Micro Focus Unveils Cross-Platform Migration Solution

Micro Focus, a provider of enterprise application modernization testing and management solutions, released Micro Focus Server Enterprise Edition for PL/I. The edition is the first complete, cross-platform migration solution that enables mainframe PL/I applications to be moved, with minimal changes, from an IBM mainframe to Linux, Unix or Windows Server platforms, where they can be operated for a fraction of the cost.

Micro Focus says the product was released to address enterprises looking for alternatives to deliver the same business capabilities for less, while retaining the existing intellectual property built into the PL/I applications.

Organizations have a low-risk alternative when considering modernization options for their PL/I application portfolios, says Micro Focus, that avoids the need to rewrite, convert or replace mature PL/I applications that deliver unique competitive advantage. For many IT departments, this means that they will be able to self-fund ongoing PL/I application modernization by reinvesting a proportion of the annual operating cost savings, which can be as much as 70 percent, into modernization and innovation.

Server Enterprise Edition is the only integrated cross platform PL/I system migration product on the market, says Micro Focus, and it enables the bulk of PL/I application code to be migrated without change and provides support for COBOL and all other key IBM mainframe subsystems used by PL/I applications. Having this full range of language and subsystems support on Windows Server, Linux and UNIX is essential when migrating PL/I systems as it reduces risk, a key factor for all organizations considering migration.