January 2007 Newsletter

Welcome to our January edition of Modernization News.
Our vision for 2007 is to continue expanding our offerings for value-driven legacy modernization to provide our customers with best practice modernization solutions and enhanced business value.

- BluePhoenix Solutions Marketing Team

In This Issue:

Modernization Grapevine

BluePhoenix Newsflash

Upcoming Events

We hope you find this information useful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact us.

Modernization Grapevine

The Database Shuffle
By Jim Utsler, IBM Systems Magazine
A large European bank discovers application modernization also means database modernization.

Reports of COBOL's Imminent Demise Premature
By Geoff Koch, SD Times
The idea of commingling grandfatherly COBOL with more sprightly languages runs counter to any notions about the impending demise of mainframes. But such notions—which generally hold that mainframes are on their way out thanks to newly powerful x86 servers, newer programming languages and a looming shortage of COBOL-savvy engineers—don't appear to hold up well against the reality of the mainframe market today.

Avoiding Data Migration Delays
By Michael Strange, Computerworld
How to handle data conversion so it won't wreck your project? As a technical matter, migrating data from an old computer system to a new one should be straightforward. There are common industry practices that can help, such as running field-mapping and conversion scripts, and using extract, transform and load tools. So why does data migration so often turn good IT projects into bad ones, with embarrassing delays that drag on for weeks or months?

BluePhoenix Newsflash

BluePhoenix Acquires CodeStream—IDMS Data Migration Expert
As part of our growth strategy for 2007, BluePhoenix has acquired CodeStream Software Ltd., a private UK-based company. The acquisition of this expert in the niche market of IDMS migrations carries a special strategic value for BluePhoenix. The consolidation of CodeStream's assets, and the combined expertise and span of technologies propels BluePhoenix into the top-ranking position as a provider of IDMS migrations. Through the acquired assets of CodeStream, BluePhoenix can propose a materially advantageous solution service level, and continue to provide legacy users with a unique, safe, predictable, and managed modernization solution. Click here to read the full press release.

8 January 2007
Global Industrial Equipment Leasing Company Selects BluePhoenix For Major Modernization Project

18 December 2006
BluePhoenix Completes Platform Migration for the Port of Felixstowe, Largest Container Port Facility in the UK

Upcoming Events

Legacy Application Modernization—Responding to the Challenge
Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel

This one-day event, dedicated to IT leaders using IBM mainframes,
will explore how organizations are responding to the modernization challenge. Read more.

Monday, 26 March 2007

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