Hewlett Packard HP 3000 MPE Legacy Application Management

1. Hewlett Packard HP 3000 MPE Legacy Application Management

2. MPE Spoken Here… • We have been migrating applications from proprietary/legacy platforms to other operating systems since 1985, and have a proven track record of success • We can use our experience and tools to reduce the time, risk & cost to migrate an MPE application to another platform • We have ‘gurus’ on staff, with many man years of MPE experience at all levels • We understand the needs of MPE developers • By combining the TRANSPORT™ tool-kit from Sungard Bi-Tech and Sector7’s service offerings, we offer a ‘best of breed’ solution to MPE users

3. Who does what? • Sector7 • We offer start-to-finish services for any of the offerings described • Client • If you have your own resources, we can provide you with tools & consulting assistance to do it yourself • Sector7 & Client • We recognize that you understand your business better than we do – we understand the technology – by working together we can deliver a solution that meets the needs of your business

4. MPE/V MPE/XL MPE/iX Windows NT/2000 UNIX/LINUX IBM iSeries Solutions • Replatforming • Migrate your applications from MPE to another operating platform

5. Why Replatform? • HP is discontinuing the HP e3000 • End-of-sales and end-of-support dates for the HP e3000 and MPE/iX have been set. In order to allow customers enough time to plan and effectively manage their businesses through the transition period: • HP will continue to provide a broad portfolio of support services for the HP e3000 until December 31, 2006, and; • HP will continue to sell and enhance MPE/iX and the HP e3000 until October 31, 2003 • Can’t get MPE skilled resources • MPE is not considered ‘hip’, so the available pool declines as people re-skill

6. Why Replatform? • Availability of new business applications • How can you improve your business if the availability of new development tools and applications is limited by ISV support. As the potential market for clients declines, so does ISV interest in keeping their products current on MPE – the ROI is just not there for them • Cost of ownership • There may be potential cost savings from hardware replacement, server consolidation and utilization of available skilled resources • Retain investment • You’ve invested a great deal of time & money in your existing applications – why throw it all away?

7. Replatforming Options • Tools Based • Dependencies on MPE functionality are resolved by the use of tools • Native • Dependencies on MPE functionality are replaced with those native to the target operating system • Hybrid • A combination of tools and native • Phased • Tools are used to achieve the initial move from MPE, then dependencies on MPE functionality are replaced with those native to the target operating system over a period of time

8. Replatforming Benefits • Typically costs approx. 25% of other available options • Existing IT staff will know the migrated application • Entire project can be out-sourced, does not tie-up internal resources • Existing business support not impacted by migration • Migrated application can be immediately deployed • Same application, but now on modern system • User re-training is not required

9. MPE/V MPE/XL MPE/iX Windows NT/2000 UNIX/LINUX IBM iSeries Solutions • Replatforming • Migrate your applications from MPE to another operating platform • Renovation • Modernize your applications by adding RDBMS, web enabling etc.

10. Why Renovate? • Retain investment • If 80% or more of the application code meets business needs, use that as the basis for the new applications – do you really want to retain the same old clunky applications? • Technology refresh • Current trends dictate a move towards relational databases, and a web based interface – give your applications a new lease of life • Interoperability with other systems • The need to interact with other systems locally, and those of suppliers and clients increases daily • Requirement for data mining/reporting • The need for information in ‘real time’ is increasingly important to management

11. Renovation Options • Technology refresh • Retains business logic • Isolate flat file I/O functionality and replace it with RDBMS based functionality • Replace character or forms based user interface with a web based interface • Replace ageing or no longer enhanced/supported 3rd party products with modern ones • Use new 3rd party products for data mining such as from Cognos, Crystal, Business Objects etc.

12. Renovation Benefits • Replatforming is not necessary, or this could be the follow on step from a platform change • Cost savings – no need to replace existing applications simply to get a technology refresh • Retains business logic • Existing IT staff will know the migrated application • Minimum user re-training • Entire project can be out-sourced, does not tie-up internal resources

13. MPE/V MPE/XL MPE/iX Windows NT/2000 UNIX/LINUX IBM iSeries Solutions • Replatforming • Migrate your applications from MPE to another operating platform • Renovation • Modernize your applications by adding RDBMS, web enabling etc. • Re-engineering • Revolutionize your applications with client/server, web, ASP etc.

14. Why Re-engineer? • Application functionality needs to be changed or enhanced to meet new business needs • Web based, wireless integration etc. • Consolidate numerous applications into a single one • Could be as part of a server consolidation • Web based deployment • Integrate application functionality with web based application servers to change deployment mechanism • To make code maintenance cheaper and easier • Make the most efficient use of your development resources by having a unified development and operating environment

15. Re-engineering Options • Make the application client-server • Componentize the application so that it can be deployed on a server and on a thick/thin client • Convert all disparate languages into a single source • Makes code maintenance easier; e.g. C++, Java etc. • Integrate with an application server • Provide the ability for the application to be deployed via the web, wireless (WAP, SMS) etc. without having to perform unique coding

16. Re-engineering Benefits • Replatforming is not necessary, or this could be the follow on step from a platform change • Cost savings – no need to replace existing applications simply to get a technology refresh • Some retention of business logic is possible • Entire project can be out-sourced, does not tie-up internal resources

17. Solutions The following slides provide examples of ‘from-and-to’ technologies for MPE users. If it’s not there, it doesn’t mean to say that we don’t, won’t or can’t do it! Items marked with an * indicate that it is a tools based solution

18. Languages • C  ANSI C • COBOL  ACUCOBOL* • COBOL  Fujitsu COBOL* • COBOL  ILE COBOL for AS/400* • COBOL  MicroFocus COBOL* • FORTRAN  FORTRAN 77/90* • PowerHouse  PowerHouse/Axiant

19. MPE Dependent Functionality • MPE INTRINSICS  XFORM/RT* • MPE INTRINSICS  native functionality

20. Data Storage & Files • Flat Files  XFORM/RT* • KSAM  XFORM/KSAM (C-ISAM/D-ISAM)* • IMAGE  XFORM/IMAGE (DB2/Oracle/Informix)* • IMAGE  HP Eloquence* • ALLBASE DB2/Oracle/Informix*

21. User Interface • VPLUS XFORM/VPLUS* • VPLUS C++/Java/Visual Basic* • VPLUS IIS/WebSphere/WebLogic*

22. JCL & Batch • MPE shell  XFORM/CI* • MPE shell native command script or Perl • MPE shell native or 3rd party utility • Spooler XFORM/Spool* • Spooler  native command script or Perl • Spooler native or 3rd party utility • Batch XFORM/Batch* • Batch  native command script or Perl • Batch native or 3rd party utility

23. Summary • We know what we’re talking about – our track record and experience speaks for itself • We are sympathetic to the needs of MPE users, and can respond appropriately • Our tools and process help to reduce the time, cost & risk to migrate to another platform • Whichever route you chose, cost savings can be realized by re-utilization of existing application code • Whatever you want to do with your MPE applications – we have a solution!

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