The National Endowments for the Arts (NEA) attempted a manual modernization of 3 Wang COBOL administrative sub-systems. This manual effort ended in complete failure. NEA engaged TSRI to document, transform, re-factor, and web-enable these sub-systems. With these automated services, NEA attained a successful modernization.
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The Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) required modernization of a Navy legacy information system written in VAX-Basic. TSRI's automated tool-set transformed the VAX-Basic code into J2EE/Java. TSRI also made several design adaptations to preserve the system's functionality while modernizing its architecture and allow web-enablement.
TSRI was selected for Northrop Grumman's "2002 Small Business of the Year Award" for services provided in this Tandem COBOL85 and Tandem SQL modernization to C++ and Oracle9i. The automated services provided by TSRI included "As Is" documentation, transformation to C++, re-factoring, "To Be" documentation, and web-enablement.
Premera Blue Cross needed to modernize an automated assembly system. TSRI was contracted to assess the system, transform its legacy Wang COBOL into C++, and re-factor the modern system. The legacy system was capable of self-generating COBOL code. After TSRI's efforts, the modern system accurately self-generated equivalent C++ code.
The U.S. Air Force's Weapons System Cost Retrieval System was written in COBOL, ran on an AMD-5890 platform, and used a flat file data base. TSRI was engaged to perform the COBOL to C++ transformation and to separate data manipulation commands from the business logic allowing for an upgrade to a relational database.
The U.S. Air Force's Core Automated Maintenance System consisted of a Unisys DMS 2200 database and over 3.5 million lines of Unisys COBOL code. TSRI generated 120 Gigabytes of high-fidelity UML documentation to facilitate integration with the Integrated Maintenance Depot System.
The Oregon's Public Employees Retirement System required the modification and integration of two subsystems comprising over 250,000 lines of COBOL II code. TSRI's assessment and refactoring services reduced the complexity, eliminated redundancy and removed obsolete functionality to support the consolidation the two subsystems.
The Defense Technical Information Center attempted to manually modernize and web-enable a UNISYS 2200 COBOL application. The time and expense in transforming less than one third of the system into Java prompted the selection of TSRI's automated solutions to complete the project. The cost savings for DTIC are estimated at over $440,000.
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) engaged TSRI to support the modernization of a legacy COBOL system for the Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services. Automated services provided by TSRI included "As Is" documentation, transformation to C++, re-factoring, and "To Be" documentation.
STG Inc. awarded a contract to TSRI for the transformation, re-factoring and documentation of a Department of Defense administrative system. This modernization involved the automated transformation of HP COBOL into object oriented C++ and re-hosting the system's database.
In support of the MILSTAR sattelite modernization effort, TRW contracted TSRI to assess and transform 143,000 lines of JOVIAL code. The automatically generated C++ upgrade of MILSTAR's primary control system was launched in 2004 and now provides enhanced communications for the United States Armed Forces.
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