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The Phoenix Assurance Company Chooses BluePhoenix for Post-Merger Consolidation and Transformation Project

BluePhoenix™ DataMigrator and Remediator Technologies Created Integrated and Consistent Mission-Critical System Following Merger with Hadar Insurance

CARY, N.C. & HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004-- BluePhoenix Solutions (Nasdaq: BPHX - News), the leader in Enterprise IT Modernization, today announced that it has completed a mission-critical code and data merge project at the Israel Phoenix Assurance Company, one of the largest insurance firms in Israel. The automated BluePhoenix™ DataMigrator and Remediator technologies were used to integrate Phoenix' IT systems, following a merger between them and Hadar Insurance.

The project covered more than 440 million data records, 400 Oracle tables, 2400 COBOL programs and 2000 SQR, SQL and shell scripts in several phases -- data migration, code merge, and field adjustment. First, the data was integrated by converting the Hadar database and loading it into the Phoenix database using the automated BluePhoenix™ DataMigrator tool. Second, a large number of programs needed to be adjusted in order to ensure that all codes and entities match in both IT environments. Using the pattern utility of the automated BluePhoenix™ Remediator tool, which identifies the changes required for each file, hundreds of COBOL, SQR and SQL programs as well as shell scripts embedded into the business logic were amended and expanded according to the company's business rules.

"Following the merger, we had to seamlessly integrate two large IT systems that used a variety of coding and naming conventions. The project had to provide us with the capabilities to standardize all insurance policies and services," said Ada Markman, CIO at the Israel Phoenix Assurance Company. "Based on the successful project we did with BluePhoenix three years ago, we knew that they would be the best choice for this job also. The project was professionally executed, our schedule was met, and we had no unnecessary interruptions to our daily activities."

"Israel Phoenix Assurance is one of our strategic customers," added Arik Kilman, CEO of BluePhoenix Solutions. "Our modernization technology is perfectly suited for these kinds of projects in general and for the finance industry in particular as evidenced by the large number of insurance and banking firms we've worked with worldwide."

About the Israel Phoenix Assurance Company
Founded in 1949, the Israel Phoenix Assurance Company is the third largest insurance group in Israel. The firm covers all general insurance lines of business, including life, motor vehicle, property, liability, and health care.