Since 1989 Cornerstone Technology offers solutions for IT legacy analysis, documentation, maintenance, conversion, modernization, re-platforming, migration and re-structuring. Cornerstone’s Products & Services are based on the own developed G4/Sigma platform. All integrated G4/Sigma offspring is supported by G4/EAM, a leading edge ERP solution for the IT-shop itself. The ERP system G4/EAM is the number one cost saver with regard to legacy maintenance and control.
The advanced technology of the G4/Sigma-platform addresses two major solution areas:
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Transparency, Analysis, Documentation, Maintenance and Control of legacy application systems, supported by G4/Repository and the standard query interfaces of G4/Analyzer (single platform) and G4/Enterprise Application Manager (multi platform). G4/EAM is an IT-industry leading solution for ERP technology.
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Legacy software transformations (conversion, migration, modernization) to open systems, more productive programming languages and relational database technology. The legacy transformation solutions G4/Convertor, G4/Migrator and G4/Renovator are based on the integrated meta-model of the G4/Sigma platform.
The integrated G4/Sigma kernel is basis for all G4-offspring including the unparalleled ERP system G4/EAM for the IT-shop itself.
Solutions made available to customers consist of automated processes for legacy analysis, legacy documentation, legacy transformation, legacy modernization, legacy conversion, legacy migration and re-platforming. Due to the degree of automation, risk is minimized, quality is higher and the applications are available faster. The most appreciated customer benefit is the non-freezing of applications during the project cycle, so there is no loss of capital from business disruption. The Fixed Price/Fixed Date service agreements are also highly appreciated. G4/EAM a leading edge ERP solution for the IT-shop itself, will save cost, improve quality of IT-deliverables and will raise IT-service levels. Decrease of TCO is guaranteed by SLA. Cost savings of clients operation is a prime objective of the G4/Sigma suite.
Cornerstone may involve local/national and international Partners, Consultancy Firms and System Integrators to undertake voluminous modernization and re-platforming projects. Cornerstone can act as a contractor or subcontractor. One tool, one project methodology, one learning curve for all platforms involved, guarantees effectiveness of IT services.
Critical Success Factors
Automation of kernel IT activities, Fixed Price/Fixed Date offerings. Automated conversion of legacy code, automated migration of inflexible hierarchical/network databases. CMM-level 4/5 conversion factory, Strategic edge ERP functionality. Short implementation time, fast, flexible, quality of results. Implementation time G4/EAM 2 - 3 weeks. ROI of G4/EAM for legacy maintenance with 3-4 months. Conversion and migration projects within 6-9 months. ROI of conversion/migration solutions less than one year.
Indicative solution profile
Language conversions
Cobol to C#, Cobol78 to MF-Cobol, Cobol78 to Cobol85, Cobol to EGL, PL/1 to Cobol85, PL/1 to Cobol-II, PL/1 to MF-Cobol, Cobol-II to .NETCobol, Ideal to MF-Cobol, Topend to MF-Cobol, Mantis to MF-Cobol, Siemens Cobol to MF-Cobol, Cobol/CICS to Magic, IBM/Cobol/CICS to PLSQL, OracleForms, Siemens/Cobol/UTM to PLSQL/OracleForms9i, HB-Cobol74/TP8 to MF-Cobol, Tuxedo, HB-Cobol85/TP8 to MF-Cobol/Tuxedo, ICL/Cobol/Application Master to Cobol/CICS, Centura to Java/J2EE, Edge to Java/J2EE, Progress to JDEF/Oracle, Clipper to VBasic, DEC-Basic to UnifAce, Cobol/CICS to UnifAce, Cobol/CICS to IEF/Composer, Pascal to UnifAce, Assembler to Cobol, Objectcode(IBM) to Assembler370, Fortran to Cobol, ICL/Cobol to DB4, UnifAce to C, Cobol to C, Progress to J2EE, JSP to Cobol, Progress to EGL, Progress to Java, Natural to Java, Natural to C#.NET.
Database conversions
IMS to DB2, IMS to Oracle, IMS to SQLServer, IDMS to DB2, IDMS to Oracle, IDMS to SQLServer, IDMS to DB4, Siemens/UDS to Oracle-DB, DMS2 to MySQL, DMS2 to Oracle, TurboImage to Oracle-DB, VSAM to Oracle-DB, ISAM to DB2.
HW/SW Platform/Mainframe conversions, re-platforming
IBM, BULL, Unisys, ICL, DEC, HP3000, Siemens2000, Datapoint to Open Systems/Unix/Linux and Wintel platforms.