In 1985, Winfried Buhl and my parents, Eva and Rüdiger Schilling, registered the company Software+Method in the commercial register. The name was intended to reflect the mission; from the very beginning, the aim was to make software development more efficient through a methodical approach. With plenty of good ideas and a great deal of enthusiasm, they began their work on March 1, 1986 - that is 40 years ago.
Rüdiger & Eva Schilling and Winfried Buhl [2001]
While Delta was not our very first customer, it was one of the first - and an important one at that. As early as 1987, Software+Methode supplied DBI as a component for Delta’s generator system, ADS. In 1995, we acquired Delta from its then-parent company. This acquisition, combined with further strategic restructuring, led to the formation of Delta Software Technology in 2000 - the company as it exists today.
With the acquisition of Delta, ADS also became part of our portfolio. Delta ADS remains in use by many customers to this day and is continuously being further developed and maintened by us. The development of AMELIO also began in the 1980s. Initially intended for code optimization, it evolved into a tool for automated modernization during the 1990s and 2000s, and today serves as our key to automated software evolution.
50 Years Abtraction & Automation
Constants in Flux
Software development is known for its fast pace. New technologies, processes, and methodologies enter the market in rapid cycles, and companies come and go. We, too, have repeatedly adapted and kept pace with the times. Yet two constants have remained from the very beginning:
- To this day, abstraction and automation are our keys to efficient, high-quality software development and evolution.
- To this day, the company remains 100% owned by the founding families—Buhl/von Cieminski and Schilling - and is managed by me, Dr. Daniela Schilling, representing the second generation of leadership.
Rüdiger Schilling, Winfried Buhl & Daniela Schilling [2013]
And in the Future?
A look into the future is like the famous gaze into the crystal ball!
Looking ahead, we will continue to maintain, optimize, and enhance our proven tools and solutions - particularly ADS and AMELIO and complete new technologies to create further possibilities. In everything we do, it is you - with your wishes and requirements - who drive and motivate us and help shape our direction. And we intend for that to remain the case in the future.
We look forward to many more years of trusting and constructive cooperation with you.
Warm regards,
Daniela Schilling
Dear Reader,
The IT industry is known for its rapid pace of change, so we are especially pleased to be celebrating two anniversaries in 2026: 40 years of Delta Software Technology and 50 years of Delta ADS.
Even at 50 years, ADS is "still alive and kicking". Over the past 50 years, our customers have developed powerful applications with ADS, that are still successfully in use today. And we are continuously developing ADS further. To mark the anniversary, we are publishing a series of articles, exploring the history of ADS and what makes it so successful. In our webinar "Delta ADS and IDS - Refresh and Connect," we also presented the current status of ADS.
40 years of Delta Software Technology and 50 years of Delta ADS are a reason to celebrate, but no reason for us to rest on our laurels.
In Addition: listen to, what our Managing Director, Dr. Daniela Schilling, has to say in the podcast with Sophia Herrmann, about her daily work as a computer scientist and, in particular, at Delta.
We hope you enjoy reading and listening ...
Your Delta Software Technology Team
50 Years of Delta ADS: Supporting the Developer
This year, 2026, we celebrate 50 years of Delta ADS for COBOL & PL/I.
Therefore, in our newsletters we will look back on the history of Delta ADS and reflect on its features that have contributed to its long lasting success. This time, we’ll look on how ADS supports developers with tooling, prototyping, documentation and testing.
50 Years of Delta ADS: Supporting the Developer
50 Years of Delta ADS: Supporting the Developer
Delta ADS turns 50
Developing software is looking to the future, but sometimes it is good to turn around and look back.
As we did, we discovered that the foundations of our products were made almost half a century ago.
Delta ADS - Review
This year, 2026, we celebrate 50 years of Delta ADS. In this years newsletters we will look back on the history of Delta ADS and reflect on its features that have contributed to its long lasting success.
Half a century ago, programming a computer was a special kind of magic for most people. It also was an individual and very creative process with pen, paper and punch cards. Getting complex programs functioning correctly was a difficult and time-consuming process and came with considerable costs that did not allow for the compiler to be used for error finding.
The use of terminals to write programs was a big improvement in the development process. It provided a better overview of the program logic without having to compile and print a listing first. This overview was limited of course by the maximum of 24 lines a terminal was able to show at the same time. This was not sufficient for complex decisions which gave rise to the first tools to support the programming. Although such tools were available for many programming languages, the main field for these tools was in the area of the most widely used programming language for business applications: COBOL.
1971: The First Idea
In 1971, Dr Reinhold Thurner of Zürich University published about the use of decision tables in the software development which led to DETAB/GT to generate the programming code based on a more abstract definition language . By 1976 DETAB/GT reached 100 installations, the same amount of installations was achieved by its competitor VORELLE2.
Generating a complex decision structure for COBOL programs was a great help, especially when keeping in mind that in these days COBOL statements were terminated by a single point and complex decisions could easily run over 24 lines of code. It also showed that effective programming needed more. A major step was not in the use of tools but in the way, programs were structured. In an environment dominated by card readers, tapes and report writers (hard disks were expensive and had only limited capacity), each program depended on the structure of the input and output data. The fact that each programmer used his or her personal style and creativity did not make the maintenance of these programs easy. Some kind of craftmanship and best practices was needed. This led to a number of Structured Programming initiatives. The most widely used was Jackson Structured Programming (JSP)3 that Michael Jackson published in 1975.
At the same time Dr. Thurner launched a generator system that, based on the principles of structured programming, was able to produce much of the needed code. It used an abstract description of the structure of the data, in a language specifically defined for that task. The product was called DELTA4. It solved the problem that Dijkstra addressed in 1968. The programmer did not need to program and maintain any GO TO statement, only the generator produced them for the executable program5.
Over the years, Delta (later called Delta/ADS) was extended with a number of standard generators for standard functionality in Business Programming. PSD (Program Schema Description) and GRU (Control Break Processing) helped programmers to keep an overview of their programs and to focus on the unique functionality they have to implement while not being bothered by mechanisms needed to implement it.
Platform independence - Thanks to Generators
A major step in the development of Delta ADS was the concept of platform independence by the use of generators and macros. Back in the old days, each mainframe (compiler) had its own deviations of the COBOL standard. A program written for platform A was thus not usable on platform B without changing the source code. Not a big deal if you develop your software inhouse for your own use but it is for a software supplier that wants to install his software on many platforms. The use of the generators and macros in Delta ADS to deal with the platform specific aspects of the implementation meant that a program for many different target platforms could be maintained in one single source code object.
Platform independence did not only benefit software suppliers but after some time many Delta ADS users discovered that this possibility also facilitated a platform migration. The fact that an existing application could be migrated easily to a new platform when using Delta ADS is an important reason why many installations are still actively used, some for over 40 years, and that Delta/ADS is still alive and kicking after 50 years.
“I am pleased that after 50 years, Delta ADS is still being used successfully
for the development and migration of large and complex applications.”
Dr. Reinhold Thurner
The Future - and beyond
Like Delta DETAB, Delta ADS for COBOL and PL/I remains a part of our product portfolio. Over the years an estimated 2+ billion unique lines of code have been generated with our generator system, a number that is still growing each year. Initially, DETAB and Delta ADS were only available for the platforms for which they generated code.
Today they are also integrated into modern development environments such as Eclipse or Visual Studio and can generate cross-platform.
As the advantages of this generative approach to software development is still valued by our customers we remain committed to supporting them with our tools. The current release 6 of Delta ADS will certainly not be the last as we will continue to find solutions for the challenges our customers experience in their software development process.
50 Years of Delta ADS: Supporting the Developer
This year, 2026, we celebrate 50 years of Delta ADS. In our first retrospective we focussed on the techniques that played a big role in the area of code produce. Now we will look into another important part of Delta ADS, besides producing code: supporting the developer with tooling, prototyping, documentation and testing.
The first domain that Delta ADS took care of is the production of documentation. During the generation process, a number of different sorts of documents can be produced. Depending on the Delta ADS processors used, e.g. a program flow chart is created, an overview of all available locations and their usage becomes available and, last but not least, SPP has the option of generation a Nassi-Shneiderman diagram of a SPP-routine.
All these features enabled the developer to check the actual program against the design he made. But being able to communicate with the end-user about the results of a program has always been an important but difficult issue. Results could only be shown after running the program which needed a functional program and available data. Adapting afterwards was a tedious and error prone process. Therefore, Delta ADS allows for prototyping of reports and screens which produce the simulated results during the program generation. This gives the feedback at a much earlier stage, reducing the effort to correct the implementation.
Correcting existing programs has always been an important, time consuming but undervalued part of a programmer’s job.
Delta’s founding father Dr. Reinhold Thurner already found out in an early stage that: ‘for the correction of an error, 20% of the effort is needed to determine that there is an error and to pass the issue to the correct people. Next, in terms of time consuming, is to find the component that causes the error. The effort needed to fix the error is very often limited (but as we are in a hurry we tend to introduce new errors)’.
In a time where interactive debuggers were not available, finding an error was often a case of inserting display statements in the code to see where the program was when the error occurred. After fixing the flaw, these display statements had to be removed again. When another error came up, this process had to be repeated again.
Using a generator for the code produce opened up a solution for this time-consuming process. By activating one of the TEST-options (for the complete program or just one SPP-routine), the program will protocol each passed SPP-construct. This gives the programmer the much-needed insight in what a program did at runtime (and much faster compared to debugging) without having to program display-statements for that.
