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Software Platform Migrations
The following tables provide a representative (rather than exhaustive) list of over 110 companies who have delivered more value from their existing systems by successfully migrating aspects of their applications to contemporary software platform environments.
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Americas
Europe, Middle East and Africa
| Company Name
(Country) | Vertical Market
| Original
Software Platform | New Software
Platform | Application Details |
| Bank Leumi
(Israel) | Banking | ADABAS
NATURAL CICS | DB/2
NATURAL CICS | Migration of Vendor Procurement System, live in 2000. |
| Bituach Leumi
(Israel) | Government
(Social Security Institute) | ADABAS
NATURAL CICS | DB/2
NATURAL CICS | Migration of Payroll Employees Insurance System, line in 2001 |
| European Bank
(Belgium) | Banking | ADABAS
NATURAL CICS | DB/2
NATURAL CICS | Pilot of banking application available 2001 |
| Jabotinsky Institute
(Israel) | Non-Profit Organization | ADABAS | Oracle
NATURAL (Unix) Entire Access | Data Migration of ADABAS to Oracle, live in 2003 |
| Local Authorities
(Israel) | Local Government (Municipality) | ADABAS
NATURAL CICS | Oracle
NATURAL (Unix) Entire Access | Migration of Municipality Management System, live in 2001 |
| Mivtachim Pension Group
(Israel) | Financial Services | ADABAS
COBOL (IBM) CICS | DB/2
COBOL (IBM) CICS | Migration of Pension Fund System, live in 2002 |
| Yell (Yellow Pages)
(UK) | Telecommunications | Application Master
COBOL (ICL) TPMS IDMS-X | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Customer File System. Live since 2000 |
| Kingston Communications (UK) | Telecommunications | CAFS
COBOL (ICL) | Ingres
COBOL (MF) | Directory Enquiries. Live since 1996 |
| West Dorset General Hospital NHS Trust | Health | CICS
COBOL (IBM) VSAM | COBOL (MF)
ISAM | Package interfaces. Live since 1994 |
| SFW
(South Africa) | Agriculture | COBOL (IBM)
CICS VSAM | COBOL (OS400)
CICS VSAM | Distribution system live since 1994 |
| NHS Scotland Edinburgh (UK) | Health | COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF) | Morbidity Register. Live since 1999 |
| South Dublin County Council (Ireland) | Local Government | COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF) | Housing Management. Live since 1996 |
| Standard Chartered Bank (Zimbabwe) | Banking | COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF) | Banking Interfaces. Live since 1999 |
| A. Mondadori (Italy) | Industry | CSP
CICS BMS DB/2 | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS DB/2 | 1800 CSP apps. migrated to COBOL/CICS.
Live since 1999 |
| EDEKA Bremen (Germany) | Retail | CSP
VSAM | COBOL (SNI)
CLIKE COBOL VSAM | 200 CSP programs migrated to COBOL/CLIKE between 1996 and 2000. |
| Gruppo Duomo - Maeci (Italy) | Insurance | CSP
CICS BMS VSAM | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS VSAM | Core systems live since 2000 |
| Gruppo ERG Petroli (Italy) | Industry | CSP
CICS BMS VSAM | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS VSAM | Applications
live since 1997. |
| Interbanca (Italy) | Banking | CSP
CICS BMS DB/2 | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS DB/2 | 1 Million CSP statements migrated to COBOL/CICS.
during 2002. |
| Istiituto Geografico De Agostini (Italy) | Industry | CSP
CICS BMS VSAM | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS VSAM | 400 CSP apps. migrated to COBOL/CICS.
Live since 1998. |
| Regione EMILIA (Italy) | Public Sector | CSP
CICS BMS DB/2
| COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS DB/2 | 320 CSP applications migrated to COBOL/CICS.
Live since 1999 |
| Regione TOSCANA (Italy) | Public Sector | CSP
CICS BMS DB/2 | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS DB/2 | 300 CSP applications migrated to COBOL/CICS.
