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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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