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Beta Systems - Connect & Innovate: Shaping the future together
Beta Systems cordially invite you to an exclusive event in Switzerland! Experience a world full of innovation, lively exchange and valuable networking opportunities. Themed "Connect & Innovate: Shaping the future together", a day full of exciting presentations and inspiring discussions. Don't miss the opportunity to exchange ideas with like-minded people and learn about the latest trends and innovations at first hand. Register today and join us as we shape the future together!
We will be there on September 12, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. with a lecture:
"Fit4Future with AMELIO: (re)understanding & cleaning up proven applications"
Register here now:
https://www.betasystems.com/events/events/connect-innovate-shaping-the-future-together
Delta ADS Webinar - Refresh & Connect
Delta ADS has been the proven solution for the 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 50, Delta ADS is still evolving to meet today's requirements.
That is why we would like to inform you about all the new features and improvements in a free webinar and at the same time offer you the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with other Delta ADS users.
Topics relating to the development with Delta ADS and the possibilities of its integration in modern development environments such as Eclipse or Visual Studio with Delta IDS will be presented and discussed.
We are planning the webinar for 28. June 2024 at 11 a.m. - Register now!
Would you like to contribute your topics and questions?
Then send us a quick e-mail to
Would you prefer to be informed about the possibilities of Delta ADS 6 and Delta IDS specifically tailored to the requirements of your company?
Then please contact us to arrange an appointment.
Newsletter - May 2024
Newsletter - Wednesday, 15. May 2024
Dear Reader,
What's new in Delta ADS? Yes, you read that right: Our popular tool for efficient backend development may be almost 50 years old, but we are constantly developing it further to fulfil your current requirements.
- In our webinar ‘ADS - Refresh & Connect’, we will inform you about all the new features and further possibilities for your development processes.
- The new Delta ADS for the target system P3/COBOL opens the door to the world of Java.
In the following articles, we present further methods for preparing your modernisation projects in a targeted manner:
- We explain another important step for the sustainable modernisation of your COBOL, PL/I and Delta ADS applications.
- AMELIO Logic Discovery - simply (re)understand applications so that onboarding and modernisation projects succeed reliably.
- AMELIO Clean-up - The software washing machine safely frees your applications from technical debts and everything that is no longer needed.
We wish you an insightful read and look forward to exchanging ideas.
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Content
- Delta ADS Webinar - Refresh & Connect
- 4 Important Steps for Sustainable Software Modernisation (Part 2)
- Pre-release available: Delta ADS - Generation for the Java Target System P3/COBOL
- Presentation at GSE zExpert Forum: AMELIO - The Software Washing Machine
- Software Reengineering & Evolution
- Support Information: New Product Updates Available
Open Newsletter: https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6366
4 Important Steps for Sustainable Software Modernisation
Do you value the functionality and reliability of your COBOL and PL/I applications?
- Are you struggling with the complexity and do you lack precise knowledge about the implementation of the functionality?
- Have you also been reducing your investment in existing backend applications for a long time and your experts and knowledge carriers are on their way to retirement?
- Do you want to modernise your operational backend applications and benefit from new technologies while playing it safe with all changes?
We discuss 4 steps that will help you to modernise your applications securely and sustainably. The individual articles will be published successively in our newsletter.
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6318
Pre-release available: 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
Software Reengineering & Evolution: Benefit from the Direct Exchange between Practice and Research
"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 – offers compelling lectures and discussions on challenges and solutions, tool demos and much more.
The 26th Software Reengineering & Evolution Workshop of the GI Software Reengineering (SRE) specialist group took place on 29 and 30 April in Bad Honnef.
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’
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.
All details about the “Software Reengineering and Evolution” (WSRE) workshop can be found here:
https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6355
Presentation at GSE zExpert Forum: AMELIO - The Software Washing Machine
Clean Up Applications with Agility - Using the Washing Machine for Software
COBOL- and PL/I-applications are still performing their tasks reliably. However, the longer these applications live, the more debris and technical debts accumulate in the applications, making their maintenance and further development increasingly difficult and error-prone. It also makes sense to clean up applications in the run-up to modernisation projects in order to prevent errors and minimise costs.
Traditionally, the clean-up of (legacy) software is done manually. During this process, the variety of possible clean-ups is performed program by program. But very often, not all possible and necessary clean-up actions are known from the outset. Some of them only come in sight when other clean-up measures have been implemented. A much better and safer strategy is to perform one clean-up task for all programs in one go at the same time, before - using the knowledge acquired - performing the next clean-up task. This requires an approach where each program might be changed more than once. The risk and effort of such an approach can be eliminated by using an automated solution that repeatedly can be applied consistently for as many clean-ups as needed.
As a solution, Manuel Dolle presented at the Swiss 98. GSE z/OS zExpert Forum on 10 April 2024, how the software washing machine with AMELIO Cleanup enables a secure and agile cleanup of your applications.
