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Customer Day: 40 Years B+S Banksysteme
B+S Banksysteme AG celebrated its 40th anniversary in June with a Customer and Partner Day in Salzburg.
The event offered entertaining and informative presentations on the history of B+S as well as on current developments and projects.
During the breaks there was time for lively exchange exchange and inspiring conversations.
As provider of generative development tools, we have accompanied B+S from the very beginning. Together with B+S, we looked back on 40 years of trusting and profitable cooperation and ventured a look into our collabarative future: "From COBOL to JAVA - A Time Travel through 40 Years of Software Development"
Many thanks to B+S for the wonderful day and, above all, once again: Congratulations on Your Anniversary!
Also read:
B+S Improves Efficiency of Software Development with Delta ADS 6
51st GSE AADLD
51st GSE AADLD meeting in Hannover on Sep. 12th 2023 and Delta will present it’s 'Software-Washing machine'.
During the GSE AADLD meeting in Hannover on Sep. 12th 2023 Reg Mulder and Hans Nickessen will present AMELIO CleanUp, the first Washing machine for Software.
"Agil cleaning of Applications – with the first Washing Machine for Software"
COBOL and PL/I applications are still doing their job reliably ‘til today. However, the longer the applications live, the more contaminants and technical debts accumulate in these applications, making them increasingly difficult to maintain and evolve and error-prone. It makes absolutely sense to clean up the applications in the run-up to modernization projects in order to avoid ongoing errors and significantly reduce costs.
We will use a customer example to show you how AMELIO CleanUp, the washing machine enables agile cleanup.
You can’t attend or you want to know more about this?
We’re pleased to send you the lecture slides or give you a online or onsite demo:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6351
Newsletter - August 2023
Newsletter - Thursday, 03. August 2023
Dear Reader,
Lions on the loose near Berlin? To avoid a summer slump that has to be filled with such stories, we have prepared some exciting summer reading for you. Find out today ...
- How you can (further) develop your ADS applications more efficiently and maintain them more easily with Delta IDS.
- How AMELIO Logic Discovery helps you to understand performance problems.
- How you can use our AMELIO Washing Machine to safely clean up your applications and free them from the ballast that has accumulated over years (or decades).
- Which ways of application modernisation were discussed quite controversially in the webinar "Legacy in Flux - Automatic Migration?" organised by itemis.
In addition, our colleague Hans Nickessen reports in his text series "Iceberg ahead" on his experiences in dealing with legacy applications. Read today how you can realise the added value of modernisation.
Please send us your questions and comments. We will be happy to provide you with further information.
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Content
- Delta IDS - The Integrated Solution for the Efficient Development of Your Delta ADS Applications
- Understanding Performance Problems with AMELIO Logic Discovery
- Remove Your Technical Debts with AMELIO CleanUp
- Legacy Systems in Flux - Automatic Migration?
- Iceberg Ahead: Helmsman Get Us on Track
Open Newsletter: https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6348
Iceberg Ahead: Helmsman get us on Track
Iceberg Ahead! Helmsman Get Us on Track or How to Realise the Added Value of Modernisation.
Modernising a legacy application to. e.g. save costs, minimise risks or replace old platforms or technologies? Yes! But ...
- ... which is the best way?
- ... how can risks be minimised?
- ... how can efforts for modernisation and testing be reduced?
- ... how can the productive implementation of the modernised application be simplified?
In his series "Iceberg ahead", our colleague Hans Nickessen describes his experiences in dealing with legacy applications.
Read in the current episode which possibilities there are to realise the added value of a modernisation.
"Iceberg Ahead!" Here are part 1 to 5 of the series:
Download Language: Englisch - Version: MT21105.01
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
Delta IDS - The Integrated Solution for the Efficient Development of Your Delta ADS Applications
Are you also tired of the hassle with multiple development environments?
Do you also wish for a uniform development environment and process control for the different programming languages?
Delta IDS is the modern integrated development environment (IDE) for the easy and efficient development and maintenance of your Delta ADS applications, which blends seamlessly into your existing working environment.
Use the features of Delta IDS
- to better understand applications,
- to easily streamline development processes,
- to deploy new application functionality faster and with better quality.
Click here to discover Delta IDS now:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6349
Digital Finance and Insurance: Legacy Systems in Flux - Automatic Migration?
Legacy Systems in Flux - Automatic Migration?
How can legacy applications be adapted for the future and is an automatic migration from COBOL to Java effective?
