Migrate to Java

We understand that following are the major business and technology drivers for migration & re-engineering of legacy applications to Java platform

• Platform Independence: Java platform applications can run on variety of hardware and operating systems including Windows, UNIX and Mainframe systems as Java Runtime Environment (JRE), on which Java platform is based, is available on all popular operating system platforms.

• Java Platform Enterprise Application Development Support: Java standards provide support, standards, tools and framework for user interfacing, data binding, communications enabling, web enabling, application configuration, application packaging, deployment and ensuring security which constitute the critical requirements for any enterprise application architecture technology.

• Speed in Application Development: The Component-based Model serves as a great way to rapdily build distributed Java Enterprise Applications. The Component based model enables Enterprise Software to be developed more rapidly with high reliability. Simplified Enterprise JavaBeans and the Java Persistence API support quicker development.

• Simplifying Application Deployment: Leading Application servers today provide inbuilt application deployment support. Improved IDE’s like Eclipse,Sun Studio Builder along with open source scripting technologies such as Ant provide improved application deployment support.

• Enterprise Application Integration: Prior to the advent of Web Services, Enterprise Application Integration was very difficult due to differences in programming languages and middleware used within organizations. The interoperability was cumbersome and painful. With Web Services and SOA technologies, any application can be integrated easily. The latest Java technologies and the web services metadata support simplifies the enterprise application integration.

e-Zest’s Java re-engineering and migration service offering helps organisations to consolidate on fewer platforms and integrate applications more effectively. This may involve migrations across platforms, databases and operating systems. e-Zest can also re-engineer your applications in response to changes in regulations or other environmental factors.

Some of the key Java Migration and Re-engineering offerings can be listed as follows:

• Migration Assessment – Defining migration strategy and migration roadmap identification
• Application Upgrade – Upgrading the OS/ language/ Database/ IDE/ tools versions and product scripting within existing operating environment.
• Application Re-Engineering – Reverse engineering, web enabling, re-architecture and redevelopment, post implementation and maintenance support.
• Technology Migration – Operating System/ Language/ Database/ GUI migration
• Application Porting – Transferring the applications to new operating system or database
• Data Migration – Schema translation, data migration and cleansing

e-Zest uses a completely tool-based/ partially tool-based/manual approach to re-engineering and migration projects. e-Zest has experience with a variety of tools and techniques to support specific re-engineering activities. Well defined methodologies integrate the use of tools to automate re-engineering tasks which leads to faster delivery schedules and greater accuracy.

We can help reincarnate your legacy applications by either integrating your legacy systems with new technologies or by porting applications to more stable Java Enterprise Edition, which provides platform independence, flexibility, scalability and performance.