You couldn't attend but are interested in the lecture? Then contact Manuel Dolle directly.
The zExpert Forum is the z/OS working group of GSE Switzerland: The forum of “z/OS Experts for z/OS Experts” in Switzerland meets twice a year to discuss experiences and provide interesting presentations.
Further information can be found here:
https://www.zexpertenforum.ch/
Support Information: New Product Updates Available
We have released new versions for the following products:
- Delta ADS for COBOL (6.6.5)
- Generator Engine all variations (6.6.5)
- ADS on Eclipse (8.1.4)
- ADS on opentext (Micro Focus) EDz / EDc (8.1.4)
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.
Newsletter - February 2024
Newsletter - Wednesday, 07. February 2024
Dear Reader,
Modernising legacy applications is once again a topic that is high on companies' agendas this year, and we are starting off with two exciting events:
The Virtual IMS User Group has invited us to present our approach to replacing the IBM IMS DB as part of their virtual meeting. We will present a solution that is also excellently suited for other modernisation tasks. Join us and ask us your questions.
At the GSE zExpert Forum, we will be presenting "AMELIO - The Software Washing Machine", a secure, reliable and agile method for cleaning up your applications, offering you the perfect preparation for your modernisation projects.
And we are currently preparing a special webinar particularly addressing our Delta ADS users. With "ADS - Refresh and Connect" we would like to introduce you to the innovations in ADS and modern development environments and to give you the opportunity to exchange ideas and connect with other ADS users. We would be delighted to receive your suggestions for topics for the webinar.
We also have a new release of AMELIO Logic Discovery and other product updates for you.
We hope you enjoy reading,
Your Delta Software Technology Team
Content
- Delta ADS Webinar - Refresh & Connect: Short Survey
- AMELIO Logic Discovery 2.5.0
- Lecture at the 'Virtual User Group IMS' - Replacing IBM IMS/DB
- GSE zExpertenforum: Presentation of the Software Washing Machine AMELIO
- Support Information: New Product Updates Available
Open Newsletter: https://delta-software.com/link.php?en=6365
Virtual IMS Meeting - Replacing IBM IMS/DB
On February 13th, 2024 the Virtual IMS (VIMS) User Group Meeting took place, we presented solutions for “Replacing IBM IMS/DB - Fully Automated and with Highest Security” that enable you to replace IBM IMS/DB in your company and securely modernize your business-critical backend applications.
IBM IMS/DB has been regarded as an absolutely reliable and high-performance database system for decades. Nevertheless, there are good reasons for replacing IMS/DB with a relational DBMS.
But how can such a paradigm shift succeed?
The hurdles are enormous: the applications are business-critical, large, complex and the documentation – where available - is not suitable for the project. As these are large projects, the change should take place in parallel with ongoing maintenance and further development and must not disrupt daily business. In our presentation, we will show you how these hurdles can be successfully overcome by means of complete automation and audit-proven processes, with AMELIO Modernization Platform.
- You can find the recording of the meeting here:
- You can find the presentation slides here:
Download Replacing IBM IMS/DB [VIMS-Lecture 02/204]
Also read about this...
- IMS Replacement at Gothaer: In Time – In Budget – In Scope
- Provinzial realizes complete migration from IBM IMS/DB to IBM Db2 with Delta
- IBM IMS/DB? Modernization Now!
About the Virtual IMS User Group
"The Virtual IMS User Group is an independently-operated vendor-neutral site run by and for the mainframe IMS user community. This is a mainframe IMS information website, not in any way related to, sponsored, or approved by IBM, which is the legitimate owner of the trademark, and any use of the mark in the URL or the body of the site is for information, education, and opinion expression purposes. The Virtual IMS user group was established as a way for individuals using IBM’s IMS for z/OS database to exchange information, learn new techniques, and advance their skills with the product. Anyone with an interest in IMS for z/OS is welcome to join the Virtual IMS user group and share in the knowledge exchange."
AMELIO Logic Discovery 2.5.0
AMELIO Logic Discovery 2.5.0: New Visibility for External Information
Only rarely is all the relevant information in a program bundled in one place. Much more frequently, it is distributed throughout the entire program or even stored in other artefacts. AMELIO Logic Discovery provides the knowledge gained with its profound analyses summarised thematically in various perspectives. With the new PeekWindows, it is now also possible to display information that is spread throughout the artefact or even comes from other artefacts.
Get the new AMELIO Release 2.5.0 now and benefit directly from the bundled presentation of all relevant information.
AMELIO Logic Discovery helps to understand the existing COBOL and PL/I Applications and thus reduces the costs for re-implementation of the existing functions and for the modernization of the applications. Would you like to see the advantages of AMELIO Logic Discovery for your applications?
Then get in touch with us now!
Download AMELIO Logic Discovery: Understanding COBOL and PL/I