Live since 2000
|
| SSB (Italy) | Banking Services | CSP
CICS BMS DB/2 | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS DB2 | 180 CSP applications migrated to COBOL/CICS.
Live since 2002 |
| UNO-A-ERRE (Italy) | Manufacturing | CSP
CICS BMS DB/2 | COBOL (IBM)
CICS BMS DB/2 | 100 CSP applications migrated to COBOL/CICS.
Live since 2000 |
| KBC Centea
(Belgium) | Banking | DMS (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Portfolio Management |
| KSP (Germany) | Services | DMS (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle | Debt Collection Management System |
| Axfood
(Sweden) | Distribution/
Retail | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
RDB | Retail system live since 1999 |
| Gaumont
(France) | Broadcasting | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Financial system live since 1994 |
| Hyder
(UK) | Utility | IDEAL
Datacom CICS | COBOL (IBM)
DB/2 CICS | Billing system live since 1996 |
| Rabobank
(Netherlands) | Finance | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
Sybase | Reconciliation system live since 1994. |
| Supermarket
(UK) | Retail | IDEAL
Datacom CICS | COBOL (IBM)
DB/2 CICS | Warehousing system live 1998 |
| BHW Bausparkasse
(Germany) | IT Services | IDMS-DB
COBOL | DB/2
COBOL | Function to be provided. |
| Alcatel
(France) | Manufacturing | IDMS-DC
IDMS-DB ADSO COBOL | CICS
DB/2 BMS COBOL | Function to be provided |
| European Patent Office (Belgium) | Government | IDMS-DCIDMS-DBADSO COBOL | CICS
DB/2 BMS COBOL | Function to be provided |
| NHS Scotland Dundee (UK) | Health | IDMS-X
TPMS COBOL (ICL) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Financial Information, Contract Management. Live since 1996 |
| OM
(South Africa) | Assurance | IDMS-X
COBOL (ICL) | DB/2
COBOL (IBM) | Policy administration systems live since 1993 - 1999. |
| PEM
(South Africa) | Local Government | IDMS-X
COBOL (ICL) | DB/2
COBOL (OS400) | Municipal systems live since 1997 |
| Garanti Bank
(Turkey) | Finance | IMS-DB
PL/i (IBM) CICS | DB/2
COBOL (IBM) CICS | Internet Banking system live since 1999. |
| Hannover Re | Re-insurance | IMS-DB
IMS-DC COBOL (IBM) | UDB
IMS-DC COBOL (MF) | Policy systems live since 2003. |
| Colonial Financial
(UK) | Insurance | Ingres
COBOL (ICL) | Informix
COBOL (MF) | Marketing System live since 1998. |
| Creserfi (France) | Banking | MANTIS (GCOS7) | COBOL (MF) | All core retail banking systems live since 2003 |
| Metropolitan Odyssey
(South Africa) | Assurance | Norcom
COBOL (Realia) | Dialog System
COBOL (MF) | Financial services systems live since 2002. |
| CGA (France) | Insurance | Pacbase (GCOS7)
| COBOL (MF) | Core system live since 2000. |
| La Mondiale (France) | Insurance | Pacbase (GCOS8)
| COBOL (MF) | Core system live since 2003 |
| DVV-Les Assurances Populaires
(Belgium) | Assurance | Pacbase (MVS)
CICS
DB2
| COBOL (IBM)
CICS DB2 | Core system live since 2002 |
| Alcatel Bell (Belgium) | Telecom | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Training administration systems live since 1996. |
| Aluvan (Belgium) | Manufacturing | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | ERP System |
| AON Group Plc. (UK) | Insurance | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Broking System (client, risk and claims management) |
| Corona (Belgium) | Insurance | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Direct Insurance Application |
| Fiditon - ING Bank (Netherlands) | Services | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Debt Collection Management System |
| IPM Research (Netherlands) | Marketing Services | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Opinion Research & Analysis System |
| Lambert Fenchurch
(UK) | Insurance | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Branch offices risk information system |
| NAK (Netherlands)
| Services | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Agricultural QA Management System |
| Portuguese Parliament
(Portugal) | Government | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Not Disclosed |
| Westfalenbank AG
(Germany) | Banking | PACE (Wang)
COBOL (Wang) | ISAM
COBOL (MF) | Clean Payment System live since1997. |
| G.D. (Italy) | Industry | PL/I (MVS) | COBOL (MF) | 5000 PL/I programs migrated to Micro Focus COBOL during 2003. |
| Cerutti Officine Meccaniche (Italy) | Industry | RPG (DOS/VSE)
| COBOL (MF) | MRP and payroll systems live since 2002.