Additionally it can also produce statistics showing what logic was executed during the test run, giving an idea about the validity of the test and about general test coverage.
From the start, Delta ADS aimed at supporting the programmer to produce structured, well documented and maintainable code. A mission that we, after 50 years, remain to continue.
History
Article from Computerwoche, January 10, 1975 - Delta Author Dr. Reinhold Thurner:
"Multifunktionales Generator-System für moderne Software-Technologie: Ein Superding für die Avantgarde"
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Life starts at 40 something: Delta ADS turns 50 this year
Developing software is looking to the future, but sometimes it is good to turn around and look back. As we did, we discovered that the foundations of our products were made almost half a century ago.
Read moreSources
1 Thurner R., "Entscheidungs-Tabellen: Aufbau-Anwendung-Programmierung", VDI- Taschenbuch T33, VDI Verlag, Duesseldorf, 1971.
2 Jeweils 100mal installiert:: Vorelle und Detab/GT | Computerwoche, 02.07.1976
3 Jackson, MA (1975), Principles of Program Design, Academic.
4 Multifunktionales Generator-System für moderne Software-Technologie: Ein Superding für die Avantgarde | Computerwoche, 10.10.1975
5 Dijkstra, Edsger W. (March 1968). "Letters to the editor: Go to statement considered harmful" (PDF). Communications of the ACM. 11 (3): 147–148. doi:10.1145/362929.362947. ISSN 0001-0782. S2CID 17469809.
p. 147, "The unbridled use of the go to statement has as an immediate consequence that it becomes terribly hard to find a meaningful set of coordinates in which to describe the process progress. ... The go to statement as it stands is just too primitive, it is too much an invitation to make a mess of one's program."
From Software+Methode to Delta Software Technology in 40 Years
Constants in Flux
Software development is known for its fast pace. New technologies, processes, and methodologies enter the market in rapid cycles, and companies come and go. We, too, have repeatedly adapted and kept pace with the times. Yet two constants have remained from the very beginning.
Read more here about the founding of Software+Methode and how it evolved into today's Delta Software Technology:
From Software+Methode to Delta Software Technology in 40 Years
From Software+Methode to Delta Software Technology in 40 Years
In 1985, Winfried Buhl and my parents, Eva and Rüdiger Schilling, registered the company Software+Method in the commercial register. The name was intended to reflect the mission; from the very beginning, the aim was to make software development more efficient through a methodical approach. With plenty of good ideas and a great deal of enthusiasm, they began their work on March 1, 1986 - that is 40 years ago.
Rüdiger & Eva Schilling and Winfried Buhl [2001]
While Delta was not our very first customer, it was one of the first - and an important one at that. As early as 1987, Software+Methode supplied DBI as a component for Delta’s generator system, ADS. In 1995, we acquired Delta from its then-parent company. This acquisition, combined with further strategic restructuring, led to the formation of Delta Software Technology in 2000 - the company as it exists today.
With the acquisition of Delta, ADS also became part of our portfolio. Delta ADS remains in use by many customers to this day and is continuously being further developed and maintened by us. The development of AMELIO also began in the 1980s. Initially intended for code optimization, it evolved into a tool for automated modernization during the 1990s and 2000s, and today serves as our key to automated software evolution.
50 Years Abtraction & Automation
Constants in Flux
Software development is known for its fast pace. New technologies, processes, and methodologies enter the market in rapid cycles, and companies come and go. We, too, have repeatedly adapted and kept pace with the times. Yet two constants have remained from the very beginning:
- To this day, abstraction and automation are our keys to efficient, high-quality software development and evolution.
- To this day, the company remains 100% owned by the founding families—Buhl/von Cieminski and Schilling - and is managed by me, Dr. Daniela Schilling, representing the second generation of leadership.
Rüdiger Schilling, Winfried Buhl & Daniela Schilling [2013]
And in the Future?
A look into the future is like the famous gaze into the crystal ball!
Looking ahead, we will continue to maintain, optimize, and enhance our proven tools and solutions - particularly ADS and AMELIO and complete new technologies to create further possibilities. In everything we do, it is you - with your wishes and requirements - who drive and motivate us and help shape our direction. And we intend for that to remain the case in the future.
We look forward to many more years of trusting and constructive cooperation with you.
Warm regards,
Daniela Schilling
Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
For 50 years, Delta ADS has been the proven solution for the efficient development of enterprise backend applications in COBOL and PL/I. And even at 50, Delta ADS continues to evolve to meet both current and future requirements.
On June 17, 2026, the free webinar “Delta ADS – Refresh & Connect” took place. Read here to learn how it remains relevant and innovative even after 50 years.
Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
Review of the Webinar held on June 17, 2026: 50 Years Delta ADS
“Longevity” is a buzzword that refers to a long life - and, related with that, a healthy life.
It’s not often that this term is associated with software. But there is one application that’s turning half a century old: Delta ADS.
One might be quick to assume that it is completely outdated. With ADS, that is definitely not the case. Since its initial release, ADS has undergone countless innovations and updates. In its current version, 6.6.9, it meets all the requirements of today’s technologies.
At the start of the webinar, our CEO, Dr. Daniela Schilling, provided a comprehensive overview and highlighted key milestones such as platform independence and improvements driven by customer needs. She explained enhancements in ADS 6 that improve the code’s readability, maintainability and scalability, including a macro source optimizer and the removal of parameter limits.
At a glance:
- ADS 6 is downward compatible with version 4.x and focuses on improving code readability.
- The new macro syntax enables named parameters and free-form formatting with indentation.
- A macro source optimizer automates the code formatting to improve maintainability.
- Parameter limits have been significantly increased; for example, the number of local parameters per macro has been raised to 2,500.
- The nesting depth for macros has been increased from 10 to 50, and the number of code lines per module from 400 to 1,000.
- The code generation now offers options to reduce GOTO statements and improve readability.
- The optimizations include the generation of IF and SELECT CASE statements using newer syntax standards.
- Customers can selectively enable these options to avoid a mandatory full regeneration.
- The improved code is shorter and easier to read, which helps developers with maintenance.
- This represents a paradigm change in the handling of generated code in ADS.
Integration with Modern Development Environments
To bridge the gap between ADS and modern development workflows, the team has developed ADS plugins - including plugins for Eclipse and Visual Studio - named Delta IDS. These plugins offer intelligent code editors, integrated generation processes, and debugging tools that enable developers to work in familiar environments. The integration supports features such as error highlighting, direct navigation to code issues and post-generation analysis to trace the origins of the code.
- ADS plugins are available for Eclipse and Visual Studio and support modern IDE features.
- Developers can generate code, view errors, and navigate directly to problematic lines within the IDE.
- Post-generation debugging tools allow you to trace generated code back to source macros and parameters.
- The integration supports the call of sources via FTP or other URLs.
- These tools improve the developer productivity and reduce context change.
Live Demonstration of ADS on Eclipse
Our chief architect, Mr. Martin Herbst, presented a live demo showcasing the ADS plugin for Eclipse. He demonstrated project navigation, code editing with syntax highlighting and folding, error detection and the impact of the macro source optimizer on code readability. He also highlighted the post-generation debugger, which records macro performance and enables detailed inspection of the code generation flow, parameter values and call stacks. This provides an efficient debugging and maintenance.
- Demo of the Project Explorer and Editor features of the ADS Eclipse plugin.
- He demonstrated error lists and direct navigation to source code errors.
- The macro source optimizer improves code indentation and parameter naming for better readability.
- The post-generation debugger records macro performance and highlights executed code paths.
- Users can navigate call stacks and inspect parameter values to understand code generation.
Future Developments and Customer Engagement
Daniela Schilling outlined current and future development plans, including support for new COBOL dialects such as P3/COBOL and modern databases such as PostgreSQL. The team examines object-oriented goals beyond COBOL and PL/I. The focus is on customer-driven development, which encourages users to communicate their needs and challenges to guide future improvements. A release date for Version 7 has not yet been set.
- New goals include support for P3/COBOL and PostgreSQL databases.
- Work is underway to enable object-oriented code generation beyond traditional languages.
- Development is heavily customer-driven, with feedback determining priorities.
- Version 7 has not yet been planned or scheduled.
- The team invites customers to share their requirements and issues so we can work together to find solutions.
The team emphasizes ongoing development efforts, including support for new COBOL dialects and databases, as well as plans for object-oriented code generation—which were all driven by customer feedback.
The pipeline for even more functionality is in place, and we warmly invite you to share your requirements with us. We are looking forward to the next 50 years!
Were you unable to attend?
No problem. If you are interested in getting the presented information, please contact us directly.
Some Success Stories:
YOUPLUS Unifies its Development Environment and Updates Delta ADS
A modern development environment was the goal for the software developers of YOUPLUS Assurance Schweiz AG. Together with Delta Software Technology, the previous development environment was replaced by ADS on Eclipse and at the same time the generator system Delta ADS for COBOL was updated.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6353
Bedag Relies on Delta ADS on Visual Studio
A uniform process control and development environment for the different programming languages is the goal of many enterprises. Bedag Informatik AG (Bedag) has mastered this step, it unifies its development processes and thus ensures a more efficient and future-proof application development.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6291
Aquila Heywood introduces ADS on Eclipse
Aquila Heywood improves its Delta ADS software development by moving to Eclipse and Update to Delta ADS 6.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6301
B+S Improves Efficiency of Software Development with ADS 6
B+S Banksysteme AG (B+S) has one of the largest application systems that has been developed with Delta tools. In April 2012 B+S started to introduce the pre-release of Delta ADS 6 in order to again increase the efficiency and quality of their software development and maintenance.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6201
'As a Woman in IT' with Dr. Daniela Schilling on the KommtVorZone Podcast
How do you run a company in an industry that consists almost entirely of men?
