Legacy application BRIDGE

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key featuresof Legacy Application Bridge

Automates the modernization of legacy applications
Easily adapted to support any programming language
Translates applications implemented in multiple languages
Checks legacy design consistency
Inconsistencies between design and implementation are detected
Automatic synchronisation of design and source code
Automated migration of legacy design into new design notation
Easy selection of what is generated and when
Automatically generates project documentation

Introduction

Legacy Application Modernization

Organisations across the world are facing the same challenges with their aging legacy applications:

High cost of ownership
Stifling business growth
Inability to innovate or evolve
Difficulty of maintenance
Skills and tool obsolescence

In order to protect the investment made in a legacy application, it makes more sense to transform and evolve it rather than re-develop from scratch.

The most effective modernization strategies, build automation into the process wherever possible. Our Legacy Application Bridge technology is a fully automated, model-driven, transformation solution that provides organisations with the ability to translate and evolve applications whilst preserving asset value.

Product Overview

Automatic Modernization Technology

Legacy Application Bridge is automatic software modernization technology which has been successfully deployed on a wide range of projects and industries. It supports key migration needs such as:

Model to model transformation
Language to language translation
Reverse engineering (language to model)
Forward engineering (model to language)
Round trip engineering and synchronisation

Legacy Application Bridge is a model driven approach to modernization which is divided into three distinct phases:

Phase 1: Analyse

First step in transforming the legacy application or design is to parse the source and create a model of the application. From this internal model it is possible to generate reports and if required automatically create a UML model. This can be used to aid understanding of the application and potentially to support future developments. Our parsers can be easily adapted to support any programming language and can analyse multi-language applications.

Phase 2: Translate

SemantiKa is a translation technology which applies a set of semantic rules to the model generated in the previous phase. In order to reduce complexity the translation is performed in a series of sematic passes. A strategy for each pass is defined in a model that can be easily adapted, saving hours of manual work and eliminating human error.

Phase 3: Generate

Using the fully translated model the Flexible Output Builder can now automatically generate into the target language / environment of your choice. Legacy Application Bridge’s generator is easily configurable to allow the adoption of a generation strategy that is closely aligned to the lifecycle of any project.