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Updated:05/16/2008

System Migration and Conversion Services

Approach

Many older Legacy systems are consuming a great deal of time and effort of support staffs with ever decreasing productivity gains. New technology provides easier to use tools and makes access to corporate data more effective. This coupled with the under design of many older legacy systems make them unstable and structurally unsound for continued use; especially in the coming Millennium. Migration to new platforms and system technology make available the most cost effective means to manage a business. Legacy data may be archived into a data warehouse for retrieval and analysis, while current information is migrated to a flexible and cost effective data base structure.

Key Benefits

Concentration on the cost benefits of systems migration.
Conversion to improved or enhanced operating and support systems to increase productivity and contribution to the profits of the client company.
Application of new technology and support services only when necessary.

Capabilities

Our experience on a variety of platforms, ranging from large IBM Mainframe host to systems through Mid-Range systems to Client Server PC based platforms, provides the capability and understanding of just what it takes to change basic hardware and operating systems platforms. Data bases such as IBM's DB2 Universal Database, ORACLE, and INFORMIX offer a variety of hardware and operating system platforms to choose from. Implementation of support and data analysis systems such as Cognos, BRIO, Crystal Reports, as well as others, bring the analytical capabilities of sophisticated data base architecture to bear on daily business analysis issues. This can render a very cost effective and provide information that can make our client companies the profit leaders of their industry segment.

We support most implementations of ORACLE and DB2 Universal Database on these platforms:

Microsoft NT and Windows 2000,
HP/UX,
Sun Solaris,
IBM AS/400 and RS6000,
Traditional IBM Mainframes.

Project History

Implement EDI capabilities in conjunction with JD Edwards CUM-10 upgrade. EDI facilities brought USA based manufacturing on-line with distribution and manufacturing services and support in Belgium, serving Eastern Europe. Applications integration included financial, distribution and manufacturing systems. EDI interfaces encompassed both EDIFACT and ANSI X.12 transaction standards. Communications interfaces spanned Internet, Extranet, Value Added Network (VAN) carriers and internal SNA bridging networks. Harbinger TLE and Premenos translation engines were implemented across AS/400 architecture with NT4 Server connectivity.

Restructured the EDI function at a billion-dollar retail company utilizing Sterling’s Gentran. The project included a complete reinstall of the Gentran product and full re-mapping of the Trading Partner definitions and associated transaction sets. In addition, the communications gateway to the Value Added Networks (VAN’s) and the direct SNA transmission Trading Partners were restructured and brought up to date with current transmission protocols.

Managed a migration from as AS/400 midrange systems to an Oracle HP/US client server platform for a major international vacation ownership resort developer. The project encompassed the development of the business rules, migration strategy, architecture selection, and implementation plan. A variety of project management tools were utilized to assist with the day to day management of the project. A design and development methodology was selected, implemented, and integrated into a new systems development approach designed to implement new business systems.

Development of a project implementation plan to convert a national sporting goods retail chain from an older AS/400 version of the Lawson Retail Merchandising System and Accounting System to a new integrated Merchandising and Accounting system. The MSC project team was also responsible for the ongoing support and maintenance of the NT and SNA Sever supporting Windows95 workstations throughout the organization, while the migration to the new system was in progress. The application system also encompassed full store level and warehouse distribution systems utilizing real time satellite communications linkage to support point of sale and merchandise transfer and receipt.

Fulfilling the position of Director of New Development for a major Resort, we recruited staff for a data base implementation of a centralized Resort Management Information System. Fulfilling the position of Director of New Development for a major Resort, we recruited staff for a data base implementation of a centralized Resort Management Information System. Contracts were negotiated and arrangements made for $2.5 million software and services selecting the Oracle Enterprise database and HP/UX hub server to manage the Intranet based application system. Completing the conversion AS/400 data mapping processes, the system was deployed in a Windows95 and Office97 client environment.

Managed a major migration from midrange systems to a client server platform for a major international vacation ownership resort developer. The project encompassed the development of the business rules, migration strategy, architecture selection, and implementation plan. A variety of project management tools were utilized to assist with the day to day management of the project. A design and development methodology was selected, implemented and integrated into a new systems development approach designed to implement new business systems.

Managed a twelve-month project, which consisted of the complete design and construction of a data center, including the selection and installation of computer equipment and support facilities. In addition, application software was selected, enhanced and implemented for the health and welfare processing systems of the Michigan Conference of Teamsters’ Welfare Trust Fund. A PC based system to access a state wide multi-drop communications network was developed and supported by the DOS/VSE IBM host. The system was designed to enter data and update status of health and welfare insurance claims.