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Platform Migration and Rehosting 

Many IT sites with VAX (formerly DEC VAX) platforms are actively evaluating their alternatives in light of the looming changes in future support for the VMS and OpenVMS systems and the related cost issues. CIO's and IT managers are now considering the move to more modern systems in mainstream use: Windows, Unix, and Linux. When it's time to move away from VMS, BluePhoenix™ PlatformMigrator for VMS is a cutting-edge, high-efficiency tool that delivers all the benefits of automated migration, while leaving you in control throughout the process.

VMS Migration with BluePhoenix

With almost 20 years of experience migrating mission-critical systems for Fortune 1000 companies worldwide, a polished implementation methodology, and the most advanced automated migration tools available today, BluePhoenix delivers confidence - the confidence that your VMS migration project will succeed on-time and on-budget, with full business logic and data integrity retention, minimal downtime and maximum end-user transparency.

Migrating from a VMS environment to Unix or NT is not simply a matter of investing in new operating system. It is crucial to prepare a detailed road map for migration since the complex VMS migration process has to be tailored to each site's unique configurations, business rules, and needs. Each implementation of our PlatformMigrator for VMS solution includes automated, detailed mapping of system-wide IT activity and the interconnections between all software components, using our unique BluePhoenix™ IT Discovery tool. Using this map, BluePhoenix customizes your migration strategy based on an in-depth examination of actual system elements, optimizing it for your enterprise's unique environment.

VMS to OS/390

PlatformMigrator for VMS provides a comprehensive solution that results in a converted application that operates exactly as the old one did, without any performance degradation. The automated BluePhoenix technology incorporates in-depth knowledge and experience in VMS conversions and covers the entire environment. It enables the complete migration of application logic and data migration with minimal or no functional impact, as well as operational migration (e.g., security and scheduling) and full functional equivalence testing before and after migration.

PlatformMigrator for VMS also guarantees a high level of change control and supports gradual and phased migration of applications to allow for business flexibility and convenient adaptation to the new target environment. During the transition period, the tool's refresh facility minimizes the business impact, maintaining acceptable system performance, and reducing the risk of change.