(Ca 350 RPG II programs converted) |
| Industria Armi Beretta (Italy) | Industry | RPG (DOS/VSE)
| COBOL (VSE) | 120 RPG II programs converted to COBOL for VSE.
Live since 1999. |
| EDF Energy
(London Electricity) (UK) | Utilities (Energy) | TELON
COBOL IMS-DC IMS-DB | COBOL (IBM)
CICS DB/2 | Engineering management system went live in 2003. |
| Cumbria County Council (UK) | Local Government | TPMS
COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Core Applications. Live since 2001 |
| John Brown Engineering (UK) | Engineering | TPMS
COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF) | Core System live since 1997. |
| London University (UK) | Education | TPMS
COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF)
Ingres | Payroll System live since 1997. |
| Scottish Power (UK) | Electricity Supplier | TPMS
COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF) | Core System live since 1996.
|
| Stead & Simpson (UK) | Footware | TPMS
COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Warehouse System. Live since 2001 |
| Bank of Ireland (Ireland, UK) | Banking | TPS
COBOL (ICL) | COBOL (MF) | BACS Transfer. Live since 1996 |
| River Island (UK) | Clothing | Tuxedo
COBOL (MF) XA | COBOL (MF)
Sybase | Warehouse System. Live since 1998 |
| Postbank AG (Germany) | Banking | UTM (BS2000)
COBOL ADABAS | CICS
(MVS) COBOL ADABAS | 3 vertical banking applications converted from UTM/COBOL85 to CICS/COBOL II. Live since end 2002. |
Americas
| Company Name
(Country) | Vertical
Market | Original
Software Platform | New
Software Platform | Application
Details |
| Coal Services Corporation (USA) | Manufacturing | ADSO
IDMS-DC COBOL (IBM) | BMSL
CICS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| Unnamed Packaged
Application Provider (NA) | HRMS
Packaged Application Provider | Assembler
(IBM) COBOL (IBM) DB/2 | C on Linux
COBOL (MF) UDB | HRMS System targeted to go live during 2004. |
| Southeastern Data | Utility
ISV | COBOL (MPE) | COBOL (MF) | Utility Billing System live in 2003 |
| Unnamed (USA) | Financial Services | COBOL (MPE)
IMAGE-DB | COBOL (MF)
SQL Server | Portfolio Inquiry and Reporting application live in 2003 |
| C-TEC (USA) | Financial Services | CSP | COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| GE Lighting (USA) | Manufacturing | CSP | COBOL (IBM) | Billing, Accounts Receivable and Rebate applications live since 2001 |
| SAIF Corp. (USA) | Financial Services | CSP | COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| Unnamed (USA) | Government | Datacom | DB/2 | Not disclosed |
| Supervalu (USA) | Warehousing Distribution | DMSII
COBOL (Unisys) | COBOL (IBM)
CICS DB2 Micro Focus Mainframe Express | Core applications live since 2001 along with new PC based development environment around Mainframe Express. |
| Alliance Coal
(USA) | Mining | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Process control system live since 1997 |
| Central States Health and Life Company of Omaha (USA) | Insurance | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
SQL Server | Insurance system live since 2000 |
| PPG (USA) | Manufacturing | IDEAL
COBOL (IBM) Datacom | COBOL (MF)
SQL Server | Billing system live since 2000. |
| Price Waterhouse (USA) | Financial Services | IDEAL | COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| PWGSCA (Canada) | Government | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (IBM)
DB/2 | Core system live since 2001 |
| Tulane
(USA) | Education | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
SQL Server | Students admission application live in 2003 |
| U.S. Library of Congress (USA) | Government | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (IBM)
DB/2 | Library Inventory System |
| Universal Leaf
(USA) | Manufacturing | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Distribution system live since 1999 |
| Universal Leaf
(USA) | Manufacturing | IDEAL
Datacom | COBOL (MF)
Oracle | Manufacturing system live system 2000 |
| Bank of Montreal (Canada) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) PL/I (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) PL/I (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| BDM Technologies (USA) | IT Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| Bear Stearns & Company (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| Charles Schwab & Co. (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| County of Santa Clara (USA) | Local Government | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | 2 applications.
