Comptramatics Corporation's Legacy eTrans-Formation^TM Service provides fast, automated legacy Cobol to Java modernization. The Service implements standards promulgated by Sun Microsystems for Java and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the governing body for internet standards. By adhering to these standards the Service provides flexibility for future growth and maintenance of the transformed system, and flexibility in adapting to various types of legacy systems during transformation.

The result of a Legacy eTrans-Formation project is a fully functional equivalent of the original system cast in the Java idiom. All elements of a legacy Cobol program are preserved through the transformation. The many years and dollars spent building legacy systems need not and should not be discarded during a transformation.

The transformed system has the option of using traditional data formats or the new W3C standard format - the eXtensible Markup Language (XML). With this format your legacy data can be displayed not only on traditional web browsers, but also on hand-held wireless devices, cell phones, or any of the other emerging internet technologies. This truly internet enables your legacy systems.

The transformed system is three tier architecture ready. You are not limited to traditional computer environments. You are free to distribute your transformed objects to take advantage of advances in computer architecture. Your transformed system is a true distributed system. Optionally the Service can generate code that adheres to the Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) standard. This option provides a gateway into the world of enterprise distributed systems.

Legacy eTrans-Formation is offered as a Service due to the subtle complexities that arise during Cobol to Java transformations. This is not a simple line by line conversion. Simply put, it is a complete recasting of Cobol into the Java idiom. But it is more than just a recasting. As the Service recasts Cobol to Java, it formats the generated Java following standards that allow the resulting code to be used with the new Java Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools. These tools speed up the development and maintenance process and enable you to continue improving your systems to keep up with advances in information technology. And you can begin using these tools in a few weeks instead of years.

The Legacy eTrans-Formation Service is the way to realize the internet vision. To beat your competition to full internet enablement, please contact us today - we want your business.

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