Saturday, May 19, 2012
Mainframe To .NET Migrations

The world of ICT is changing rapidly demanding fast response to changing conditions at lower and lower cost. Business and user requirements can no longer all be met with the existing mainframe applications.  Users want more interaction, better user interface, more online or even mobile possibilities, etc.

Therefore a lot of companies are asking:

  • Is the cost of carrying our mainframe constraining my development budget?
  • Can we find the skills required to provide business continuity with our mainframe environment?
  • Can our current environment respond quickly enough to the changing business environment? 

The result is that many companies find themselves with a legacy system that is just not up to the task of meeting the ever growing expectations of business and customers.  Migrating to a Microsoft .net environment is one of the best and most popular options to change the ICT environment from a high dependency on mainframe to a solution were mainframe dependency is considerably lower or, in the long run, even non-existent. 

With tools like Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET and the Microsoft .NET framework your developers are empowered to develop applications faster and more up to present user interface standards. This not only provides your business with a faster response to their requirements, but also increases the productivity of your developers, saving you time and money.
 
Euricom has the expertise to guide you through this tough transition. By utilizing our expertise in .NET we can make sure that your migration from mainframe to the Microsoft .NET environment runs smoothly and fast without having to make any compromises on quality.    
 

VB6 To .NET Migrations

Hard to find VB6 developers or maintaining legacy code? Our consultants and VB6 migration toolkit can save you a lot of time and money.

 

Before performing a VB6 migration to .NET, there are many factors to consider. For instance, converting from Visual Basic 6 to .NET is not suitable for some applications, either because they will not profit from the new platform's technologies or because the cost or complexity of the VB to .NET upgrade strategy is prohibitive. However, in other cases the migration benefits far outweigh the costs, which is why a Visual Basic 6 to .NET conversion should be considered on a per-application basis.

 Why consider a VB6 to .NET upgrade project?

Some common reasons or drivers to upgrade an application to Visual Basic .NET are the following:

  • To Web-enable the application, or enhance an existing Web-enabled application with ASP.NET features.
  • To take advantage of the improvements in developer productivity and the enhanced development features that Visual Basic .NET, the .NET Framework, and Visual Studio .NET provide.
  • To consolidate your company's software assets.
  • To reduce the cost of ongoing business activity.
  • To improve the maintenance of an application.
  • To ensure ongoing, official support.

An application with a short expected lifetime because of changing business needs or processes is unlikely to be worth upgrading. However, an application whose functionality remains core to the business and will remain so for a period that is sufficiently longer than the length of the upgrade project is a good candidate for upgrading.

When will Microsoft officially pull the plug on technical support for Visual Basic 6.0?

As of March 2005, Microsoft ended the mainstream phase of support for Visual Basic 6.0, and entered into a period of extended phase support. The current extended phase support is available until March 2008, at which point Visual Basic 6.0 will no longer be supported.

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