Function to be provided |
| Edward Jones (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Customer Statement System
|
| Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (USA) | Manufacturing | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Personnel System live since 2001 |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| MidAmerican Energy Company (USA) | Utility | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Accounting System |
| Royal Bank of Canada | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
COBOL (IBM) | Client Information System with COBOL/IDMS-DB programs to DB2 |
| United Stationers Supply Company (USA) | Manufacturing | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | 1000+ Programs
Function to be provided |
| University of California San Diego (USA)
| Education | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | 2100+ Programs Function to be provided.
|
| Unnamed
New York (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DB
IDMS-DC ADSO COBOL (IBM | DB/2
CICS BMS COBOL (IBM) | Two Investment Banking Systems
|
| American President Lines (USA) | Travel | IDMS-DC
ADSO COBOL (IBM) | CICS
BMS COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| New Brunswick Telephone Co. (Canada) | Utility | IDMS-DC
IDMS-DB COBOL (IBM) | IMS-DC
DB/2 COBOL (IBM) | 500 Cobol programs.
Function to be provided |
| Provident National Bank (USA) | Financial Services | IDMS-DC
ADSO COBOL (IBM) | CICS
BMS COBOL (IBM) | Mutual Fund and Trust applications |
| The Co-Operators Insurance Co. (Canada) | Financial Services | IDMS-DC
ADSO IDMS-DB COBOL (IBM) | CICS
BMS DB/2 COBOL (IBM) | Customer Information System |
| Washington State
Department of Corrections (USA) | Government | IMS-DB
COBOL (IBM) CICS | DB/2
COBOL (IBM) CICS | Offender Tracking System live since 2002. |
| Schreiber Foods (USA) | Manufacturing | MANTIS | COBOL (IBM) | MANTIS to COBOL |
| Chemical Bank (USA) | Financial Services | MetaCOBOL | COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| American Financial Institution (Confidential)
(USA) | Insurance | NATURAL
ADABAS COBOL (IBM) VSAM CICS Assembler | COBOL
DB/2 COBOL (IBM) VSAM CICS Assembler | Core insurance payment system, first Migration Cluster went live May, 2003 |
| Datatech Software | Application Provider in
Advertising & PR | Resource
(Wang) | COBOL (MF) | Advertising and PR Package available since 2001. |
| U.S. Department of State
(USA) | Government | ResponseR RDBMS
COBOL (Wang) | Oracle
COBOL (MF) | Mail movement and telegram communication management system live since 1998. |
| Phoenix Insurance
(USA) | Financial
Services | UNIFACE 4GL | COBOL (MF) | Insurance system |
| Cincom Systems (USA) | IT Services | VSAM
COBOL (IBM) | DB/2
COBOL (IBM) | Function to be provided |
| Riverside Sheriff's Department (USA) | Law Enforcement | VSAM
(Tandem) | RDBMS
(Tandem) | Unspecified |
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