Dr. Daniela Schilling, CEO of Delta Software Technology, was a guest on Sophia Herrmann’s show. She shared her journey from studying computer science to leading a family business, talked about her experiences as a woman in IT and what has shaped her in her role as a leader.
'As a Woman in IT' with Dr. Daniela Schilling on the KommtVorZone Podcast
'As a Woman in IT' with Dr. Daniela Schilling on the KommtVorZone Podcast
'As a Woman in IT' with Dr. Daniela Schilling on the KommtVorZone Podcast with Sophia Herrmann
How do you run a company in an industry that consists almost entirely of men?
Dr. Daniela Schilling, CEO of Delta Software Technology, was a guest on Sophia Herrmann's show. She shared her journey from studying computer science to leading a family business, talked about her experiences as a woman in IT and what has shaped her in her role as a leader.
This episode focused on how a woman found her place in a rare yet essential niche within IT while simultaneously taking on a leadership role in a male-dominated field. At the same time, this episode shows that IT has much less to do with the taciturn nerd in a hoodie than Hollywood movies would make us believe.
The discussion also touched on why good leadership - especially in complex fields - requires not only technical expertise but, above all - particularly in IT - communication skills. The focus was on female leadership, role models, the next generation and the question of how job profiles and role models must change so that more women can find their place in technical professions and leadership roles.
“Why are YOU, as a woman, studying computer science?” - a question that still hasn’t gone away.
Her doctoral advisor told her she no longer needed to learn the COBOL language because it was becoming obsolete. Today, she makes her living with it.
She ignored the male voices and forged her own path. Today, many years later, she has long been firmly established as a member of the executive board at an IT company that manages an extremely sensitive infrastructure essential to our daily lives. “If you can’t see my work, then everything’s fine!”
An episode about modern leadership, women’s presence in a male-dominated field, and the courage to take on responsibility in your own way.
It’s worth a listen - even for men!
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Newsletter - Wednesday, 15. July 2026
- 50 Years of Delta ADS: Supporting the Developer
- From Software+Methode to Delta Software Technology in 40 Years
- Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
- 'As a Woman in IT' with Dr. Daniela Schilling on the KommtVorZone Podcast
Dear Reader,
More than 50 years ago, computer scientist Dr. Reinhold Thurner presented the first ideas for the automation of the application development using software generators. This led to the generation of one of the most successful tools for the generative development of COBOL and PL/I applications: Delta ADS. We are proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Delta ADS this year. To celebrate this anniversary, we’d like to take you on a journey through time and look back at the origins of Delta ADS.
Also Applications, often outlive their original lifespans. Many large, complex, and mission-critical applications that have grown over decades form the core of our customers’ successful business operations.
Learn today how you can use the AMELIO Washing Machine to automatically clean up such applications in an agile and iterative process, thereby improving readability and maintainability. And regain kownledge of your most valuable asset. Your code.
Save the date: June, 17th at 11:00 a.m. UTC we‘re hosting the "ADS Refresh & Connect" event. More information will follow.
We’ll also be on the road for you again in the upcoming weeks. Meet us at the GSE Conference, the Software Reengineering & Evolution (WSRE) Workshop, and the ceCMG Conference.
Enjoy reading,
Your Delta Software Technology Team
50 Years of Delta ADS - And how it started
This year, 2026, we celebrate 50 years of Delta ADS. In this years newsletters we will look back on the history of Delta ADS and reflect on its features that have contributed to its long lasting success.
50 Years of Delta ADS - And how it started
50 Years of Delta ADS - And how it started
Delta ADS turns 50
Developing software is looking to the future, but sometimes it is good to turn around and look back.
As we did, we discovered that the foundations of our products were made almost half a century ago.
Delta ADS - Review
This year, 2026, we celebrate 50 years of Delta ADS. In this years newsletters we will look back on the history of Delta ADS and reflect on its features that have contributed to its long lasting success.
Half a century ago, programming a computer was a special kind of magic for most people. It also was an individual and very creative process with pen, paper and punch cards. Getting complex programs functioning correctly was a difficult and time-consuming process and came with considerable costs that did not allow for the compiler to be used for error finding.
The use of terminals to write programs was a big improvement in the development process. It provided a better overview of the program logic without having to compile and print a listing first. This overview was limited of course by the maximum of 24 lines a terminal was able to show at the same time. This was not sufficient for complex decisions which gave rise to the first tools to support the programming. Although such tools were available for many programming languages, the main field for these tools was in the area of the most widely used programming language for business applications: COBOL.
1971: The First Idea
In 1971, Dr Reinhold Thurner of Zürich University published about the use of decision tables in the software development which led to DETAB/GT to generate the programming code based on a more abstract definition language . By 1976 DETAB/GT reached 100 installations, the same amount of installations was achieved by its competitor VORELLE2.
Generating a complex decision structure for COBOL programs was a great help, especially when keeping in mind that in these days COBOL statements were terminated by a single point and complex decisions could easily run over 24 lines of code. It also showed that effective programming needed more. A major step was not in the use of tools but in the way, programs were structured. In an environment dominated by card readers, tapes and report writers (hard disks were expensive and had only limited capacity), each program depended on the structure of the input and output data. The fact that each programmer used his or her personal style and creativity did not make the maintenance of these programs easy. Some kind of craftmanship and best practices was needed. This led to a number of Structured Programming initiatives. The most widely used was Jackson Structured Programming (JSP)3 that Michael Jackson published in 1975.
At the same time Dr. Thurner launched a generator system that, based on the principles of structured programming, was able to produce much of the needed code. It used an abstract description of the structure of the data, in a language specifically defined for that task. The product was called DELTA4. It solved the problem that Dijkstra addressed in 1968. The programmer did not need to program and maintain any GO TO statement, only the generator produced them for the executable program5.
Over the years, Delta (later called Delta/ADS) was extended with a number of standard generators for standard functionality in Business Programming. PSD (Program Schema Description) and GRU (Control Break Processing) helped programmers to keep an overview of their programs and to focus on the unique functionality they have to implement while not being bothered by mechanisms needed to implement it.
Platform independence - Thanks to Generators
A major step in the development of Delta ADS was the concept of platform independence by the use of generators and macros. Back in the old days, each mainframe (compiler) had its own deviations of the COBOL standard. A program written for platform A was thus not usable on platform B without changing the source code. Not a big deal if you develop your software inhouse for your own use but it is for a software supplier that wants to install his software on many platforms. The use of the generators and macros in Delta ADS to deal with the platform specific aspects of the implementation meant that a program for many different target platforms could be maintained in one single source code object.
Platform independence did not only benefit software suppliers but after some time many Delta ADS users discovered that this possibility also facilitated a platform migration. The fact that an existing application could be migrated easily to a new platform when using Delta ADS is an important reason why many installations are still actively used, some for over 40 years, and that Delta/ADS is still alive and kicking after 50 years.
“I am pleased that after 50 years, Delta ADS is still being used successfully
for the development and migration of large and complex applications.”
Dr. Reinhold Thurner
The Future - and beyond
Like Delta DETAB, Delta ADS for COBOL and PL/I remains a part of our product portfolio. Over the years an estimated 2+ billion unique lines of code have been generated with our generator system, a number that is still growing each year. Initially, DETAB and Delta ADS were only available for the platforms for which they generated code.
Today they are also integrated into modern development environments such as Eclipse or Visual Studio and can generate cross-platform.
As the advantages of this generative approach to software development is still valued by our customers we remain committed to supporting them with our tools. The current release 6 of Delta ADS will certainly not be the last as we will continue to find solutions for the challenges our customers experience in their software development process.
50 Years of Delta ADS: Supporting the Developer
This year, 2026, we celebrate 50 years of Delta ADS. In our first retrospective we focussed on the techniques that played a big role in the area of code produce. Now we will look into another important part of Delta ADS, besides producing code: supporting the developer with tooling, prototyping, documentation and testing.
The first domain that Delta ADS took care of is the production of documentation. During the generation process, a number of different sorts of documents can be produced. Depending on the Delta ADS processors used, e.g. a program flow chart is created, an overview of all available locations and their usage becomes available and, last but not least, SPP has the option of generation a Nassi-Shneiderman diagram of a SPP-routine.
All these features enabled the developer to check the actual program against the design he made. But being able to communicate with the end-user about the results of a program has always been an important but difficult issue. Results could only be shown after running the program which needed a functional program and available data. Adapting afterwards was a tedious and error prone process. Therefore, Delta ADS allows for prototyping of reports and screens which produce the simulated results during the program generation. This gives the feedback at a much earlier stage, reducing the effort to correct the implementation.
Correcting existing programs has always been an important, time consuming but undervalued part of a programmer’s job.
