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OpenLegacy Announces Major Version Release of Open-Source Legacy Modernization, Integration Platform

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OpenLegacy, the open-source legacy modernization and integration platform provider, announced the availability of its Version 2.1, containing new enhancements that make deployment of new Web and mobile applications integrated to backend legacy systems even faster and easier for customers, community users and partners.

 

“This release is great news for enterprises who want to connect their legacy databases to Web, mobile and cloud applications,” said Zeev Avidan, Vice President of Product Management for OpenLegacy. “Now, enterprise employees, customers and other stakeholders can easily expose databases such as DB2, DB400, ADABAS, IMS, CA-Datacom, CA-IDMS , anywhere, anytime, with minimal cost or overhead.”

 

The new platform version unveils several key improvements:

- In addition to screens and programs, OpenLegacy can now automatically connect legacy databases to the modern information ecosystem

- User interface additions support communication among the enterprise team

- Professional templates for Industry verticals like healthcare and insurance further shorten time to deployment

- Partners can offer proofs-of-concept quickly and easily with new tools

- Development and deployment can be accelerated through various platform improvements

 

Automated Legacy Database Integration

In the new release, the OpenLegacy platform automatically and non-invasively opens up legacy databases with its database connector. As before, access to the database is achieved through standard JDBC, but now the data is automatically analyzed and parsed into a strong-type Java object. All this is done using a simple wizard that extracts legacy databases as OpenLegacy objects and standard APIs without changing anything in the legacy system. Then, as part of the seamless process, the wizard transforms the Java objects into stand-alone Web, mobile, and cloud applications. Developers can use the Java objects directly, create their own custom templates, or use OpenLegacy’s full database-to-app automation.

 

Practical Graphic User Interface Design for Easy Collaboration, Deployment

New templates for program, screen and database applications add variety to the final, modernized solution offering. Graphically-designed industry vertical templates offer professional outputs that enterprises can choose to automatically generate stand-alone Web and mobile applications.

 

Version 2.1.0 automatically creates visual screen maps that illustrate product navigation. Maps like these give a high level overview of the final solution’s architecture, making it easier to envision and fostering communication throughout the enterprise team.

 

Interaction Profiler Fast-tracks Partner Rollouts

OpenLegacy continues to work in close collaboration with its system integrator partners. This release comes with an easy-to-install “interaction profiler” tool that records online application processes, enabling partners to rapidly provide proofs-of-concept to their clients. Using the profiler, OpenLegacy automatically transforms ‘green screen’ process flows into Web and mobile applications within a benchmark setting time frame.

 

State of the Art Open Source, for Rapid Development and Deployment

With Version 2.1.0, OpenLegacy shortens the time to deliver Web and mobile applications by adding key accelerating features such as: eliminating restarts, shortening product update time, reducing the file footprint and enabling deployment to the server with a single click. The new version also includes upgrades to the latest versions of Eclipse and Java, and a more efficient upgrade process.

 

Online Resources

- Request a demo

- Download the new release

- Read the release notes

 

OpenLegacy has pioneered a disruptive approach to legacy modernization and application integration by focusing on business needs instead of on replacing existing solutions. The company believes in building on the value of legacy systems rather than rushing to replace them. OpenLegacy’s comprehensive, end-to-end integration platform unlocks the application services and information in mainframes, AS/400 and databases, automatically transforming them into mobile, web and cloud applications. This approach maintains the strength, reliability, and security of the existing systems while extending them with agile API technology.

The OpenLegacy team is comprised of professionals who have thrived in both legacy- and modern-IT environments. The team has devoted their careers to solving legacy modernization challenges, resulting in a new paradigm that is lean in both time and material requirements, leverages the strengths of legacy systems, and empowers enterprises to succeed quickly, inexpensively and flexibly.

OpenLegacy is revolutionizing the market by putting power into the hands of partners, customers, and the open source community. Together, they are upgrading legacy systems, extending their reach to mobilization, web enablement, and cloud integration through APIs and other standard outputs. OpenLegacy transforms legacy systems into a transparent part of the modern information ecosystem through an open source, standards-based integration platform, extending the value and life of legacy systems.

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