Are the applications then still maintainable?
This was discussed lively and controversially by the experts in the webinar organised by itemis.
Find out here which arguments speak for or against certain solutions and approaches.
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6347
Understanding Performance Problems with AMELIO Logic Discovery
Does this sound familiar? Your application is doing what it is supposed to do, but here and there, the performance leaves a lot to be desired? You have already performed profilings and identified performance-critical applications, programs and statements, but where exactly the problems come from, which dependencies exist, etc. is not clear to you?
Then, AMELIO Logic Discovery will help you to finally understand the performance problems of your COBOL, PL/I and Delta ADS applications and to track down the causes. - How? Find the details here:
Download Understanding Performance Problems with AMELIO Logic Discovery
Remove Your Technical Debts with AMELIO CleanUp aka. Washing Machine for Software
Software also accumulates dust over the years. Because of the effort and risk, a removal of the dust is often avoided. On the other hand, the maintenance is becoming increasingly difficult. If the proven code should be used continuously, either in maintenance or as a basis for rewriting, it is worth cleaning up the applications. To save the time-consuming manual work and to minimize the risks, we have developed a washing machine for software for this task.
Read now how you can remove the technical debts from your COBOL, PL/I and Delta ADS applications securely and completely automatically with AMELIO CleanUp:
Download Remove Your Technical Debts with AMELIO CleanUp
GSE Mainframe Modernization: A Washing Machine for Software
Our colleagues Manuel Dolle and Reg Mulder presented our concept of a software washing machine at the 'SVA Mainframe Dayz 2023' and at the 'GSE Technical University - Mainframe Modernization'. We will be happy to send you the presentation slides and discuss with you how your applications can be cleaned up with agility:
Clean Up Applications with Agility - Using the Washing Machine for Software
COBOL- and PL/I-applications are still performing their tasks reliably. But the longer these applications live, the more imperfections and technical debts are collected, that inhibit efficient maintenance. In the preparation of modernization projects, the clean-up of applications is important to prevent errors and reduce the effort.
How such a washing machine enables an agile clean-up, will be demonstrated based on a customer example.
Were you unable to attend or would you like to find out more?
We would be happy to send you the presentation slides or present the AMELIO Software Washing Machine to you in a personal meeting:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6344
Let's meet Delta
COBOL and PL/I applications perform their service reliably every day. But the longer the applications live, the more dirt and technical debts accumulate in the applications, making maintenance and further development increasingly difficult and error-prone. Also, in the run-up to modernisation projects, it is advisable to clean-up applications in order to avoid errors and to reduce costs.
At the following events, we will report on how you can clean-up your applications in an agile way using a software washing machine:
- SVA Mainframe Dayz 2023 | 07.-08.03.2023, Wiesbaden (Germany)
- GSE Technical University - Mainframe Modernization | 20.-21.03.2023, Kassel (Germany)
By the way, the presented approach and technology is also perfectly suited for a safe, step-by-step modernisation of applications.
You cannot attend the events?
We would be happy to present the AMELIO Software Washing Machine to you in a personal meeting. Simply get in touch with us.
Support Information: New Product Versions available
We have released new versions for the following products:
- Delta ADS for COBOL (6.6.1)
- PostgreSQL - New Target for ADS 6 for COBOL
- ADS on Eclipse (8.1.1)
- ADS on Micro Focus (8.1.1)
Delta ADS 6 for COBOL (6.6.1)
In this new release, we have implemented new functions and some changes. The generation has been further optimised.
PostgreSQL - New Target for ADS 6 for COBOL
Do you rely on PostgreSQL?
With Delta ADS release 6.6.0 we now offer you for this database system a new target for the generation of data services.
ADS on Eclipse (8.1.1)
With this new release you can now also define your own targets. The storage of the generation artefacts becomes more flexible. More information can be displayed in the console window and the navigation to the generator messages has been simplified. Furthermore, analysis data can now be created in MALIST format in addition to HTML format.
ADS on Micro Focus Enterprise Developer / Connect (8.1.1)
With this new release we support Micro Focus Enterprise Developer for Eclipse version 8. The installation of the basic components has been completely revised and simplified.
With this release you can now also define your own targets. The storage of the generation artefacts becomes more flexible. More information can be displayed in the console window and the navigation to the generator messages has been simplified. Furthermore, analysis data can now be created in MALIST format in addition to HTML format.
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.