Delta’s founding father Dr. Reinhold Thurner already found out in an early stage that: ‘for the correction of an error, 20% of the effort is needed to determine that there is an error and to pass the issue to the correct people. Next, in terms of time consuming, is to find the component that causes the error. The effort needed to fix the error is very often limited (but as we are in a hurry we tend to introduce new errors)’.
In a time where interactive debuggers were not available, finding an error was often a case of inserting display statements in the code to see where the program was when the error occurred. After fixing the flaw, these display statements had to be removed again. When another error came up, this process had to be repeated again.
Using a generator for the code produce opened up a solution for this time-consuming process. By activating one of the TEST-options (for the complete program or just one SPP-routine), the program will protocol each passed SPP-construct. This gives the programmer the much-needed insight in what a program did at runtime (and much faster compared to debugging) without having to program display-statements for that.
Additionally it can also produce statistics showing what logic was executed during the test run, giving an idea about the validity of the test and about general test coverage.
From the start, Delta ADS aimed at supporting the programmer to produce structured, well documented and maintainable code. A mission that we, after 50 years, remain to continue.
History
Article from Computerwoche, January 10, 1975 - Delta Author Dr. Reinhold Thurner:
"Multifunktionales Generator-System für moderne Software-Technologie: Ein Superding für die Avantgarde"
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Life starts at 40 something: Delta ADS turns 50 this year
Developing software is looking to the future, but sometimes it is good to turn around and look back. As we did, we discovered that the foundations of our products were made almost half a century ago.
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1 Thurner R., "Entscheidungs-Tabellen: Aufbau-Anwendung-Programmierung", VDI- Taschenbuch T33, VDI Verlag, Duesseldorf, 1971.
2 Jeweils 100mal installiert:: Vorelle und Detab/GT | Computerwoche, 02.07.1976
3 Jackson, MA (1975), Principles of Program Design, Academic.
4 Multifunktionales Generator-System für moderne Software-Technologie: Ein Superding für die Avantgarde | Computerwoche, 10.10.1975
5 Dijkstra, Edsger W. (March 1968). "Letters to the editor: Go to statement considered harmful" (PDF). Communications of the ACM. 11 (3): 147–148. doi:10.1145/362929.362947. ISSN 0001-0782. S2CID 17469809.
p. 147, "The unbridled use of the go to statement has as an immediate consequence that it becomes terribly hard to find a meaningful set of coordinates in which to describe the process progress. ... The go to statement as it stands is just too primitive, it is too much an invitation to make a mess of one's program."
AMELIO Logic Discovery - Spring cleaning for COBOL and PL/I Applications
Spring is here and with it comes the sun. The beams reach the corners and reveal dust and dirt gathered over the cold and dark season. An old tradition is to tidy up in the spring time.
Why don’t you extend your spring-cleaning also to your COBOL- and PL/I-applications?
Our flyers show you how to free your applications from unnecessary dust and dirt and make them fit for the future. And all this is 100% automated and without interfering with ongoing operations or regular maintenance. AMELIO Logic Discovery and AMELIO CleanUp can help with this.
AMELIO Logic Discovery - Spring cleaning for COBOL and PL/I Applications
AMELIO Logic Discovery - Spring cleaning for COBOL and PL/I Applications
Spring is here and with it comes the sun. The beams reach the corners and reveal dust and dirt gathered over the cold and dark season. An old tradition is to tidy up in the spring time.
Why don’t you extend your spring-cleaning also to your COBOL- and PL/I-applications?
COBOL and PL/I applications form the backbone of the IT landscape in many companies until now. These applications are often 40 years old or even older and have proven themselves during this period. But within this time the applications were alive. They got continuously enhanced and forced to be adapted to changing environments and new requirements more quickly. That’s why in many companies the question arises how these long time investments can be secured and how to avoid that the legacy applications will become a cost-intensive foot on the brakes.
Our flyers show you how to free your applications from unnecessary dust and dirt and make them fit for the future. And all this is 100% automated and without interfering with ongoing operations or regular maintenance. AMELIO Logic Discovery and AMELIO CleanUp can help with this.
Read here:
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Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
Delta ADS has been the proven solution for efficient development of operational backend applications in COBOL and PL/I for almost 50 years. Our customers are active in all sectors and have been benefiting from the advantages and continuous development of Delta ADS for many decades. Even at the age of 50, Delta ADS is still evolving to meet today’s requirements.
We would like to invite you to join our free webinar, "Delta ADS - Refresh & Connect" on June, 17th,2026, at 11 a.m. CET. During the webinar, we will provide you with information about all the latest updates and open the opportunity to connect with other Delta ADS users.
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Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
Review of the Webinar held on June 17, 2026: 50 Years Delta ADS
“Longevity” is a buzzword that refers to a long life - and, related with that, a healthy life.
It’s not often that this term is associated with software. But there is one application that’s turning half a century old: Delta ADS.
One might be quick to assume that it is completely outdated. With ADS, that is definitely not the case. Since its initial release, ADS has undergone countless innovations and updates. In its current version, 6.6.9, it meets all the requirements of today’s technologies.
At the start of the webinar, our CEO, Dr. Daniela Schilling, provided a comprehensive overview and highlighted key milestones such as platform independence and improvements driven by customer needs. She explained enhancements in ADS 6 that improve the code’s readability, maintainability and scalability, including a macro source optimizer and the removal of parameter limits.
At a glance:
- ADS 6 is downward compatible with version 4.x and focuses on improving code readability.
- The new macro syntax enables named parameters and free-form formatting with indentation.
- A macro source optimizer automates the code formatting to improve maintainability.
- Parameter limits have been significantly increased; for example, the number of local parameters per macro has been raised to 2,500.
- The nesting depth for macros has been increased from 10 to 50, and the number of code lines per module from 400 to 1,000.
- The code generation now offers options to reduce GOTO statements and improve readability.
- The optimizations include the generation of IF and SELECT CASE statements using newer syntax standards.
- Customers can selectively enable these options to avoid a mandatory full regeneration.
- The improved code is shorter and easier to read, which helps developers with maintenance.
- This represents a paradigm change in the handling of generated code in ADS.
Integration with Modern Development Environments
To bridge the gap between ADS and modern development workflows, the team has developed ADS plugins - including plugins for Eclipse and Visual Studio - named Delta IDS. These plugins offer intelligent code editors, integrated generation processes, and debugging tools that enable developers to work in familiar environments. The integration supports features such as error highlighting, direct navigation to code issues and post-generation analysis to trace the origins of the code.
- ADS plugins are available for Eclipse and Visual Studio and support modern IDE features.
- Developers can generate code, view errors, and navigate directly to problematic lines within the IDE.
- Post-generation debugging tools allow you to trace generated code back to source macros and parameters.
- The integration supports the call of sources via FTP or other URLs.
- These tools improve the developer productivity and reduce context change.
Live Demonstration of ADS on Eclipse
Our chief architect, Mr. Martin Herbst, presented a live demo showcasing the ADS plugin for Eclipse. He demonstrated project navigation, code editing with syntax highlighting and folding, error detection and the impact of the macro source optimizer on code readability. He also highlighted the post-generation debugger, which records macro performance and enables detailed inspection of the code generation flow, parameter values and call stacks. This provides an efficient debugging and maintenance.
- Demo of the Project Explorer and Editor features of the ADS Eclipse plugin.
- He demonstrated error lists and direct navigation to source code errors.
- The macro source optimizer improves code indentation and parameter naming for better readability.
- The post-generation debugger records macro performance and highlights executed code paths.
- Users can navigate call stacks and inspect parameter values to understand code generation.
Future Developments and Customer Engagement
Daniela Schilling outlined current and future development plans, including support for new COBOL dialects such as P3/COBOL and modern databases such as PostgreSQL. The team examines object-oriented goals beyond COBOL and PL/I. The focus is on customer-driven development, which encourages users to communicate their needs and challenges to guide future improvements. A release date for Version 7 has not yet been set.
- New goals include support for P3/COBOL and PostgreSQL databases.
- Work is underway to enable object-oriented code generation beyond traditional languages.
- Development is heavily customer-driven, with feedback determining priorities.
- Version 7 has not yet been planned or scheduled.
- The team invites customers to share their requirements and issues so we can work together to find solutions.
The team emphasizes ongoing development efforts, including support for new COBOL dialects and databases, as well as plans for object-oriented code generation—which were all driven by customer feedback.
The pipeline for even more functionality is in place, and we warmly invite you to share your requirements with us. We are looking forward to the next 50 years!
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No problem. If you are interested in getting the presented information, please contact us directly.
Some Success Stories:
YOUPLUS Unifies its Development Environment and Updates Delta ADS
A modern development environment was the goal for the software developers of YOUPLUS Assurance Schweiz AG. Together with Delta Software Technology, the previous development environment was replaced by ADS on Eclipse and at the same time the generator system Delta ADS for COBOL was updated.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6353
Bedag Relies on Delta ADS on Visual Studio
A uniform process control and development environment for the different programming languages is the goal of many enterprises. Bedag Informatik AG (Bedag) has mastered this step, it unifies its development processes and thus ensures a more efficient and future-proof application development.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6291
Aquila Heywood introduces ADS on Eclipse
Aquila Heywood improves its Delta ADS software development by moving to Eclipse and Update to Delta ADS 6.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6301
B+S Improves Efficiency of Software Development with ADS 6
B+S Banksysteme AG (B+S) has one of the largest application systems that has been developed with Delta tools. In April 2012 B+S started to introduce the pre-release of Delta ADS 6 in order to again increase the efficiency and quality of their software development and maintenance.
