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SigmaTerm 1.0b41 (Mac)

SigmaTerm is a comprehensive set of terminal emulations, including VTxxx, WYSE 50/60, SCO-ANSI, Xterm, Linux and more. SigmaTerm is fully customizable, and can interface with just about any legacy application that exists. SigmaTerm is built around a terminal emulation core that has more than 10 years of development behind it;...

Tags: Emulation, Apple Macintosh, Legacy Application, ETrow, SigmaTerm, Keyboards, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2009-11-02

Separating core from context brings high returns in legacy application transformation

A widening cost and productivity division exists between older, hand-coded software assets and replacement technologies on newer, more efficient standards-based systems. Somewhere in the mix, there are also core legacy assets distinct from so-called contextal assets. There is legacy wheat and legacy chaff. by Dana Gardner

Tags: Asset, Legacy Application, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy apps

Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy appsWell"Large enterprises plan on replacing their old applications this year, holding their software budgets steady.."You realize those are fairly incompatible goals, don't you? Something is gonna give there. Old applications generally fit in the category of "sunk costs" and new purchases fit in...

Tags: Marketing research, survey, Forrester survey, legacy application, Forrester Research Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy apps

Large enterprises plan on replacing their old applications this year, holding their software budgets steady and aiming to improve integration to save money, according to a report from Forrester Research. In a survey of 2,200 IT executives in North America, Forrester found the following: ...

Tags: Software, Legacy Application, Information Technology, Survey, Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Microsoft adds legacy app support to Optimization Pack refresh

Microsoft adds legacy app support to Optimization Pack refreshweakThe most useful implementation I saw for MED-V was out the window when I found out it doesn't support 64-bit hosts. The number one compatibility concern we have going forward is supporting software that runs only on 32-bit OSes. I...

Tags: Network technology, 64-bit, MED-V, legacy application, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-02

Palm announces Mojo SDK early access for webOS; legacy app support; cloud service

In his Web 2.0 Expo keynote address Wednesday evening, Palm senior vice president of Application Software and Services Michael Abbott announced that Palm is expanding its early access program for...

Tags: Program, Developer, Legacy Application, Palm Inc., SDK, Mojo SDK, webOS, Mojo Messaging Service, Q, Palm Mojo SDK, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Microsoft adds legacy app support to Optimization Pack refresh

Microsoft is making available for download as of  April 1 the final version of its desktop-virtualization-management product that is designed to help Vista users run legacy Windows 2000 and Windows XP apps. The spring 2009 refresh of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack MDOP is out as of...

Tags: Legacy Application, Optimization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, MED-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Asset Management, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-01

TechNet Webcast: Running Legacy Applications With Virtualization (Part 2 of 2) (Level 300)

In this webcast, the presenter demonstrates how Woodgrove Bank extended their application virtualization capabilities using Microsoft System Center products.

Tags: Legacy Application, Webcast, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Virtualization

Webcasts 2009-02-27

TechNet Webcast: Running Legacy Applications With Virtualization (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)

Presentation virtualization could be used to reduce the size of the client system needed to run an application by virtualizing the entire desktop and using thin clients. This solution works for certain scenarios, but what if one has older applications he/she need to run alongside newer applications and these applications...

Tags: Legacy Application, Webcast, Application Virtualization, Microsoft TechNet, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Webcasts 2009-02-25

A Practical Guide for Retiring Legacy Applications

Organizations across the board spend upwards of 75% of their software budgets on ongoing operations and maintenance. With just 25% available to fund new projects, IT departments are challenged with funding projects that can have significant impact. Budget savvy CIO's appreciate the cost savings realized when legacy applications are...

Tags: Informatica, Legacy Application

White papers 2009-01-01

Modernize Your Enterprise to Stay Competitive: Transform Legacy Applications and Unlock Valuable Assets

Many large enterprises have a lot of assets locked inside legacy applications that have served them well for years. However, these legacy applications are now a stumbling block, considering the rapid rate at which the market and competition demand new products and services. Modernization can unlock one's legacy assets. This...

