Introduction to Infinite Corporation for
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• Widely adopted for government and commercial use
• Proprietary architecture and operating system produced highly reliable system
• Multi-user environment designed to handle heavy I/O
• Database threaded into machine level simplified data modeling
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• Closed system architecture makes integration difficult
• OS/400 overhead drags down system performance
• Densely populated text screen interfaces difficult to use
• DB2/400 database lacks analysis tools provided by software database
• Query-driven reports delivered to print spools are primitive
• Little or no interoperability among AS/400 and other enterprise applications
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• Proprietary programming language (RPG & Cobol/400)
• Proprietary database (DB2/400) with features not found in
MS SQL
• Extensive embedded command language (CL)
• Incomplete history of application development (i.e. standards, etc)
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• Consulting services to migrate and modernize IBM Midrange applications
• Utilize Infinite toolset to
– Rehost applications
– Migrate database
– Maintain current middleware or use Infinite Toolset
– Wrap in SOA architecture
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• Recompile source to native object code for
Windows 64 bit
• OS/400-compliant operating environment means everything works like it did on the
AS/400
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• AS/400 DB2/400 database is highly proprietary and works differently from most software databases
• Application database calls are specific to that database
• Infinite included complete replication of DB2/400
(independent of the iSeries)
• Write directly to MS SQL
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• Modernization and extension of legacy application
• Lower cost/higher performance platform
• Automation and integration of business processes
• Interoperable technologies
• Single enterprise-wide interface
• MS SQL replacing DB2/400
• MS SQL business intelligence tools to replace primitive
AS/400 query-driven reports
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Analysis Engagement
–Provides predictability of time and human resources
– Detailed report and recommendations
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Comparative business case
Project Engagement
– Fulfil recommendations of Analysis Engagement
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Complete rehosting of applications and test
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Complete data migration
– Design global and form level customizations
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Identify, design and implement integration requirements
Productization and Deployment
–User testing
–Documentation
–Installation project
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• Founded in 1975
• Operates internationally
• 150 employees
• Software Magazine Top 500
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• IBM Development Partner
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Jointly developed the first midrange migration product in 1980
• Microsoft Alliance Partner
• Accenture
• Red Hat Advanced Partner
• Dell Enterprise Partner
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Plus approximately 96,000 other installations worldwide .
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