More here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6201
Let's meet Delta!
Following you will find some great events that we recommend and at which you can meet us and our partners:
- GSE BDB2D DB2 Systemverwaltung Tagung | 27.-29.04.2026, Karlsruhe, Germany
- WSRE 2026: 28. Workshop Software-Reengineering & -Evolution | 06.-08.05.2026, Bad Honnef, Germany
- GSE DACH Jahreskonferenz | 11.-13.05.2026, Mainz, Germany
- ceCMG Tagung | 20.-21.05.2026, Frankfurt, Germany
Please give us a call to schedule a date. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Let's meet Delta!
Let's meet Delta!
Following you will find some great events that we recommend and at which you can meet us and our partners:
- IBM Z Symposium 2026 | 22.-23.04.2026, Ehningen, Germany
- GSE BDB2D DB2 Systemverwaltung Tagung | 27.-29.04.2026, Karlsruhe, Germany
- WSRE 2026: 28. Workshop Software-Reengineering & -Evolution | 06.-08.05.2026, Bad Honnef, Germany
- GSE DACH Jahreskonferenz | 11.-13.05.2026, Mainz, Germany
- ceCMG Tagung | 20.-21.05.2026, Frankfurt, Germany
Please give us a call to schedule a date. We are looking forward to seeing you.
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Newsletter - Wednesday, 29. April 2026
- 50 Years of Delta ADS - And how it started
- AMELIO Logic Discovery - Spring cleaning for COBOL and PL/I Applications
- Delta ADS-Webinar - Refresh & Connect
- Let's meet Delta!
Dear Reader,
are you an active IBM IMS user? Have you noticed that these databases have reliably and efficiently performed their job for decades, but are increasingly perceived as a burden, whether because expertise is dwindling, collaboration with newer technologies is becoming more difficult, or platform migrations and application modernizations are being hindered or even prevented? Then we have the perfect solution for you with the AMELIO Modernization Platform. A solution that is precisely tailored to your requirements, reduces your (testing) efforts, and also lowers the risk of lengthy project durations and additional costs. We presented the magic behind it at the ceCMG Autumn Conference and have a brief summariy ready for you. Just in time for St. Nicholas Day, we have some news about Delta ADS for you:
- The Delta ADS target for the P3/COBOL target system has been released, opening the door to the Java world.
- The new ADS release 6.6.9 is now available.
- New dates for Delta ADS training courses in 2026 have been announced.
We hope you enjoy reading this!
Your Delta Software Technology Team
ceCMG Conference - We were there!
The ceCMG Autumn Conference took place between in November 2025. CeCMG is the meeting venue for everyone who is driving the future of enterprise IT. Two days filled with exciting insights from research and practice, intensive discussions, and the latest exchange of information – all about the challenges and developments in the enterprise IT environment.
We did not only attend but did highly appreciated presentation:
Dr. Daniela Schilling (CEO, Delta Software Technology) used current customer examples to demonstrate the automated migration of database systems: "From IBM IMS/DB to relational? Absolutely secure!"
You were not able to attend?
Then don’t hesitate and request the presentation. We also recommend our webinar recording: "Automated and Secure Migration from IBM IMS/DB to DB2". In the webinar, we demonstrated our AMELIO solution and, together with Gothaer Solutions GmbH and Provinzial Versicherung AG, answered participants' deep dive questions.
ceCMG Conference - We were there!
ceCMG Conference - We were there!
The ceCMG Autumn Conference took place between November 11th and 12th, 2025, at BearingPoint location in Frankfurt. CeCMG is the meeting venue for everyone who is driving the future of enterprise IT. Two days filled with exciting insights from research and practice, intensive discussions, and the latest exchange of information – all about the challenges and developments in the enterprise IT environment.
We did not only attend but did highly appreciated presentation: Dr. Daniela Schilling (CEO, Delta Software Technology) used current customer examples to demonstrate the automated migration of database systems: "From IBM IMS/DB to relational? Absolutely secure!"
You were not able to attend?
Then don’t hesitate and request the presentation. We also recommend our webinar recording: "Automated and Secure Migration from IBM IMS/DB to DB2". In the webinar, we demonstrated our AMELIO solution and, together with Gothaer Solutions GmbH and Provinzial Versicherung AG, answered participants' deep dive questions.
You can request the presentation slides and recording here (available in german). A Recording of an english webinar you will find here: Virtual IMS Meeting - Replacing IBM IMS/DB.
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and made the discussions so lively, and kudos to the ceCMG board for organizing and running this fantastic event.
You can find more information about the ceCMG here.
Delta ADS - Generation for the Java Target System P3/COBOL
Existing IT applications are often a company's most valuable software assets, setting it apart from its competitors. One of today's greatest challenges is therefore to expand a company's technology base without having to give up decades of valuable development work.
So how do you bring your COBOL applications generated with Delta ADS into the modern world quickly and securely? It's simple! To make it easier for you to integrate your Delta ADS applications into your Java environment, Delta Software Technology make the Delta ADS development system available for the EasiRun P3/COBOL compiler.
Integrate your Delta ADS applications easily into your Java environment:
Delta ADS - Generation for the Java Target System P3/COBOL
Delta ADS - Generation for the Java Target System P3/COBOL
Existing IT applications are often a company's most valuable software assets, setting it apart from its competitors. One of today's greatest challenges is therefore to expand a company's technology base without having to give up decades of valuable development work.
So how do you bring your COBOL applications generated with Delta ADS into the modern world quickly and securely? It's simple! To make it easier for you to integrate your Delta ADS applications into your Java environment, Delta Software Technology made the Delta ADS development system available for the EasiRun P3/COBOL compiler.
Integrate your Delta ADS applications easily into your Java environment:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6357
Delta ADS - 'Saint Nicolas' Release
"Every year again..." - This year we have once again created a 'Saint Nicolas' release for you:
Just in time for 6th December, the new Delta ADS release (6.6.9) is available for you.
This release contains new functions, some changes and the generation has been further optimized. With Delta ADS Release 6.6.9 we also offer you a new target for the generation of P3/COBOL.
You can find further information on both the new release and the new target in the release notes in the support area of our website.
Request your update directly!
You’ll find a list of our current product versions here.
Delta ADS - 'Saint Nicolas' Release
Delta ADS - 'Saint Nicolas' Release
"Every year again..." - This year we have once again created a 'Saint Nicolas' release for you:
Just in time for 6th December, the new Delta ADS release (6.6.9) is available for you.
This release contains new functions, some changes and the generation has been further optimized.
With Delta ADS Release 6.6.9 we also offer you a new target for the generation of P3/COBOL.
You can find further information on both the new release and the new target in the release notes in the support area of our website.
Request your update directly!
You’ll find a list of our current product versions here.
New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
Anyone using tools to automate software development needs in-depth knowledge of the methods, modes of operation, and capabilities of the tools. And not just ""in principle"", but in relation to the concrete environment and task.
Our training courses and workshops help you to use Delta tools efficiently and to optimise the development of your applications: Practice-oriented and taking into account your main areas of interest.
ADS Basics - ADS for Administrators - ADS Refresher - ADS on Eclipse - ADS What's new
Or contact us to discuss your requirements for a customised training.
Learn more about our trainings and workshops ...
New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
Anyone using tools to automate software development needs in-depth knowledge of the methods, modes of operation, and capabilities of the tools. And not just "in principle", but in relation to the concrete environment and task.
Our training courses and workshops help you to use Delta tools efficiently and to optimise the development of your applications: Practice-oriented and taking into account your main areas of interest.
ADS Basics - ADS for Administrators - ADS Refresher - ADS on Eclipse - ADS What's new
Here you will find the new dates:
- 03.03.-05.03.2026 and 15.09.-17.09.2026 - ADS Basics
- 10.03.-12.03.2026 and 22.09.-24.09.2026 - ADS for Administrators
- 17.03.-18.03.2026 and 29.09.-30.09.2026 - ADS Refresher
- 14.04.-15.04.2026 and 06.10.-07.10.2026 - ADS on Eclipse
- 21.04.2026 and 13.10.2026 - ADS What’s new
- 28.04.2026 and 20.10.2026 - Delta DETAB
Learn more about our trainings and workshops ...
Contact us to discuss your requirements for a customised training.
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Newsletter - Thursday, 04. December 2025
- ceCMG Conference - We were there!
- Delta ADS - Generation for the Java Target System P3/COBOL
- Delta ADS - 'Saint Nicolas' Release
- New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
Dear Reader,
Have you ever wondered how a once cleanly structured application could become a big ball of mud? Clear structures are no longer recognizable, and it feels like everyone is interacting with everyone else, in an undefined manner? And even more importantly: how can you re-understand such an application in order to clean it up, refactor it, and modernize it? Yes. It's possible with AMELIO Logic Discovery. We presented and summarized it at the "Software Reengineering and Evolution" workshop.
The loss of clean design is one of the challenges, when maintaining and developing your solid and proven applications. During our webinar series "Icebergs Ahead," we depicted which other risks can threaten proven applications and how to safely navigate them with the AMELIO family. We have recorded all episodes for you.
The importance of proven applications and the need for automated solutions, to clean up and modernize them, were also highlighted at the IBM Z symposium. Our colleague Manuel Dolle and other participants, explored there the topic of "application modernization" in a panel discussion.
