Java helps bring old code to the Web
| Company | Product | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercomp Ltd. Herzlyia, Israel www.intercomp-sys.com | JavaMaker | Invasive. Full or partial conversion of legacy apps, including app extensions (SQL, DB/2 ISAM, and CICS, for example). | |
| Relativity Tech., Inc. www.relativity.com | RescueWare | Invasive. Full or partial conversion of legacy apps, including extensions(BMS, JCL). Can generate languages other than Java (VB, C++). | |
| Conextions www.conextions.com | Expresso | Noninvasive. Watches user interaction with legacy app screens and builds automation objects accordingly. Can access a legacy app as if it were a relational database. | |
| IBM www.software.ibm.com/java/ | VisualAge for Java | Enterprise Access Builder can build DB2-aware beans. | |
| Computer Associates www.cai.com | Opal | Noninvasive. Intelligent runtime allows for super-thin clients. |
| Products for Web-adapting your apps. You can use all these products to build Java-based, Web-based versions of your legacy applications. You can also use many of them to support other development environments as well, though. For example, Conextions' Expresso can produce code in Visual Basic, Forté, Visual C++ and more. |
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This article was originally published on August 1, 1999