Tags: Legacy Application

White papers 2008-12-09

Microsoft Webcast: Value-Up Modernization for Legacy Applications in Health Care: Achieve More IT Agility at a Lower Cost With Cognizant (Level 200)

The presenter of this webcast discusses how to optimize business value through use of modern technology, innovative tools, and well-managed processes. Using a case study - based approach, the presenter describes how health-care companies can develop and implement strategies for creating more agile and efficient IT environments while still cutting...

Tags: Legacy Application, Webcast, Information Technology, Microsoft Visual Basic, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, Vertical Industries, Programming Languages, Benefits, Application Servers, Healthcare, Middleware, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Webcasts 2008-11-20

From OpenWorld, Oracle and HP align forces to modernize legacy apps and spur IT transformation

Oracle and HP are providing products and services that holistically support the many required variables to successfully implement IT transformation. HP hardware and storage systems have been tuned to support Oracle databases, applications and software infrastructure for many years, and the partnership continues to expand in the age of SOA,...

Tags: Legacy Application, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Oracle Open World, Strategy, Business Structures, Management, Finance, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell you

Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell youProgress? By definition..."...there are two other significant factors that can impede our progress. The first is the lack of interest among the millennium generation to work on older technologies and the second is the fact...

Tags: Top-Five, legacy application, IT-staff

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Application Retirement: Road Map for Legacy Applications

As technology becomes obsolete and organizations deploy new applications, many enterprise applications wind up outliving their usefulness and become known as a "Legacy application". Every organization needs to be actively looking at their IT portfolios for applications, systems, and platforms that cost them more to maintain than the value they...

Tags: Legacy Application, Solix Technologies

White papers 2008-07-03

File Access Manager Server 4.1.7 (Windows)

File Access Manager Enterprise Server was designed to seamlessly give your backup software access to locked, open and in-use files such as: Outlook, MS SQL, Exchange, Legacy applications, any other exclusively opened or locked file. You will no longer need to ask users to log out of their systems or...

Tags: Legacy Application, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Backup Software, VisionWorks Solutions, Backups, Storage Management, Servers, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-04-10

Maximizing the Value of Legacy Applications With Mobility and Best-in-Class Terminal Emulation (TE)

Frequently, some of the first applications that an enterprise needs to mobilize are legacy applications - host-based applications that enable many everyday critical business functions. Terminal emulators are the crucial tool required to extend these server based applications to a mobile device - but all terminal emulators are not created...

Tags: Legacy Application, Mobility, Emulator, Motorola Inc., Wireless And Mobility

White papers 2008-03-01

Extend the Value of Your Core Business Systems: Transforming Legacy Applications Into an SOA Framework

Facing tremendous pressure to improve responsiveness, global companies are hampered by the very technologies they rely on to run their businesses. Many of their core Information Technology IT systems have been in service for years - even decades. Developed on and optimized for legacy platforms, these systems are difficult to...

Tags: Legacy Application, SOA, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2007-11-17

Service-Enable CICS and IMS Legacy Applications Using the IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance

In this paper one explores scenarios for service-enabling CICS and IMS applications using different techniques. One learns important aspects to consider for service-enabling legacy applications, including determining the "Ambition level" and whether the legacy code can be reused and exposed as a service using a native service interface, adapter, or...

Tags: Legacy Application, IBM WebSphere, SOA, IBM IMS, IBM CICS, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software

White papers 2007-10-30

Weekend bits: BEA, executive moves, the triple header

Sitting at O'Hare airport in Chicago, subject to another United Airlines delay, I found a few tidbits worth sharing before I board the place for San Francisco. On the heels of its annual user conference, BEA investor and so-called corporate raider Carl Ichan is pushing for a...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., BEA Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Six Apart Ltd., Technology, Legacy Application, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-15