Also in this issue: Our customer RDW has successfully modernized the development process for its Delta ADS applications.
And we have created a new ADS release, Release 6.6.8 is ready for you.
Enjoy reading this issue,
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Lecture on WSRE: Analysing a Big Ball of Mud
The original design of an application is often lost over the decades, resulting in a "big ball of mud." Such applications are difficult to maintain and even harder to modernize. With AMELIO Logic Discovery, you can analyze applications and prepare cleanup and modernization projects.
How? We presented and summarized this for you at the workshop "Software Reengineering and Evolution (WSRE) of the GI Software Reengineering (SRE) specialist group".
More about it here:
Lecture on WSRE: Analysing a Big Ball of Mud
Lecture on WSRE: Analysing a Big Ball of Mud
“Software Reengineering and Evolution” is an evergreen in software development. However, new technologies and possibilities in the area of development lead to ever new challenges in dealing with the existing software.
The expert group Software Reengineering and Evolution (SRE) within the Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) - the German-speaking professional society for computer science - deals with all aspects of software reengineering, software maintenance and software evolution. In principle, this includes all activities whose goal is analysis, visualisation, evaluation, improvement, migration and further development.
Workshop Software Reengineering & Evolution (WSRE)
With the conference series Workshop "Software Reengineering and Evolution" (WSRE), the SRE expert group aims to bring together practice and research and to promote professional exchange with a variety of current topics.
Practitioners and researchers are cordially invited to report on experiences, projects, research results, methods, tools and “war stories” in this field at the WSRE, to present their current work and to discuss it constructively in an open environment.
WSRE 2025 from 09.-11.04.2025
27. WSRE 2025 took place from 09.-11.04.2025 in Bad Honnef!
Delta was there with a presentation on April 9, 2025 at 2 p.m.:
Analysing a Big Ball of Mud
The original design of an application often gets lost over the decades, creating a “big ball of mud” instead. Such applications are difficult to maintain and even more difficult to modernize. With AMELIO Logic Discovery you can analyse applications and prepare for clean-up and modernization projects.
How? We presented and summarized this for you at the Software Reengineering and Evolution (WSRE) workshop of the GI Software Reengineering (SRE) specialist group.
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The clean design of an application often gets lost over decades. Applications arise where design specifications are not met. Such applications are difficult to maintain and even more difficult to modernize. AMELIO Logic Discovery helps identify design violations in an iterative process.
Read moreYou would like to present your challenges or solutions and tools on the topic and exchange ideas with other interested parties? Anyone can take part - even if you are not a member of the GI.
Take the opportunity for direct exchange and networking. Participation is open to everyone. All information about the workshop and how to submit contributions can be found here.
WSRE 2024
The 26th Software Reengineering & Evolution Workshop of the GI Software Reengineering (SRE) specialist group took place on 29 and 30 April in Bad Honnef.
How to Quickly (Re-)Gain the Knowledge about Your COBOL Applications
At this year's tool session, Dr. Daniela Schilling, CEO of Delta Software Technology, presented:
‘When the English Dictionary is Not Enough - Understanding COBOL Applications with AMELIO Logic Discovery’
In order to (re)understand large, complex COBOL applications that have grown over decades, it is not enough to be able to read the code. Instead, it is necessary to abstract from technical details and gain knowledge at a glance. Appropriate views of the application are also required for various tasks. We present AMELIO Logic Discovery, a tool for automated knowledge (re)gain.
You couldn’t attend? No problem!
Contact us directly and find out how AMELIO Logic Discovery can help you to re-understand your COBOL applications.
Successfull Webinar Series: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: Discover - CleanUp - Modernize' completed
The final part of our webinar series, titled "Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!," took place.
In the first part of the series, we introduced you to the basic concept of our best-of-breed solution AMELIO DISCOVER - CLEAN UP - MODERNIZE.
The second part then focused on AMELIO DISCOVER. DISCOVER showed you how to re-understand "old" applications, recover content within them, abstract complex program structures, and much more.
Then, in Webinar #3, the major topic of AMELIO CleanUp came up. We discovered that clean-up is much more than just finding dead code. We provided you with a variety of practical options for cleaning up legacy applications and more in advance of the actual modernization. The keyword here is "washing machine".
And finally, part 4 of the webinar series, the topic of AMELIO MODERNIZE, came up.
If you're interested in the series or individual parts, you can find the recordings and presentation slides here:
Successfull Webinar Series: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: Discover - CleanUp - Modernize' completed
Successfull Webinar Series: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: Discover - CleanUp - Modernize' completed
4-part webinar series: "ICEBERGS AHEAD: Discover - CleanUp - Modernize"
The final part of our webinar series, titled "Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!," took place.
In the first part of the series, we introduced you to the basic concept of our best-of-breed solution AMELIO DISCOVER - CLEAN UP - MODERNIZE.
The second part then focused on AMELIO DISCOVER. DISCOVER showed you how to re-understand "old" applications, recover content within them, abstract complex program structures, and much more.
Then, in Webinar #3, the major topic of AMELIO CleanUp came up. We discovered that clean-up is much more than just finding dead code. We provided you with a variety of practical options for cleaning up legacy applications and more in advance of the actual modernization. The keyword here is "washing machine".
And finally, part 4 of the webinar series, the topic of AMELIO MODERNIZE, came up.
If you're interested in the series or individual parts, you can find the recordings of the webinar series here ...
Part 4 from May 13th, 2025
Review: Webinar Party 4 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!'
We would like to thank you very much for your interest in our webinar "ICEBERGS AHEAD: Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!" from May 13th, 2025.
Many people think of mass changes due to specifications when they hear the word "modernize". But replacing a 7 with a 9 is easy. A script is enough. We'll go a little further. For us, concepts like automated, flexible approaches, no footprint, and meta-level testing play a crucial role in modernization projects.
If you're interested in the series or individual parts, you can find the recordings of the webinar series here.
Slides and Recordings of the Webinars
You were not able to attend?
You can now watch all Recordings and download all presentation slides (part 1 to 4) using the following link: Recordings of part 1 to 4.
Part 3 from March 26th, 2025
Review: Webinar Part 3 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and clean up applications!'
On March 26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., the time had come. Part 3 of our webinar series: "ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and clean up applications!" aired and the list of attendees was impressive.
Icebergs are best avoided, as the Titanic taught us over 100 years ago. There are icebergs in application modernization, too. In the third episode of the webinar "Icebergs Ahead," we showed you how you can safely clean up your applications with us.
Anyone who thinks that cleanup is just about finding dead code is thinking too narrowly. We'll go further ahead and provide you with a variety of practical options for cleaning up legacy applications and more in advance of the actual modernization and eliminating technical debt.
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You were not able to attend?
No Problem: You can request the presentation slides and the Recordings of part 1, part 2 and part 3 here.
Part 2 from January 29th, 2025
Our second webinar 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER – (re)understand applications' took place on January 29th, 2025.
To circumnavigate icebergs, you have to know where they are. The same goes for modernizing applications. For a safe modernization, knowledge about the application is a key factor. You must recognize the following situation: the programmers that originally wrote the COBOL and PL/I applications are not available anymore. The successors, new team or external service providers are responsible for maintenance, modernization or re-implementation. But questions about the legacy applications are often answered with just shrugs.
Icebergs are not depicted on maps and using a pair of binoculars only makes the 10% above the surface visible. Therefor radar and sonar are needed to safely bypass them. To understand application more than just the documentation is needed. In our webinar we have demonstrated, how AMELIO Logic Discovery regains such knowledge from the program sources in an automated process.
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You couldn't attend?
No Problem: You can request the
presentation slides and the recording of part 1 and part 2 here.
Part 1 from November 13th, 2024
Our first webinar 'ICEBERGS Ahead – Software Modernization Made Easily' took place on November 13th, 2024.
Using the story of the Titanic, we showed you how you can deal with today's challenges in application modernization in a relaxed manner and avoid every iceberg.
The first episode of our webinar series on automated software modernization met with great interest. Over 80 interested parties had registered. You couldn't attend? Then you can request the recording here. The second episode in this series will be available at the end of January. The focus will then be on (re-)understanding applications
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You couldn't attend?
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Also read our text series "Iceberg Ahead"
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In the text series "Iceberg ahead", our colleague Hans Nickessen describes his experiences in dealing with legacy applications.
Read which possibilities there are to realise the added value of a modernisation.
- Part 1: "How you can successfully bring your COBOL or PL/I Applications into the Future without hitting an Iceberg"
- Part 2: "Knowledge Transfer - Securing, Re-understanding, Optimizing and Passing on the Foundation"
- Part 3: "Assessment or how to
IBM Z Symposium 2025 from 14.-15. May 2025 in Stuttgart
This year, we were again actively involved in the IBM Z symposium in Stuttgart at the MHP Arena for two days. It was packed with exciting presentations on AI, CyberVault, z/OS, DevOps, and security. We happily accepted IBM's invitation, to participate in the panel discussion on the topic "application modernization". Moderated by Tobias Leicher (IBM), Heidi Schmidt (PKS), Frank Hammer (Kyndryl), and Manuel Dolle (Delta Software) discussed the current state of affairs. The modernization topic was regarded from an economic, advisory and technical perspective and lots of expertise and knowledge has been shared. The conclusion: It's time to analyze and clean up applications to increase maintenance efficiency, save costs, and make the transition to legacy systems for the next generation much more easier.
