management software enables customers'business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embracemodern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additionalinformation please visit www.microfocus.com £ All product names are registered trademarks of Micro Focus. Otherproducts mentioned in this announcement are trademarks of theirrespective owners. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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