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Legacy-to-Web Sans Data Migration

By Bill Pitzer

If you work for a company that has relied heavily on its legacy information systems for countless years, you've probably expended an incalculable amount of resources tweaking or enhancing systems to meet your specific and shifting business needs. When talking to companies that specialize in legacy-to-Web integration, you might find that they're perhaps a little too eager to move your data to a more Web-friendly place. Obviously, many companies aren't so ready to jump on the Web bandwagon right away. Suddenly, they're faced with massive migration plans—not exactly a comforting thought for many companies that have invested considerable time and expense maintaining their legacy information systems.

While many dot-commers shudder at the thought of mainframe systems supporting critical business functions, this is a surprisingly common scenario. Systemware hopes to effectively span the gap between legacy resources and users who need an easy way to access legacy data (without massive data migration). Its termed enterprise output management software, Xact, provides a central interface for users who may normally have to log in to several different systems to find the information they need. Systemware has extensive mainframe experience, and built Xact to permit one-stop shopping for different legacy data while also enabling you to present that data on the Web.

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