Many thanks to IBM for this great event and the opportunity to actively participate.
IBM Z Symposium 2025 from 14.-15. May 2025 in Stuttgart
IBM Z Symposium 2025 from 14.-15. May 2025 in Stuttgart
IBM Z Symposium 2025 from 14.-15. May 2025 in Stuttgart.
This year, we were again actively involved in the IBM Z symposium in Stuttgart at the MHP Arena for two days. It was packed with exciting presentations on AI, CyberVault, z/OS, DevOps, and security.
We happily accepted IBM's invitation, to participate in the panel discussion on the topic „application modernization“. Moderated by Tobias Leicher (IBM), Heidi Schmidt (PKS), Frank Hammer (Kyndryl), and Manuel Dolle (Delta Software) discussed the current state of affairs. The modernization topic was regarded from an economic, advisory and technical perspective and lots of expertise and knowledge has been shared. The conclusion: It's time to analyze and clean up applications to increase maintenance efficiency, save costs, and make the transition to legacy systems for the next generation much more easier.
Many thanks to IBM for this great event and the opportunity to actively participate.
Do you also want to understand and clean-up your applications?
With AMELIO, Delta can offer you fully automated solutions for this task. Just contact us.
Further information and the review can be found at IBM.
RDW modernizes its development pipeline for Delta ADS
Legacy applications not only have old technology, often they also are maintained with legacy development processes.
After successfully migrating their mainframe application portfolio to a windows environment, RDW decided to bring their development process completely under Visual Studio.
Delta Software Technology provided RDW with a plugin for Delta ADS on Visual Studio to support RDW’s hybrid strategy where runtime environment consists of Delta ADS COBOL modules and C# modules. Together they provide the necessary business functionality.
Further Information here:
RDW modernizes its development pipeline for Delta ADS
RDW modernizes its development pipeline for Delta ADS
Legacy applications not only have old technology, often they also are maintained with legacy development processes.
After successfully migrating their mainframe application portfolio to a windows environment, RDW decided to bring their development process completely under Visual Studio.
Delta Software Technology provided RDW with a plugin for Delta IDS (ADS on Visual Studio) to support RDW’s hybrid strategy where runtime environment consists of Delta ADS COBOL modules and C# modules. Together they provide the necessary business functionality.
Having all objects in one development environment has enabled RDW a secure pipeline. With all source code stored in GIT, agile development is supported and nightly builds are performed. The homegrown "Winframe Insights" application provides impact and analysis data on necessary changes regardless of the technology the functionality is implemented in.
"Enabling our Delta ADS development under Visual Studio has been instrumental in bringing down the boundaries between our young developers and our Delta ADS COBOL sources."
Roland Römer (Product owner at RDW)
About RDW (Delta ADS Customer since 1981)
RDW, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority, stands for safety, sustainability and legal certainty in mobility. We keep a close eye on international developments like vehicle data and act in line with the ambitions of the European Commission.3
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Legacy applications not only have old technology, often they also are maintained with legacy development processes.
After successfully migrating their mainframe application portfolio to a windows environment, RDW decided to bring their development process completely under Visual Studio.
Delta provided RDW with a plugin for Delta ADS on Visual Studio to support RDW’s hybrid strategy.
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Further Success Stories with RDW:
- RDW Removes Technical Debts using Delta’s Automated Solution
- RDW uses AMELIO Logic Discovery for decision-making
- RDW gained future reliability and reduced costs by a full IT modernisation in 3 steps
Optimisation of the development processes and off-loading from mainframe to PC, removing all platform dependencies and modernisation of the application architecture, error-free platform and database Change.
Support Information: New Product Updates available
We have released new versions for the following products: Delta ADS for COBOL (6.6.8) and Delta ADS Targets (6.6.8)
For more information about the new features and improvements, please see the respective release notes and reference books in the support area of our website.
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Support Information: New Product Updates available
Support Information: New Product Updates available
We have released new versions for the following products:
- Delta ADS for COBOL (6.6.8)
- Delta ADS Targets (6.6.8)
For more information about the new features and improvements, please see the respective release notes and reference books in the support area of our website.
Get information and updates right now. You’ll find the list of our current product versions here.
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Content
- Lecture on WSRE: Analysing a Big Ball of Mud
- Successfull Webinar Series: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: Discover - CleanUp - Modernize' completed
- IBM Z Symposium 2025 from 14.-15. May 2025 in Stuttgart
- RDW modernizes its development pipeline for Delta ADS
- Support Information: New Product Updates available
Dear Reader,
Do you know exactly what your core applications do and how? Is the existing knowledge sufficient for a secure and efficient maintenance and further development? Do you feel well equipped for modernization or replacement? No? Then we have solutions for you.
AMELIO Logic Discovery helps you to (re)understand your applications, to pass on knowledge about the applications from one generation of developers to the next and to prepare and successfully implement clean-up, modernization or replacement projects. In the second part of our webinar series "Icebergs ahead!", we demonstrated knowledge recovery with AMELIO Logic Discovery. At the SVA Mainframe Dayz we will also introduce you to AMELIO Logic Discovery according to the motto "When the English dictionary is not enough - understanding COBOL applications".
You can refresh and expand your knowledge of our development technology with our Delta ADS training courses.
We also invite you to join us for the next part of our webinar series on automated application clean-up.
We hope you enjoy reading.
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Webinar Part 3 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and cleanup Applications!'
We would like to invite you to our next webinar 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and cleanup Applications!' on March 26th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. CET.
Please join us when we use the story of the mighty Titanic again to show you how to avoid todays challenges in application modernization and get around the tricky icebergs on it’s way.
Of course. It is always a good idea to avoid icebergs, as the Titanic taught us over 100 years ago. But did you know that there are icebergs in today’s application modernization? During the third episode of the webinar series “Icebergs ahead”, we will would like to show you how easy it can be to safely cleanup and tidy your applications with us.
Please join us on this journey on March 26th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. CET.
Come along and book your free ticket directly here:
Webinar Part 3 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and cleanup Applications!'
Webinar Part 3 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and cleanup Applications!'
4-part webinar series: "ICEBERGS AHEAD: Discover - CleanUp - Modernize"
The final part of our webinar series, titled "Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!," took place.
In the first part of the series, we introduced you to the basic concept of our best-of-breed solution AMELIO DISCOVER - CLEAN UP - MODERNIZE.
The second part then focused on AMELIO DISCOVER. DISCOVER showed you how to re-understand "old" applications, recover content within them, abstract complex program structures, and much more.
Then, in Webinar #3, the major topic of AMELIO CleanUp came up. We discovered that clean-up is much more than just finding dead code. We provided you with a variety of practical options for cleaning up legacy applications and more in advance of the actual modernization. The keyword here is "washing machine".
And finally, part 4 of the webinar series, the topic of AMELIO MODERNIZE, came up.
If you're interested in the series or individual parts, you can find the recordings of the webinar series here ...
Part 4 from May 13th, 2025
Review: Webinar Party 4 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!'
We would like to thank you very much for your interest in our webinar "ICEBERGS AHEAD: Modernize - Make Applications future-proof!" from May 13th, 2025.
Many people think of mass changes due to specifications when they hear the word "modernize". But replacing a 7 with a 9 is easy. A script is enough. We'll go a little further. For us, concepts like automated, flexible approaches, no footprint, and meta-level testing play a crucial role in modernization projects.
If you're interested in the series or individual parts, you can find the recordings of the webinar series here.
Slides and Recordings of the Webinars
You were not able to attend?
You can now watch all Recordings and download all presentation slides (part 1 to 4) using the following link: Recordings of part 1 to 4.
Part 3 from March 26th, 2025
Review: Webinar Part 3 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and clean up applications!'
On March 26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., the time had come. Part 3 of our webinar series: "ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and clean up applications!" aired and the list of attendees was impressive.
Icebergs are best avoided, as the Titanic taught us over 100 years ago. There are icebergs in application modernization, too. In the third episode of the webinar "Icebergs Ahead," we showed you how you can safely clean up your applications with us.
Anyone who thinks that cleanup is just about finding dead code is thinking too narrowly. We'll go further ahead and provide you with a variety of practical options for cleaning up legacy applications and more in advance of the actual modernization and eliminating technical debt.
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You were not able to attend?
No Problem: You can request the presentation slides and the Recordings of part 1, part 2 and part 3 here.
Part 2 from January 29th, 2025
Our second webinar 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER – (re)understand applications' took place on January 29th, 2025.
To circumnavigate icebergs, you have to know where they are. The same goes for modernizing applications. For a safe modernization, knowledge about the application is a key factor. You must recognize the following situation: the programmers that originally wrote the COBOL and PL/I applications are not available anymore. The successors, new team or external service providers are responsible for maintenance, modernization or re-implementation. But questions about the legacy applications are often answered with just shrugs.
Icebergs are not depicted on maps and using a pair of binoculars only makes the 10% above the surface visible. Therefor radar and sonar are needed to safely bypass them. To understand application more than just the documentation is needed. In our webinar we have demonstrated, how AMELIO Logic Discovery regains such knowledge from the program sources in an automated process.
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You couldn't attend?
No Problem: You can request the
presentation slides and the recording of part 1 and part 2 here.
Part 1 from November 13th, 2024
Our first webinar 'ICEBERGS Ahead – Software Modernization Made Easily' took place on November 13th, 2024.
Using the story of the Titanic, we showed you how you can deal with today's challenges in application modernization in a relaxed manner and avoid every iceberg.
The first episode of our webinar series on automated software modernization met with great interest. Over 80 interested parties had registered. You couldn't attend? Then you can request the recording here. The second episode in this series will be available at the end of January. The focus will then be on (re-)understanding applications
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You couldn't attend?
No Problem: You can request the presentation slides and the recording here.
Also read our text series "Iceberg Ahead"
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In the text series "Iceberg ahead", our colleague Hans Nickessen describes his experiences in dealing with legacy applications.
Read which possibilities there are to realise the added value of a modernisation.
- Part 1: "How you can successfully bring your COBOL or PL/I Applications into the Future without hitting an Iceberg"
- Part 2: "Knowledge Transfer - Securing, Re-understanding, Optimizing and Passing on the Foundation"
- Part 3: "Assessment or how to
Recording: Webinar Part 2: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER - (re)understand applications'
Our second webinar 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER - (re)understand applications' took place on January 29th, 2025.
To circumnavigate icebergs, you have to know where they are. The same goes for modernizing applications. For a safe modernization, knowledge about the application is a key factor. You must recognize the following situation: the programmers that originally wrote the COBOL and PL/I applications are not available anymore. The successors, new team or external service providers are responsible for maintenance, modernization or re-implementation. But questions about the legacy applications are often answered with just shrugs.
Icebergs are not depicted on maps and using a pair of binoculars only makes the 10% above the surface visible. Therefor radar and sonar are needed to safely bypass them. To understand application more than just the documentation is needed. In our webinar we have demonstrated, how AMELIO Logic Discovery regains such knowledge from the program sources in an automated process.
You couldn't attend?
No Problem: You can request the presentation slides and the recording of Part 1 and Part 2 here:
Recording: Webinar Part 2: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER - (re)understand applications'
Recording: Webinar Part 2: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER - (re)understand applications'
Part 2 from January 29th, 2025
Our second webinar 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER – (re)understand applications' took place on January 29th, 2025.
To circumnavigate icebergs, you have to know where they are. The same goes for modernizing applications. For a safe modernization, knowledge about the application is a key factor. You must recognize the following situation: the programmers that originally wrote the COBOL and PL/I applications are not available anymore. The successors, new team or external service providers are responsible for maintenance, modernization or re-implementation. But questions about the legacy applications are often answered with just shrugs.
Icebergs are not depicted on maps and using a pair of binoculars only makes the 10% above the surface visible. Therefor radar and sonar are needed to safely bypass them. To understand application more than just the documentation is needed. In our webinar we have demonstrated, how AMELIO Logic Discovery regains such knowledge from the program sources in an automated process.
Slides and Recording of the Webinar
You couldn't attend?
No Problem: You can request the
presentation slides and the recording of part 1 and part 2 here.
SVA Mainframe Dayz 2025
The SVA Mainframe Dayz 2025 will take place in Wiesbaden from February 18th to 19th, 2025.
Delta Software Technology is represented with a lecture. On February 19th, 2025 at 1:10 p.m., Dr. Daniela Schilling presents:
"When the English Dictionary is not enough - Understanding Applications with AMELIO"
Be there and take the opportunity to exchange ideas with your colleagues and to shed light on current topics.
Sign up now!
Further information, registration and agenda can be found here:
SVA Mainframe Dayz 2025
SVA Mainframe Dayz 2025
SVA Mainframe Dayz 2025
In February 2025, the focus will be on the mainframe again!
A variety of presentations, exciting discussions and, above all, lots of field reports from the world of the mainframe await you on February 18th and 19th, 2025 at the Mainframe Dayz in Wiesbaden.
Delta Software Technology is represented with a lecture. On February 19th, 2025 at 1:10 p.m., Dr. Daniela Schilling presents:
"When the English Dictionary is not enough - Understanding Applications with AMELIO"
Regular maintenance, extensions, clean-ups or modernizations - no matter what the task is, without a thorough understanding of the application there is no chance of success. COBOL language is easy to read, but that alone is not enough to actually understand large and complex applications.
Do you want to know how AMELIO Logic Discovery helps you to regain knowledge about your application by means of automated analyses, abstraction and task-specific views?
Then come to our lecture at the SVA Mainframe Dayz on February 19th in Wiesbaden.
Further information, registration and agenda can be found here: https://www.sva-events.de/event/MainframeDayz2025/
Join us and take the opportunity to exchange ideas with your colleagues and discuss current topics.
Register now!
Review: SVA Mainframe Dayz 2023
In March 2023, the focus will be on the mainframe again!
A variety of presentations, exciting discussions and, above all, lots of field reports from the world of the mainframe await you on March 7th and 8th, 2023 at the Mainframe Dayz in Wiesbaden.
Delta Software Technology is represented with a lecture. On March 7th, 2023 at 1:15 p.m., Dr. Daniela Schilling presents:
"Automated Application Cleanup: Using the Washing Machine for Software"
Be there and take the opportunity to present yourself with your colleagues and to shed light on current topics.
Also read about this:
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RDW has been developing and maintaining its core business applications for over 30 years. The applications work reliably, but over time technical debts have accumulated that make maintenance and further development difficult. The daily business as well as the size and criticality of the application do not allow a manual clean-up of the software. The solu tion for the problem: a washing machine that performs an automated cleaning of the soft ware from its technical debts.
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Review: SVA Mainframe Dayz 2022
From March 9th to 10th, 2022 we were at the SVA Mainframe Dayz 2022 in Wiesbaden, Germany!
Delta Software Technology were present with a booth and presentation. On March 9th, 2022 at 2:30 p.m., Dr. Daniela Schilling:
"Successful Automatic Database Migration at Gothaer: In Time - In Budget - In Scope"
You could not attend? Here you can request the presentation slides.
Only available in German. If you are interested in an English version, please contact us directly.
Review SVA Mainframe Dayz 2021
In a monthly event series, the Mainframe SpeakZ, SVA again gave the mainframe a voice. With a diverse mix of customer presentations, industry news, tool updates, and more, SVA keeps you up to date on all things mainframe.
Delta Software Technology was there with a presentation:
"Application modernisation according to your requirements, parallel to ongoing operation"
Dr. Daniela Schilling (CEO Delta Software Technology) explained sticking points and pitfalls in large modernization projects and showed solutions based on a large project at a leading German insurance company.
Contents
The foundation of business-critical applications has often evolved over decades. During this time, the applications were changed and further developed. New technologies were introduced, partly without completely removing the old technologies.
Modernisations such as clean-up, refactoring, technology exchange and standardisation as well as platform migration are necessary to meet new requirements, improve performance and maintainability, and increase the sustainability of the backend applications.
The documentation of the applications and the knowledge about what was implemented and why it was implemented that way has been lost over time.
- So, how do you regain the required implementation knowledge?
- What do you do with the dependencies?
- What about the risks?
- How do you find all the sticking points?
- How do you organise parallel changes and further development?
- What must be tested?
- How do you securely manage (testing) efforts, costs and risks?
- ...
The solution lies in the precisely targeted analysis prior to a modernisation project, the complete automation of the changes and the flexible organisation of the project processes.
Referencing a large project at a leading German insurance company, we show you how you can safely and reliably carry out a complex modernisation of your applications in parallel to ongoing operation in the mainframe area.
Slides and Recording
You could not attend? Here you can request the presentation slides and watch the recording.
Only available in German. If you are interested in an English version, please contact us directly.
New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
Anyone using tools to automate software development needs in-depth knowledge of the methods, modes of operation, and capabilities of the tools. And not just "in principle", but in relation to the concrete environment and task.
Our training courses and workshops help you to use Delta tools efficiently and to optimise the development of your applications: Practice-oriented and taking into account your main areas of interest.
ADS Basics - ADS for Administrators - ADS Refresher - ADS on Eclipse - ADS What is new
Here you will find the new dates:
New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
New Delta Training Courses: Register Now
Anyone using tools to automate software development needs in-depth knowledge of the methods, modes of operation, and capabilities of the tools. And not just "in principle", but in relation to the concrete environment and task.
Our training courses and workshops help you to use Delta tools efficiently and to optimise the development of your applications: Practice-oriented and taking into account your main areas of interest.
ADS Basics - ADS for Administrators - ADS Refresher - ADS on Eclipse - ADS What's new
Here you will find the new dates:
- 03.03.-05.03.2026 and 15.09.-17.09.2026 - ADS Basics
- 10.03.-12.03.2026 and 22.09.-24.09.2026 - ADS for Administrators
- 17.03.-18.03.2026 and 29.09.-30.09.2026 - ADS Refresher
- 14.04.-15.04.2026 and 06.10.-07.10.2026 - ADS on Eclipse
- 21.04.2026 and 13.10.2026 - ADS What’s new
- 28.04.2026 and 20.10.2026 - Delta DETAB
Learn more about our trainings and workshops ...
Contact us to discuss your requirements for a customised training.
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- Webinar Part 3 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: CleanUp - Tidy and cleanup Applications!'
- Recording: Webinar Part 2: 'ICEBERGS AHEAD: DISCOVER - (re)understand applications'
- SVA Mainframe Dayz 2025
- New Delta Training Courses: Register Now